The only thing better than hanging up purchased art and decor is creating new works of your own! This DIY shows off your love for wine and creates a hanging work of art that is just as unique as you are. Make a few small versions to accent the majority of a wall or assemble something big to make a bold statement, either way the result will be 100% original to you.
Materials:
- Wine corks (quantity depends on the size or sizes you would like to create)
- Cardboard or foam core
- Craft knife
- Pen or pencil
- Glue gun
- Twine
- Gold or brown marker
- Scissors
Directions:
- Collect a lot of wine corks and separate them by color. The more corks you have, the bigger your art will end up being!
- Decide what you want the shape of your art to be. Wine glasses or bottles, monograms and hearts are all excellent options.
- Once you’ve decided on your shape, sketch it out onto cardboard or foam core using a writing utensil.
- Carefully cut the cardboard or foam into the shape you created.
- Using your glue gun, gently attach corks to the shape you created. Creating a gradient with the corks is one creative way to use their color, but it’s your art piece, so organize them any way you see fit!
- After all the corks have been securely glued down, use twine and glue to wrap around the piece to create a contour.
- If there are any white spaces showing between the corks or along the edges of your piece, use your gold or brown marker to fill them in.
- Flip your piece over and use the scissors to create a small hole in the top cetner of the cardboard for the hanging string.
- Work twine through the hole and add glue to give the string more security.
- Glue down an extra piece of cardboard or foam core over the string to secure it even further.
- When all the glue is dry, your work of art is ready to be hung!
