The spring bulbs are trying to push through and the bird song is back in the trees that surround our house. I'm filled with the hope that the awful grey wetness of this winter is coming to an end. So with spring in mind, I made a ladybug- or ladybird- magnet from a champagne cork. It really was very simple. I cut the fatter top section of a champagne cork off, making sure that it's cut edge was fairly straight as this would later hold … [Read more...]
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Christmas Character Corks
It's no secret that I love making things from corks and I'm lucky that I have quite a few Champagne corks to hand when I need them. The Cork Nativity that I made a few years ago is still doing great service but I wanted a few new cork characters this Christmas and came up with Santa after being inspired by Red Ted Art Cork Santa. Santa obviously lead to a reindeer and on to a snowman. Then LBG suggested a 'girl' which is how we came to have … [Read more...]
Cork Bunnies and Easter Chicks
I do love corks. In the past I have made a nativity, some keyrings, and a cake topper. Frankly I cannot believe it has taken me this long to make something festive for Easter with them. That changed today though. I made two Easter bunnies and a chick from some old champagne corks. Don't they look sweet? The first step, as ever, was paint. A couple of coats in the case of the metallic acrylic I used. Then I simply added a few … [Read more...]
Cork printing craft for Valentine’s Day
Last year, LBG and I had a fabulous time making Valentine's Day cards to post over with Red Ted. I just looked at the pictures and cannot believe how much her pudgey little hands have changed. It's also fair to say that her skill set has changed to. She was unexpectedly off school today with laryngitis and, despite having very little voice, made it quite clear what sort of cards she wanted to make. The idea I had was to do wax crayon … [Read more...]
A Right Royal Wedding: how to make Will and Kate from Champagne corks
How to make Will and Kate from Champagne corks! If you live within the borders of the British Isles you are likely to know that we have an extra Bank Holiday at the end of the month in honour of a certain Royal Wedding. I haven’t been invited, but that’s to be expected as Wills has never forgiven me for marrying DH, and in St Paul’s Cathedral too. Poor Wills has had to make do with Westminster Abbey. I’m glad I haven’t been invited, if I’m … [Read more...]
Cork popping: Make Your Own Nativity
I can't remember when I started saving Champagne corks. In our last house we had a lovely big hand-blown glass bowl, bought on the very first holiday that DH and I ever took together, that sat on a table, filled with champagne corks, all of which had a significance. They all bore the date and event at which they were consumed, and I loved adding to them, or plucking one from the bowl, reading the information and remembering the happy event they … [Read more...]
Weekend Project: Paint Sample Pinboard upcycle
Pinboards are, for the main part, plain and functional. You can of course buy fabric covered ones but when I was searching for a large pinboard for each of The Girls' rooms, I couldn't find anything I liked. So I ordered the size I wanted, then headed to my local DIY store for some paint samples for a Paint Sample Pinboard upcycle, if you will. Dimples has explained repeatedly of late that she likes "every colour of the rainbow" rather … [Read more...]