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Dec

Wine Corks: What Can I Do With Them?

Recently, I got a request to do this post – yay for requests! Wine corks are pretty awesome things to craft with, so here are some fun tutorials and ideas if you’ve been collecting them! Click on the photo to get the tutorial. Enjoy!

Misc. Tutorials:

Cork Dork: 10 Cool Things to Do with Leftover Wine Corks: Dr. Vino
Wine Cork Craft Project Instructions: WineIntro – this site has multiple craft ideas for corks!
How to Reuse Old Wine Corks: WikiHow – this site has 14 great ideas!

10 Uses for Wine Corks: ThisOldHouse - click on the photo to get all 10 tutorials!

Cute Little Cork Stamps: CraftChi

DIY Create Wine or Bottle Stoppers From Old Crystal Knobs, Billiard Balls, Finials: Many Shades of Shabby

Business Card Holders: AnotherWineBlog

Reuse Wine Corks to Make Fun Place Cards: Instructables

DIY Wine Cork Placecard Holders: CasaSugar

Wine or cider mulling spice bags (and recycling wine corks): Eating Well Anywhere

Recycled Wine Cork Keychain Favors: CraftZine

Make a Wine Cork Man: CraftersLoveCrafts - why NOT!?

Cork Trolls: FamilyFun

Home Decor Tutorials:

Wine Cork Corkboard: WineIntro

How to Recycle Corks Into a Corkboard: WikiHow

How to Make a Wine Cork Bulletin Board: eHow

Wine Cork Corkboard: HowStuffWorks

Corkboard: WineIntro

Wine Cork Trivet (hot plate): WineIntro

DIY Wine Cork Trivet: Care2

Wine Cork Trivets: CraftersLoveCrafts

Cork Trivet and Coaster Set: Design Sponge

Make a Wine Cork Wreath: FrugalLiving.About

Christmas Tutorials:

Cork Ornaments: AllThingsChristmas

Make Christmas Tree Ornaments from All Those Cork Wine Stoppers You’ve Been Collecting: Indie Fixx

Wine Cork Angels: CraftersLoveCrafts

Ideas, Inspiration, and Photos:

Cardinal Birdhouse with a Corky Roof: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Wine Cork Coasters Set of Two: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Corky Chalkboard/Message Board: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Cork Furniture Art: GalleryOfFunctionalArt - lots of chair and other furniture ideas for corks!

I’m looking for more! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

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Oct

Old Sweaters: What Can I Do With Them?

Sweater no longer fits, has a tear, or out of style? Don’t throw it out! Here are some great links that I’ve collected that show what you can do with your old sweaters. Click on the photo to get the tutorial!

Tutorials:

Bat Baby Hat and BeddyBye Beast: Beeper Bebe

Accessory Tutorials:

How to Sew a Ruffled Scarf: CraftZine

Decadent Scarf Tutorial: My Mama Made It

Hat and Scarf from Sweater Tutorial: Ruffles and Stuff

Sweater Capelet Wrap Refashion Tutorial: My Mama Made It

Kid’s Clothing Tutorials:

Sweater to Sweater Dress: Make it and Love it

Sweater Dress Revamp: Get Your Craft On

Make a Child's Skirt from an Adult Sweater: Crafting a Green World

Turn an Adult Sweater to Child Leggings: Crafting a Green World

How to Make a Wool Diaper Cover from a Wool Sweater: Sewing Dork

Home Decor Tutorials:

An Upcycled Sweater Project - Beverage Sleeve and Coasters: Tenth Muse Studios

DIY Sweater Pillows: Samster Mommy

How to Make a Stepping Stool: Indietutes

Pet Accessory Tutorials:

How to Make a Cat Bed from an Old Sweater: WikiHow

Halloween Tutorials:

Jack the Hoop-O-Lantern: Betz White

Ghost Halloween Decoration: Cut out and Keep

Christmas Tutorials:

Sweater Stocking: The Long Thread

Sweater Stocking: Martha Stewart

How to Make an Adorable Polar Bear Ornament Out of an Old Wool Sweater: Fun in the Making

The monster stepping stool is my ultimate fav’! I have this wooden stepping stool that I made a few years back that is just totally plain. Oh yeah, I’m makin’ it – watch out world!

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: Terriko on flickr

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Oct

Buttons: What Can I Do With Them?

I honestly don’t know WHERE all of my buttons came from, but I have hundreds. Even better, none of them match! So.. what can I do with all of these buttons? Here is a bunch of tutorials explaining just what! Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Misc. Tutorials: