Make Wine Cork Coasters - Tutorial

I love any project or craft I can create using something I already have.  This may possibly be the easiest and cheapest thing I have ever created, and one of my favorites!  I made these Wine Cork Coasters using some old wine corks a piece of cork left over from my office, and hot glue.  Let me show you just how easy these are to make...

I guess technically, the first step would be to drink some wine!  No problema!  Save your corks, because not only do I have this cork project, but a few more as well!

Gather four wine corks and cut each of them right down the center using a sharp knife.  I don't recommend doing this after drinking wine, of course!

You should then have 8 wine cork halves.

Lay them out in a pattern on the corner of a cork piece.  I used this left over piece of cork roll from my office, but you could totally use a piece of felt.  Just keep in mind that you want to use something durable enough to hold the corks, but soft enough that it won't scratch your tables.

Cut a square from the cork and hot glue each ½ wine cork onto the cork flat end down.

Be sure to press them down well so they adhere to the piece of cork.

That's it!  You now have a super fun homemade coaster!  You could totally group four of these together and tie them with ribbon for a nice gift!

I think it's so much more fun than a lame old store bought coaster, and the corks keep liquid from pooling on your table!

So...do you have any leftover wine corks?

Here a few other fun projects I have made using wine corks...Click to view!

Wine Cork Monogram

Cork Board Made From an Old Window and Wine Corks

Cork Topped Coffee Table