DIY St. Patricks Day Photo Props Tutorial

'I Mustache you to Kiss Me'

When St. Patrick's Day falls on FriDIY it feels essential for me to craft up something Festive to mark the occasion! A great project to do with the kiddies, & you probably already have everything you need at home, which also makes this a GREAT last minute craft Idea!
 Not to mention once you get to taking pictures with them, it is sure to end in laugh!

Supplied Needed: 
~ Paper Straws
~ Cardstock (in a variety of colours)
~ Scissors
~ Tape
~ Glue (I used Rubber Cement)
~ A pencil

I got started on this project last week, during a Power Outage & so do not recommend this. When working under candle light, scissors cast quite the shadow! 

Step 1. Start by drawing your Photo Prop Shapes / Stencils - This will make creating multiples MUCH simpler!

I chose to do; ~ Gold & Green Kisses, The Pot of Gold

 A mix of (Red/Orange & Green) Mustaches / Beards, & Green Beer(s)

Think outside the box, & get Creative with your prop Ideas... it will make for some hilarious shots!
If your Prop requires different colours, this will require your to draw individual stencils for each piece of the Image, which will then be traced onto different coloured sheets of cardstock & glued together to create the Photo Prop
I.e. The Green Beer, Beard & Pot Of Gold shapes.
Step 2. Trace out Your Stencils onto your sheets of coloured cardstock
Step 3. Cut out the shapes
Step 4. Using glue / Rubber Cement piece together the multi-piece Prop Shapes mentioned in Step. 1.

I always use & strongly recommend Rubber Cement for paper projects like this, as once it is dry the excess 'glue' can be easily removed without causing any damage or mess to the cardstock.

Step 5. Adhere the Prop Shapes to the end of a Paper Straw using tape!