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Frankenstein Wine Cork Craft

Frankenstein wine cork craft is a fusion of rustic charm and gothic fantasy. Repurpose those saved wine corks, gather some felt, googly eyes, and glue, and bring your mini monster to life.
Active Time45 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Keyword: wine cork craft
Yield: 1 Frankenstein head

Equipment

  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Hot Glue Sticks
  • Scissors
  • Paintbrush
  • Straight pins or fabric chalk
  • Frankenstein Patterns Download free when signing up for our newsletter

Materials

  • 20 Wine Corks
  • Acrylic Craft Paint Muted Ligth Green and Silver
  • Craft Felt Black
  • Googly Eyes
  • 1 Wooden Bead
  • 2 Wooden Mini Spools

Instructions

  • Set out the 20 wine corks on your work surface. Place them in five rows of four corks each.
  • Glue 4 wine corks together to create 5 rows of corks.
  • Then stack and glue the rows together on top of each other to create a rectangle.
  • Paint the ends of the corks with muted light green acrylic craft paint using a paintbrush. 
  • Download, print, and cut out the FRANKENSTEIN PATTERNS. Trace or pin the patterns to black craft felt and cut them out with scissors.
  • Glue the zig-zag edge of the hair to the top row of corks. Fold the felt over the top of the cork rectangle and glue it to the top of the corks. Glue the remaining felt tabs to the right and left side of the top row of corks.
  • Paint the wooden bead with muted light green acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
  • Paint the two mini wooden spools with silver acrylic craft paint. Let the paint dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
  • Glue two googly eyes and his mouth to the front (green part) of the wine corks. Add the eyebrows over the top of the eyes.
  • Glue on the nose (bead) centered just under the eyes.
  • Attach the mini wooden spools to the right and left side of Frankenstein with a glue gun and glue sticks.