Do you save your wine corks? I do. Some of them I even add a date or occasion to if the wine was consumed for a special occasion. With the regular corks that aren't dated, I'm often looking for something fun and creative to do with them. Here's a cute Valentine Wine Cork Heart Craft that I created using corks from my collection. Below are the directions and what you'll need.
What you need
- 12 wine corks (I chose corks from red wine as the ends are tinted red or pink from the wine, but you can use any corks)
- 6″ of cord or ribbon (I chose cord and actually used two 6″ sections to make a slightly wider hanger)
- Hot glue gun with glue
What you do
Lay out your corks in the shape and order that you want. I chose to vary the tints of red in the cork so I figured out where I wanted the corks to go before I started glueing.
Take the two corks that will be at the top center of your heart. Loop the cord or ribbon and use the hot glue to attach the cord/ribbon between the two corks. Ensure the two corks are firmly glued together.
Once you attach those first two corks to the cord/ribbon, add one cork at a time using the hot glue until you complete your heart.
I alternated sides and tops/bottoms while glueing because I'm a bit OCD and I like the balance of buliding the heart symmetrically. Not necessary, just the way I chose to do it. If you only use 10 corks, you could also create a bunch of grapes instead of a heart.
This craft can be done with kids, but make sure you are supervising the use of the hot glue gun.
If you try this craft at home, please share your photos!
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LOVE IT! (and recognize those J vineyard corks!)
Thanks! And the top right cork was from a RodneyStrong wine!
Now I know what I can make with those corks that I have been saving.
Neat idea!
cute idea! This will be great for a lot of other things too.
What a lovely idea!
What a clever idea!
I LOVE THIS IVE SEEN IT BEFORE BUT I DONT DRINK. I THINK I WILL HAVE TO ASK MY DRUNKEN RELATIVE FOR CORKS LOL
I need to find someone who drinks a lot of wine
This is a great idea for wine corks that just tend to get thrown away.
Not a wine drinker, but will have to stop at my local bar and ask for my friends to save me some wine corks! Thanks for a super cute idea!
Very cute! Could make great wedding favors!
I save my wine corks and have a lot of them. This would be a fun project for something to do with them.
Thanks for the craft idea. Can you just buy corks without purchasing wine?
you you can buy unused corks at craft stores and wine/beer making stores (probably other places, too)
Great idea
I love projects using corks. This is so cute and it would be fun to make too!
well,that is cute! Thanks for sharing!
Neat idea. I plan to make some wine bottle wind chimes and these would be great for the bottom.
I would have never thought of this! So creative!
Great idea. So cute!
My husband and I have every cork from the every bottle of wine we’ve shared since the beginning of our relationship. I love fun ideas where I can use them for something.
How cute. Now I wished I saved corks.
very nice idea
I like the idea of recycling. That’s a cute idea.
Cute ideas but don’t have any corks!! UGH!!
I wish I had more corks to do this craft! It looks easy and yet very cute! You could even do this for a door wreath!
How cute, i love the different shades of pink the corks end up being. If only i drank wine…
Very cute, I just thought how corks would make great coasters. Thanks for the inspiration.
this is sooooooo creative
gives me something to do with all the wine corks, thanks
Oh my gosh! I have a drawer full of corks. Been looking for ideas on what to do with them all. Thanks!
This is so cute! Now I just need some wine… 🙂
Love having another use for corks. Thanks…
Very cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
I’m really not a wine drinker but this is a cute idea
I better get busy buying some more wine, lol. Cute craft idea!
this is such a great idea! i love this site! so many cute things i cant wait to get started on!
cute idea.
That is a really good idea for the leftover corks.
Great idea!
I like to recycle things and do something creative with stuff that most people would throw away. Very good idea here!
SO cute!! Love it
this is a cute idea
This is a cute craft, you’ve got to drink a lot of wine though. Thank you for sharing this craft.
That is so unique. I never would have thought of that.
very cute idea. thanks.
this is cute! although you have to drink quite a few to get there 🙂
What a cute idea, I know who I can share this with!
Love this idea, now all i need are more corks, lol.
Oh, this would be nice to use corks from the bottles of wines my husband and I get at the various vineyards we visit together!
This is a cute idea!
This Heart you made is a clever idea. If you had enough cork you could have made a Big Open Heart by Gluing them together side by side into a Heart Shaped Wreath. That would be clever too! Thankyou for Sharing!
cute idea
This is a really neat idea. My oldest daughter loves making craft and this looks like something that would be fun for us to do together.
What a great ideal too use wine corks I like it. I will have too try it thanks
Cute craft, but no corks. I’m not a drinker. Could ask a couple of friends to save them for me.
I really need to start saving my corks aanndd drinking more wine! 😉
Friends and family..start saving your corks..i want to make this!
How cute is that! I love it!
What a fabulous project? Who knew you could be creative with corks?
Adorable. Looks like it might take a little bit of patience to complete, but very cute!!
I dont drink wine can i just buy corks?
Yes, you can! There are wine making supply stores that order them and many craft stores carry them, too.
I love it! Too Cute and a great reason to drink wine 😉
Very cool! These would be great ornaments as well.
what a great idea!! a great way to use corks
How cute it that?! Such a unique way to get rid of corks lol. Not that I drink that much wine, but these would make such great crafts! Great idea!!!
That is a cute and inexpensive idea!
Very creative use of corks awesome!!!!
I have so many corks laying around {umm yes I love wine} This would be an awesome project to use them for!
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This is really cute!! I’ve been saving corks for a craft of some sort and have yet to figure out what to do with them. I like this idea, though. It’s simple and even my kid could do it with me. 🙂