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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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Dec

Toilet Paper Rolls: What Can I Do With Them?

Honestly, I’m amazed. I didn’t think you could do anything with toilet paper rolls! I am obviously proven wrong. I might have to try the toilet paper roll ornament, seriously! It doesn’t look anything like a TP roll when it’s finished! Oh – and I HAVE to do the pixelated boy. HAVE TO!

Man… this has got to be the weirdest post yet. I mean.. just thinking about using toilet paper rolls kind of freaks me out – but they have been crafted with! What a unique way to recycle!

ArtistsHelpingChildren always have an AMAZING tutorial list for just about everything! Check out their links for what you can do with toilet paper rolls!

Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Home Decor Tutorials:

Monogrammed Napkin Rings: Maya Made

Handmade Napkin Rings: Handcrafted Hitching Post

Toilet Paper Roll Wall Art: Design Sponge

Recycled Sofa for Barbie: Cathie Filian

Paper Roll Squirrel: That Artist Woman

DIY Toilet Roll Pixel Boy: BeruBetto

Toilet Paper Mini Album Tutorial: CreativePaperPrincess

Recycled Wreath Tutorial: AlisaBurke

Misc. Tutorials:

How to Transform a Toilet Paper Roll Into a Sling Gun: WonderHowTo

How to Wind Center Pull Balls of Yarn: CraftStylish

Making Toilet Paper Roll Seed Starters: SimplyForties

Packaging Tutorials:

Yule Love This: Pretty Little Things

Halloween Tutorials:

Halloween Favor Boxes: Crafting a Green World

DIY Childrens Costume Rococo Toilet Paper Roll Wig: OutsaPop

Thanksgiving Tutorials:

How to Make a Decorative Table Centerpiece Out Of Paper: eHow

Christmas Tutorials:

Making a Toilet Paper Roll Ornament: MikeContent on YouTube

Handmade Christmas Crackers: OurBigEarth

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Toilet Paper Roll Sculptures: LoudDreams

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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Dec

DIY Christmas Recipe Tutorials

I absolutely hate making ‘boring’ food, as I enjoy calling it. If I’m gonna bake, the end result has to look like something! This post includes a ton of recipes that serves as an edible display that is interesting to look at. I think I may need to borrow my fiance’s nieces to make some of these some weekend!

I just love these recipes – they all look yummy and really fun to make! Click on the photo to get the how to.

For a huge list of Christmas desserts from Family Fun, check out their Delicious Christmas Desserts Recipes