How to Make Cork Balls

Add a whimsical touch to your Christmas tree by decorating it with cork ball ornaments.

If you enjoy hosting parties for your family members and friends, you may have plenty of used corks just waiting to be repurposed. Instead of throwing these corks in the garbage, you can use them to make whimsical crafts that can be used to decorate your home. For example, you can make ball ornaments out of used corks that you can hang onto your Christmas tree during the holidays.

Things You'll Need

• Corks
• 2-inch foam ball
• Hot glue gun
• Hot glue stick
• 1/4-inch wide ribbon
• Scissors
• Thumbtack

Instructions

1. Insert a hot glue stick into a hot glue gun, and plug it in.

2. Allow the hot glue gun to heat up for five minutes.

3. Squeeze hot glue over the surface of a two-inch foam ball.

4. Place the corks over the hot-glued ball, setting each cork upright so that only the tip is attached to the ball. Fill the entire ball with corks.

5. Cut a 1/4-inch wide ribbon to a length of 8 inches.

6. Attach the ribbon onto the cork ball using a flat thumbtack. You can now hang up the cork ball for display.

References

• Dr Vino: Ten Cool Things to Do With Leftover Wine Corks