DIY Gift Guide – A Smith of All Trades

Day two of the gift guide and what do we have — stamped cork magnets!

If you don’t think these are adorable, well you might be cray cray.

You’ll love how easy peasy this project is. It takes 5 minutes, tops!

Supplies:

Corks
Small stamps
Magnets (Michaels sells round magnets that are slightly smaller that a cork round. Match made in heaven? I think so!)
Ink
Hot glue
Cutting tool

Steps:

Like in yesterday’s post, carefully slice your corks to about a 1/2-inch thickness. You can use a steak knife, scissors (if the are really sharp) or any other tool you have that might cut through the cork.
Stamp each cork round with your small stamp and ink. It might take you a few tries to get your stamp centered the way you like it. Some of the LOVE stamps looked more like LOVF. Oops.
Place a dab of hot glue on the back of the cork and secure it to the magnet. Let cool.
Stick your magnets on your fridge and marvel at their cuteness.

Is there a wine lover in your family who would love these!? There are definitely a few people in my family who I think would like them!

Check back tomorrow for the next DIY gift post!

Wine Charms

Need quick and easy gifts to give this holiday season? Over the next few days I’ll be sharing some super simple, super affordable gift ideas — all made with things you probably already have around the house.

Today’s gift idea: Wine Cork Wine Charms

Brilliant, right? Who wouldn’t want to make a wine accessory out of something that comes in wine?!

Supplies:

Wine corks
Permanent Marker or Stamps
Drill
Hoop Earring findings
Jump Rings
Cutting tool

Steps:

Using a knife, scissors, or any other cutting tool, CAREFULLY cut your cork into half-inch thick pieces. I recommend creating sets of 4 or 6, so cut enough to make as many sets as you’d like to gift.
Using a permanent marker or a stamp, draw or stamp your design onto each cork sliver. It is important to note that each design should be easy to remember and different from one another. For example, I drew numbers (well, my neighbor did) on my corks. If I had stamped different scrolly patterns on each, you’d never remember whose wine was whose.
Drill a hole through the top of each sliver. Test out your drill bit size on a scrap piece of cork.
Put your jump ring through the hole and tighten.
Attach your hoop earring finding by looping it through the jump ring and bending the straight end into a sharp angle. This will prevent the circle on one end of the finding from sliding off of the other end and will allow it to stay on the wine glass.
Fill up your wine glass, add your charms and end enjoy!

Charms