Wine Cork Wine Charms

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.

Step 1 Gather Materials

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)

Comments

[HarrisIndi]

This is great. You could also cut small disks from the corks to use for glasses, key chains or gift giving :)

[canida]

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]

That would be cool. I never thought of dipping them in paint though, that's a good idea. Glad you liked it.