16 Creative Wine Cork Art Ideas You Gotta See
16 Creative Wine Cork Art Ideas
Corks make wonderful craft material because they’re light and happens to be one common waste product whenever a drinking fiesta ends. You can always boil the cork so that they won’t crumble when you want to cut them into the right shape. You can put them into boiling water or steam them for 10 minutes. Then, let them cool for several minutes before cutting them. In this post, we have listed some great ideas out there to repurpose wine corks. Without further ado, let’s check them out!
1. Upcycle Corks Into DIY Kitchen Utensil Holder
Wine lovers, gather your corks! We’re gonna make something for the kitchen today! Kitchen utensil holder can always come in handy! You can stick them together using hot glue gun. Do consider spraying paint or any other protective coating to the tin can inside so that it won’t rust so easily.
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2. Upcycled Wine Cork Coaster
Thanks to the softness of the cork, it makes a fine coaster that can protect your table’s surface! There’s a lot of creative arrangement that can be done. Above uses the honeycomb style which is the simplest. You can go for heart shape too but it requires cutting the edge of the cork into shape.
Another way is to cut them in half and lay them up on a cork board as below.
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3. Christmas Tree – Wine Cork Art Ideas
This is one creative wine cork art project that’s looks stunning! It’s just right for the season! It’s probably best to glue the corks onto a cone board as its backbone. Pierce some holes on the cone board accordingly. Remember to leave some space as you glue the corks on so that you can put the light bulb of the string light through. Using battery-operated string light might be the best choice here if you want it to be portable.
4. Cork Pug
Here’s another creative wine cork art idea that you can do with your kids. It’s so adorable! Who wouldn’t want this for a key chain?
5. Mini Christmas Tree Cork Art Ornament
These cute and tiny little Christmas trees make nice ornaments for the tree! Give it a little color of the season. You can add little ornaments such as cut-out stars, polka dot paper, etc. I would say it makes a fine family-time project for this holiday!
6. Rainbow Wine Corks Cork Keychains
It’s so beautiful! It’s light so it doesn’t add too much weight to your bunch of keys. It also floats just in case you accidentally dropped it into a pond. Be sure to secure the hook with hot glue gun or some sort of adhesive so it doesn’t comes out so easily.
7. Cork Phone Stand
This creative cork project is possibly one of the best creation that human ever created in the history of cork upcycling! It’s good to hold your phone both portrait or landscape positions.
8. Cork Planter Container
Decorate your pots the unconventional way by creating a cork container for it. Once done, just slot the planter into the cork case. This is one simple idea to give your planters a fresh new look.
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9. Mini Cork Succulent Planter
Make a mini vase out of corks! Succulents or air plants are the best choice for this because they come in small sizes. There’s also a variety of color and shapes that you can choose to put inside these mini cork planters. You can use magnetic strips or circular button magnets for this little project.
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10. Upcycle Cork Business Card Holder
Put up your business card in style with this DIY cork card holder. Certain parts might have to be cut out so you can fit in more cards. But if you’re fine with holding just a few of them, then the default design above looks just good!
11. Upcycle Cork Wire Organizer
Make a wire organizer using bungee cord and cork. Power tool maybe needed to make two holes on the cord that the bungee cord can slide through. Organizing your cords will be never be the same again!
12. Cork Earphone Organizer
This brilliant and simple design with just cork alone is suffice to keep your earphone tamed and neat! The bottom of the cork can have a hole to put the earphone jack in. The center of the body can slightly be carved to make space for the earphone wire to wrap around. As for the top, a small slit can be made with just the right size to hold the earphone wire. Keep your earphones tangle-free today with just a cork!
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13. Wine Cork Art Ideas – Mouse
Here’s another amazing cork art! It’s a cute mouse with scarf and a tiny present. The body and ear is made out of cork. Wire is used for the hands, legs and tail. The scarf might need a bit of work. But, its fine if you just cut out a strip of cloth for that. As for the mini present, you can wrap a tiny cube of polystyrene block beautifully. Afterwards, slot it onto the hook of its arms. Voila! This little mouse makes a nice ornament for Christmas. It’s also a fun gift for little kids.
14. Wine Cork Flower Wreath
Welcome your guests with this lovely cork wreath. The corks are arranged in a bundles of seven. Tongue depressors are used as the frame behind it. So, you’ll glue these bundles of corks onto that. A twine is used as a hook to hang it. You can further decorate the wreath with fake plants. Checkout the tutorial link below for a clearer guide.
15. Wine Cork Vases
Similar to that of the cork planter, this one also involves using cork as a casing. They are glued to the vase in a nice pattern. Be sure to select vase with the right size. It will save a lot of hassle with the sticking part later.
16. Cork Garden Marker
When you mix different pots of planters together, distinguishing them may prove to be difficult. That’s why we have garden markers. And this one is made of corks!
