DIY cork containers

There are lots of beautiful decorations that you can make with simple and inexpensive materials. Today’s star is cork. You can use this material to make some very lovely and simple vases or containers and they will add texture to your décor and bring out the beauty of anything you choose to display in them. For this project you’ll need some cans, spray paint, a roll of cork, some heavy duty craft glue, scissors, a ruler and pins of clothespins.

Start by washing the cans. You can use soup or vegetable cans that are very easy to find and that anyone has and uses in the kitchen. Peel off their labels and clean the sticky areas. After they are all dry, start painting the inside of each can. When you’re done continue with the exterior. You can use any color you want. After the paint is completely dry, roll out the cork and place the bottom of the can at the end of the roll. Mark the width of the can with a pencil and create a long straight line using the ruler.

You can either choose to wrap the can a single time or to wrap the cork around it twice so that you can easily stick the pins in it. At one end of the cork roll, place a thick bead of heavy duty craft glue and then just begin rolling the can adding more glue as you go. Add another thick bead of blue at the other end and secure it with pins until it’s dry. After that your containers are ready to be filled with flowers, pencils or anything else you want. It’s simple and chic and it will stand out.{found on papernstitchblog}.