I've been debating buying a bunch of corks on eBay because I just really like them... but because I'm terrified of ending up on "Hoarders," I wanted to make sure I could use them all for crafty projects. In general, I tend to only let myself get a new crafty supply if I think I can use it for several projects (that I already know about... not that I could find if I tried hard enough), so I'm thinking this could become a new series for the blog just because I already tend to do this in my head at least a little bit, so why not round up some great ideas and publish them here?!
So, here are some of my favorite ideas for using wine corks!
wine cork pens tutorial from
paper, plate, and plane
wine cork trivet tutorial from
Craftbits
wine cork boats (this is SOOOOO cute!) tutorial from
Jonah Lisa Land
another wine cork trivet tutorial from
Crafty Nest
a wine cork bathmat tutorial from
Crafty Nest (and
here you can read about the creator's dilemma about whether or not to varnish or seal her cork mat.... currently she says don't do it unless your bathroom floor tends to get soaking wet every time you shower!)
wine cork wreath tutorial from
Lolly Chops
a tutorial for using corks and fun foam to make stamps at
Craft Ideas
Dollar Store Crafts has
this tutorial for turning champagne corks into drawer pulls!
wine cork trivets and coasters tutorial from
Design*Sponge
wine cork trivet tutorial (that might be able to help you make a bulletin board/cork board of corks!) from
Crafters Love Crafts
Peter Beardsley posted
a tutorial on Flickr for how he made this wine cork cork board
cork monograms tutorial from
The Elephant's Trunk
wine cork candle holders tutorial from
two twenty one
wine cork board tutorial from
Adventures in Creating
cork boards tutorial featured at
Young House Love
wine cork plant markers from
My Chic Life
carved wine cork stamps from
Lil Blue Boo
These are less tutorials and more just inspiring ideas that I loved too much to ignore!
wine cork place cards at a wedding from
Style Me Pretty
wine cork wine tags from
aileenrae on her Etsy shop
a wine cork tree ornament from
4EyesandEars at her Etsy shop!
this isn't so much a tutorial as much as something cool that
life.love.larson found at her Anthropologie store... corks as wall art!
If none of those ideas inspire you, there are a few more
here at Crafting a Green World and tons of awesome ideas from
design finch!
Those are some amazing ideas - I say go for it! :) I'll definitely start saving up for you too!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is awesome and just in time for me to start yet another project ;) This is a really good idea for a series - it'll help me justify all my 'supplies' hanging around! Keep up the good work tracking down these ideas.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea for the series. I have an idea for Scrabble tiles, but I'm afraid to share it for fear that someone will steal it. I'm ridiculously paranoid. Haha.
ReplyDeleteI think that cork bath mat seems like a perfect winter craft. Hence the pinning and then repinning (wanted to link to original source too after all of our Pinterest talks).
Oooooh! The monograms are so elegant. Time to start drinking lots more wine... :D
ReplyDeleteI like the pens, too. But the boyfriend says they would probably be difficult to hold. What do you think?
<3 jen @ Stuff Jen Did
I love that wine cork doormat! I'd have to drink a lot of wine to have enough to make that...or have some friends who drink a lot of wine!
ReplyDeleteoooo love all these projects....now maybe I can put my bowls of corks to use!
ReplyDeleteOh I am pinning my little heart out here. So glad I found your blog. I have no idea when I will get all of this done but it is fun to think about. :) Thanks so much for linking this up to Motivated Monday at Becolorful
ReplyDeletePam
So fun - I love the stamps, the letters, the little boats (my boys would love to make these) - who knew there were so many uses for it
ReplyDeleteawesome.. awesome.. totally loved the mat.. What a stunning idea!!
ReplyDeleteLove the little boats and stampers. So cute that I may go grab myself a glass of wine!
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Thanks!
Super awesome Post.. Love it..Hello there.. I'm following ya officially from the inspiration board hop..Lovely blog you have here.Can't wait to read more.. Hope you can stop by & visit me sometime / follow back.. TY So much.. Have a great week.Marilyn from http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOhhh my word! I am in love with this post! I better get collecting more wine-corks! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, I am your newest follower and thrilled to continue exploring around! xoxo, Amy
Great ideas!!
ReplyDeleteI love these! I need to drink more wine so I can have fun experimenting. ;)
ReplyDeleteNeat ideas! Thanks for linking up to Things I've Done Thursday!
ReplyDeleteMelanie
bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com
You crack me up! Nope, you won't become a hoarder for sure... so many uses!
ReplyDelete~ Meredith From A Mother Seeking
A Mother Seeking...
My City Backyard Garden
I've never seen so many incredible ideas for corks! I love them all!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Natasha.
I really love these ideas...I always feel like I should be doing something with my corks...but they end up in the trash!! :(
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"! :)
christinasadventures.com
Great collection of cork project inspiration! I recently did a trifle dish cork candle holder! I'm a collectior too and the reason I started quite some time ago is actually a funny story.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited you decided to join Potpourri Friday! You are an asset to making the party a success. I appreciate you and I hope you will make this a weekly stop.
Thanks for linking up this collection of wine cork projects! I love the little boats and the bath mat. I featured this and I pinned it for future use! Great ideas here!
ReplyDeleteI just adore the cork initials and the christmas tree is adorable too.
ReplyDeletemegan
craftycpa.blogspot.com
Great round up! I've been helping my mom with an estate sale and one of the things in the sale was a bottle of corks! Thanks for sharing this at What's In The Gunny Sack last week and I hope to see you again tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great round-up! My favorites are the little boats, the monogram and the wine tags!
ReplyDeleteThis is so wonderful! I love it! Thanks for putting all of these together in one place. Thanks for sharing it with {Re}creation Into Something New Wednesdays at Not So Simple Housewife! Hope to see more from you this upcoming Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteKaitlin-The Not So Simple Housewife
http://notsosimplehousewife.blogspot.com/
What a great idea!!! Definitely nice to know you can make use of something before you get it! :) Thanks for sharing this on Fancy This Fridays!!
ReplyDeleteGreat inspiration girl!! I love those pens!! And how cute is that Christmas tree?!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Southern Lovely's Show & Share!! We hope to see you again tomorrow!!
These are great, love the tree. Thanks for linking up at Bacon Time.
ReplyDeleteDrink up ..... I love the stamps and the plant makers.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Ellen
I think you highlighted and I Pinned the exact same cork projects! Go fig! Love that you linked up to WWWW! Thanks so much and hope to see you again!
ReplyDeleteOh I love the boats!~ Very cute! Thank you for linking up with Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteSherry
Those are definitely fabulous projects, Mel. I'd say, go for it! knowing you, you'd find 1001 ways on how to use the corks! ^^) Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a lovely day!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Lelanie