When one enjoys a glass of wine as much as I do, one is left with a collection of corks! David and I traveled to Philadelphia a couple of years ago and inspiration hit while we were shopping around in Anthropologie. The designers had created large cork spheres and had them hanging in the windows.
Since then, I have been wanting to make a much smaller sphere for our home. To start this project, I collected a lot of corks, a styrofoam ball, and hot glue. I painted the styrofoam light yellow thinking it would blend in with the corks. Not so much.... If I could do it again, I think I might use a dark brown.
I started by gluing a circle of corks around the sphere...
and then a second...
and then a third...
I then filled each quarter with corks. I noticed there were a couple of holes so I cut a few of my fake corks in half and filled in the gaps.
and there ya go! Cork Sphere!!
This project takes more corks than you would think! But I think it is a perfect accessory to sit on top of my wine bar!
Three Down! 28 to go!!
Another cute project! I may have to make one of those for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteI do like your cork sphere! But I am so distracted by your green lamp! :) It's so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Morgan! They are old brass lamps from the thrift store that I spray painted that pretty green! I love them too!!
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