Hello again you little rays of sunshine,
It's a rainy day in Wiggins, MS, so I thought I would do a little DIY project for you lovely readers.
Margaux, a sweet non-crafting friend of mine, asked me for help with a birthday gift for her best friend. Of course it was finals week and of course I don't study, so I said yes! Margaux had been saving wine corks practically all year to create a project, but had no idea what she wanted to do with them. That's where I stepped in.
If there is one thing I love as equally as crafting, it's wine. Moscato to be exact. We put our heads together and came up with the idea of a cork-board made of corks (like duh), but what we didn't know was what shape to make it in. So we brainstormed ideas and came up with the state of Louisiana. I love all things Louisiana, it's like the fun BFF of Mississippi who is really pretty and knows how to have a good time. So we laid the corks out and began the process. It's really easy and we were super excited with the results. Below are the steps and materials needed for the project! Good luck!
P.S. Don't try to drink all 40 bottles of wine in one night, trust me. Hobby Lobby conveniently sells corks in a baggie of 8.
Materials:
- Foam board (I used black because the white clashed with the color of the cork)
- Hot glue gun
- Hot glue sticks
- Corks
Project time: 45 minutes to 1 hour
1) Figure out your shape.
This should be the fun part. Depending on how many corks you have you can do pretty much any shape, any size.
2) Trace your shape onto the piece of foam board.
Once it's traced, place the corks on the foam board ends up, to make sure you have enough to fill the entire shape.
3) Once the shape is filled take the corks off and cut out the shape. I used a box cutter, but an X acto knife would be better.
4) Start hot gluing the ends of the corks down starting around the edges of the shape.
5) Once you have the outline of the shape glued down, work your way to the center, line by line.
6) I found it helpful by putting hot glue on the bottom of the cork and on the side that connects to another cork. This makes for a better hold.
7) When gluing, press down on the cork firmly for at least 2 seconds.
8) Keep going, don't give up!
9) Once you have all of the corks glued in place, run a line of hot glue in between each of the corks on the edges for a better hold.
10) You are done my crafty friend! Now depending on the size of your shape you can hot glue a photo hanger on the back of the board to hang on the wall. Since our piece was larger, we displayed it on an iron easel.
If you have any questions or comments I would love to hear from you!
Happy Sunday!
xoxo,
Kate
"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy."
-Benjamin Franklin
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