Making a Wine Cork Trivet

Total Time: 15-20 minutes

Yield: 1

Supplies:

• 32 wine corks
• 1-2 sticks hot glue
• scissors
• 1 7 inch piece of mini calendar cardboard insert or cork sheet

Steps:

1. With the cardboard set, measure the corks to make sure your cardboard is the right size. Turns out it's perfect for the project. If you don't have a mini calendar, just use a piece of box cut up or cork if you have it.

2. I mixed the directions for a cooler look, but you can have them all one directions if you want. The cool thing is that each cork is the exact length to it's width. So two one way is the same as two the other.
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3. Once you know they will all fit, glue them on in any direction.

4. Glue a hanger on the middle of one side or the corner. I used lace. You can use ribbon, a bread tag, wire, etc. You are ready to use and then hang where you can get to it fast!! N-JOY!!

Try using embroidery hoops. They come in several sizes, so that gives you a lot of choice. Some are even small enough to use for coasters. I'm guessing you intend to cut the cork down and then glue them into 'frame' to make hot pads. A bonus is that you can usually get embroidery hoops at second hand stores for 50 cents or less AND you can paint them cheaply for variation. Good luck. Dianne

You can find unfinished trays in various sizes at the craft store. They go on sale regularly, so watch the ads.

Nothing, the corks are not damaged by the heat from pots, etc. This is why cork trivets are popular.

I have made a wreath and a Christmas tree from wine corks, and all I did to prepare them was to wash/soak them in hot water and dish detergent, then rinse well, and let air dry for a couple of days. You do have to weight them down to keep them under water to soak them. I used a bowl and a plate as the weight. This did not remove wine stains, but they add character to me.

By Julianna from Princeton, NJ