amy+mayd cork art

Here is an easy way to  capture some of your better wine nights and make them into an artful memory or at least a conversation piece for your next wine night!

amy+mayd cork art

Start by collecting corks. Wine and champagne. I’d just swipe mine from the wine I drank with friends at my house or theirs and slowly built up a collection. Over time I just stuck them in a random drawer until I thought I had enough to actually do something with. The cool thing is you can start with however many you want and add to the art piece over time.

amy+mayd cork art

Next purchase or make a shadow box/display case that says something about the room you want to display the corks in. You can find finished boxes at stores that have home furnishing/picture frame sections or unfinished ones at craft stores. I chose this one because it is very simple and modern and I thought it would let the corks speak for themselves.

amy+mayd cork art

I simply put the corks into the different compartments and overtime I have continued to add to the piece. I think it is fun because it leaves you with memories of when you drank the bottles with friends or on holidays. After my wedding my husband and I had a lot of corks left over from all of the wine and champagne we had purchased, parties are a great place to collect them. I think this makes a really unique and cool art piece and it’s eco-friendly!!