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Beach stones painted as gold nuggets and shamrocks as examples of st. patrick's day crafts

ShamROCKS and Gold Nuggets for St Patrick’s Day

Jane and Sonja
Make these festive shamrocks and gold nugget painted rocks just in time for St. Paddy’s day.
5 from 2 votes

Ingredients
  

  • Decoart Americana Metallics in Old Gold, Sour Apple and Festive Green
  • Medium sized acrylic paint brush
  • Fine tipped acrylic paint brush
  • Rocks with rough and jagged edges, small to medium sized, approx. ¾” diameter
  • Rocks with a smooth surface in assorted sizes

Instructions
 

  • To make gold nuggets, paint each jagged rock in Old Gold.
  • To paint shamrocks on rock, use Festive Green and paint one small heart shape.
  • Paint a second heart shape.
  • Paint a third heart shape on the opposite side.
  • Connect all three hearts and carefully paint one stem with the tip of the paint brush.
  • Dip the paint brush in Sour Apple and mix with water. Paint the inside of the shamrock leaving the edges in festive green still visible.
  • Using Sour Apple, paint highlights to the tops of each shamrock leaf.
  • You can quickly create a whole field of clovers and pot of gold nuggets!
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