Debbie at Debbiedoos is hosting a Summer Pool Noodle Party.
What can you do with a pool noodle?
If you're me, you make a wine cork wreath!
I've been wanting to use my corks for something and the noodle party was the perfect excuse to get on it!
I started with a pool noodle from the Dollar Store and taped it into a circle with packing atpe.
Then I wrapped it in strips of burlap secured with straight pins to cover up the yellow.
I pulled out my cork collection (don't judge, it's all for art's sake).
I fired up the hot glue gun and started sticking the corks onto the wreath form.
Starting on the inside of the werath, I lined the corks up next to each other and then started a new row.
I staggered the second row of corks.
When I didn't have enough room for a cork, I'd angle it and just keep working around it.
Before I knew it, I had covered the whole wreath, leaving an open area in the back of the wreath so that it could lay flat against a door.
I added more corks to the wreath in a random pattern to add dimension.
The glue is hot so I always keep a bowl of ice water nearby (and I used it twice!).
Please excuse my fading manicure.
Each cork tells a story. Sometimes I write something on the cork as a memento (like this one from our trip to Montreal). I didn't know when to stop so I left the wreath overnight and looked at it with fresh eyes in the morning. I added a few more corks in the morning.
The finished product.
It's hanging on the door between the den and kitchen right now until I find the perfect spot for it.
I love how it turned out!
Now I can start collecting more corks and drinking more wine!
Supplies needed:
1 pool noodle
Corks--about 100 or so
Hot glue gun and sticks
Burlap and straight pins (optional)
Cost=$1 for pool noodle, I had everything else on hand.
Linking up with:
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34 comments:
Neat....I like.
Neat....I like.
Looks great. Using the burlap and the pool noodle was a great idea!
VERY very cute Heather! This was super clever. I love that you thought of this. Thanks for sharing.
This is a great wine cork wreath!! I love it. You should enter it over at the Dollar Tree Craft Blog $100 contest. I have the link on my fb page. I'd love to see someone I know win!!
Thanks for linking up!!
I love this!!! I need to collect some more wine corks, but I'd love this on my kitchen door! If you'll excuse me, I'm off to get some wine - all in the name of crafting!
You are a girl after my own heart...I love your wine cork wreath! It's beyond perfect!
Jessica
What a unique idea!! I love your wine cork wreath!
What a great idea! I need to get me some corks! Found you on the Happy Hour Projects blog hop! I'm a new follower! Would love to see you at my place!
Barbara
http://chase-thestar.blogspot.com
Looks great :) Laurel
Wow you need a lot of corks for that, very nice
That is such a cute idea! I might just have to start a cork collection. Definitely a good idea. :-)
My daughter in law made me a similar wall hanging that I just love.
Very creative!
What a unique idea! I'll have to share this with a friend of mine that I know would like it!
That sure is a lot of wine corks but what fun collecting them. :))
very creative, i love how it turned out! now i need to ask my step mom for her wine corks and make one for her birthday which is really soon! :)
Clever...thanks for sharing.
Peace,
Siggi in Downeast Maine
Now, that's my kind of craft!
How many corks did you use? My goodness that is a sweet wreath! Have a beautiful weekend and enjoy that wine! I have eight bottles chilling in my mini wine cooler my oldest daughter bought me for my birthday two years ago! We drink wine on special occasionally but I need to drink more wine and make one of these! Thanks for the share!
I am quite sure my wreath would not turn out like yours! Great craft.
super cute!
Your cork/noodle wreath is awesome! (at first, I was confused about the "pool noodle" part of it! haha...just a little slow on my part!) Again...wonderful job!
Blessings & Aloha!
Nice wreath. Something like this would look nice on my front door.
Love the start to finish photos♫♪
This is beautiful! Great job! My mother in law would LOVE this!
What a fantastically fun craft idea!
This is super clever!
Love, love, love it!
Thanks for sharing it!
A+
Hmmmmmmmmmmm...and I do just happen to have a whole lotta corks saved up...
SO very cute! Hmmm...I just happen to have a pool noodle (left over from the Debbiedoos'Challenge too) and plenty of wine corks. This would look wonderful over our coffee/wine (a.m./p.m.) bar that is located in the laundry room...talk about a multifunctional
room. I saw your post over at the Dollar Store Challenge. Thanks for sharing how you made it.
Cute Heather. I made a cork wreath about 15 years ago and it still hangs in my dining room. I think I will do a post about it..... I will NEVER show pictures of my wine cork stash...it is too incriminating. I have bag fulls - some separated by winery!
How did I miss this? I love it. It is just what my oldest daughter is looking to make, so I'm pinning it to show her.
~Bliss~
It looks very elegant - great use for your corks. Thanks for joining the $5 challenge.
Another great project. Unfortunately I DO have enough wine corks to do this project with. Of course I have been saving them for years. I was waiting for the perfect project to come along. Thanks for sharing.
Heather, I am going to give this a try this weekend and add a little holiday touch to it. Hopefully, it will be post worthy and I will definitely credit you with the tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing...my corks have been begging for a project! have a great weekend!
Heather- I love this! I think I need to drink more wine this summer so I can make this wreath! laura
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