Life hack from wine corks. Crafts from plastic corks for the garden and vegetable garden with your own hands - a description and photo of caps from plastic bottles. Large note board
To make the interior brighter and more expressive, to bring the missing warmth and some zest into it, it is not at all necessary to spend fabulous sums. Decorative elements that you can easily make yourself will help add comfort to any home. Today we will talk about an amazing material, or rather simple products from it, which can be used not only for its intended purpose - cork stoppers.
You can make excellent items with your own hands, which has already been mentioned on the pages of our site more than once: these are and, and various, and even. Now it's time to give new life to cork stoppers, which are often left over from holiday feasts. If you do not have a stock of these products, then it is not a problem to purchase them now, they are relatively inexpensive and are sold in unlimited quantities.
Cork oak, from the bark of which, in fact, stoppers for wines, champagne, cognac are made, grows mainly in the Mediterranean. The main supplier of this material is Portugal, where oak plantations reach 2 million hectares. But you can also meet cork oak in Spain, Morocco, Algeria and several other countries. About 350 thousand tons of cork oak bark are harvested annually in the world, but even this amount is sorely lacking. Therefore, the bark of other trees is used (Pyramidal Balsa, Amur Velvet and Linden Hibiscus). Of course, they are worse in quality than those made from the bark of a real cork tree, but they are suitable for crafts.
The bark from the cork oak begins to be taken only when the tree reaches 20 years of age. They take it off about once every 10 years, that's how long it takes to restore it. About 200 kg of bark is removed from one tree at the age of 180-200 years. Corks are considered the highest quality, for the manufacture of which the bark from 50-year-old trees was used.
Cork tree bark is an excellent natural polymer, and this is precisely what makes this material unique. In addition, it is completely waterproof, durable, resilient and elastic, thanks to which it is able to quickly restore its original shape even after strong pressure is applied to it.
The production process of cork stoppers is quite laborious and consists of several stages. First, the bark removed from the tree is allowed to lie down for a year in rooms specially provided for this. Next, the bark is exposed to high temperatures, after which it is cut into layers, then into small strips. Cylindrical corks are already made from them, which are ground and impregnated with wax. Cork corks are also made from cork chips and wood glue, but not whole, but pressed.
Numerous advantages of the material and unusual appearance made corks an interesting object for creativity - they are very popular among lovers of making various crafts. Below are just a few options for using cork stoppers, but there can be many more, it all depends on your desire and imagination.
Hot pads
From cork stoppers, you can make an original hot stand. Such a spectacular (but at the same time amazingly practical) little thing will undoubtedly become the highlight of any kitchen interior.
To make a stand you will need:
- cork stoppers, the number of which will depend on the desired size of the stand;
- a thin metal strip about 1 cm wide;
- rivets to fasten the ends of the strip together;
- glue to glue the corks together;
- sharp knife.
- Because corks often vary in size, they must be trimmed carefully. This must be done in such a way that the length becomes the same.
- Then each is smeared with glue (along the entire length) and alternately connected to each other.
- By attaching the corks to each other, they gradually get a craft of a given shape.
- The finished stand is given time to dry.
- They tighten it with a metal strip (it will give the hot stand greater strength and securely connect the parts together), which can be fastened with rivets.
By the same principle, you can make a hot stand of any shape and type from cork stoppers.
The hot stand can be of any shape - it all depends on your desire
It can be made in the form of a square or a triangle, a star or a heart.
By the way, this kind of crafts will perfectly cope with the role of a decorative element that can be put on the table or hung on the wall.
Picture and photo frames
Decorating a frame for a photo or a picture is also easy. Just glue the finished photo frame around the edge with corks.
You can arrange them in one or several rows, pick up corks of different colors - the design is completely up to your imagination. As soon as the glue dries, you can safely insert your favorite photo into the original frame.
If there is no finished frame, you can make it yourself.
- cork stoppers;
- a small piece of cork wallpaper;
- some thin plywood;
- sharp knife;
- scissors;
- glue;
- jigsaw.
- A frame of the desired size and shape is cut out of plywood with a jigsaw.
- Another frame of exactly the same size and shape is cut out of cork wallpaper with scissors. Plywood is well lubricated with glue, after which a cork wallpaper frame is placed on it and pressed well against each other (you can put them under pressure for a while).
- Corks are cut in half lengthwise with a sharp knife.
- Each of the halves is smeared with glue and glued to the frame over the cork wallpaper.
- The finished frame is allowed to dry completely.
To make a frame you will need:
- cork stoppers;
- a small piece of burlap made from natural fibers;
- some thin plywood;
- scissors;
- glue;
- jigsaw.
- A blank of the desired size and shape is cut out of the plywood with a jigsaw.
- Exactly the same detail is cut out of burlap with scissors.
- The plywood is well coated with glue, a burlap blank is placed on it, and pressed tightly.
- Along the edge of the frame, using the same glue, cork plugs are attached.
By placing them in a different order, you can get very nice frames.
Decorative panel
All the same cork plugs are also used to create a wall: it can be made in one technique or several, from the same material or different ones. A variety of natural materials look very organic with corks: dry leaves, acorns, and decorative fruits.
When choosing a material, the main thing to consider is that the style of the panel fits the room that will be decorated.
Decorative figurines
Cork stoppers are the best suited for making decorative figurines, which will also decorate the interior, making it more alive.For example, for: the company of funny snowmen will help create a festive mood.
A romantic couple in love will be appropriate at any time of the year.
It will take a little time to make such crafts, even if you are making them for the first time.
Candlesticks
From cork stoppers, decorative ones of amazing beauty are obtained, which are very simple in execution.
To make a candlestick you will need:
- cork stoppers;
- glass transparent vase with a wide neck;
- a glass candlestick (in size it should be several times smaller than a vase);
- piece of silk ribbon (optional);
- additional decor (optional).
- A candlestick is placed in an empty vase.
- The free space (between the candlestick and the walls of the vase) is filled with corks.
- The neck of the vase is tied with a ribbon. If desired, you can add other decorative elements - attach a twig or bunch, a bouquet or several sticks with a ribbon.
Corks in a glass vase - simple and stylish
If there is no transparent vase, you can replace it with a vine or wire basket.
trays
From cork stoppers you can make not only a beautiful and unusual, but also an extremely convenient tray.
To do this, several rows of cork stoppers are glued to the tray along the entire perimeter. Wait until the glue is thoroughly dry, and use the tray for its intended purpose.
Every family has parties where they open bottles of wine. Corks are thrown away by many, some keep those on which the name of the wine or a well-known brand is written as a souvenir. And only the most practical know how to use them to make exclusive household items or souvenirs.
Corks are made from the bark of the cork tree. The plant itself does not suffer at all after the bark is removed from it, as it is restored. Each new layer has more valuable properties to apply.
From the bark of the cork tree, floor and wall coverings, furniture, shoes and even hats are made. And we offer a master class on crafts from corks.
Practical use of traffic jams
Most wine corks are cylindrical in shape. But there are also those that have the shape of a mushroom. They make excellent drawer handles. To do this, you need a self-tapping screw, the length of which exceeds the length of the cork. It is screwed into the "hat" until it stops, and then screwed to the table drawer.
From cylindrical plugs, you can build a rug for the hallway of any shape. As a base, you can use a rubber mat, leaving its original shape or cut out the one that you like best. Glue the corks around the perimeter of the rug with a glue gun, and then fill the space inside with it.
You can cut the corks into circles of equal thickness and also create a rug out of them. If the cylinders are of different thickness, the mat will be an excellent foot massager.
By the same principle as the rug, you can make a stand for hot dishes. As a base, a candy box or a shallow wooden box is suitable. One of the options for the stand: cut the corks into circles of the same thickness, place them on the table in any shape and fasten them with fragments of a spring for a notebook or a common notebook.
In the spring, hardware stores sell peat tablets for growing seedlings. They can be successfully replaced by plugs. It is enough to cut them in half, cut out the middle and fill the ground. Seedlings that have grown stronger can be easily transplanted into larger containers.
Paste over any box or box with corks and line the inside with a cloth. You get a basket for storing small things, a candy box, a box.
Pins and buttons are easily stuck into the cork. Why not make an organizer out of them? Glue corks into the photo frame, for example, with a herringbone, like parquet. Now you can attach household notes, memos, recipes, children's drawings and other papers to the organizer.
In a cork in the shape of a mushroom, the hat can be painted under a fly agaric and used as a needle holder.
Wine cork decor
Very interesting crafts from wine corks can be made as interior decor. The main thing is to accumulate more of them, trying to have corks of different shades, shapes, sizes in the collection.
Detailed instructions for making crafts will help to make them even for those who have not previously had experience in this kind of creativity.
When decorating a banquet hall, corks are useful for making letters, numbers, holiday inscriptions, heart-shaped panels for a wedding celebration. Each cork is cut in half lengthwise into two half-cylinders and glued with its flat side to a base made of thick cardboard, plywood, plastic and other materials.
By the same principle as letters or panels, you can make a kitchen apron. The plugs can be placed in any order. A 2x2 chess pattern looks especially interesting: two corks vertically, two horizontally, etc.
To make a bottle of wine on the table look elegant, you can make decorative pendants for them. Cut the corks into circles and glue them in the shape of a grape brush. Decorate it with artificial leaves, tie a beautiful ribbon and hang it on the bottle.
Cork can be taken as a basis for Christmas decorations. For example, to make a deer, it is enough to attach ears, eyes and a nose made of felt, horns made of decorative wire and a ring with a bead at the bottom to the cylinder. Attach wooden beads to the cork, drawing eyes and a smile on them, make wings out of bows, and you will get butterflies or bees if you paint the base in black and yellow stripes.
By the way, the cork lends itself well to staining with acrylic paints or spray paint. If you put multi-colored knitted or felt caps on corks and draw faces, you will get funny gnomes. Glue a snowflake from identical circles and decorate it with sequins, rhinestones or a ribbon.
Kids toys
What can be done from wine corks with children? For example, an ancient Russian fortress. Since corks resemble the texture of a log, they can be glued together for huts, fences, towers, bridges, passages, gates and other elements of the ancient city. Get a real designer for the development of the creative abilities of the child.
From cork circles, you can come up with various volumetric applications. For example, imitate the end of logs for a hut on chicken legs.
String mugs on a long thread, and from one cork make a head with eyes and a protruding tongue. Get a snake toy.
If you connect several plugs with wooden toothpicks and equip them with a sail, you get a raft. The child can play with it, swimming in the bath or flopping in the summer in the children's inflatable pool. You can even arrange a competition, whose raft will sail faster if you blow on it.
How to make crafts from wine corks with your own hands depends on the number of blanks. You can accumulate enough of them that is enough for flooring or wall panels. Photos of crafts from wine corks can give a lot of new ideas for their use in everyday life.
Photo of crafts from wine corks
Many people collect a wide variety of items. Often, after some time, addictions change and a large amount of waste material remains, which is a pity to throw away. In this article we will tell you what can be done from traffic jams.
Wine Cork Crafts: Bath Mat
If a large number of traffic jams have gathered in the house, make a small rug out of them. For work you will need:
- glue gun;
- cutting board and sharp knife;
- a rubber mat for the base and a lot of traffic jams.
Our craft took about 180 pieces.
Crafts from champagne corks: box
To make the box, you will need two champagne corks and several wine corks. A couple of sheets of thick cardboard, burlap, a glue gun and acrylic varnish.
1. If you have not found a suitable box for the base, it can be made from thick cardboard. The diagram shows how easy and fast you can make such a packing box yourself.
2. Then glue the base with burlap. We use PVA glue. This will make the box not only more decorative, but also much stronger.
3. Cut the wine corks in half, glue the box with them. We do not touch the bottom and top of the box yet.
4. To decorate the cork lid, cut it across into circles. We fill the gaps with small beads or cork crumbs.
5. Two champagne corks serve as handles and decor. We wrap them with twine.
6. You can also use twine to decorate the side parts.
7. Here are some stylish champagne cork crafts you can make.
Crafts from corks with children
From lightweight, non-sinking material, you can make great fun for your baby. For example, boats or rafts. To do this, you will need several corks, toothpicks, a glue gun and sail material (plain paper, a piece of synthetic fabric, a kitchen napkin).
What can be made from corks: interior decor
Surely you have seen more than once the options for making panels from corks. But this is not the only way to make decorative small things to decorate a room. We suggest trying to glue the balls.
Cork Crafts: Hot Stand
For work, prepare glue, a sheet of cardboard, a decorative silk ribbon and a knife with sandpaper.
We have collected 25 interesting ideas that are easy to implement at home, even without being a professional decorator. Today we are talking about wine corks, of which a lot remains after the celebrations.
Hot pads
One of the most practical options is to make coasters out of wine corks. They are always needed, there is never such a good thing. In addition, the cork is perfect for this, as it does not deteriorate from hot and can protect your table from unwanted temperature effects. You can make such coasters with your own hands by simply gluing them together. For a change, you can cut the wine cork into equal parts and connect them together using special glue.
There is another option, for it you will need a base, on which it will then be necessary to fix the plugs. To do this, you can take photo frames that are the same in style or color, with a beautiful design. Then cut the corks lengthwise into two pieces. After that, using glue, firmly attach the halves of the corks to the substrate. These coasters look very creative and interesting. They are good to use both under cups of hot tea and under wine glasses. 
Rugs, panels, kitchen aprons
It turns out that wine corks can do a good job, and also bring a touch of creativity to the interior. A vivid example of this is wall panels made of corks. Some craftsmen lay out whole kitchen aprons from them and line the walls with them. Of course, a lot of corks are needed for these purposes, but if you don’t throw them away, but determine some kind of box for them (for example, from under shoes) and put them there, then sooner or later you will collect a certain number of corks. So you can independently make of them, if not a whole wall, then at least a beautiful panel. To enhance the effect, you can cover it with a transparent mother-of-pearl varnish, which is usually used for wallpaper.
Our opinion:
- If your walls do not need additional decor, then make a small rug. Then you can place it in the hallway or in the bathroom - beautiful and practical. In addition, the cork is pleasant to the touch, environmentally friendly and aesthetically attractive. 
Organizers and note boards
Wine corks are a versatile option for a wide variety of crafts, useful and convenient. For example, they make excellent organizers for storing jewelry and jewelry. To make such an item, you will need a baguette frame with a backing, small hooks and glue. Make an organizer in the same way as coasters for cups and wine glasses. As for design, here you can show your creative nature to the fullest.
In addition to organizers, it is easy to make a note board out of a wine cork and hang it in the hallway or living room. Attach family photos to it using stationery pins, choose color options for a change. On the same board, you can leave messages to your relatives by pinning notes on it.
Nadezhda Mitskova, decorator:
- The use of wine corks as interior decor can be quite diverse. From such a seemingly simple material, you can create a lot of things that are not only decorative, but also useful in your home. It can be just coasters for cups and hot dishes, various panels, three-dimensional letters and numbers.
An interesting and quite simple idea to use corks is a note board. Glue the halves or whole corks to the substrate of the required size. You can also use a photo frame as a base. With buttons or pins, you can easily attach various notes, photos and reminders to such a board.
Continuing the topic of notes: it is very easy to make fridge magnets out of corks. In this case, you will need magnetic tape or flat souvenir magnets. Corks can be cut lengthwise or across and glued to them with a magnet. In my opinion, this option is visually more aesthetic than the already tired souvenir products. 
Country decor
If your interior is designed in a certain style that wine corks do not match in any way, then why not try to make interesting decor items for a summer residence. For example, arrange flower pots or make an interior curtain.
Some go beyond decorative items and create entire chairs out of cork. Looks very unusual.
Our opinion:
- And for giving, you can make very attractive birdhouses from cork. Just do not forget to varnish them so that the house will please the birds in your garden longer. 
For the soul
There are people who like to constantly make something. In their hands, even an ordinary cork turns into a stylish piece of decor. It allows you to create interesting compositions in the form of hearts, letters and numbers, funny animals.
In order to make crafts from corks with your own hands, you do not need to be a professional, take decorating art courses or be a master needleworker. It is enough just to have the source material (corks, glue, stationery knife) and a good mood. The decor, in which there will be a piece of your soul, will become a true decoration of the interior.
Olga Savchenko, interior designer:
- The corks left after the New Year can be easily used as decoration. The easiest way: collect in a wide transparent vase and use as a candlestick.
In combination with any glass object, the cork will look quite advantageous as a simple decoration - between the glass tops of the table, in glasses. The decor can be diluted with artificial snow or any other contrasting filler. 
Content
Creativity has no boundaries, so you can create real masterpieces even from recycled materials. So, wine corks are an invaluable material from which you can get an original craft, a toy, a New Year's souvenir, an interior item or a garden decoration. There are a lot of ideas, and what can be made from wine corks is up to you.
What can be made from wine corks
Collecting bottle caps is not a pointless activity. From them you can make a lot of beautiful and even useful things in everyday life. First of all, corks are successfully used in the kitchen as coasters for hot dishes, glasses of wine or beer mugs. Cork trays and other kitchen utensils look interesting. This is a useful thing in the house, but it is worth showing imagination so that a charming design feature appears in the interior.
Blockages are used not only in the kitchen, but throughout the interior. From unnecessary material, you can create original frames for mirrors, paintings, photographs, and even furniture. A key holder, a shoe rack, a rug for the hallway and a bathroom, wall panels, baskets and vases, massage rugs, miniature trinkets for decorating a room and a gift - all this will allow you to create traffic jams.
Some craftsmen use bottle material as a finishing material, making using a combination of corks:
- plinth;
- kitchen "aprons" for the working area;
- wall decorations.
Household crafts from wine corks
Cork is an excellent ornamental material, which is heat-resistant, wear-resistant and lightweight. It is great for making interior items for household needs. For example, they will decorate the kitchen and provide comfort in everyday use:
- hot pads;
- cabinet handles;
- cutlery parts.
To make a coaster for hot, you will need to select blockages of the same size. It is better not to cut the material, but to leave it in its original form. To fix the "recyclable" it is advisable to take superglue - it provides strong bonding without traces. To create a one-piece cork structure for hot, you can use a wire that needs to be wrapped around the outside or connected to each segment from the inside. By the same principle, you can make a rug in the corridor or bathroom.
Housewives very often burn their fingers on the metal lids of the pan. This problem can be solved if a wine cork is inserted into the metal handle, which can be taken and not burned. If there was a plastic handle, but flew off, then the cork needs to be screwed on, and then use the lid. Using a screw, you can create an original cabinet handle.
Cork pictures
What can you do with champagne corks? Yes, whatever. Original cork crafts are distinguished by their exquisite simplicity. Cork material is worth collecting even in order to create original paintings that harmoniously fit into the vintage or rustic style of the house. An uncomplicated panel will not only decorate the room, but will become a stand on which you can attach important notes.
The manufacturing process of such a piece of furniture is simple. First you need to get all the materials and tools in the form of wine plugs, a wooden frame, a glue gun and a cutter. You can start creating a panel:
- Cut the plugs into halves.
- We lay out an arbitrary drawing from them in a frame.
- We correct and adjust each in size, cropping to get a whole picture without gaps.
- We fix the elements of the composition with a gun.
Decorative products from wine corks
Wine corks are often used to decorate a variety of interior items. With this simple material, you can change the look of a photo frame, flower pot, clock, lamp or basket. Crafts from corks can be left in their original colors or reincarnated using paint, rhinestones, threads, ribbons and other types of decor. In the process of creativity, imagination and the features of an individual interior are important so that the objects fit harmoniously into the design of the room.
A cute giraffe figurine is one of the examples of what to make from wine corks. To create a frame, you will need wire, newspaper and texture tape for structural strength, cork, glue. After collecting the materials, make a craft:
- Make a giraffe frame out of wire, which must be decorated with newspaper and rewound with tape.
- Then you need to alternately glue the plugs on the structure parallel to one another.
- At the end of the process, fill with glue all the gaps between the plugs.
Today, original jewelry is considered fashionable, it is acceptable to make it from any materials. Corks from wine or champagne have found their application here. You can easily create an original brooch, ring, pendant or earrings. You need to purchase the necessary accessories in advance, and you can start creating. For example, for pendants, the cork is suitable in one piece, but for earrings, the material should be cut, giving an intricate shape.
Cork products from plastic bottles
There are a lot of plastic bottles in every house. If collecting corks from wine and champagne in the right amount is problematic, then you can find a lot of bottle caps. With the help of imagination, you will make original interior items, products for the garden or country landscape from corks from plastic containers. The material has the same size, is easily attached, can be finished, painted, can be decoupled. Any craft is created from it - from a fridge magnet to large-scale mosaic paintings.
Path of corks from plastic bottles
An affordable and safe improvised tool is corks from plastic bottles. They create works of art. The path in the country or to the playground of a multi-storey building will look more beautiful if it is decorated with colored corks, and even a child will make it. You should first lay out the drawing on the plane. Then you need to sprinkle the path with wet sand, onto which you transfer each element from the picture, pressing it with a plank and additionally tapping it with a hammer.
Cork mosaic
If even a child can make a path from traffic jams, then a bright mosaic from this improvised tool requires special skill. Colorful canvas paintings can be either an independent craft or part of an outdoor or indoor decor. Due to its strength and wear resistance, corks are not afraid of aggressive environmental factors, they are successfully used to decorate the yard, fence and even the facade of the house. The covers are fastened together with BF-2, BF-4 glue or screwed upside down with small screws.
Cork massage mat
An interesting and no less useful idea for using plastic bottle caps is a massage mat, which, if necessary, can be stepped on from both sides. It is recommended to walk on it for five to ten minutes after a hard day to relieve fatigue from the legs. If the product does not quite fit into the interior, then it can be stored in a closet or in the bathroom.
To make a massage mat, you should take a fishing line, an awl and covers. If you do the most common option, then the base will be a hexagon. Each edge of the figure will consist of ten covers, the number of which will decrease towards the middle. In the lids, you must first pierce holes and collect them on fishing lines. To make the drawing more harmonious, you need to lay out the covers on the table in advance, and then collect them.
Find out what you can do at home.