I still can’t put away the magic of Christmas.  I love my little white Christmas tree, so I decided to decorate it for St. Patrick’s Day.  Most of the items on the tree are handmade.  I thought I’d share with you how I made them.

St. Patrick’s Day Tree & Ornaments~

Most of the things that I used on the tree, I already had on hand.  The green beads were from my Mardi Gras stash.  I just cut them in half & laid them on the branches.

Coin Ornaments

The coin ornaments were easy to make.  I got them last year from the Dollar Tree, but they are available almost anywhere right now.  What you’ll need are some plastic coins, some ornament hooks, hot glue gun & glue.

I put a drop of hot glue on the top of one of the coins & then pressed a hook into the hot glue.

Then I added more hot glue to the coin.

Then I pressed a second coin on to the hot glue, sandwiching the hook between the two coins.

I used up all of my coins.  (another thing out of my craft stash)

Then I just hung them on the tree.

Eraser Garland

The only supplies that you need for this is a package of shamrock shaped erasers, some upholstery thread, a ruler, hot glue gun & glue.  The shamrock erasers are available at the Dollar Tree.

I used a ruler to space out the erasers.

Then, one at a time, I added a drop of hot glue & pressed the thread into the glue.  I used white thread because I have a white tree.  If you’re using a green tree, use green thread to blend in.

Once the eraser garland is hung it has the illusion of floating on the tree.

Hats

These were the easiest because there was nothing to do.  I found these hair clips at Walmart.  They came 2 to a pack.  All I had to do was to clip them on to a branch!

   

Shamrocks

These Styrofoam glittered shamrocks I’d gotten from Michaels last year.  To turn them into ornaments, I just hot glued an ornament hook into the top of the shamrock.

For the tree topper, I chose an Irish Angel.  I’d gotten the little angel at the thrift store for 75 cents last year.  To turn her into an Irish Angel, I embellished her a bit.

I glued on some doll hair in a reddish shade  Then I put some green seed beads on to some wire to make a halo for her.  Then I added some pearl strands & some green ribbon to her hands.

I threaded a filigree cross on to one of the ribbon strands.  (I’ve had the cross for years, but I know you can get them at Joanne Fabrics.  To add more green to it, I hot glued some clear green glass beads to the back of the cross.  Light glows through the beads & the cross to give it a green look.

I hot glued white feathers to a set of angel wings to finish her off.

Decorating the little white Christmas tree was so easy.  It really brightens up the corner of my dining area.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day & Happy Creating everyone!