St Patrick’s Day Cork Clover Sign
Are you trying to justify your wine drinking habit and a desire to keep all of the corks? LOL! If so, this easy St. Paddy’s day craft will make you feel better about yourself!
All you need is our free printable, paint and, of course, those wine corks (which you can also buy online, too)!
You'll want to visit my original blog post to get the free printable shamrock template.
Plus some other helpful tips for where to find inexpensive wine corks.
Supplies
- Free Shamrock Printable
- 8 x 10 picture frame (reuse one, or get it at a dollar store)
- Corks, cut in half
- Utility Knife
- DecoArt Americana Multi Surface Satin paint in Turf Green
- DecoArt Americana Galaxy Glitter in Extraterrestrial Green
- Paint brushes
- Hot Glue Gun and clear glue sticks
- Cardstock in white and green (matching St Patrick’s Day green)
- Scissors
Step 1
Remove glass and picture frame backing. Discard the glass safely, keeping in mind the edges can be very sharp.
Step 2
Paint the picture frame (if needed) using a white multi surface paint. Apply extra coats for additional coverage as needed. Put aside to dry fully.
Step 3
Print the clover template and place over top of green card stock. The clover shape measures 8” high. Adjust the size to fit your frame, if needed.
Step 4
Cut along the solid line to cut out green clover.
Step 5
Using a small amount of hot glue, place the clover centered on the white cardstock and glue in place.
Step 6
To easily cut corks in half, place the whole corks in a cooking pot and submerge in water. Boil the corks for 10 minutes and strain the water. Leave the corks to cool completely before handling. Soaking them in water helps to soften the cork, making it easier to cut.
Step 7
Once cool, place cork on a cutting board and carefully cut in half using a utility knife. Keep fingers AWAY from the blade at all times.
Wine corks will still be hard to cut, so try slicing just along the edges around the cork and then pulling the two sides apart.
Step 8
Leave the wine corks to dry fully before moving on to the next step.
Step 9
Once dry, paint the corks with green paint. Leave to dry.
Step 10
Add a coat of glitter paint to the tops of each cork. Let dry.
Step 11
Place the corks on top of the clover cutout, placing each cork closely to the one beside.
Once you are happy with the positioning, use the hot glue gun to glue each cork down in place.
Step 12
Place the shamrock art into the white picture frame. Don’t try to put the glass back on since it won’t fit.
Want more easy St. Patrick's Day crafts? Check out my free printable St. Patrick's Day banner to download now!
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To add a functional element to this beautiful form, we will also be using the finished wine-cork-clover as a "Clover cork bulletin board"! We will use green thumb tacks to attach our March events and photos ! (Because Form follows Function ;-) )
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Cool idea!
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