I had a AHAAA... moment last night..
I have been wanting to do something with all of the wine corks I have on hand.
I have to say I am very pleased with the results.
Lets first of all say I am not a jewelry maker .. and I threw away all of the
packaging so I don't know the technical names of the pieces. sorry!
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First I looked for corks that didn't have a lot of damage on them
from being pulled out of the wine bottles.
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Take the long pin (about and inch long) and dip into
a small amount of the gorilla glue.
Then I used pliers and pushed it into one end of the cork.
Try not to get too much glue on the outside of the cork
as it is not very attractive one it dries. I would clean up any any extra
glue while it is still wet.
Add one connector to the tip of the bar link. (the bar links I used
were about an inch long) Repeat this for both ends of the cork.
add beads, charms or pendants to one end and a decorative clasp
to the other end and ta-da you have your key chain.
this project cost me about $7 and will make about 15 key chains.
(I bought my hardware on sale at Hobby Lobby at 50% off)
and who doesn't have gorilla glue on hand...
yes.. i like wine and yes I have 2 local wineries close to my house..
they throw away the used corks... they will give you used
corks it you ask.. I think these will make nice gifts for my girlfriends
that I drink wine with. This would also be a great wedding gift for a bride
if they had their wedding or reception at the vineyard.
Also a cute a thank you gift for brides maids.
A nice little token for them to remember their special day..
remember to grab a cork the was actually used at the
wedding if you plan on doing this.
