Crafts from cork

Many people collect a variety of items. Often after a certain period of time, addictions change and there remains a large amount of waste material, which it is pitiful to throw out. In this article, we'll tell you what can be done from traffic jams.

Crafts from wine corks: a bath mat

If there are a lot of traffic jams in the house, make a small rug out of them. For work you will need:

• glue gun;
• cutting board and sharp knife;
• rubber mat for the base and a lot of traffic.

About 180 pieces were taken for our craft.

1. Cut each cork in half and sand the place of the cut.
2. We lay out the blanks. If you have a ready mat, immediately lay out everything on it to cut off excess and fit the dimensions.
3. Then, from the roll, we unwind and cut a piece of water-repellent base.
4. Spread out pictures of traffic jams exactly as you placed them on the rug.
5. We begin to fasten the workpieces from the edges. Then you will insure yourself against uneven edges, if the plugs do not fit perfectly.
6. After applying the adhesive, firmly press the workpiece against the substrate.
7. The mat is ready. You can make a rug from the cork and a bit different way. Also in this technique, a panel made of cork from wine is made, having halves perpendicular to one another and laying out freakish patterns.

Crafts from champagne cork: casket

To make the box, you need two plugs of champagne and a few plugs from the wine. A pair of sheets of dense cardboard, burlap, glue gun and acrylic lacquer.

1. If you have not found a suitable box for the base, it can be made from a thick cardboard. The diagram shows how simple and fast it is possible to make such a packing box yourself.

2. Then we glue the base with burlap. We use PVA glue. This will make the box not only more decorative, but also much stronger.

3. We cut the wine corks in half, glue them a box. The bottom and top of the box until you touch.

4. For the decoration of the lid cap cut into circles. Spill the beads with small beads or cork.

5. Two plugs of champagne serve as handles and decor. We wrap them with string.

6. It is also possible to use twine for decorating the side parts.

7. Here are such stylish crafts-boxes of cork from champagne can be made.

Crafts made of cork with children

From easy not sinking material it is possible to make an excellent entertainment for the kid. For example, boats or rafts. To do this, you need a few plugs, toothpicks, glue gun and material for the sail (plain paper, synthetic tissue cut, kitchen napkin).

1. We cut the sails out of the non-wetted material. It's a small piece in the shape of a trapezoid. We attach it to a toothpick.
2. We fasten three or four plugs between each other with an adhesive gun. The ends are painted in bright colors.
3. When the boat seizes, we attach a rope to it, and at the other end another cork, so that it is possible to guide the boat along the water.
4. At the end we stick a sail and can safely go on a voyage. Such a boat is an excellent alternative to a foam plastic boat .

What can you do from traffic jams: interior decoration

Surely you have seen examples of manufacturing panels from traffic jams. But this is not the only way to make decorative little things to decorate the room. We suggest trying to glue balls together.

1. In the store for creativity there are foam balls.
2. The surface of each ball is colored in a dark color, you can work it with glue and sprinkle cork over the top.
3. Then just put the plugs on the glue. If you used a crumb or other loose material, it is better to use a toothpick as an anchor.

Crafts from cork: stand under hot

For work prepare an adhesive, a sheet of cardboard, decorative silk ribbon and a knife with a grinding skins.

1. Cut all the plugs in half and sand the place of the cut.
2. We spread them on a sheet of cardboard in any form.
3. Then we fix together with hot glue.
4. On the edges we decorate with silk ribbon.
5. The stand is ready.