Wine corks: how they are made, creative approach to the use of your hands

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Hendmeyd - a great way to realize the creative potential of every human being. Today this area extremely popular. It is noteworthy that for handicrafts fit most unexpected things. Corks from wine bottles - excellent material for creative work. They are good that are not required for any special skills, similar crafts to handle even a child. All the necessary tools for a creative approach to wine stoppers easily and quickly pick up.

Creative approach to wine corks

Content

  1. The manufacturing process of cork stoppers
  2. Second life products
  3. Bulky decorative balls
  4. Coasters coaster
  5. Decorative cork panels

The manufacturing process of cork stoppers

Use the bark of cork oak

For the manufacture of bottle caps use the bark of cork oak. It is noteworthy that for the production of suitable only bark, removable once in 10 years. And if taken raw fifty tree, such products do not have the price - they are the best quality.

The process of production of this wine corks - laborious and troublesome thing. Work is conducted in several stages. To begin with oak bark has to mature for a year in special, well-ventilated areas. Thereafter, the raw material is heat-treated and cut into layers. Finished semi-finished products are divided into even smaller pieces, but have already cut cylindrical workpiece to be sanded, waxed infiltrate and cause the wine logo organization. Now the real cork oak is ready.

Second life products

After unsealing a bottle of wine does not end plug life. Many people collect them, while others go further - they are made of original souvenirs and other useful things in everyday life.

The Second Life of plugs

Bulky decorative balls

To work on making decorations require such materials:

Bulky decorative balls
  • a large number of wine corks;
  • penopolisterolovye balls (you can take something of their Christmas decorations);
  • Any dark (brown or black) paint, gouache or acrylic is suitable;
  • adhesive (preferably of the brand "torque").

Work is carried out in several stages:

Christmas ball of the mirrors
  1. To get started you want to paint with paint balls and dry them well. It is best to do this evening to night workpiece properly dried out.
  2. The next stage - sticking pockets. They are attached by glue "Moment", starting from the middle and gradually moving towards the poles. The work must be interrupted, allowing the adhesive to grab. If the items do not fit into the narrow space, they are cut in the shape of a cone.
  3. The final stage - additional product decoration. Good choice - painting detail ball ends any bright paint.

In this work for the production of bulk of decorative balls is completed, it remains to choose a place for them in the interior of the home.

Coasters coaster

For the manufacture of this cute little things it needs only 6 wine corks. Functional support under glass or cup, made with his own hands, will be a great gift to relatives and friends.

To work it is necessary to prepare such materials:

Coasters coaster
  • cork sheet;
  • glue;
  • knife;
  • Cutting wooden board;
  • sandpaper.

Work on the stand begins with the preparation of wine corks.

They need to be cut in half exactly in the center, as the product will be uneven. Further it is necessary to prepare a base sheet of cork coasters. You can choose any shape, it can be round and square. Prepared earlier half parts are glued to the base, then carefully follow the contour of the base cut off the protruding portions. It remains only to overwrite sandpaper edge and gift coaster is ready.

Decorative cork panels

Impressive look in the interior of cork panels. To make them need the old, end-of-century posters with high frame. Equally impressive look both round and square panels. The sequence is as follows:

Decorative cork panels
  1. Of the posters are removed old, unneeded pictures.
  2. Substrate frame color to a dark color (brown or black).
  3. Now carefully spread stopper, carefully selecting their size.
  4. It only remains to glue the parts, using glue gun or glue "Moment".

In this work on the decorative cork panels finished. It is already possible to hang on the wall or give to relatives and friends.

It is noteworthy that the items can be placed in the panels not only in posters but also in frameless space.

Second life wine corks can find not only in such artefacts. Without limiting your imagination, you can make a lot more fun and useful things for home decoration and gifts to relatives and friends.