August 6, 2011

Wine Cork Monogram



So, I have this collection of corks waiting to be used creatively--I am privileged to have them sent to me from my cousin's vineyard in Sonoma County, CA-thanks, Allie!  I love everything about them--from the stamped vineyard names on the sides, the wine stains on the tops, the different colors and smell of them. When a friend showed me this idea for using them in a monogram, I was happy to give it a try.


All you need are wine corks, a glue gun, and a monogram letter. I bought a wooden monogram at Michael's for around $3-it is nice because it already has holes in the back to hang on a wall, but I think you could also print a letter off on the internet, trace it and cut it out of sturdy cardboard too.

Here's how I did it-first I positioned all the corks so they would all fit onto the letters without showing any white. Then I glued one at a time on one side and the bottom and pressed it onto the one next to it.




Here's the finished product!


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4 comments:

  1. allieAugust 7, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    This looks great, Tina! So glad you could find such a creative use for these corks! It is fun to see the real old ones mixed in there with the Ketcham Estate!

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  2. beccaAugust 10, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    ooooooo, I really like this one! It would be need over a mantle with the families last name spelled out

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  3. remadesimpleAugust 11, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Thanks, Allie! yeah, I like the mixture of old and new corks, thanks for supplying them to me!

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  4. remadesimpleAugust 11, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    thank you, yes a family name spelled out would be cool too!

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