Wine cork is an ideal material for a variety of creative ideas, from children's crafts to practical use in the house and at the cottage. Therefore, if you have accumulated a certain amount of them, and it is a pity to throw out the corks, this article will help you find out what interesting and useful things can be made from this recycled material.
If you didn’t collect wine corks, perhaps it’s worth doing this already today, because when you see what can be made from seemingly unnecessary corks, you will begin to get a real creative itch and a desire to create something similar in your house . But where to get a large number of traffic jams? This is a good question. Surely the bartenders from the cafe will help you with this, unless they themselves are engaged in crafts from wine corks. They can also be purchased at a winery (if your locality has one).
If you are one of those people who have a large supply of creative power, you will definitely like the idea of reusing cork, which is a little underestimated and simply thrown into the trash.
What can be made of wine corks?
Using cork plugs, you can creatively decorate the interior of the apartment or house in the country. Numerous advantages of cork made it popular among creative people engaged in hand-made. What are the ideas for using traffic jams? First of all, these are all kinds of rugs, original panels, curtains from corks, crafts, souvenirs and hot coasters.
To start working with wine corks, they must first be washed, and if necessary, remove stubborn wine stains, soak for 4 hours in bleach. After that, the cork should be well dried, otherwise they will not stick together in the products. And to perfectly cut the cork, use a little trick in the form of a large paper clip.
Hot stand
The main thing is that implementing any of the above ideas is not difficult. For example, a hot plate stand is needed in the kitchen in every home. To create a stand you will need a small form cut out of a cardboard box, pieces of 10-15 corks, a knife, a glue gun.
As you can see in the photo with the teapot, the corks are cut in half and glued to the prepared base. In any kitchen or living room where tea is arranged, this idea will look creative.
Wine cork mat
The wonderful idea of creating a bath mat is easy to implement and found its fans. The mat from cork plugs for a wet bathroom is good because bacteria do not multiply in it and it does not absorb moisture.
There are several options for making the rug. It can be strung on a wire, and stacked in a row of barrels of corks. You can cut the barrel in length and stick on the prepared base. In any case, to make a rug, you will need about 200 pieces of corks, a glue gun, sandpaper and the basis for the rug. It may be rubberized fabric.
If you carry out the option with the corks cut along, they must be processed on the cut line with sandpaper and carefully glued to the base. In the photo below, the bathroom mat is made of solid corks and consists of 14 rows of 24 corks in each. Corks are strung on a thin fishing line or silk thread, and then decorated in a rug. On the connection lines of the rows glued with a glue gun.
Cork Curtain
If you have a fair amount of traffic jams, you can make something original and unique of them - cork curtain. There are many ways to bring this idea to life. It can be completely from the ceiling to the floor of the curtain, consisting of corks with alternating between them beads of different colors and sizes. It can be hung on the window and on the doorway. She will look equally original.
To make a curtain, you need to drill a hole in each cork. Corks are strung on a strong silk thread or thin fishing line in alternation with the original beads. The number of threads with plugs depends on the width of the opening. Of course, you will need a large number of caps and beads for such a curtain. But you will not regret if you like original things.
Decorative souvenirs
Crafts from wine corks can not only decorate the interior of your apartment, but also become a wonderful souvenir for friends, a gift for relatives. For example, an original present to a friend will be a creative keychain for keys that does not sink in the water. In the circle of friends and acquaintances, there will certainly be a person involved in sports, he will like your bodybuilder. In the summer, a pendant made of cork will be in place, and a charming little mouse will delight anyone: both a baby and an adult.
Frames and panels
We used to make some notes on pieces of paper that were at hand. Then they put this piece and forgot where .... But it is enough to place all these pieces on a panel created from corks and nothing will be lost. This accessory, made by yourself from wine corks, is very useful and has a certain value. You can fasten the leaflets using buttons that fit perfectly into the cork surface.
The original gift will be a photo frame made of corks. There are many family holidays and memorable days when this gift is appropriate.
To make the frame, you will need cork wine corks, a small piece of cork wallpaper, cardboard or plywood, a knife, scissors, a glue gun.
The basis of the future photo frame is prepared from cardboard or plywood. A similar shape is cut out of the wallpaper, and these two blanks are glued together. It is better to put this blank under the press for better bonding. Corks are cut in half and glued to the workpiece. The finished frame should dry well.
From the corks of wine, you can make various frames. It can be a frame of mirrors and painted pictures. There is no limit to ideas and their implementation.