29 corks popped!!!I thought this was an interesting article from the N.Y. Times on cork recycling.
Online Wine Cork Craft Projects
Many craft websites provide free printable instructions for cork craft projects. Online wine cork crafts include:
- You Really Made That: The site has instructions with photos for an elegant wine cork trivet gift set.
- Craft Ideas Guide: The Craft Ideas Guide has a helpful article with detailed ideas for creating wine cork crafts.
- Wine Intro: The Wine Intro site has advice for using wine corks in crafts.
- Crafters Love Crafts: The Crafters Love Crafts site has instructions and advice for wine cork crafts such as trivets and stamps.
- Daily Inspiration Blog: The blog has printable instructions for a simple but elegant round wine cork wreath.
- Crafting a Green World Blog: The recycling crafts articles include a wine cork craft article with many project ideas.
Here is a post on the different types of wine and their descriptions. Enjoy learning about what your tasting, its delicious information for the mind.
Types of Wine Cork Crafts
In addition to practical uses, wine corks can be incorporated into many different craft projects. Wine corks are ideal for crafts because of the size. A standard cork size has a ¾” internal neck. The cork length can range between 1 ½ ” to 2 ½ “. The sizes allow you to create many designs.
Wine cork craft projects include:
- Wreaths: You can create a simple and elaborate wreath with wine corks. Use glue, straight pins or a straightened paper clip to attach corks together as you form the wreath design.
- Trivets: If you have a picture frame with a wooden backing, you can create a trivet by gluing rows of corks onto the frame. Many different designs are possible. You can also make a wooden frame and add a backing to customize your trivet size.
- Garland: Make a holiday garland with the wine corks as a fun way to recycle the corks and remember special occasions associated with the wine. These types of garlands make great gifts for newly married couples. Use wine corks from their wedding and present the wine cork garland to them as a gift for their first Christmas together.
- Coasters: Cut each cork in half and create a flat design such as a flower, sun, square or oval with a pattern. Glue the cork pieces together in the desired design.
- Jewelry: Shape wine corks into beads with patterns to create necklaces and bracelets. Add accent beads to the jewelry for unique designs.
- Refrigerator magnet and message board: Create a message board by gluing pieces of cork to refrigerator magnets in a decorative design. Use thumbtacks to hold messages in place on the magnet.
- Stamps: Carve a design such as a small pattern, shape or a letter onto the bottom of a wine cork to create a stamp. Cork stamps work best with paint.
- Birdhouse decoration: Slice pieces of wine cork and paint them. Glue the painted pieces to a birdhouse.
- Knife holder: Glue a number of corks together to form a knife holder. Cut an opening in the holder for the knife rest.
- Place card holders: Cut a slit into a wine cork and insert a place card. The cork will hold up the place card.
- Beaded curtain: Drill a hole into each cork and string them together in patterns to create beaded curtains that can be used in doorways or as a room divider. Use decorative beads with the corks to create beautiful designs.