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With just a coffee filter, water colors and a pipe cleaner you can create a beautiful shamrock to get in the St. Patrick's Day spirit!

Gather Tools and Materials

 
Water Color Paint
Coffee Filter
Pipe Cleaners
Paint Brushes
Scissors
  • Coffee Filter Shamrock
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  • Coffee Filter Shamrock
  • Coffee Filter Shamrock
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Discover why shamrocks are special to St. Patrick's Day.


Let's Get Started!

 

1
Drip and splash.

Drip and splash green water color paint onto a flattened coffee filter. Let dry completely.
Coffee Filter Shamrock

2
Fold two times.

Fold the circle in half two times.
Coffee Filter Shamrock

3
Cut a hump.

Turn the folded coffee filter into a heart shape by cutting a double hump at the round side.
Coffee Filter Shamrock

4
Pinch the center.

Open up the coffee filter and pinch the center.
Coffee Filter Shamrock

5
Twist a pipe cleaner.

Twist a green pipe cleaner around the center to be your shamrock’s stem.
Coffee Filter Shamrock