Embracing Shabby Chic: Our Journey with Wine Cork Monograms

The Need for Offline Creativity

Simply put, working on a project FOR the blog but AWAY from the computer, doesn’t give me guilt.  Does anyone else who runs a blog or who is self employed feel this, that if you are not working all the time, then you are not working hard enough to make it a success??  Maybe that is the content for an entirely different blog post!

Anyway back to my first DIY projects: wine cork monogram.

!wine monogram letter

My First DIY Shabby Chic Project: Wine Cork Monogram

It was the husband who first mentioned about keeping our wine and Champagne corks as he thought they might come in useful, he is a horder too so you can imagine what our house is like!

!wine corks

Inspiration from Pinterest

I have looked at the corks so many times, wondering what use to put them to, when I came across a picture of a wine cork monogram on Pinterest.  I am in the process of redecorating my office and thought that this would be the perfect addition for one of the walls.

DIY Wine Cork Monogram: Step-by-Step Guide

Equipment and Materials Needed

• Wine Corks
• Monogram letter
• Glue Gun
• Scissors

Sourcing the Monogram Letter

Firstly you need to source your chosen monogram letter.  If you have the time and a handy jigsaw then you can make one yourself, but in the interests of safety and my nails I opted to purchase mine from ebay.

!monogram letter

Organizing and Laying Out the Corks

Start by organising your corks into wine and Champagne and then start to layout the corks onto the letter without glueing them down.

!diy tutorial wine cork letter

I started by working out which sections of the letter best fitted the different sized corks and then built up the letter from there. Do be careful though as it is like a big game of dominoes until they are all stuck down.

Sticking the Corks Down

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!shabby chic tutorial

!diy wedding wine cork letters

Once you have them all laid out, fire up the glue gun and get sticking.  It really is the easiest DIY project that I have done!

My letter is approx 16 inches high and took 141 corks.

!wine monogram letter

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