How to Make a Wine Cork Apple for the Teacher
I have a lot of wine corks laying around this year, I'm sure many of you do after this crazy year! Today I'm going to show you how to make them into an apple for your favorite teacher.
A while back I created pumpkins using the same method.
You can get the full tutorial and all the details by visiting the wine cork pumpkin tutorial.
I began by stacking wine corks and glued them together using hot glue.
For the stem I shaved down one end of a cork and glued it into the cut off top of another cork.
Using a bright red craft paint, I painted only the tops of the corks on one side.
For the leaf I cut a leaf shape out of a piece of burlap ribbon.
I painted the burlap with a quick coat of green craft paint.
The frayed edges of the burlap look great when the leaf is painted.
I attached the leaf to the apple with hot glue and gave it a little shape by attaching it with a drop of glue to the side of the apple.
I added a little dimension to the apple by using a darker red paint on a few random corks.
The apple looks adorable on the shelf in my office classroom reminding me of my life as a teacher.
I retired this year from 33 years of teaching.
It was a bittersweet decision but one I'm happy to have made in light of the current state of the schools.
I'm keeping the joy of teaching in my life this year by tutoring several wonderful preschool children and enjoying every minute!
A while back I created pumpkins using the same method.
You can get the full tutorial and all the details by visiting the wine cork pumpkin tutorial.
I began by stacking wine corks and glued them together using hot glue.
For the stem I shaved down one end of a cork and glued it into the cut off top of another cork.
Using a bright red craft paint, I painted only the tops of the corks on one side.
For the leaf I cut a leaf shape out of a piece of burlap ribbon.
I painted the burlap with a quick coat of green craft paint.
The frayed edges of the burlap look great when the leaf is painted.
I attached the leaf to the apple with hot glue and gave it a little shape by attaching it with a drop of glue to the side of the apple.
I added a little dimension to the apple by using a darker red paint on a few random corks.
The apple looks adorable on the shelf in my office classroom reminding me of my life as a teacher.
I retired this year from 33 years of teaching.
It was a bittersweet decision but one I'm happy to have made in light of the current state of the schools.
I'm keeping the joy of teaching in my life this year by tutoring several wonderful preschool children and enjoying every minute!
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