Snowflake Wine Cork Ornament

5 Materials
$5
1 Hour
Medium

A snowflake made from wine corks is a decoration that can be enjoyed for Christmas and throughout the winter. This simple craft is inexpensive and can be made in an afternoon, plus it's a great way to upcycle wine corks.


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Gather Wine Corks


Start by gathering nine wine corks. Mine match but they don’t have to. If you don’t drink, ask a local bar to save corks for you. That's what I did!

Cut Corks in Half


Cut each cork in half using a bandsaw or hand saw. Note that I made a jig to use to cut the cork exactly in half. To do this, measure the middle of a cork and line it up with the bandsaw blade. Line up a board with the end of the cork and clamp it into place. Now you are ready to cut the corks in half without measuring!

Position Corks to Form the Middle of the Snowflake


Follow the picture above to position cork halves to form the middle of the snowflake. Once the corks are in position 3, use a hot glue gun to glue the outer corks only together. Be sure not to apply glue to the middle cork. After a circle is formed and the glue is dry, remove the center cork piece.

Add Corks to Form the Outside of the Snowflake


Following picture 5, glue wine cork halves into place using hot glue. Then follow picture 6 to complete the snowflake. Important Tip: I discovered that it was easier to drill a hole in one of the cork halves used in picture 6 for a hanger BEFORE gluing it into place.

Drill a Hole for a Hanger


Use a drill press to drill through one wine cork half to make a hole for a hanger. (Again, I recommend doing this before the cork half is glued into place.)

Decorate the Snowflake


Use glitter and ribbon to decorate the snowflake and then add a hanger. Head to my blog for step-by-step directions with pictures to follow.

Enjoy the Ornament


This ornament can be enjoyed on a Christmas tree, on a wreath, or hanging in a window. A local magazine used these ornaments for a Christmas tablescape and tied a snowflake to the back of each chair at the table. Have fun making your own ornament for your home!

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  • Diane Diane on Nov 12, 2022

    Cute. Can a box cutter be use? I have lots of wine corks but no tools

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  • Diana Diana on Nov 12, 2022

    Use a break-off blade craft knife.

  • Carolyn Carolyn on Nov 12, 2022

    If you don’t have a band saw what else could you use. I want to cut some corks length wise instead of round circles

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