Many of us enjoy drinking wine. But did you know you could also recycle the leftover bottle? One lamp work artisan I featured before upcycles the glass bottles into cool glass beads. I've also come across several clever artisans who slice up cork bottles and with a little of jewelry making magic, transform them into adornment. Here are a few of my Etsy favorites.
Cat Ivins of Uncorked has a delightful array of recycled cork jewelry (above and below). She often decorates the cork in some way. One example is her lack and white floral art wine cork pendant which goes beautifully with the rusraksha seeds and chain necklace.
The castle stamped cork charm adds a fun element to an otherwise plain bracelet.
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Uncorked's Wine Cork Bracelet - The Royal Wedding |
Kasey of GulfCoasters added color and whimsy with her polymer clay yellow tulip on cork earrings.
If you'd like to give it a whirl, here is a tutorial by Maya of Sewella. She embroidered the edges of slices of wine bottle corks for the extra color punch. She then connected several together for a necklace and bracelet. I think they would make great lightweight earrings too.
Before You Go:
- Necklace Sling for Wine Glasses
- How to Make Beaded Wine Glasses and Charms
- How to Make Beaded Grape Cluster Tutorials
Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
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Excellent ideas. I especially like the dyed cork earrings.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love them all!!!
ReplyDeleteWow that`s fantastic ! I never would have thought that ordinary corks could be turned into something so beautiful . Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNever thought to use cork in jewelry making, though it would make for very lightweight earrings. The black and white, floral painted, cork pendant is really eye catching.
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Yes, light is good as far as earrings are concerned! Don't know about everyone but I am inspired to collect a few corks and see!
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Wow, I love all of them! So clever and would be so much fun to make! Thanks for sharing. :)
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