Do It Yourself: Cork Boards

Do you find yourself constantly throwing out waste thinking there can be more to be done with it? That's how i felt when disposing of corks from wine bottles, so I began collecting them in a large plastic  jar. After many years...okay months, but who's counting? the collection had grown quite a bit and I was ready to find something creative and functional to be done with them. One idea stood out and I thought it would be a great use of the corks to create my very own cork board and frame it for my kitchen.

I tried it out and it was simple to do and turned out looking fabulous!

Here's how to try it yourself:

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
LOTS of corks, a glue gun and knife

STEP ONE:
Cut each cork in half with your knife...right down the middle, as even as possible

 

STEP TWO:
Start gluing the half-corks together in consistent rows and as evenly as possible

STEP THREE:
Glue the rows together to create one large sheet

STEP FOUR:
Frame it!
This is where your very own unique style has a change to shine. Choose any frame that matches the room you wish to put the board in.

THE FINISHED PRODUCT:

OR
Try turning the corks elongated to get a completely different look!