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How to make your own Irish garland

Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects

Celebrate St Patricks Day with this good luck horseshoe garland. Remember to always have the horseshoes displayed so they look like a ‘U’ shape as this will help the horseshoe ‘catch’ the luck.

How to make your own Irish Garland

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Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – Holiday projects/special occasions

Celebrate St Patricks Day with this good luck horseshoe garland. Remember to always have the horseshoes displayed so they look like a ‘U’ shape as this will help the horseshoe ‘catch’ the luck.

How to make your own Irish Garland
- Step 1 Step 1
Start by drawing or printing out a silhouette of a horseshoe. Cut this out with scissors and then use a pencil to trace around it onto your cardboard. Cut this out with scissors.


How to make your own Irish Garland
- Step 2 Step 2
Use a paintbrush to paint on one coat of Resene Anise.


How to make your own Irish Garland
- Step 3 Step 3
Paint on two coats of Resene Go Go Go. This will give the horseshoe a lovely shiny finish.


How to make your own Irish Garland
- Step 4 Step 4
Experiment on the other horseshoes with different base colours under Resene Go Go Go. The shoe on the left has a base of Resene Anise, while the shoe on the right has a base of Resene Crusoe.


How to make your own Irish Garland
- Step 5 Step 5
Once the paint is dry, punch a hole in both ends of each horseshoe and thread through a length of string.


How to make your own Irish Garland
- Step 6 Step 6
Between each horseshoe, tie short lengths of ribbon in a rainbow pattern.

Top tip:  Try a fun splatter effect. It’s best to do this outside with a dropcloth underneath to catch any drips. Basecoat your horseshoe shapes then splatter on the topcoat colour by flicking a paintbrush loaded with paint. Use a range of greens for the best effect.

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Mar 2022.


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