If you like wines, then you have plenty of these lying around.
I made a square bulletin board with our first collection of corks.
When a hoop came loose on one of our wine barrel cocktail tables in the garden I had another idea.
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This project takes quite a few corks if you lay them on end like I did. I could not have done this without the help of my friends! I received help in drinking the wine and also by donation. Once you tell your friends that you are collecting you will be amazed on the corks that will come your way.
My first thought was to just hold the corks in with tension. Wrong...since the hoop is made out of metal it flexed as the corks created pressure against the edges. I ended up adding a layer of glue to the back and that has kept them in place over the last year in earthquake country.
If you cannot find a hoop suitable to use there are a few different
kits on the market that have a round wooden frame.
I do not see using this as a bulletin board anytime soon. We enjoy the cork display as wall art. Now what to do with my new growing collection of corks?
Cheers,
Amy
The corks are glued end to end and then glued to the hoop?
ReplyDeleteI worked on the project upside down. Once all of the corks were placed in the hoop, I used a strong adhesive on the back of the corks, not between them. They then acted as a mass and did not move and still doing well 10 years later
ReplyDeleteCoolest thing ever! Could you possibly explain this to me better? Do I hot glue corks all around the inner perimeter of the ring, and just fill them in w/hot glue? Then when they are in place, what kind of strong adhesive do I use on the back?
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