Pinned it/Did it: Recycled

I love this project! Ever since I saw these on Pinterest, I knew I had to make them. Let me start by saying, we drink a fair amount of wine and I’ve always tried to save the corks with the intention of incorporating them into some craft project. I’ve seen bulletin boards, wall art, etc. We used to have a wine theme in one of our old kitchens and I had big glass jars with corks displayed. When we moved got rid of the bottles, but kept the corks. We have an old bread drawer in our kitchen that is metal and rusty. It needs to be replaced, however in the mean time I don’t like to store food in it. Instead, it’s been a “catchall” for our corks. It’s slightly ‘staggering’ (hehe) how many corks someone can accumulate in just a few years.

When I saw a link on Pinterest I knew I wanted to make them, however, the link was for a kit….$39 for the frame and then another $15 for corks. Well, I knew I wouldn’t need to buy corks and I wanted to see what I could find rather than ordering a blank frame for $39. I searched my local craft stores and couldn’t find a suitable substitute – at least nothing that wasn’t going to require a significant amount of rework (which wasn’t what I was looking for). I figured I was going to have to make something, so I put the project on the back burner….that was until I saw some wooden 'canvases' in the Art supply section of my local Michaels that were about the right size and very affordable (about $6/ea). I grabbed two and figured I’d give it a shot.

The first frame just got a clear coat of polyurethane and the second one was stained. I like them both, I but I think
if I make more I will stain them. Each frame used 32 corks and I sorted thru mine to find ones that looked nice and fit (since not all corks are the same size).

Overall I love how these turned out, and plan on making a few more. I’d love to hear what you think.

Until then,
xoxo~rae