For all you wine lovers out there, today we’re sharing how to make wine cork chargers.

I don’t know about you, but here at North Country Nest, we’re not ones to turn down a bottle of wine. There’s just something so calming about sitting down after a long day with a nice glass of vino and letting it all unwind.

Naturally, a few wine corks began to accumulate and the DIY’er in me started to think we could make something fun with them. I soon solicited the help from my grandma who then in turn asked all the ladies in her condo building. Within a month or two I had enough corks to get started… on something.

I happened to have a summer tablescape blog hop coming up and decided wine cork chargers would be the perfect addition to the table decor.

The Supplies

Wine corks

12×12 scrapbook paper

Hot glue gun

Microwavable container with water

Knife

Cutting board

The How-To

First, the wine corks need to be cut in half. To make the whole cutting process a little easier, microwave them with [not inside but scattered around] a bowl of water. The moisture makes the corks expand and easier to cut. I found the best time was between four and five minutes.

After cutting all your corks, start in a corner of the piece of paper and glue down each cork half.

I found that it works best when you use generally the same type of cork. You know, there’s the plastic-type ones and the real cork ones. When you mix and match, they don’t line up as nicely because of the varying sizes.