These cute and colorful wine cork succulent magnets make your refrigerator extra charming. Even not-so-green thumbs can easily make these. Give your fridge a pop of color by creating these DIY wine cork succulent magnets. These magnets are the perfect adult craft!
Wine Cork Succulent Magnets
I have a confession. I’m a terrible gardener. Not just “I don’t grow things well,” but, as I walk by a plant, it starts to wilt. My husband doesn’t even trust me to water our own garden when he goes out of town. And by “our garden,” I mean, “the garden he grows.” How much water? Too much light? Too little light? Shade? No shade? Perennial? Annual? I won’t remember. I have no explanation for this deficiency.
Gardening is just not in my bones. But I hear these succulent things are pretty hardy, so maybe they can survive with me around. And they are all the rage, right? So what could possibly go wrong? Especially when you add wine. While I may not be a gardener, I’m a great wine drinker, so I have plenty of wine corks on hand for this project. What better way to use my wine corks than to make these wine cork succulent magnets? I’m all about the DIY kitchen crafts.
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Craft supplies for wine cork succulent magnets
- wine corks
- drill with size 5/16 bit
- wrench
- craft paint (optional)
- paint brushes (optional)
- blue painters tape (optional)
- hot glue gun
- magnets
- soil
- small succulent pieces
You can find the printable version of this craft at the end of this post
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. (Husband enters, waving hands wildly and vigorously shaking his head, “NO!”). Check out tons of kitchen and garden craft ideas here! You may also be interested in more recycled craft ideas, like these Bottle Cap Flowers, Recycled Jar Lid Owls, or these Fairy House Night Lights.
- wine corks
- drill with size 5/16 bit
- wrench
- craft paint (optional)
- paint brushes (optional)
- blue painters tape (optional)
- hot glue gun
- magnets
- soil
- small succulent pieces
- 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.
Meaghan Mountford
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