Useful things made from wine corks

[noobiechickenlady]

These are so neat!!!

http://ladylullabuy.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/why-not-wine-corks/#comment-258

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/wine-cork-board

http://www.wineenthusiast.com/round...ebase&utm_medium=comparisonshopping&AfID=ZFRG

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/04/diy-project-abigails-cork-trivet-and-coaster-set.html

http://www.craftynest.com/2010/03/wine-cork-bath-mat/

http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/winecorkscrafts.html

 

[i_am2bz]

Very cool!

And to think my BIL just brought, like, 4 cases of empty wine bottles to the dump last week...:/

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Booooooo! Why would anybody throw away wine bottles? Although, 4 cases is an awful lot to keep around.

Found some more nifty ideas.
http://urbanfarmhouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/projects-for-wine-bottle-corks.html

http://inspirit.typepad.com/ordinarydays/2005/04/wine_cork_wreat.html

http://crafts.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Wine_Cork_Craft_Projects

 

[i_am2bz]

I know, right? I actually looked at all the bottles, stacked in boxes in their laundry room, & said to my SIL, "You know, you should do something with all those bottles," but couldn't really come up with any ideas (except, do you remember that crafty thing from the 70's, where you make drinking glasses out of old wine bottles?).

And forget actually filling them with new wine. Too much work.

 

[Neko-chan]

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[Bubblingbrooks]

I made use of corks that DH found at a garage sale.
Covered up a very ugly picture that we found in the shed when we bought this house.

 

[freemotion]

I know, right? I actually looked at all the bottles, stacked in boxes in their laundry room, & said to my SIL, "You know, you should do something with all those bottles," but couldn't really come up with any ideas (except, do you remember that crafty thing from the 70's, where you make drinking glasses out of old wine bottles?).

And forget actually filling them with new wine. Too much work.

Too much work? That's what I thought. Can you use a funnel? Measure two ingredients? That's about it! Really!

 

[i_am2bz]

I know, right? I actually looked at all the bottles, stacked in boxes in their laundry room, & said to my SIL, "You know, you should do something with all those bottles," but couldn't really come up with any ideas (except, do you remember that crafty thing from the 70's, where you make drinking glasses out of old wine bottles?).

And forget actually filling them with new wine. Too much work.

Too much work? That's what I thought. Can you use a funnel? Measure two ingredients? That's about it! Really!

Well, actually, I was talking about too much work for them...me, I could probably do it!

 

[freemotion]

Oh, ha-ha-ha!!!!

 

[i_am2bz]

Uhhhh...now that I think about it...do you have a "easy wine- making" thread? Don't want to hijack noobiechickenlady's post...