I would like to know how to make a wreath out of wine corks?

I have seen two styles of wine cork wreaths: the first the corks are laying on their sides and the second the cork are vertical. I like the second with the corks standing upright. I know that the base is a straw wreath form, how would you attatch the corks the the form?

I would like to know how to make a wreath out of wine corks?
one set of instructions I found call for just using toothpicks to hold the corks to the wreath, the other calls for using liberal amounts of hot glue to do the job. I would probably be tempted to use the toothpicks with a dab of glue (like E6000 or hot glue. wood glue might work too) at each end.
Reply:Glue might be the obvious answer but over time, the cork will probably begin to separate from the glue.


You might try very fine wire around the cork and the poked into the straw wreath. Or use a grapevine wreath instead.





I've done a wreath like this, used artificial grapes and silk wisteria (Hobby Lobby), used the corks as accents. It was very cute - gave it away as a gift.


Just make sure you pick out the corks that have red-wine stains, they will detract from the overall appearance.


Also you can use a Dremel hand drill to "sand" one side to make it flat, easier to place on the wreath...
Reply:It would take a huge amount of corks to fill an entire wreath. Here is what I would do First gather supplies; strips of plastic bags (black would be best ),fern pins,small bunches of artificial red %26amp; green grapes,ROUND toothpicks,thick tacky glue , hot glue and 16 or 18ga. wire. Cover the straw wreath with the plastic strips by wrapping around and around to protect the surface it will hang on. Lay the wreath down on a flat surface.Attach small groups of the grapes (mixing the colors ) around the outside %26amp; the inside of the wreath using the fern pins that you dipped the ends into the tacky glue. Use the hot glue to secure the grapes in several places for more security.This should leave a space a couple inches wide down the middle / top surface of the ring. This is where to attach your corks.Dip one end of the toothpick in the tacky glue.Insert in the cork. Dip other end in the glue and insert the cork in the empty spacein in the wreath.Note: fern pins are available in the floral section of any large craft store.The 18ga. wire is to hang the the wreath.
Reply:You don't have much of an imagination do you?
Reply:How about instead a cork Christmas village?
Reply:Can I come over and help you drink the wine. You will get a lot more corks that way.