Make Something Monday, 031113: St. Paddy's Day Treats

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Happy Monday! =)  

Can you believe it's already March??! ;oP ~wOw!

And, for me and mine, March means St. Patrick's Day~ and lots o'green! ;)

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, today Make Something Monday is a cute little treat I found online here that you can make with the kids (big *or* small ;] ), and would be great to give as treats!  It's a Hershey's Shamrock! =) 

 Treats for St. Paddy's! =oD 

Here's what you'll need:

• Hershey's kisses (3 per shamrock)
• Several pieces of cardstock, construction paper, or scrapbook paper ~ in green shades
• Glue
• Scissors
• ruler
• pencil
• twine or ribbon

Step 1:  For each shamrock you want, cut a strip of paper: Cut a piece of 9-½” x 1”, and draw notches in pencil (to about halfway up the width of the paper) at 1 1/2" and 8" on one side of the strip, then swing it around and at 4 3/4", draw a slightly thicker notch.  Then make cuts on the lines you've drawn.

Step 2:  You want to "help" your shamrock leaves take form, so slightly (and gently) curl each end with a bone folder, if you have one, or the end of your scissors, if you don't (think ribbon curling).

 

Work out from the center on each side.

Step 3:  Bend in one side of the strip so that its notch meets the middle notch you cut earlier, and marry them.  You have formed your first leaf. =)

Do the same with the other side. You now have two leaves.

Now set this aside while you work on the third leaf of the shamrock.

Step 4:  Cut out a strip, 6" x 1", for each shamrock you are making.  As in Step 1, you will draw marks to make notches~ this time make marks at 1 1/2" and 4 3/4", both on the same side.  Now, make your cuts.

As you did in Step 2, slightly curl your leaf to help give it form.

Step 5: Bring the ends of your strip together, forming your shamrock's third leaf. Slide the assembly into the middle of your shamrock. 

Yay~ Shamrock! ...We're halfway there, but we're not quite finished...

Step 6: Glue your stems together to create one strong stem. Note: remember that there are three places to glue.

Step 7: Cut three strips, measuring 4" x 3", for each shamrock you are making. 

 

Score each of your strips at 1”, 2”, and 3” along its length.

Bend the strips at each score, creating a triangle. This triangle will be the home for your Hershey's kisses.

Step 8: Depending on your personal dexterity, you may find this step might work best one of two ways for you:

      Option A: Insert your formed triangles into the leaves of your shamrock. THEN, insert a Hershey's kiss into each of the leaves of your shamrock...

      ~OR~

      Option B: Wrap your Hershey's kiss in your triangle, and THEN insert the entire assembly into the leaf of your shamrock (my option). 

 

Step 9: Here's the fun part: Personalize your St. Paddy's Treats! =)

I have put a pretty little ribbon on mine... 

In the tutorial that inspired this post, the author added a little greeting : “Happy St. Patrick's Day!” =) 

...Let your imagination lead you!

Ta-DAaaaa! =)

How much FUN is that??! =oD I love these little guys!

Please leave me a comment if you made some, too! =) ...And please share the with your friends!

Until next time...

May your imagination light your way,

~xo~StacyLynn a.k.a. AllAmrcnWldFlwr [Flower]