Easy Wine Cork Earrings Tutorial
Upcycling-wise, wine corks are one of the easiest materials that you can work with. They are easy to find, easy to cut, and super lightweight.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create super cute wine cork earrings. So, grab some wine corks, and let's get started with this fun cork earrings DIY.
Tools and materials:
- Wine corks
- Craft knife
- Needle
- Markers
- White acrylic paint (optional)
- Paintbrush (optional)
- Clear varnish
- Wire
- Wire scissors
- Round nose pliers
- Super glue
- Earring hooks
1. Cut the corks
Start off this cork earrings DIY by preparing the cork. I cut mine about half a centimeter in width. You want them to be thick enough to be able to pierce a hole through.
2. Cut in half
Cut two pieces for each earring and then cut them in half.
3. Pierce a hole
Use a needle or something similar to make a needle that goes through the center of the cork. Try to make it as straight as possible.
4. Color
To add the color, I chose to use regular markers. I also tried acrylic paint, but I liked that the marker is see-through and reveals the texture of the cork underneath.
You can go for whatever color combination that you want. Color both sides, and then make sure to let the ink dry.
5. Paint
This step is optional, but I painted the sides of the pieces with white acrylic paint.
6. Spray with varnish
Once that is dry, spray paint both sides with clear varnish to add shine and protect the color.
7. Cut and bend the wire
Next, cut a piece of wire. Bend the edge of the wire to a 90-degree angle and turn it in the opposite direction to create a loop.
8. Insert pieces onto the wire
Then put the pieces of cork through the wire. After spacing them correctly, cut the excess wire and add a drop of super glue to keep it secure.
9. Attach the earring hooks
Lastly, attach the earring hooks to the wine cork earrings using the round nose pliers to open and close the wire.
10. Wine cork earrings
Here are the completed wine cork earrings! They were so easy to make.
It’s so fun to repurpose unusual materials and make fabulous and unexpected things with them!
If you enjoyed this fabulous cork earrings DIY, let me know in the comments below!
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Hi Curly, I make jewelry and those are very cute. I can see them in different colors and even gilded. Copper stripping for stained glass would look nice on the edges. Just make sure your findings match or are near to the color of the metallic accents. Thank you for sharing. :)
How about a cute bead in between each cork to give it more color and fun sparkle?