| f making room for all of the corks you have | | | | myself) Glue with hot gun and top with a piece of |
| collected. I know I hate to throw them away, but | | | | glass. Great solution for one of those stained |
| I often don't know what to do with them. I went | | | | tables you bought at a garage sale and just never |
| on a search for uses for all these corks and | | | | got around to refinishing. |
| found some great creative ideas! | | | | I saw a French chef on PBS use corks as pour |
| Napkin rings - Drill a hole in the center, thread | | | | spouts in bottles of vinegar and olive oil. He just |
| pretty ribbon through and tie. | | | | used an old cork, cut a small wedge out |
| Wreath - I found this fun idea for a wreath at | | | | (lengthwise) and inserted inside the bottle opening. |
| Strat's Place. You just need corks and a hot glue | | | | Works great-no more worrying about dumping to |
| gun. check out this picture of the final product. | | | | much out. |
| Stamps - Carve the ends into letters or shapes | | | | Slice into discs and use to even out uneven chair |
| and stamp in ink, paint, wax.... | | | | legs or under glass table tops to keep them from |
| Placecard holder- Slice about a quarter of the | | | | sliding and getting scratched. |
| length off to make a straight base. Cut a slit in | | | | How to Make a Cork Trivet |
| the top and insert the placecard. | | | | Wine cork trivets an easy and popular use of |
| Earing back - Wrip off a tiny bit and viola! | | | | extra wine corks. You don't need very many to |
| Bobber for fishing - Make a hole in the middle of | | | | make a trivet. You put together a simple wooden |
| the cork and string it onto your line for an easy | | | | frame, set against a thin backing. Remember that |
| bobber! | | | | corks are typically 3/4" wide by 1 1/2 - 2" long - |
| These people used corks to cover the wall | | | | so make the inside of the trivet in multiples of |
| around their bar! It is amazing! I have also heard | | | | those numbers. 12" x 12", for example. |
| of people using them for backsplashes (coated in | | | | Glue the corks in place, in a cross pattern. When |
| polyuithaine) and as borders around a mirror. | | | | the corks have dried, put small fabric dots on the |
| Cork Table Top - Use corks to cover the top of | | | | four corners of the trivet, to help protect your |
| a small side (or you could do a coffee sized one | | | | table against scratches. Or you can use cross |
| too) table. Determine pattern (I alway like the | | | | sections from another piece of cork! |
| two corks horizontal, two corks vertical pattern | | | | |