These cute and colorful wine cork succulent magnets make your refrigerator extra charming. Even not-so-green thumbs can easily make these.
Wine Cork Succulent Magnets
What better way to use my wine corks than to make adorable wine cork succulent magnets? These magnets are the perfect adult craft that you can stick to your homemade cookie sheet magnetic board, fridge, or locker! I’m all about the DIY kitchen crafts.
I used real succulents in this craft, though you can certainly use faux succulents- which I suggest if you’d like them to last forever. You’ll want to occasionally water your wine cork succulent magnets if you’re going to use real plants otherwise they will wilt and you will eventually end up tossing them.
Craft supplies needed
You can find the printable version of this craft at the end of this post
- Wine corks
- Drill with size 5/16 bit
- Wrench
- Craft paint (optional)
- Paint brushes (optional)
- Blue painters tape (optional)
- Hot glue gun
- Magnets (1/4-inch, 6mm)
- Soil (if using real succulents)
- Small succulent pieces
How to Make Wine Cork Succulent Magnets
- Drill cavities in the wine corks first. Choose whichever size drill bit works best with your wine corks. That is the bit that is big enough to drill a cavity, but not so large to crumble the edges of the cork. I used a size 5/16-inch. Hold the wine cork with the wrench and drill a hole in the center of the cork.
- I’m making you use a wrench so you don’t accidentally drill your fingers. No injuries on my watch, please! You may need to drill two or three times to get a good size cavity. Be sure to only drill about three-quarters of the way down the cork. Shake out any of the cork dust.
- Next, paint your corks and let the paint dry completely. I blocked off the top of the cork with blue tape to give a dipped-paint look. If you’d like a more natural look, skip this step and don’t paint the corks at all.
- Use the hot glue gun to glue two to three magnets on the side of the cork. Let set well.
- Add your soil and succulent and adhere to a magnetic surface.
I love my little rainbow of wine cork succulent magnets. Maybe this will give me the confidence to tackle some real gardening.
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Wine Cork Succulent Magnets
Supplies
- wine corks
- drill with size 5/16 bit
- wrench
- craft paint optional
- paint brushes optional
- blue painters tape optional
- hot glue gun
- 1/4- inch 6mm magnets
- soil
- small succulent pieces
Instructions
- Drill cavities in the wine corks first with the bit big enough to drill a cavity without crumbling the edges of the cork. A 5/16-inch bit used here. Hold the wine cork with the wrench and drill a hole in the center of the cork. Be sure to only drill about three quarters of the way down the cork. Shake out any of the cork dust.
- Paint your corks and let the paint dry completely (optional).
- Use the hot glue gun to glue two to three magnets on the side of the cork. Let set well.
- Add your succulent and soil and adhere to a magnetic surface.
This post originally appeared here on Feb 24, 2017.
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Erica says
I just adore these sweet magnets! This is an awesome idea!
Saprina says
I am making these and using air plants. I was worried about the soil as well.
Cheryl says
Can you tell me where you found the magnets?
Amanda Formaro says
You can find them at any craft store as well as Walmart. Or amazon https://amzn.to/377LKif
Sy says
Very cute however, you can find fake succulents type of plants at Dollar Tree stores as I’ve seen them before. Unfortunate real plants won’t work as it was the purpose to begin with, but you also have to take into consideration, succulents is a slow plant to grow and indeed needs room for roots to thrive. Maybe this can be a project for kids to do and share with friends or their teachers!
Simone Henry says
Hello! Could you suggest an alternative to using a drill/power tool? Many thanks!
Amanda Formaro says
I would say use a wooden or metal skewer :)
Sky says
Can you tell me what diameter magnet you were using? Thank you :)
Amanda Formaro says
Yes, they are 1/4-inch (6mm) :)
Jessica says
I was wondering if you used anything to seal in the soil in case the magnet gets knocked off the fridge?
Amanda Formaro says
We did not. After making this craft we’ve decided that it’s best to use fake plants as the soil area just isn’t big enough to allow the succulent to grow.
Feana says
Nice and easy craft idea and a good way to make the fridge look beautiful. Do you suggest any succulent plant in particular? How to take care of the plant ?
Amanda Formaro says
Hi Feana! Actually while the live plants lasted for several weeks, it is a small area and doesn’t leave room for growth. So I recommend using faux succulents for this project instead!