Make
a Cork Trivet
Tired
of making room for all of
the corks you have collected.
I know I hate to throw them
away, but I often don't
know what to do with them.
I went on a search for uses
for all these corks and
found some great creative
ideas!
Napkin
rings - Drill a
hole in the center, thread
pretty ribbon through and
tie.
Wreath
- I found this fun idea
for a wreath at Strat's
Place. You just need corks
and a hot glue gun. check
out this picture
of the final product.
Stamps
- Carve the ends into letters
or shapes and stamp in ink,
paint, wax....
Placecard
holder- Slice about
a quarter of the length
off to make a straight base.
Cut a slit in the top and
insert the placecard.
Earing
back - Wrip off
a tiny bit and viola!
These
people used corks to cover
the wall around their bar!
It is amazing! Pic
1 and Pic
2. I have also heard
of people useing them for
backsplashes (coated in
polyuithaine) and as borders
around a mirror.
Cork
Table Top - Use
corks to cover the top of
a small side (or you could
do a coffee sized one too)
table. Determine pattern
(I alway like the two corks
horizontal, two corks vertical
pattern myself) Glue with
hot gun and top with a piece
of glass. Great solution
for one of those stained
tables you bought at a garage
sale and just never got
around to refinishing.
I
saw a French chef on PBS
use corks as pour spouts
in bottles of vinegar and
olive oil. He just used
an old cork, cut a small
wedge out (lengthwise) and
inserted inside the bottle
opening. Works great-no
more worrying about dumping
to much out.
Slice
into discs and use to even
out uneven chair legs or
under glas table tops to
keep them from sliding and
getting scratched.
How
to Make a Cork Trivet
Wine
cork trivets an easy and
popular use of extra wine
corks. You don't need very
many to make a trivet. You
put together a simple wooden
frame, set against a thin
backing. Remember that corks
are typically 3/4"
wide by 1 1/2 - 2"
long - so make the inside
of the trivet in multiples
of those numbers. 12"
x 12", for example.
Glue
the corks in place, in a
cross pattern. When the
corks have dried, put small
fabric dots on the four
corners of the trivet, to
help protect your table
against scratches. Or you
can use cross sections from
another piece of cork!
Here
a great place that you can
go to to buy the
frames for trivets,
corkboards, wreaths, and
more. The prices are reasonambel
and you can even buy more
corks if you need to - Just
Corks
Pictures
of fun things people have
done with corks!
Some of the examples above
are illustrated.
Fun
NY times article from 1890
- " What becomes of
all the old corks?"
asked a stout man the other
day as he leaned idly against
the bar of a down-town restaurant
and lazily sucked a mint
julep through two long golden
straws." Read
More
Or
if you would just rather
go to Cork, Ireland
here are 10
things to do there!
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for what to do with corks!
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