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March 7, 2016 by: Ashley Greenwood

St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hat ~ A DIY Door Hanger

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that’s a DIY Door Hanger! It’s an easy Spring craft project that is simple and inexpensive to make.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that's a DIY Door Hanger! It's an easy Spring craft project that simple and inexpensive to make.

I’m excited to share this St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hat with 19 of my favorite DIY bloggers! We are teaming up for a Green St. Patrick’s Day {Home Tours and Decor} blog hop and you are going to love all of the inspiration you will find throughout the week.

Each day there will be new of colorful projects to inspire your Spring home decorations. Links to all of the fabulous projects and home tours you see in the featured image are at the end of this blog post.

Green St Patricks Day home tours and decor

I’ve already made one for football season, to celebrate the boys’ love of basketball, and for Easter. Creating my own DIY door hangers is totally becoming my thing.

So I couldn’t resist making one for St. Patrick’s Day this year!

You are going to love how simple this Spring craft is and you won’t believe how inexpensive it is to make!

Leprechaun Hat Door Hanger ~ Supplies

white foam core

serrated knife

1″ wide masking tape

green spray paint

adhesive spray glue*

green moss*

scissors

collection of green and yellow ribbon

hot glue gun {my favorite one}*

Leprechaun Hat Door Hanger ~ Instructions

Step One – Begin the leprechaun hat with a poster sized piece of foam core. Use a pencil to draw the outline of a leprechaun hat. My hat measures 24″ x 18″. I actually could have made two door hangers with one piece of poster sized foam core.

Step Two – Use a serrated knife to cut out the shape. Yes, grab a steak knife from your kitchen drawer. It’s the best tool for cutting out foam core door hangers.

Step Three – Prep the edges of the leprechaun hat for spray painting by using 1″ masking tape and following this technique.

Step Four – Spray paint the shape with green spray paint. Be careful to use several light coats to cover the entire piece. Don’t forget the edges!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that's a DIY Door Hanger! It's an easy Spring craft project that simple and inexpensive to make.

Step Five – After the green spray paint has dried, cover the front of the leprechaun hat with adhesive spray glue*. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for best results.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that's a DIY Door Hanger! It's an easy Spring craft project that simple and inexpensive to make.

Step Six – Next grab the bag of green moss*.  Remove half the moss from the bag then fluff it up by tearing it apart. Lots of fluffy moss makes covering the door hanger easier.

Firmly push the fluffy moss into the sprayed on glue. Must sure to cover the entire shape with moss.

As you can see, Tootsie (our 5 year old daughter) was all about helping with this project!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that's a DIY Door Hanger! It's an easy Spring craft project that simple and inexpensive to make.

Once the leprechaun hat has been covered with moss use scissors to trim any excess from the edges.

Step Seven – Add a bow with wired ribbon and the St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hat is complete! I simply raided my ribbon stash in my craft room to make the bow.

Bow making can be hard so I love to use a Bowdabra Bow Making Tool* or this easy bow making technique.

Finish the St. Patrick’s Day project by hot gluing  ribbons and bow onto the front of the leprechaun hat. Hot glue a ribbon to the back for hanging.

I love the texture the green moss adds to the St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hat! It’s vibrant color simply pops off our red front door!

 

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that's a DIY Door Hanger! It's an easy Spring craft project that simple and inexpensive to make.

The door hanger made me so happy that I couldn’t resist picking up a new doormat and a few flowers to add to our front porch.

St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Hat ~ A DIY Door Hanger

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that's a DIY Door Hanger! It's an easy Spring craft project that simple and inexpensive to make.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an easy Leprechaun Hat that's a DIY Door Hanger! It's an easy Spring craft project that simple and inexpensive to make.

 

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I mentioned at the beginning of this post how inexpensive this project was to make. I only had to purchase four items and there is enough leftover to make another DIY door hanger for a friend.

Here’s exactly what I spent:

Leprechaun Hat Door Hanger ~ Budget Breakdown

white foam core – $1 (only used half)

1″ wide masking tape – FREE (supply stash)

green spray paint – $4

adhesive spray glue* – $5

green moss* – $6 (only used half)

collection of green and yellow ribbon – FREE (supply stash)

Total cost – $16

Now you are going to want to settle in to visit all the other fabulous bloggers and their amazing St. Patrick’s Day projects and home tours. Follow the links below to see their awesomeness!

Green St. Patrick's Day Home Tours and Home Decor Blog Hop

Monday, March 7

Green With Decor
Rain on a Tin Roof
Design Asylum
3 Little Greenwoods
Up to Date Interiors

Tuesday, March 8
Migonis Home
2 Bees in a Pod
Elizabeth Joan Designs
Seeking Lavender Lane
The Deans List

Wednesday, March 9
Live the Fancy Life
Iris Nacole
Karen’s Up on the Hill

Thursday, March 10
Go Haus Go
The House Down the Lane
Lehman Lane
The Honeycomb Home

Friday, March 11
My Creative Days
The Twin Cedars
Casa Watkins

This post shows that door decorations don’t have to be strictly limited to wreaths!

Add a bit of fun to your front door with a Leprechaun Hat door hanger that’s perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. It only takes a few supplies and one afternoon to complete. Plus it’s so unique that I guarantee that your neighbor next door won’t have anything like it!

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Comments

  1. 7

    Heather | The Deans List says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    How cute! Your leprechaun hat reminds me of spring and is so festive!

    Reply
  2. 8

    Vicki and Jennifer 2 Bees in a Pod says

    March 8, 2016 at 7:43 am

    Hey Ashley – your leprechaun hat is just precious! We heart all things moss and this door hanger is perfect! So happy to share the tour with you!

    Reply
  3. 9

    Tiffany says

    March 8, 2016 at 11:33 am

    So cute, Ashley! The green is so striking against your red door, and I’m seriously jealous that you already have pansies!

    Reply
    • 10

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2016 at 9:54 am

      We have beautiful weather already here in South Carolina! I’m just crossing my fingers that I remember to water the pansies to keep them alive. 🙂

      Reply
  4. 11

    Barbara says

    March 8, 2016 at 6:41 pm

    Ashley,
    I love this hat! It’s such an Irish tradition to use natural goods in celebrating the day of St. Patrick. I’m hosting a St. Patty’s Day dinner and I’m going to get this hat finished for my front door. What a cute way to welcome my guests!

    Reply
  5. 12

    Jen @ Migonis Home says

    March 8, 2016 at 7:47 pm

    I can’t believe you already have flowers out… we still have snow on the ground! 🙂

    Reply
  6. 13

    DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    March 8, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Love this, very original! And you’re right about front door decor not being limited to just wreaths. Visiting from Party In Your PJs party.

    Reply
    • 14

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2016 at 9:53 am

      This Leprechaun Hat was so much fun to create for St. Patrick’s Day! Wreaths are my favorites but it’s awesome to mix it up with DIY door hangers too!

      Thanks so much for visiting!

      Reply
  7. 15

    Meg @ Green With Decor says

    March 9, 2016 at 12:56 pm

    Oh my gosh, this wreath is so cute! I love it! So glad you could join in the tour!

    Reply
    • 16

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2016 at 9:51 am

      You are a rockstar for organizing all this St. Patrick’s Day fun!

      Reply
  8. 17

    Lindsay Eidahl says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:28 pm

    I love this project and am falling in love with all the moss I am seeing. Definitely need to pick some up to create with! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • 18

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2016 at 9:47 am

      Me too! The bright, green moss is so much fun to work with!

      Reply
  9. 19

    Navy Wifey Peters @ USS Crafty says

    March 10, 2016 at 4:22 am

    Such a cute door hanger! I am really loving the grassy moss! And the ribbon is so pretty! Love it!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

    Reply
    • 20

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2016 at 9:47 am

      Thanks so much! I love how this St. Patrick’s Day wreath looks on our front door!

      Reply
  10. 21

    Erin says

    March 10, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    I love this project! How fun and festive!

    Reply
    • 22

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2016 at 9:46 am

      Thanks so much, Erin! This Leprechaun Hat totally pops against our red front door!

      Reply
  11. 23

    Kathy says

    March 10, 2016 at 7:02 pm

    I have a newfound love for moss. Your hat is freakin’ adorable and a great alternative to a traditional door hanging. Happy St Patty’s Day. xoxo

    Reply
    • 24

      3littlegreenwoods says

      March 12, 2016 at 9:44 am

      I’m loving moss too! It’s so bright and happy! So excited that you like my Leprechaun Hat. It’s a great addition to our front door!

      Reply
  12. 25

    Kati says

    March 13, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    This is go great! It would be awesome for a mantle wreath too. Pinned!

    Reply
  13. 26

    Stephanie @ Casa Watkins says

    March 13, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    This is soo cute! I love this craft! It’s so festive and you could probably add to it and make it last all spring!

    Reply
  14. 27

    Tara @ Lehman lane says

    March 13, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    Such a great craft for St. Patrick’s Day Ashley! I definitely want to make one for our front door now:). So fun sharing the tour with you! Hope you had a great weekend and take care, Tara

    Reply
  15. 28

    Meghan @ The Twin Cedars says

    March 16, 2016 at 5:32 am

    Perfect and easy! I love how bright and spring-y this is, great for this time of year when we’re ready to brighten things up. So much fun to be apart of this hop with you!

    Reply

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