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Wine Cork and Embroidery Hoop Trivet

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Wine Cork and Embroidery Hoop Trivet



I saw this cork trivet on Pinterest a while ago made with wine corks and a metal hose clamp from the hardware store. I thought that it would be fun to make one with an embroidery hoop.

What you need:
About 40 wine corks
A 6 inch wooden embroidery hoop (just the outside piece)
Piece of cardboard
Piece of felt
Hot glue gun

First, I decided to dye all of my wine corks purple. I simple put a thin layer of cheap red wine in the bottom of a small cookie sheet and then placed the corks face down. I let them soak overnight. They ended out being all different shades of purple.

Next, I let them dry for a little while on a piece of foil. They smelled a little bit like old wine, but after I rinsed them and dried them the smell disappeared.

I then arranged them inside of the outside piece of a 6 inch embroidery hoop. I used 40 corks. Once the hoop is stuffed full of corks, I tightened it as much as possible. Some of the corks in the middle were still a little bit loose, but it did not matter.

I flipped over the trivet and hot glued a thin cardboard circle (from a cereal box), slightly smaller than the hoop. Next, a glued a circle of felt (same size) on top of the cardboard. Now all of the corks are secure.

Now I have a fun place to set pots in the kitchen. This would also make a fun, cheap, and easy Christmas gift.

This post was originally posted at Young and Crafty.

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  2. This is great idea. The world of wine is a wonderful world of flavors, food pairing, vintages, grape varieties, growing regions and fun. It brings on laughter, camaraderie, sharing, good times, mellow times and friendship. and for the best of wine gifts your idea is great dealing with.

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  3. I have seen this idea on pinterest too-your trivet looks fabulous! Great job.

    I have posted about a few of my favourite pins on my blog so if you have 5 Minutes to spare please pop by! I would be honoured if you could also link up your post to my weekly Pinning and Singing Pinterest Linky Party as this post is just fabulous! I have also created a Pinning Bloggers Master List at my blog that you might be interested in joining.

    Best wishes and happy pinning!
    Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me

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  10. How fun! Love using red wine to dye the corks. And an embroidery hoop – I would never have thought of that! I have saved wine corks and can't wait to try this 🙂

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  13. Hi Rachel, what a neat idea. Of course it would help if you were a wine drinker so you could save the corks, LOL What do you do when you don't imbibe? Thanks for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris

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