We have seen many DIY projects featuring uses for corks, but often times the overall effect is rather shabby chic or country kitchen. While that may suit some decors, it's nice to see a more pared down version that with clean lines and simple shape, that would fit in with a more minimalist look. This DIY cork trivet from Sweet Paul is simple, easy and would fit in on most tables.
From the blog:
All you need is a bunch of wine corks and superglue. If you don't have 60 wine corks lying around the house, you can ask your local wine shop, restaurants, bars, etc. I got mine from my local wine shop — they gave me 100 corks. Start by gluing 3 corks together. You have to use superglue and not a hot glue gun. Continue to glue corks to each other until you have a circular shape. It needs to be big enough to rest a pot on top. Once it's, dry, it's ready to use.
Find the full instructions at Sweet Paul.
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sweet! will have a chat with my local wine dealer :)
Do you have to do anything to the corks to clean them? I've been saving wine corks in a glass jar and every time I open the lid it smells strongly of wine?
Hmmm...I have a huge collection of corks just sitting in a big old glass vase in my closet.
I like this idea, but I would use some wire in the attachment process.
I put my corks through the dishwasher in the silverware bin. They expand a bit but the smell is gone. The expansion helps to make them a uniform size (eliminating the taper into the bottle) so they fit together better.
So super glue opposed to hot glue because hot glue would come apart?
hot glue could damage some corks, and it's not very permanent. Cute idea.
"If you don't have 60 wine corks lying around the house, you can ask your local wine shop"
ummm, I think I might have 600 lying around the house, well, mostly in a box in the basement waiting to be used but anyway...to the workroom!
Ah! That little pot is super cute. Anyone have a brand name for me?
@EWG109 Mine have always been stored open to the air. I suppose the smell is trapped and amplified by the lack of circulating air. My open air corks lose any smell they may have in a week, tops.
Does it float?
My mom loves to make these, so I always save my corks for her. She doesn't use glue though. She puts a metal plumbing clamp around them. It works well, but obviously ends up looking a bit different.
One suggestion thought (might be obvious): Don't use synthetic corks.
@caryl I think it's a Dansk pot.
@ Caryl
Dansk Kobenstyle enamel pot. I inherited that exact 2qt one.
a dansk pot whose lid, I believe, was meant to be used as a trivet!