Wine Cork Board

I made my first wine cork board when I was in college. Recently, I decided to make two more as gifts. These are super easy to make and can be customized for almost any design aesthetic.  Try a shabby chic frame, a sleek black modern frame, or even a woodsy frame.   

Sleek and modern black frames

TOOLS

Hot glue gun and glue sticks (you can also use Alene's craft glue)

MATERIALS

wine corks

frame

Ideas for materials:  (1)  wine corks can be purchased on eBay and other sites for cheap if you are wanting to make this activity and haven't saved your corks (2) repurpose an old picture frame or visit a thrift store

Directions

1.  Remove the backing and glass from your picture frame. You will not need either of these.

2. Cut cardboard (an old gift box, a shipping box, or any other thick cardboard) to fit the back of your frame (don't cut it to fit inside the frame or you will not have enough room for the corks to fit inside the actual frame itself. Instead, cut the cardboard to be the size of the back of the frame.

Rough wood frame

3. Hot glue your cardboard to the back of the frame.

4. Spend a few minutes arranging your corks into the desired pattern. I love the two vertical beside two horizontal style, but because of the odd size of most picture frames, you will need to mix it up a bit.  This is an important step and will save you time and hassle during the glue phase. Some cork sizes vary; I lay out my corks by size and then work them into the frame like a puzzle.

5. Once you've organized your corks into the pattern you want, start gluing each one into the frame (to the cardboard backing).

That's it.  Easy to do!