wine-cork-board

well diy sunday turned into diy monday.  we got home today and after we ate dinner (breaded rosemary shrimp with garlicky cannellini beans—yum!)  we started putting together a shelving unit for b’s office.  finishing in record time for ikea furniture (and no fights), i decided to continue on with the productivity.  i’m in the process of redoing our “junk counter” and the walls were looking a little boring.  in order to spice it up, i decided to use those corks i had gathered up to create a diy wine cork board.    so here’s what i’ve been up to the past hour or so:

i painted cardboard black and cut out two circles for the backing.  then i cut all the corks in half with a sharp serrated knife—careful!  i practiced laying out the corks before glueing them on.  i put my favorite cork at the center (veuve clicquot!) and worked from there.  i thought i’d have enough for two…clearly we need to drink more!  i glued the second piece of cardboard to the back to make it more stable.  i’m not exactly sure how i’m going to attach it to the wall permanently, but for now i attached a ribbon to the top for it to hang.  and there you have my new wine cork board!

i love the texture, the wine stains, and the uniqueness of each cork!  have you done anything with your old wine corks?