Wine Cork Birdhouse…

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I have been collecting wine corks for more years than I can remember.  I accumulated so many that I started decorating with them. Bulletin boards, candle holders, place card holders – you name it.  Wow…sounds like I drink a lot of wine doesn’t it?  I am also fortunate that our favorite waitress Jennifer, from our favorite Italian restaurant, Pero’s gives me a bag of wine corks every time we go to dinner there…definitely spoiled.

I decided to go on Pinterest and find an easy craft project using wine corks and saw a couple of really cute wine cork birdhouses and decided to give it a whirl.  From the examples that I saw, crafters built their houses with just the cork as their foundation and frame.  I chose an easier route of buying a birdhouse frame and decorated it with the corks.  I know it seems like cheating, but I know my limitations 🙂 (This post contains affiliate links)

Here’s what I used:

Wine Corks
Birdhouse Frame
Hot Glue Gun
Eye Screw
Cork Stickers (used for roofing)

Sticks from my yard

I poured out my wine corks and laid out a basic pattern for each side.  I glued the corks as I worked.  First, I completed the sides.

Then, U worked on the front which was a bit problematic with the roof pitch and the bird hole.  I was able to cut some corks and work them in.  The back was slightly easier to fit the corks.

 I had to cut cork until I got the fit just right.

Lucky for me, I found cork stickers on clearance at Ace Hardware.  These stickers are used as chair pads and I used them as roofing material for the house.  Quick and easy…

To finish off the front I used branches from my yard to add a perch and eaves.

Overall, I was pleased with the outcome and the birdhouse is very cute.  Lets call it rustic log cabin look 🙂  I probably won’t be leaving it outside in the elements.  It will be used inside as decoration.  I will definitely make another birdhouse with this method.

How have you used your leftover wine corks?