With the holiday season coming up, you may be looking for fun things to do or make to add some extra spark to your home. Whether you live in a rental or own your own home, there are a lot of great ideas out there. I am excited to share an easy tutorial with you today to make your own wine cork coasters! And do not worry – these coasters are easy enough for anyone to make, no matter your craft skill level. Also, I have a super simple stamp tutorial to share with you to spruce up your greeting cards.
Before we begin, I do want to let you know that even if you or a friend or family member do not drink a lot of wine, you can always get wine corks at your local craft store. They are relatively cheap so you won’t break the bank to make some pretty cool coasters. Let’s get on with the fun, easy tutorial!
Supplies:
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8 Wine Corks Per Coaster
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Glue Gun
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Hot Glue Sticks
Directions:
First, plug in your hot glue gun to get it going. Then, lay your corks in the design that you want them to be in. You could always do four in each row, but I like this design.
Glue each set of two together first. Make sure to be careful and not get the glue on your fingers! Do each four sets before going ahead and gluing them all together.
And, you are finished! How easy was that?!
If you are looking to make a simple stamp, you can also use a wine cork for that, as well.
Supplies:
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1 Wine Cork Per Stamp
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X-ACTO Knife
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Ball Point Pen
Directions:
Begin by making the outline of your design on the end of the wine cork with the ball point pen. I made a star, but you could make a square, triangle, heart, etc. Or, if you just need a circle stamp, you could stop right now!
Once the design is traced onto the end of the cork, use the X-ACTO knife and carefully take out the parts that you don’t want to stamp. You don’t have to go very deep. Just be careful not to cut yourself or the part of the design you do want to stamp.
Voilá! You have your own, homemade stamp! Take out your ink pad and stamp to your heart’s desire. You could use it on your holiday cards, a letter to a friend or family member, and so much more.
If you enjoyed this tutorial, make sure to stop by the ForRent.com blog for more fun crafty ideas for your apartment or home.
Have you ever created anything out of wine corks?
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