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IN Lately Things and crafts are becoming more and more popular self made, the so-called hand-made, which can be made from anything. Plastic plugs did not stand aside and received their second use in original design ideas.

Plastic bottles are available to everyone without exception and are certainly found in every kitchen.

Many people try to immediately throw them away, but there are also creative individuals who, using various life hacks, use them for decoration or useful devices for home or garden, as in the photo of crafts made from corks.

Today we will talk about crafts made from plastic corks.

Using plastic caps in children's creativity

Children are great dreamers by nature. Give them any object and they can easily transform it into another image. After all, from the very younger age both at home and in the children's group, children are instilled with an interest in handmade crafts.

Plastic bottle caps are an excellent material for children's creativity. Corks can be easily glued, thanks to which various panels, figures and decorative things can be created.

The kids love to tinker with traffic jams and fantasize about various topics: appliqués, toys and figures.

Types of applications

The most favorite craft made from plastic corks among children is a caterpillar. Delight your child by making it out of colorful corks and lengths of his own, and he will play with it all day long.

The caterpillar's face can be made funny, which will inspire the subject. The caterpillar is made very simply, a hole is made in the center of the corks, a fishing line is threaded through it, on which the corks are strung, the muzzle can be made from a Kinder Surprise cone.

Using the same principle, you can make a person, a cat, a dog, etc.

To make a “bird” craft from bottle caps you need: two caps, cardboard, light fabric or natural feathers, such as pigeon feathers. The head and body are made from corks, and the wings are made from cardboard, fabric or feathers.

The “rabbit” applique is made in the same way as the “bird”, the body and head are made of caps, one of them should be larger diameter, ears made of cardboard and a tail made of a piece of fur. Children are delighted with such toys. The main thing is that you can do this together with your child.

A three-dimensional “turtle” craft made from corks with your own hands will interest a child more than an applique. It's not difficult to do.

As required material for creativity you will need: lid large diameter, cotton swabs and an ice cream stick. A lid is glued onto an ice cream stick and green-colored cotton swabs placed crosswise on top.

Specks are drawn on the lid and eyes are made. Your masterpiece is ready. In the same way you can create spiders, ladybugs, bees, etc., using various available materials.

Mosaic of traffic jams

You can build a mosaic panel from a large number of multi-colored corks. For this, in addition to traffic jams, you will need good glue or a glue gun so that the composition does not fall apart in the future.

Note!

First of all, choose a surface for creativity, decide on the image and get to work. The panel parts are attached by gluing them one by one to the prepared surface. If you want to mount them from the reverse side, then you will need screws to secure them.

An interesting solution for the panel would be the option of folding lids of different sizes one into one according to the matryoshka principle. For example, a yellow sun made from such folded lids looks great.

The “cockerel” craft is also entertaining, but requires some skills and time. To do this, you need to make a plywood base, prime it, apply an outline and use glue to fix the plugs according to the image diagram. The result is an original creation.

Magnets

An ideal option for beginners would be making refrigerator magnets. Nowadays, almost all refrigerators are decorated with all kinds of magnets and not only to hide any defects.

It will take very little time to make them and following materials: traffic jams different colors, the magnets themselves, glue, alcohol solution, paints, multi-colored paper, felt-tip pens.

Note!

First, degrease the cork with alcohol. Glue a magnet inside the cork. We cover them with circles of colored paper, cut out in advance.

You can decorate multi-colored circles with names, drawings, letters or bows ahead of time too. Use letter circles to create a fun alphabet. You can also make a picture using certain Internet resources as assistants.

Foot massage mat

One of the most popular craft options is a foot massage mat. Making a rug is an easy and simple process using multi-colored corks. And subsequently the rug looks bright, unusual, and its use is good for health.

Walk on it for about 15 minutes a day to get relaxation and general strengthening body, due to the impact of walking through traffic jams on the nerve endings of the feet.

Prepare multi-colored corks, an awl, and thick fishing line. For a hexagon-shaped rug, you will need 10-15 pieces of corks on one side. The total number of stoppers per product can be calculated as follows: multiply the number of stoppers on one side by the number of sides of the rug and subtract the number of repeating stoppers.

Note!

Then make 6 holes in all the plugs with an awl. Next, using the weaving method, starting with the outer plugs, you should braid all the parts to form a hexagon. A rug made of multi-colored corks in the shape of flowers will have a beautiful appearance.

Hallway rug

Practical in household use There will be a rug for the hallway, made by yourself. Using a glue gun, bottle caps are glued together in any shape and form; colored caps are used to add brightness. It is easy and simple to clean from dirt.

But it also has its drawbacks: it can scratch the linoleum surface, so it is better to use it for tiles.

For example, in the bathroom. If the mat will slide on the surface, it should be secured with rubber circles on the back side of the mat.

Country curtains for doorways

At the dacha you can find many options for using both bottles and the corks themselves. Here fantasy has no limits. But the most popular idea is the design doorways curtains made of plastic corks, it is economical in financially and easy to manufacture.

And as a result - beautiful unusual curtains. For this it is necessary a large number of multi-colored caps, fishing line, awl, hammer, nail and needle.

The step-by-step scheme for making curtains looks like this:

• Holes are made in the lids on both sides.
• If the curtains are made according to a pattern, it is necessary to lay out the covers in accordance with it.
• The corks are strung on a fishing line of a certain length, you should start from the bottom of the 1st row up, and then immediately move to the 2nd row.
• Secure with knots, singeing the edges of the fishing line.
• String row 3-4, row 5-6, etc., as in step 2.
• Be sure to mark the transition from one row to another to make the work easier.
• Markings are made on the doors for attaching curtains with equal intervals between them.
• On wooden door the curtains will be reinforced with corks for fastening, according to the markings.
• The first thread (row 1-2) and fix it on the door with a hammer and nails.

Crafts from corks for the garden

Decorate yours country cottage area You can use paths made of plastic corks. But do not forget that such paths have a decorative function of paths, and not a fundamental one. IN winter time they are very slippery.

For this you will need: large quantities of corks and different colors, sand, construction glue, boards, cement.

Procedure for creating garden paths next:

• The first step is to make markings for laying the plugs according to certain sizes and in the designated place.
• Removed upper layer earth and a trench is dug 10 cm deep. Formwork is installed from wooden planks in a trench into which about 5 cm of sand is poured.
• A cement mortar is made from sand and cement (1:4) with the addition of glue.
• The solution is poured into the trench, and plugs are pressed into it according to your sketch image. This is done carefully and evenly, at the same level, leaving only the top of the plugs without cement.
• After coupling cement mortar Use a stiff brush to clean off any remaining residue from the surface of the track.
• At the end of the work, the formwork is removed.
• Curbs are being installed.

Using the same principles, using your multifaceted imagination, you can make other crafts using wine corks, but that’s another story.

Photos of crafts made from corks

Do-it-yourself crafts from wine corks original decoration your interior. They are easy to manufacture and require a minimum additional materials and tools. Even a beginner can handle such crafts.

Types of traffic jams

After almost every feast, corks from wine or champagne remain. Don’t rush to throw them away, because they can become an excellent material for crafts. Natural corks are made from the bark of the cork oak tree, which is removed once every 10 years. Most quality material bark that is more than 50 years old is considered. What types of traffic jams are there:

1. Whole. They are completely carved from oak bark, sanded and waxed. Afterwards, by burning, the name of the wine manufacturer is applied to them.
2. Pressed. For their production, cork shavings are used, which are pressed under pressure during processing. high pressure, sanded and waxed.

To make impressive-sized crafts, you may need a large amount of material. In this case, corks can be bought in specialized stores for creativity. Their price on average does not exceed 300 rubles per 100 pieces.

Craft ideas

From wine corks You can make a wide variety of products with your own hands. They will be able to decorate the interior, adding originality to it. Plus, creating them will be a great time for the whole family.

Hot coasters

From corks you can make indispensable devices for the kitchen. First of all, this applies to hot pads. They hold perfectly high temperature, thereby protecting table surfaces from damage. To create them you will need:

Stages of work.

1. If the plugs are of different lengths, then you need to carefully trim their edges.
   
   
2. Place all the plugs vertically and cut off a small part of the material from one side, as shown in the figure below.
   
   
3. Grease the flat part of the cork with glue and glue it to the plywood. Place all elements perpendicular to each other.
   
   
4. Carefully glue twine to the sides of the plywood. It can be arranged in two rows. Carefully ensure that the glue does not leak, otherwise your product will have an untidy appearance.
   
   
5. Give the glue time to dry. Your product is ready to use!
   
   

Photo frames

Photo frames decorated with wine corks look no less original. Such crafts can be presented as a gift to family and friends. Creating them will be a fun pastime. What you will need:

Now let's get to work.

1. Take the base and mark the boundaries of the photo on it.
2. Cut each cork lengthwise. It is very important that the knife for work is sharp, otherwise it will not cut the corks, but simply break them.
   
   
3. Attach the corks to the base and mark their boundaries. Trim off excess parts.
4. Lubricate the flat parts of the corks with glue and glue them one by one to the base, avoiding gaps between them and not protruding beyond the borders of the frame. Make sure that the glue does not leak. If this happens, you must immediately remove it from the surface so that no traces remain.
   
   
5. TO back side Glue the frame to a holder so that it can be installed in a horizontal position. And on front part place a photo. You can also simply glue it carefully.
6. Give it time to dry. The frame is ready!
   

Panel

Wall decoration can be unusual panels from plywood and wine corks. They can have a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. You can make it geometric figure, obstruction or even a map of the country. The master class below shows the process of making a wall panel in the form of a map of California, USA. So, what you will need:

1. We begin to lubricate the bottom of each cork with glue and glue it to the plywood blank. It is better to move from the center to the edges. The plugs can be placed either in a chaotic order or strictly one below the other.
   
   
2. To fill the empty spaces, you need to cut the corks in half and then glue them to the base.
   
   
3. When all the elements are glued, give them time to dry.
4. Prepare acrylic paint and sponge in a jar. Gently apply it over the corks, moving from the top edge to the bottom. If you want to get the Ombre effect, then you should dilute the paint a little with water and continue applying it with your hands, as shown in the picture below. Let the paint dry.
   
   
   
   
5. Attach fasteners to the back of the base and hang it on the wall.
   
   

Decorative figures

Figurines made from wine corks will be a wonderful interior decoration, as well as a cute gift for friends for a holiday (for example, New Year). Their creation does not take much time and requires a minimum of tools and materials. In addition to classic Christmas trees, you can make funny snowmen or Santa Clauses from corks. To create them you will need:

• 10 pieces of wine corks;
• glue gun;
• red and black acrylic paint;
• brush;
• cone-shaped chocolate candy;
• cotton wool

When all the tools and materials are prepared, you can begin to work.

1. Decorate half of the cork using red acrylic paint.
   
   
2. Carefully glue the candy to the top. Give time for the paint and glue to dry. You should attach the candy very carefully so that the glue does not get on the chocolate itself.
3. Using black acrylic paint, make a belt for Santa Claus and draw eyes.
4. Glue a small piece of cotton wool to the top of the candy. Use the same method to decorate the joint between the candy and the cork, imitating the edge of a hat, as shown in the figure below.
   
   

Candlesticks

Create a romantic and at the same time cozy atmosphere candlesticks using wine corks will help. They will fit perfectly into any interior, and their creation will not take more than 10 minutes. They will need:

• wine corks;
• a transparent vessel of any shape;
• cup;
• candle.

Stages of work.

Advice! To create such decorative candles You can use containers and glasses different shapes and sizes. The main thing is to choose their diameters correctly.

Fridge magnets

You can make beautiful and unusual refrigerator magnets from wine corks. It's quite simple. You will need a minimum of materials, time and effort. For such crafts you need to prepare:

• five or more traffic jams;
• glue gun;
• small magnets.

Now you can get to work.

Idea! You can pour a small amount of soil into the holes of the plugs and plant small indoor flowers in them.

In addition to the proposed crafts made from champagne and wine corks, there are many more product options. It all depends on your imagination, skills and availability of free time. In addition, you can involve the whole family in this activity and have fun.

Useful tips

Some things shouldn't be thrown away, and wine corks are one of them.

Some crafts require just a few corks, while others require a large number of them. Therefore, you can collect wine corks from acquaintances, friends, and even ask in bars and restaurants.

You will be surprised how many interesting crafts you can make from wine corks.

Here are some interesting things from traffic jams:

Fridge magnets

You will need:

Round magnets (sold in multiples per package)

Superglue or hot glue.

Round napkin holder

You will need:

Needles and threads

Ruler

Scissors.

1. Cut several corks into rings. In this example, one cork made 8 circles.

2. Start threading cork circles and beads between them onto a needle and thread. The length of the thread is about 15 cm.

3. Tie the thread into a knot.

You can decorate the table!

Handles for a cabinet or chest of drawers

If you want to update old chest of drawers or decorate a new one, then you will love this idea.

You will need:

Corks (for wine and champagne)

Screwdriver.

* If you have an old chest of drawers, you can simply replace the handles, and if it’s relatively new, then you should only use cork handles if you don’t like the handles that came with the chest of drawers.

1. Through the hole for bolts in the box from inside insert a new bolt onto which you will screw the plug. It is advisable to mark the center of each plug in advance.

2. To make a new handle, start twisting the bolt with a screwdriver, holding the plug on the other side. There is another way - you can hold the bolt with a screwdriver and screw the plug onto the bolt with the other hand.

Crafts made from wine bottle corks

Vase

In this example, 70 corks were used, but it all depends on the size of the vase.

You will need:

Vase (preferably in the shape of a cube/paralelipiped)

Superglue or hot glue

Knife to cut corks (if necessary).

1. Start placing wine corks on one side of the vase to see how they will look best and how much they will cover that side. You may need to trim some of the plugs.

2. Start gluing the corks to the vase. Don't use too much glue - one drop per cork is enough. Cover one side with corks, wait for the glue to dry, and move on to the other side.

DIY cork crafts

DIY necklace

You will need:

Embroidery thread and needle

Scissors

Thimble.

1. Select the appropriate cork for this craft. The image shows circles cut from four different corks - the most suitable option this is number 3.

2. Cut the cork into several pieces 5 mm wide. If the width is smaller, the circle may break, and if it is larger, you may hurt yourself.

3. Insert the thread into the needle and start embroidering on the circle. Don't go too close to the edge of the circle to avoid breaking it. Make stitches close together. Choose the drawing (pattern) yourself. After embroidering, hide the end of the thread at the back of the circle.

4. To connect several circles, you can glue a piece of felt to the back side, to which you can glue all the circles. In addition, you can glue the circles together.

If you don't want to use glue, you can simply sew the circles to each other.

Crafts made from wine and champagne corks

Chandelier

You will need:

Fan grille

60-100 plugs

Screw with ring (60-100 pieces)

Medium thread

Pipe clamp

1. Start screwing the screws into the plugs.

2. Determine how many plugs will hang on the chandelier and how long the threads will be. Based on this, start cutting required quantity threads of a certain length.

3. Tie the threads to the rings of screws, and tie the other end into the fan grille. Make sure that the desired length is maintained and the chandelier looks symmetrical.

4. In this example, the lattice has three bases - internal, external and the one that goes around the circumference. A fourth base was created in the form of a wire installed inside the lattice. You can skip this step if three bases are enough for you, or if you decide to tie the plugs differently.

5. To make it easier to hang chandeliers, you can attach a pipe clamp to the top of the grille and wrap it with thread or twine.

What can be made from wine corks

Cork heart wall decoration

You will need:

42 plugs

Superglue or hot glue

Acrylic paint or gouache

Brush

Parts to hang the work (if desired).

1. The corks will have to be glued in sections, and for this you need to prepare these sections. For the first section, glue 3 corks together in a pyramid shape.

Each row increases by one plug. Start with 3 plugs. Next, make the next row of 4 corks, then 5, and 6. Glue all the rows and get the second section.

3. Start doing the last section. You need a row of 7 and then 8 corks. Glue 3-4 corks to each other in turn, and connect the parts you have obtained with each other.

On top of the row of 8 corks, glue two pieces of 3 corks.

4. Start coloring as you like. You may have to paint in several layers to achieve bright paint. You can mix, for example, burgundy with white to get a lighter shade.

5. When the paint has dried, you can tape around the perimeter of the heart.

No one knows exactly when wine was invented. It couldn’t be that one fine day it appeared!

About 8,000 years ago, in the area of ​​modern Georgia and Turkey, people began to grow cultivated (not wild) grapes. He was so cultured that he was never late, wore a bow tie and was called Vitis vinifera. Since then, fundamentally little has changed. Except that there are more than 9,000 varieties of grapes, and winemaking and drinking wine have not lost their relevance over the centuries.

And now about traffic jams. Once upon a time, wine was stored in clay amphorae and sealed with a piece of wood wrapped in a cloth. Or just a sliver of soft rocks tree. Such “proto-corks” swollen from moisture and could easily break the neck of a wine jug from the inside. Then there were wooden cone-shaped plugs with a long handle that protruded from the neck. You could open it with your hands. Then it was experimentally discovered that the bark of the cork oak tree has ideal qualities for making wine stoppers. Maybe that's why they called him that? It is this material that helps the wine retain its original properties for as long as possible. Corks made from such bark are lightweight, allow the required amount of oxygen to pass through, allowing the wine to breathe, and are less susceptible to rotting.

In the 21st century you can find 3 types of corks that look similar to natural ones. You can make something interesting out of all of them. Here are the types:

• solid cork plug
• agglomerated, i.e. glued together from waste natural cork. The cork chips are pressed and cylinders are cut out of it. This is the most common option today
• plastic or synthetic corks

Crafts from wine corks

Hot stand

You can make a lot of interesting things out of wine corks. For example, these are the hot pads. We collect the corks into a friendly “crowd” and tie them with a clamp, wire or string. For strength, you can fasten them with glue. Or lay the corks horizontally and glue them together. The main thing here is that the glue is heat-resistant (“Super Moment”", for example), and the plugs are approximately the same size and length.

Tray

An original tray made of wine corks will unambiguously hint to guests that you approach the choice of gastronomic pleasure with all responsibility. And you certainly know a lot about wine. And visiting.

Table

A cork table definitely requires arms from the shoulders and suitable glass to protect the surface. But the result can exceed all expectations - such an accessory will definitely not go unnoticed. You can use the old one coffee table and cover it with corks on top. Or put together a “base”» using boards from a hardware store.

Kitchen apron

A kitchen apron made from cork is very easy to make. You only need: a flat surface on which the corks will stick well, 100,500 of these same corks and protective glass on top to make it easy to care for the apron. Glass by custom sizes You can order it without any problems in any city.

Bathroom rug

A bath mat is also easy to make with your own hands. You will need a thin ready-made mat as a bedding, waterproof glue and corks. They can be cut stationery knife lengthwise for greater adhesion or glue entirely. As we remember, cork is moisture resistant and does not rot, and this is a definite plus for a bathroom accessory.

Chandelier

A cute and “cozy” chandelier from wine corks can be made on a frame from old chandelier(left) or on the base of the fan grille (right). For the second option, you will need small anchor hooks, which you can buy at a hardware store, and a lot of string. Simple and original.

(anchor hook/circular screw and linen rope, also known as jute twine)

Candlesticks

Perhaps the easiest way to use wine corks in the interior is to decorate candlesticks. Pour corks into a transparent vessel, place a candle inside, and the beautiful accessory is ready.

Boards and panels

IN work area or boards made of wine corks would look good as decoration. You can hang stickers and cards on them or just admire the texture and different prints. Before gluing the corks, arrange them inside the frame in the way they will be secured in the end. Because all the traffic jams different sizes and something may not look very nice in the end. In general, we remember Tetris.

You can also paint wine corks and make interesting shapes and patterns out of them.

Figurines and other decor

Just look at our selection of different cool stuff from wine corks. Sometimes they even create real art objects for exhibitions! And some crafts can take their rightful place at a family celebration.

An obvious but time-consuming way to have a large number of wine corks is to drink wine and store the spoils for future crafts. That is if you are a true and patient gourmet. And if you don’t want to wait at all, and your hands are already itching to create something like that, you can buy corks on Avito or in an online store.

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Every family has parties where bottles of wine are opened. Many people throw away corks; some keep those with the name of the wine or a famous brand on them as a souvenir. And only the most practical know how to use them to make exclusive household items or souvenirs.

Corks are made from the bark of the cork tree. The plant itself does not suffer at all after the bark is removed, since it is restored. Each new layer has more valuable properties for application.

The bark of the cork tree is used to make floor and wall coverings, furniture, shoes and even hats. And we offer a master class on crafts made from corks.

Practical use of traffic jams

Most wine corks are cylindrical in shape. But there are also those that have the shape of a mushroom. They make excellent pens for drawers table. To do this, you need a self-tapping screw, the length of which exceeds the length of the plug. It is screwed into the “hat” until it stops, and then screwed to the desk drawer.

You can use cylindrical corks to make a hallway rug of any shape. You can use a rubber mat as a base, leaving its original shape or cutting out the one you like best. Glue gun glue the corks around the perimeter of the rug, and then fill the space inside with it.

You can cut the corks into circles of equal thickness and also create a rug from them. If the cylinders have different thickness, the mat will be an excellent foot massager.

Using the same principle as a rug, you can make a stand for hot dishes. A candy box or shallow wooden box is suitable as a base. One of the stand options: cut the corks into circles of equal thickness, place them on the table in any shape and fasten them with fragments of a spring for a notepad or general notebook.

In spring, hardware stores sell peat tablets for growing seedlings. They can be successfully replaced by traffic jams. All you have to do is cut them in half, cut out the middle and fill them with soil. Stronger seedlings can be easily transplanted into larger containers.

Cover any box or box with corks and line it inner part cloth. You will get a basket for storing small items, a candy bowl, or a box.

Pins and buttons can be easily inserted into the cork. Why not make an organizer out of them? Glue corks into a photo frame, for example, in a herringbone pattern, like parquet. Now you can attach notes to the organizer for household members, reminders, culinary recipes, children's drawings and other papers.

The cap of a mushroom-shaped cork can be painted to resemble a fly agaric and used as a pincushion.

Wine cork decor

Very interesting crafts You can make wine corks as interior decor. The main thing is to accumulate more of them, trying to have corks of different shades, shapes, and sizes in the collection.

Detailed instructions for making crafts will help even those who have no previous experience of this kind of creativity to make them.

When decorating a banquet hall, corks are useful for making letters, numbers, festive inscriptions, and heart-shaped panels for a wedding celebration. Each cork is cut in half lengthwise into two half-cylinders and the flat side is glued to a base made of thick cardboard, plywood, plastic and other materials.

By the same principle as letters or panels can be made kitchen apron. The plugs can be placed in any order. The 2x2 chess pattern looks especially interesting: two plugs vertically, two horizontally, etc.

To make a bottle of wine on the table look elegant, you can make decorative pendants for them. Cut the corks into circles and glue them together in the shape of a grape bunch. Decorate it with artificial leaves, tie a beautiful ribbon and hang it on the bottle.

The cork can be used as a basis for Christmas decorations. For example, to make a deer, it is enough to attach ears, eyes and a nose made of felt, horns made of decorative wire and a ring with a bead at the bottom to the cylinder. Attach to the cork wood beads, draw eyes and a smile on them, make wings from bows, and you will get butterflies or bees if you paint the base with black and yellow stripes.

By the way, cork lends itself well to painting acrylic paints or spray paint. If you put multi-colored knitted or felt caps on the corks and draw faces, you will get funny gnomes. Glue a snowflake from identical circles and decorate it with sequins, rhinestones or ribbon.

Kids toys

What can you make from wine corks with children? For example, an ancient Russian fortress. Since corks resemble the texture of a log, they can be used to glue together huts, fences, towers, bridges, passages, gates and other elements ancient city. The result will be a real construction set for developing a child’s creative abilities.

You can create various volumetric applications from cork circles. For example, imitate the end of logs for a hut on chicken legs.

String the circles on a long thread, and from one cork make a head with eyes and a tongue sticking out. You will get a snake toy.

If you connect several corks with wooden toothpicks and equip them with a sail, you get a raft. A child can play with it while swimming in a bathtub or splashing around in a children's inflatable pool in the summer. You can even have a competition to see whose raft will float faster if you blow on it.

How to make a craft from wine corks with your own hands depends on the number of blanks. You can accumulate so many of them that it is enough for flooring or Wall panels. Photos of crafts made from wine corks can give a lot of new ideas for using them in everyday life.

Photos of crafts made from wine corks