| I'm always on the lookout for ideas to recycle and reuse items and make recycled crafts. Over the years, I use to throw away wine corks and beer bottle caps after opening bottles until one day, when I had a pile on the kitchen counter, I thought how nice they looked all together. Many beer bottle caps have colorful patterns on them and wine corks are imprinted with the vineyard's name down the side. I thought, I'd love to find ways to decorate with them! Decorating a mirror was the first item that I created. My article will teach you how to decorate a mirror with wine corks and bottle caps. Its a terrific gift idea for men and women and you'll be thrilled that you could reuse these corks and caps instead of just throwing them away! Ours hangs in our foyer by our front door for all to see!
Reuse Used Stamps If you have a used stamp collection, why not decorate with them? Stamps are beautiful as well as interesting! If you've collected them over the years and aren't sure what to do with them, consider this craft idea that will create a beautiful decoration for your home. Instructions To start decorating your mirror, you'll need a towel or drop cloth spread out on a flat surface for your work space. Lay your mirror flat on top of the towel. Take the time to wipe down your mirror's frame before you begin so that it is free from dust and dirt. To keep the cost of this project down, look around your house for a mirror with a frame that you could reuse for this project. In the mean time, you can decide where you would like to place your wine corks. You have a few options with the corks. You could line them along the outside of the frame. You could place them on the inside of the frame. Refer to my photo. They can be adhered whole or you can alter them in some way. This is the part where you have to be really careful. Wine corks can be cut in half lengthways or little slices all the way down the cork into small discs. I'd advise using an electric knife and using protective gloves to be safe. Using a kitchen steak knife can be really dangerous. Wine corks are tough to cut through. Prior to adhering anything with glue, I would advise you to lay out all of your beer bottle caps and wine corks first. Start with your bottle caps. Take time in arranging your beer bottle caps on the frame of the mirror. When you have your pattern and are happy with the look, begin to glue each bottle cap in place. Leave the mirror dry for a few hours. |