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Lovely ideas for cork lovers

2014-04-11

Get inspired for the weekend!

Wine lovers all have one problem in common. What do you do with all the wine corks, assuming you aren’t drinking boxed wine or screw top wine. If you are drinking the good stuff, you most likely will have some corks lying around. And we present 50 great ideas for DIY wine work projects. Not all are for art only, some are actually useful items. Drink and be merry and then build something with all those corks.

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Cork Sail Boats {With Sparkly Sails}

2014-04-09

Cork SailBoats

Oh my goodness.  Miss G and I had so much fun with this little project this afternoon.  The best part is that it was completely impromptu. She wanted ‘to craft’ as she always says, and when digging through our craft supply drawer, came across a little bag of corks we scored at our last trip to Urban Source.  I had boat building in mind ever since we picked them out, and when I suggested it to her, she was fully game.  Together, we did a little Pinterest search, and Grae selected the images from these three posts for inspiration. 

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Wooden Instagram Camera For Kids

2014-04-04

Made of wood and cork this is a lovely toy for kids

The Ana­gram by Twig Cre­ative is a gor­geous wooden toy cam­era that your lit­tle one can wrap their hands around. The iconic design takes cues from the ever pop­u­lar Insta­gram app, hand­made using sus­tain­able wood, cork and leather.

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Cork Micro Planters

2014-04-01

Lovely platers!


Micro planters are really popular right now, and for good reason.  First and foremost, they’re adorable!  They’re also quick and easy to make, take up little space, and add a nice touch of green at a time of the year when many of us are already thinking spring. Taking care of your planters is easy if you pick the right plants, too. I like smaller succulents, and those that are easy to propagate by breaking off leaves. They don’t require much soil or water, and they come in cool shapes and textures that keep your planters interesting!

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How cork is made

2014-03-28

An illustrated guide to the cork production process


It all starts in the forest. Cork oaks are harvested every nine years, once they reach maturity. It doesn't harm the tree, and the cork bark regrows. Most cork forests are in Portugal and Spain.

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