This is a fast and super cute DIY project. Ask your wine enthusiast or local wine bar to save you some wine corks or purchase some here. I'm lucky to have The Art Resource Center, they offer free art worthy materials to volunteers who work with nonprofits. They happen to have wine corks the day I came in.
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| Upcylced wine cork pum,pkins |
Cork pumkin
Materials:
- 25 recycled wine corks
- Orange acrylic paint
- Paint brush
- Hot glue gun or E600 adhesive
- Craft knife or serrated knife
- Silk leaves, dried leaves or felt leaves
- Scissors
- Sisal twine or raffia
- Orange acrylic paint
- Paint brush
- Hot glue gun or E600 adhesive
- Craft knife or serrated knife
- Silk leaves, dried leaves or felt leaves
- Scissors
- Sisal twine or raffia
Arrange the corks in rows (4 on the bottom, then 5, then 6, then 5 and 4 on the top row, make a larger one by adding one cork to each row) and hot glue them together. If you use E6000, let it dry for an hour or so, before attaching each row and allow the glue to set before painting.
Hot glue artificial, dried, or felt leaves on top.
Take the one remaining cork and cut off part of it with your knife. Hot glue it on top as the stem.
Dilute the paint with a bit of water and paint both ends of cork except the top "stem" or leave them their natural tan color. Allow to dry.
Finish your cork pumpkin by tying sisal twine or raffia around the stem to resemble the vine.
They are so fast and easy. I'm sure by Thanksgiving, I'll have several more around the house. They also make perfect hostess and teacher gift too.
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