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DIY Glittery Shamrock Glasses

March 12, 2014 By Kelly 36 Comments

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs
St. Patrick’s Day is next week and I wanted to make some fun shamrock glasses for us to wear. I have a little bit obsessed with glitter cardstock and my Silhouette lately so that is what I used for this project.

Supplies for 1 set of glasses

– one 8.5 x 5.5 inch piece of green glitter cardstock
– one 8.5 x 2 inch piece of green cellophane
– adhesive (I used ATG tape and Xyron 510 permanent adhesive)
– Silhouette machine
– Silhouette cutting mat

Directions

Please keep in mind in the following directions that I was making two glasses at the same time.

1. Download my free Silhouette Studio cut file. This file is only for your PERSONAL use. Click here or on the preview to download.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

The current size of the file is a good size for an adult. They fit me and my husband perfectly. My 7 year old daughter is also wearing them in the photo below.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

The glasses are a little too big for her. When I made my son’s glasses, I reduced the size of the shapes to 90% of the original size. That size fit perfectly for Kara too. To reduce the size in Silhouette Studio:

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

  • select all 3 shapes
  • go to the Scaling Window
  • input a custom size of 90%
  • hit Apply

2. Use the Silhouette, Silhouette cutting mat and glitter cardstock to cut out the shapes. I rearranged the shapes a bit so I could cut out one set of glasses at 100% and one set at 90%.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

2. Next cut out the green cellophane. To do this, move all the unnecessary shapes off of the mat in Silhouette Studio. Then click on the shamrocks, right click and then choose Ungroup.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

This releases the inner shamrocks from the outer two shamrock shape. Now you can either move the shamrocks off the mat or delete them so you can cut the shape. I used the following custom settings to cut the cellophane.

Silhouette Custom Settings for Cellophane by Simply Kelly Designs

3. Carefully remove the excess cellophane around the cut image(s). The cellophane rips easily. I started by lifting one corner and working my way slowing through design. Leave the cut images on the mat.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

4. Add adhesive to the back side of the double shamrock piece(s). I used my Xyron 510 and permanent adhesive for this because of the 100% coverage of this type of adhesive.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

Once both pieces were run through, I removed the top sheet.

5. Now, take the glitter paper with adhesive on the backside and put it on top of the corresponding piece of cellophane on the Silhouette mat. Press down to make sure the adhesive sticks. Then carefully peal off the glitter paper and the cellophane (they are now one piece) from the mat.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

6. Take the corresponding long pieces and fold them a little on the short straight end and adhere them to the each side of the glasses.

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

I used ATG tape for this adhesive. Do not use a liquid based adhesive because it won’t work with the cellophane.

You are now ready to see green on St. Patrick’s Day with these glittery shamrock glasses!

DIY Shamrock Glasses by Simply Kelly Designs

Have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!

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Comments

  1. Dawn @ Pin-n-Tell says

    March 19, 2014 at 3:56 PM

    Super cute! Any kiddo would love to sport these on St. Patrick’s day! Thanks for sharing… Sending you PIN love from our #PinUP Pin Party 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 19, 2014 at 4:21 PM

      Thank you Dawn! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lori says

    March 17, 2014 at 7:20 AM

    Good Morning Kelly,
    I really love these glasses and wanted to make them for my niece, but I am having trouble downloading the file. Everytime I download it it goes to Itunes and of course I can’t find it there at all. I am very new to my portrait and all this downloading stuff, but should it really be this hard. I have downloaded files before, but not for the Sili, any suggestions?
    Thanks for your blog and all your great ideas.
    Lori

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 17, 2014 at 8:03 AM

      Hi Lori. Are you trying to download the file on a mobile device (phone or tablet)? It might be taking you to iTunes so you can get the box.net app. Try downloading from a desktop computer or laptop. If you still can’t get it to work, email me at kelly at simplykellydesigns dot com and I will email the file to you.

      Reply
  3. katie says

    March 17, 2014 at 6:50 AM

    These shamrock glitter glasses are too cute!!! I’m sure the kids beyond loved them! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 17, 2014 at 8:01 AM

      Thank you Katie! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Maybe today will be Baby J’s big debut! 🙂 Can’t wait to see baby pics!

      Reply
  4. Joyce Fisher says

    March 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    Hi Kelly,

    These are so cute! Thanks for sharing the file with us.

    Peace, Love and Joy,
    Joyce

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 16, 2014 at 8:45 AM

      You are welcome Joyce! I love to spread the holiday fun!

      Reply
  5. Camille says

    March 14, 2014 at 11:37 AM

    Too cute!!!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 16, 2014 at 8:44 AM

      Thank you Camille!

      Reply
  6. Cher @ Designs by Studio C says

    March 14, 2014 at 10:40 AM

    So stinkin’ cute!! I love these and the kiddos look awesome in them!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 16, 2014 at 8:43 AM

      Thank you Cher! They were pretty excited to put them on because they had seen me working on them and were impatient!

      Reply
  7. Janet says

    March 13, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    LOVE these! TFS! The shamrocks could be made into a card too. So cute and useful!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 14, 2014 at 10:24 AM

      You are welcome Janet. It took me a while to get the shamrocks to look just right.

      Reply
  8. Wendi @ H2OBungalow says

    March 13, 2014 at 8:06 AM

    I love these! Just pinned. Someday I will have a Silhoutte and I’ll come knocking on your door to learn more!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 14, 2014 at 10:23 AM

      Thank you Wendi! The Silhouette is really easy to figure out. The Silhouette Studio software reminds me a lot of Photoshop so it was easy for me to use.

      Reply
  9. Allison @ Dream a Little Bigger says

    March 12, 2014 at 4:33 PM

    Oooh, I love these so much. And guess what… my nephews will, too! Thanks for the cut files. Pinning 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 14, 2014 at 10:22 AM

      Fun! I am glad you can make these for your nephews. Thank for stopping by and leaving a comment. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Linda Walton aka bobbysgirlforever says

    March 12, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    Stunning! You {sham}ROCK girl!

    I cannot wait to be able to purchase a Silhouette. It is #1 on my current wishlist!

    Thanks for sharing Kelly. Your babes are adorable as always!

    XOXO

    Reply
  11. Rachel says

    March 12, 2014 at 4:09 PM

    Those are just too adorable! Pinned it 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      March 12, 2014 at 4:13 PM

      Thank you Rachel. 🙂

      Reply

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