I had made cork hearts for Valentine's Day for my little craft boutique. As I was pondering ideas for St Patrick's Day decor and crafts I noticed I could create a four leaf clover from 4 hearts . Well, then it was off to the races.
Here is one of the hearts and you can see that I used 12 corks to create the heart. It's easy to use a hot glue gun to build the heart.I created 4 hearts to make the clover.
Start from the bottom of the heart with one cork , glue the two corks above that to the first cork , then glue the third row of corks but center the middle cork and glue that first, then the two side pieces. These are easy just require a couple of extra seconds of thought. Just keep going and following the picture above.
Hot glue the 4 hearts together in the center to form the Four Leaf Clover .
Side view and showing that I used holiday napkins from the dollar store to decoupage to one side to create a little color and festivity. Make sure you let that dry well before attempting to cut around the corks to remove the excess napkin.
A little Mod Podge and gold glitter to finish off the other side.
Hot glue some twine to create a loop for hanging. Completa.
Cheers, now you have a reason to save those corks.
With love and gratitude
Michele
Coastal Bohemian
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Awesome clover ~ very unique and creative! I love that you used driftwood for the stem. I'm visiting from The Pin Junkie.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely idea. I just started to save the corks from my wine bottles. I usually threw them away. Thanks for sharing this idea.
ReplyDeleteHow unique! Thanks so much for linking up with me at my #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 9 where I share on social media if share option is available, open February 1 to 26. My themed party 11 for Handcrafted Jewelry is open February 15 to 25 if you have any appropriate posts.
ReplyDeleteThis will be a fun craft to do with the kiddos! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute, and a great repurpose! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteA great excuse to collect corks! I love the driftwood stem, such a lovely touch.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous upcycle of corks! Love the St. Patty's Day theme -- I'm quite Irish and love all things related to St. Patty's Day. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm! Pinned! xo Kathleen
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ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! I would have never thought to create shapes from wine corks. Beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of wine corks, and a clever reuse!
ReplyDeleteHow clever! I enjoy seeing a good upcycle. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, your wine cork clover is so pretty. Love this.
ReplyDeleteThanks bunches for sharing this with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend.
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DeleteThis idea is super cute. I love the "reduce.. reuse.. recycle" idea. Decoupage is my favorite. I do it on shells, and it looks like stained glass on a pane of glass or on a photo frame.
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