Martha Stewart Living, March 2010
Cork cutouts are protective, practical, and pretty. The material absorbs condensation from wet glasses, preventing glassware from sliding.
Tools and Materials
Decorative craft punch
Handheld hole punch
Self-adhesive cork shelf liner
Smooth tray
The How-ToWhen selecting a craft punch, test that the slot is wide enough to fit the shelf liner.
Punch out enough decorative shapes and holes from cork liner to cover tray in a pleasing pattern (we alternated flowers and dots).
Peel backing from cork liner, and adhere cork to tray.
Sources
Cork self-adhesive shelf liner, (#4551030), by Con-Tact, misterart.com
Cosmos craft punch, from Martha Stewart Shop
Soren tray, cb2.com
Dupped again. This is not what it seems. The adhesive paper is NOT cork. If you use cork, it crumbles. Neither one really works as presented.
Go to misterart.com and you will note that the site specifically says "looks like cork but it's contact paper." Paper will not absorb the condensation. Martha, do you read the reviews on your craft ideas, recipes, etc.? They are very often negative!
this is not actual cork...fyi.
I have some card stock that Martha's punches won't cut through...I don't know HOW I'd ever get her punches to go through cork.
I have never been able to punch either fabric, felt or cork. At best I have gotten indentations, most of the time, it jams the punch to the point I thought it would be broken. Having cleared the punch, I won't risk jamming it again.
Have tried working with cork as an amateur. Really difficult to cut it cleanly unless tool is especially sharp and cork is especially thin and/or flexible. Little shards of cork fly everywhere. Keep your shapes as simple as possible [circles etc]. I'd never attempt the "burst" shape shown above. Or leave this to pros with major tools.
HI AFTER SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY ON MARTHAS PUCHES,I DONT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO PUNCH THE CORK??? ANY TIPS OUT THERE???THANKS LINDA
hiiiiiii, this is nice and easy , ilike it ,thank u
Actually, what is suggested up above is cork and not a look a like, that is why the first paragraph says "The material absorbs condensation from wet glasses, preventing glassware from sliding."
Michaels also sells the self adhesive cork....
The Container Store offers the real deal. A 4' x12" roll is only $7.99.
The contact paper that is suggested for use in this project is only paper that only LOOKS like cork. It has none of the other qualities of cork, including moisture absorption. So I don't think it is the right material for this project.
The contact paper that is suggested for use in this project is only paper that only LOOKS like cork. It has none of the other qualities of cork, including moisture absorption. So I don't think it is the right material for this project.