Wine charms can be really useful. Pop one on and you'll never forget which glass is yours. They can also be a great way to upcycle and or be creative. These particular wine charms were made as a birthday present for my mom, and are made with the wine corks that I forced her not to throw out. I used very simple tools for this, (siscors and a thick needle) so anyone can do it. So if you have some spare time, old wine corks that are just begging to be recycled, and a shortage of wine charms proceed to step 1.
 
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Step 1: Gather Materials

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You will need:
1) An old wine cork
2) A paperclip
3) A needle that is as think as the paperclip (I know that sounds weird, but so many needles aren't think enough for this)
4) Siscors or a knife (optional... BE CAREFUL THEY ARE SHARP!!!)
5) Permanent markers (optional)
skymhsmhfskyrs says: Apr 16, 2013. 5:07 PM
Awesome
HarrisIndi says: Sep 19, 2011. 4:59 AM
This is great. You could also cut small disks from the corks to use for glasses, key chains or gift giving :)
canida says: Jun 11, 2009. 5:51 PM
Cool! I bet just dipping them in paint or dye to color-code would be a good start. Maybe some scary glitter; anything to make your glass distinguishable from a distance.
dobbylvr (author) in reply to canidaJun 12, 2009. 10:04 AM
That would be cool. I never thought of dipping them in paint though, that's a good idea. Glad you liked it.
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