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Wine Cork Candle Holder


Hey, friends! Today I’m sharing a wine cork candle… thing. I don’t really know what to call it because I won’t necessarily be using it as a centerpiece… wine corks as candle filler? wine corks and a candle in a glass cylinder? I-drink-a-lot-of-wine candle decor? So I’ll just go with wine cork candleholder.

I didn’t have to look very far for wine corks. I’ve been saving them for a few years and displaying them in a large glass cylinder in our kitchen.

I was curious about how many corks I’ve collected, so I counted. The grand total? 292. No, I don’t have a drinking problem. Other people helped me drink some most of those 292 bottles of wine…

If you’re not a lush wine enthusiast like me, you could ask a local restaurant, banquet hall, or winery to save corks for you. You can also buy them (here) if you don’t want to mess with asking around.


I used the large glass cylinder that I was originally storing the corks in. For the actual candle holder, I grabbed one of the leftover glass cylinders from our wedding (bought at Dollar Tree). I simply put the smaller glass cylinder in the middle of the large glass cylinder.


Then, I put the wine corks around the smaller cylinder and a candle in the smaller cylinder. Nothing fancy here, I merely dumped the corks into the large container.

Sidebar:  I used my favorite candle for this project– Caribbean Coconut by Aroma-Mix (found at Kohls). I absolutely LOVE this scent. Seriously, so they don’t go to waste when the wick burns out, I cut them up and put them in my candle warmer. Unfortunately, they stopped making this scent. So if anyone finds these candles please let me know.


And, here’s the final project! What do you think?


When I finished with the large cylinder, I thought that maybe not enough light was getting through the corks, so I made another with a smaller cylinder.

I think they turned out well! And, I spent a whopping $0 to make them. These would make  gorgeous (and inexpensive) centerpieces for a wedding or wine and cheese party.

With all this talk about wine, what’s your favorite? I’m a Moscato and sweet red kind of girl.

EDIT: There have been inquiries about the size of the containers I used. So here goes. The larger outside holder is 9 inches in diameter (found at Home Goods a couple years ago). The smaller outside holder is 6 inches in diameter (found at Walmart a couple years ago). The inner candle holders are 3 and 3/8 inched in diameter (found at Dollar Tree).
LOVE this! Perfect for everyday decor or party/wedding centerpiece!

Stalk away!

    

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Comments

  1. Jamie says

    August 8, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    This is so cute! I used all of our wine corks for our wedding. I did find that wineries were very nice about giving up their used corks.

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  6. {cuppakim} says

    August 9, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    that looks awesome! i have been saving my corks too…all four of them. hahaha.

    i don’t drink much wine.

    one day i’d love to do that. 🙂

    and for now, i’m swapping out my multi-colored beans for coffee beans on my copy cat candle holders i made (like yours with the green peas)

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  7. donatella says

    August 9, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    …this is what I will do with all the corks that i’ve been saving for a good use! thanks for sharing, looks so pretty 🙂 found your link at tip junkie

    Reply

  10. Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says

    August 9, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    So pretty! Don’t you just love all the new inspiration Pininterst gives us DIY peeps?! It makes you think what we ever did with out it. I have so many vases sitting around and this is such a easy way to utilize them around the house. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Melissa says

    August 9, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    This is so perfect for my friend. I’ll be sharing it with her. Her hubby insists on keeping the corks. My hubby keeps bottle/beer caps. sigh- Men!

    Reply

  15. Dana from Our Life's Legacy says

    August 10, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Very cute! I think that since you’re a wine enthusiast you should definitely stop by my blog (ourlifeslegacy.blogspot.com) because I have a fun Willow House giveaway- three really pretty wine stoppers. Would love for you to visit 🙂

    Reply

  16. Luke & Darcie says

    August 10, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    I saw these on Pinterest yesterday! I also noticed the Oliver Winery corks…I’m from Indiana! (southwest of Indy) I’ve been collecting wine corks for awhile now and wanted to create a centerpiece for my dining room table. Thanks for the great idea!
    :)Darcie (fellow Hoosier)

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  17. Debi (MeMa) says

    August 10, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    This is such a great idea! My husband and I drink wine too, but we just throw the wine corks in a drawer. Why? We dont know. We just do, I quess thinking we might do something with them one day. Although I have found that some of the less expensive wines use some kind of plastic for corks. I wonder, is there some other projects out there for wine cork?

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  18. Phleurdillee says

    August 11, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Golly! I wish I drank wine! I love your “Wine Cork Candle Thingy”! It’s gorgeous! I also enjoyed your sense of humor, etc. When I happened upon your blog( via Technique Junkie), I read “about you” first and thought, btwn your likes and dislikes that you’d make a good school teacher! Anywho, love your very chic inspiration and enjoyed your witty, funny dialog! Keep ’em coming!

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  23. maggie says

    August 12, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    I’m a moscato girl too! I also love Pinot grigio. Corks are awsome to make stuff with. I collect them along with lots of others I guess 🙂

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  25. Mary-Sweetwater Style says

    August 12, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    What a great excuse to drink more wine! Seriously, this is so simple and lovely. When my son was a bartender, I made him bring me wine corks from the bar…if you know a bartender…you can ask them to do the same for you! Or if you go to a bar where “everyone knows your name” that would work too!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  32. Sawdust and Paperscraps says

    August 14, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    I love it. I steal wine corks from my in-laws when I visit but don’t have enough saved to do any of the huge wine cork projects I had in mind (and it’ll probably take another 10 years before I do). This is a great use for them while I continue to save up. LOL

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  37. Donna T. says

    August 17, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    I love the idea for the candleholder…I pinned it to my board on Pinterest…no shortage of corks at my house…been collecting them and storing them away in an old crock waiting to use them…

    Thanx for sharing…

    Donna
    Tinglelaneprimitives.blogspot.com

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  41. Walking by Faith says

    August 19, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    I absolutely LOVE this idea!! I have a TON of wine corks sitting in my kitchen, waiting to be used. This is the perfect, fuss-free project. Thanks so much for the tip! I only hope mine look as great as yours. 😉

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  50. Leslie says

    November 8, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Found you on YHL:) I also did this after seeing it on Pinterest. My vase isn’t full yet though – better get to drinking! We always try to write on our corks what we were celebrating/ who we drank it with and the date. I’m a light weight, so I go for Riesling, but I like any wine that isn’t too dry and/or too many tannins.

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  51. stephaniemounts says

    December 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    I found this pin on Pinterest and had to pin to my Craft board, what a clever, easy-to-do project,I just love it. I am a wine lover myself and only need one more excuse to rink more wine so I can collect more cork 😉

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  62. Lokie says

    May 25, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    If you don’t drink much wine, you can always ask a local bar or restaurant to save them for you. Offering to trade a 6 pack of beer to the waiter or bartender should work (part time bartender myself)

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  64. Jen says

    January 11, 2014 at 12:14 PM

    LOVED the idea, but wasn’t crazy about using a real candle, as I was giving it to my MIL & not sure she’d remember to blow the candle out after consuming more wine to add to the cork collection! Ha! So….I found a container that was big enough to hold a tall pillar flameless candle, placed the corks around it, and then had to turn it on! Let’s just say that the corks didn’t stay! 🙁 So, then I thought I’ll just put the candle on the timer (it had a 5 hr timer). Ok, not a bad idea, but what happens when the battery dies???? Can anyone give me any ideas as to how to keep the corks together so that they all don’t come tumbling down when I change the candles out, or change the battery????

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    June 11, 2014 at 3:16 PM

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  68. Neke says

    December 17, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    My question and hopefully it doesn’t sound silly but once the candle burns how would you go about changing the inside holder ?

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  69. Anna Garrison says

    January 7, 2016 at 6:10 PM

    I absolutely love these candles and I want to use them for center pieces for my upcoming wedding. Do you know what the measurements were for the glass cylinders? Any ideas on were to find cheap ones?

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  73. Amy says

    April 17, 2019 at 9:33 AM

    Elegant wine cork idea. When I tried similar ideas, I asked in cork bars that it would be cool to decorate things. We even have a bar in the city with a cork office.

    Reply

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