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15 Ways to Repurpose Wine Corks

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Are you a wine drinker?  Next time you pop the cork on a bottle of wine or champagne, save it and check out these 15 ways to repurpose wine corks.  You’ll be inspired by these fabulous projects and your corks may never hit the trash can again!

15 ways to repurpose wine corks

Use the corks to make a whimsical cork monogram to hang on your wall …

cork monogram

… or slice the corks into pieces and makes these unique napkin rings.

cork napkin rings

A pile of corks look amazing when turned into a cork wreath {affiliate link} and although there’s no tutorial for this idea, it wouldn’t be hard to figure it out.

cork wreath

Corks also make fun and original drawer knobs.

cork knobsAttach them together for a wine-themed cork coaster …

cork coaster

… make a cork garden marker …

cork garden marker

… or carve a cork into a personal stamp.

cork stamp

I love this cork necklace made from sliced corks …

cork necklace

… and I’m definitely going to make these little cork canape spreaders.

cork spreader

Keep track of special days and moments with this cork journaling idea …

cork journaling

… or get out the embroidery thread and stitch an embroidered cork necklace.  Isn’t it beautiful?

cork embroidered necklace

Corks make a lovely serving tray …

cork tray

… or they can be repurposed as a fire starter.  Perfect for a summer campout!

cork fire starter

Glue corks together to make a novel cork trivet …

cork trivet

… or go all out and install a one-of-a-kind cork back splash in the kitchen!

cork back splash

Which idea inspires you the most to repurpose wine corks?

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For more unique repurposed ideas, be sure to check out 15 ways to repurpose wine bottles …

15 ways to repurpose wine bottles

… 20 ways to repurpose a vintage map …

20 ways to repurpose a vintage map

… and 17 ways to repurpose a paint stick.

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About Randi Dukes

I’m Randi, a Dallas-based mom of five kids, ranging from third grade to college and including a set of twins. I love strong coffee, craft and DIY projects, my planner, and my big ol’ family. When I’m not creating something for my blog, I can be found in the car, running kids from one place to another. I’m the one knitting at the red light. Connect with me on google+ | twitter | facebook

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  1. [email protected] says

    December 26, 2013 at 9:11 pm

    Oh thank you for this! I have PILES of wine corks knowing that I would use them for lots of projects at some point. Love this collection of ideas.

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  2. Freebird7100 says

    December 27, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    alot of neat ideas, I got some corks from a recent visit to San Francisco, I then turned them into Christmas ornaments for my family. Here is a link, if I am aloud to post it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/11414884425/ Thanks for giving me more ideas for what to do with the rest of the corks that I have.

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  3. Leslie says

    December 28, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    Thanks for sharing these great ideas for creating with corks! SO fun.

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  4. Andrew says

    July 26, 2017 at 2:50 am

    Wow, this is really wonderful. Dont throw your wine corks ship them for FREE at CORKCLUB, I have heard about this organisation, CORKCLUB. They recycle wine corks to save our forest. Its really a nice step.

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