The one that really caught my eye was this last photo of a wine cork ball. I mean, is this funky or what? Overall it looked pretty easy, if just a little time-consuming. I had to make one for myself! So I bought a 6" styrofoam ball at Hobby Lobby for about $3 (with a coupon) and spray painted it gold. (When it's all said and done there will be some gaps here and there, and you don't want white showing through.)
Halfway through...
After a couple of hours, I had used more than 100 wine corks and only about half of the ball was covered. Yeesh! Not wanting to completely use up years worth of our wine corks all at once (I'm weird like that), I decided to just order some more online to finish the project. I found quite a few sources on Etsy for bulk used wine corks and purchased a package of 100 for about $15 (including shipping).
A few days later when my corks arrived, I immediately got my glue gun back out to finish the project. Once all the wine corks were added, the ball was about 10" in diameter, so it's fairly substantial and also heavier than I would have thought. Finally, I stepped back to admire my work in all of its three-dimensional glory. Please bear with me for a slew of gratuitous pictures as I tried to find the best place to display my masterpiece.
So, what do you think? Have you done any wine cork crafting?
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Everything looks amazing! Pinned. Please come and party with us tonight at 7 pm. It just wouldn't be a party without you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com
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