Happy Fall Y’all! I have a fun wine cork pumpkin project to share with you today. It turned out even cuter than I imagined. Gather up your supplies and let’s get started!
Steps for making your wine cork pumpkin:
1). Gather your supplies:
Wine corks.
If you haven’t saved any over time, have a party and ask all of your guests to bring a bottle of wine or two! Afterward, you’ll be set. OR, just buy a bag of wine corks in the craft section;-). I’ve also provided an Amazon link should you wish to order some.
Hot glue gun.
Mine is from Walmart, but I attached a link to one on Amazon that gets good reviews.
Watercolor paint.
I was actually planning on using some acrylic craft paint, but I couldn’t find any orange at my house. I came across these watercolor paints and they worked great. If you have young children, chances are good you have this exact same palette somewhere! The colors worked perfectly for this project.
Cup of water
(If using watercolor paints)
Autumn Floral Stems of choice for top of pumpkin
Floral Wire Cutters
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2). Paint your wine corks:
This was so easy! If you have corks from a red wine, they will already have a beautiful red/purple color. Try to ensure both sides of the cork are a similar color so the pumpkin looks great from any angle. I left some plain, others I painted red, purple, and of course, plenty were painted orange.
3. Glue your wine corks:
I hot glued a row of four corks on the bottom. I held them in place for a few seconds to allow the glue to set and they were good to go. The next row had five corks, then six corks, with the middle row containing seven corks. Then, six corks, five corks, and four corks. On the top, I glued a plain cork in the middle of the row for the stem. So easy!
I tried to keep the end of the cork that had a corkscrew hole facing the same direction. Probably not necessary, but this project was so simple, I had to find a way to complicate it a little bit!
4. Use your wire cutters to trim the autumn florals, then hot glue to decorate the stem:
5. Step back and admire your pretty wine cork pumpkin!
Did you notice my “Happy Fall” sign? I created that printable to add to my decor and popped it in a 5×7 frame. Do you want one too? Click on the image below and grab one today!
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Have a great day!
April
So cute! Ava and I will have to give it a try!
Thanks
Thanks, Jenifer! Maybe we just need a girls’ project night! 😊
Yes! I would LOVE THAT!!
Oh my goodness, it’s adorable! And I love the sign you’ve included with it, perfect touch! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Tiffany! I appreciate the sweet words. Have a great day!
I love how simple this craft is. Cute!
Thank you!
That is so cute! I’m always collecting wine corks for projects and this looks right up my alley!
Thank you! I was glad to find a use for my wine cork collection…I guess I’ll have to start over again;-)
This is so creative and cute! Love it!
Thank you!
Love this! Great reason to drink some wine too 😉
Thank you! It is all for a good DIY;-)
Looks great. LOVE the printable, thanks for making that available.
Thanks, Stephanie!
What a cute idea!! I cannot wait to make one of these pumpkins…need to get some wine 😉
Thanks, Clair! They are darling, if I do say so myself. Have fun!
Really cute idea! I always wonder what to do with all of those corks we all seem to collect 🙂
Thanks, Sara!
I’m pinning this and I’ll start saving my corks to make this next fall! Love your cute printable fall sign too!
Thank you, Amanda! This made me smile😊
I can’t get over how cute this is! What a great idea!
Thanks, Tasia! Have a friend over and make some! 😉
What a cute and fun craft to make
Thanks, Anne!
This is such a cute project! And yay for another reason to drink more wine lol.
Thanks, Joline! Cheers!
I love this! It’s so fun and festive as well as your printable!
This pretty much just means I need to start drinking more wine so I can create this! 🙂
Thanks, Corey! There is no better time than the present!
This is such a cute idea! So festive and will work great all fall long!
Thank you, Brittany!
Could this get any cuter!
Thank you!