All you need is some paint, hot glue, felt and a little twine to recycle some old wine corks into a cute wine cork pumpkin to decorate your table.
Wondering what to do with all those spare corks you have hanging around? Why not make a wine cork pumpkin to celebrate fall?
You only need about 30 minutes and a few supplies and the result is an adorable table decoration you can enjoy year after year.
How to Make a Wine Cork Pumpkin
Makes: 1 pumpkin
All you need is some paint, hot glue, felt and a little twine to recycle some old wine corks into a cute wine cork pumpkin to decorate your table.
Tools
- Paintbrush
- Hot glue gun
- Craft knife
- Scissors
Materials
- 25 recycled wine corks
- Orange acrylic paint
- Green felt
- Jute twine
Instructions
- Dilute the paint with a bit of water and paint both ends of all but one cork. Set aside to dry.
- Arrange the corks in rows (4 on the bottom, then 5, then 6, then 5 and 4 on the top row) and hot glue them together. For best results, try to match up the corks so they're the same length in each row.
- Arrange the corks in rows (4 on the bottom, then 5, then 6, then 5 and 4 on the top row) and hot glue them together. For best results, try to match up the corks so they're the same length in each row.
- Cut leaf shapes from the green felt and hot glue them on around the “stem.”
- Tie a short length of twine around the stem to resemble the vine.
Shelley says
Love this project! I was wondering if you had a template for the leaf pattern you used? Thank you!
Lynne Webb says
Hi Shelley,
I’m sorry but we don’t have a template. If you Google “pumpkin leaf outline” and click on the “Images” tab in the results, you can find some simple outlines you could print out. Try this link: https://bit.ly/3lEcQY8
Katherine Johnson says
So fun to make and they came out great!
Linda Gleason says
Such a great idea and recycling too.
Lynne Webb says
Thank you, Linda. It’s a fun project.
Madonna Knust says
I made this and I am having trouble with the hot glue keeping the corks together. Am I doing something wrong???
Lynne Webb says
Hi Madonna,
We’ve not experienced any issues with the hot glue in this project ourselves, but a couple of possibilities come to mind: are you using regular hot glue (recommended) or low-temp hot glue (which might not have enough adhesion)? If your glue isn’t getting hot enough, it might be drying too quickly for the corks to connect. Also, are you using actual corks or synthetic? Synthetic corks might not be porous enough for the hot glue. Lastly, a good alternative to hot glue would be Gorilla Glue. Hope this helps!
Pallet Garden Bed says
Thank you so much for the wonderful Tutorial. We are definitely going to try this.
Rissa says
I dig this! My mother in-law drinks wine so I texted her to save her corks so I could make this pumpkin for myself LOL! I also featured your tutorial on my recent roundup post because I loved it so much! Thank you for sharing.
Lynne Webb says
Hi Rissa,
Thanks so much for including our pumpkin in your roundup!
Mariyah A. says
We were so inspired by your post that we added it to the 23 Best DIY Fall Craft Ideas list at Craftcuts.com! Thank you for inspiring us for this Fall holiday season! Keep up the great work.
You can check out our post here: https://www.craftcuts.com/community/home-decor/diy-fall-craft-ideas/
Emily Conner says
great idea to reuse wine corks in Halloween decoration.
Marissa says
This works better with white wine corks, if not the real red wine corks and the synthetic red wine corks last.
Rania says
I love this idea! It’s great anywhere in the house. I am posting it in my DIY Thanksgiving ideas roundup post. https://wp.me/p3ioVX-1N9