Description
Unique gift idea for Father's Day or Christmas!
By slicing the wine corks into 1/2" disks you can make your wine corks go a lot further. Cork is a great protector when drinking hot drinks and it also absorbs the sweat from cold drinks. Make a set and tie them together with some raffia or ribbon and give as a gift!
Tip: Cigar cutters start at only $2 and are a fast easy way to cut uniform corks.
Materials and Supplies
Craft Supplies:
- 1/8" thick cork (it comes in a roll or sheet)
- Wine corks (3 or 4)
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Tacky glue
- Cigar cutter or utility knife
Note: Older kids can help make these coasters but cutting the wine corks should always be done by an adult.
Craft Instructions
- Using a cigar cutter or a utility knife, cut your wine corks into 1/2" thick pieces. You will need 16 pieces.
- Hot glue the cork pieces together so that you have four rows of four. To do this, use hot glue to glue the edges together.
- Cut a piece of the 1/8" thick cork so that it is just slightly smaller than your assembled corks disks.
- Spread a layer of tacky glue on one side of the 1/8" thick piece of cork and press the assembled set of cork circles into the tacky glue. This provides a backing to your coaster. If the circles are not making good contact with the backing piece of cork, place a book or other heavy flat object on top of the cork circles until the glue is dry.