Marshmallow Leprechaun
Ready to be cute centerpiece or treat to anybody 🙂
Craft supplies
3 Large (25x30mm) marshmallows from craft store
Green and black foam scraps
Scissors
Bushy chenille scraps – beige and orange (or just orange)
Loaded glue gun
Green, black and golden acrylic paint, brush
Black fine marker
Golden chocolate coin(s)
Directions
Trace the bottom of 1 marshmallow on green foam
Trace it one more time, adding about 1/2″ around (for brim)
For hat, you can paint 1 marshmallow with matching paint, or just wrap foam around and glue the edges
Glue 1 small circle on the top and 1 bigger one on the bottom – that’s for hat
Draw black line around the hat, let dry, draw golden buckle
Glue frock coat around another marshmallow, glue the edges
Draw circle on the foam, add two “rays” by two opposite sides of the circle – connected hands and sleeves (total length of the sleeves must be longer than circumference of marshmallow)
Wrap the body of leprechaun with “hands”, glue the edges on the back
Glue 1 chocolate coin to hands
Trace body on black foam, add “ears” to that circle – that would be feet 🙂 Seriously, it looks like famous Mouse’s face 🙂
Glue it to the bottom, add golden clasps if you wish
Draw a face with fine black marker on spare marshmallow, glue orange beard (half of the head around) and beige (or orange) hair (around the head)
Glue all three parts together one on another. Explaining how to do it takes longer than real making does 🙂
Now you have very cute centerpiece or gift to give someone! Enjoy St.Patrick’s day!
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Too cute! Thanks!