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I love nail polish hearts

January 5, 2021 by Stefanie Girard

I am so going to try this darling nail polish heart Valentine craft project after all I have everything I need on hand. I think I also might try making them in all sorts of shades of pink and red … Read More...

Fun idea for wire, ribbon and recycled cork people for Halloween?

September 22, 2019 by Stefanie Girard

These little doll figures are so cute. I bet with just a few color changes and materials the technique could be altered to make darling little Halloween decorations. I spotted these wire, ribbon  and recycled wine cork figures over at … Read More...

Hershey Kisses and recycled corks make the cutest Santas

November 12, 2018 by Stefanie Girard

I bet most of you save your wine corks as there are so many fun crafts you can make with them. These little Santas are sooooo cute. It is the perfect craft for everyone to get into holiday spirit and … Read More...

Message in a Bottle Card

June 15, 2018 by Heather Holbrook

Message in a Bottle Card

This card had great soft textures with the embossed background and the vellum for the bottle with just a hint of color on the coral. And I love the actual cork paper used for the bottle cork. Visit The Classroom … Read More...

How to make recycled pine cone and cork Christmas

November 22, 2017 by Stefanie Girard

If you will be enjoying a glass of wine this Thanksgiving think about saving the wine cork so you can make a pine cone Christmas tree. I bet you could add the year on the bottom of the cork as … Read More...

Tiny Tikies made out of recycled corks

May 30, 2017 by Stefanie Girard

Recycled Wine corks are as much fun to collect (drinking wine) 🙂 as they are to craft with. Tiki faces are a classic summertime decorating theme so why not carve up a bunch of these fun tiki with your Dremel … Read More...

Recycled cork little gnomes

April 13, 2017 by Stefanie Girard

I fell in love with these little Wine corks  guys the minute I saw them. And they look so easy to make. It’s not like I don’t have a stash of wine corks ready to craft with. Pop on over … Read More...

Tips: 30 DIY Handmade Stamp Ideas

December 9, 2016 by Heather Holbrook

Tips: 30 DIY Handmade Stamp Ideas

Buzzfeed has collected 30 amazing ideas from all over the internet for making your own hand made stamps. From using items like foam, cork, cardboard, flowers and more you’ll find amazing ideas to make DIY custom stamps from items all … Read More...

Cork Pyrography Coasters

July 28, 2015 by Katie Smith

Anna from the blog, Journey into Creativity created these cork pyrography coasters. There is not a worded tutorial, but she did post a few beautiful pictures of her designs and I think these are pretty self explanatory and you can … Read More...

How to make recycled cork sheep

May 12, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

little-lamb-283x300 Most recycled cork projects feature the cork but this cute little lamb uses a cork as a base and is wrapped in fuzzy yarn along with cork bits being cut up. If you think this is as cute as I … Read More...

How to make champagne cork toadstools

January 14, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

cork mushroom

If you happen to have enjoyed a bottle of champagne at New Years and saved the cork here is a fun little tutorial featured at the blog At Home In Love on how to make a champagne cork toadstool with … Read More...

Cork Owls Tutorial

August 7, 2014 by Linda Lanese

Cork OwlsHappy Hooligans is hosted by Jackie, a wife and mom to two teen boys.  She also runs a daycare out of her home started in 1998 and thus comes the name The Hooligans.  Many of her projects are geared to … Read More...

How to make a recycled cork owl and pussycat

May 12, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

owl-pussycat-wine-cork-craft-kabI kind of giggle when a clever crafter comes up with a way to take an adult item (Wine corks and champagne corks) and turn them into a cut toy for the kiddos. Michelle sent in a link to … Read More...

Project: Mixed Media Tag

April 27, 2014 by Heather Holbrook

Project: Mixed Media Tag

Tim Holtz is sharing his monthly tag making tutorial for April on his blog. This time he’s using die cuts, metal, cork, paints, ribbon and more for this terrific mixed media tag. I love how he used the “negative die … Read More...

How to make recycled champagne cork St. Patrick’s Day earrings

February 19, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

Champagne cork earrings Now that Valentine’s Day is over we can officially start St. Patrick’s Day decorating and that includes new jewelry. Pop on over to the blog Make it Easy Crafts for the fun “green” tutorial on how to make St Patrick’s … Read More...

Crafts for Kids: Cork Sailboats

January 31, 2014 by Linda Lanese

sail boatsI had to share this from “The Dollar Store Mom”!  My kids would have loved these little boats and spent hours playing standing on chairs in front of the kitchen sink with garbage bags covering them while the floor floated … Read More...

Valentine Heart Made Of Wine Corks

January 24, 2014 by Vikram Goyal

Cork-Craft-Valentine-Heart

Cork Crafts are so popular right now. I posted a cork board the other day and it instantly become a very popular post.

And with Valentine’s Day around the corner, what better way to capture two great craft ideas into … Read More...

Magazine Review: GreenCraft

November 6, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Magazine Review: GreenCraft

Stampington and Company publishes all of my favorite magazines from Somerset Studio, Take Ten, Stamper’s Sampler, Sew Somerset and many more, they are the leaders in crafting magazines! I’ve even been honored to be published in several myself, finding my … Read More...

Tip: Make Stamps from Wood Embellishments

November 17, 2012 by Heather Holbrook

Helga at the My Artist Life blog has a great idea for using small wooden embellishments. She’s adhered them to corks and used them as stamps, how clever! Click here to find out more. I think I *need* some of … Read More...

Project: Bulletin Board for Teacher

May 19, 2012 by Heather Holbrook

Learn how to make an adorable teacher appreciation bulletin board over at the There She Goes stamp blog. I love the name/letter charms across the top!

-Heather

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