Crumble up used corks for fun and creative DIY projects
Bottles of wine are often opened on important occasions and/or for celebratory dinners or lunches, for example. And the corks usually end up in the trash. But instead of throwing them away, we can use them for fun and creative DIY projects.
These cork-recycling projects are easy and well within everyone's reach. Read on to find out more:
Cork: an incredible natural material
Cork has a lot of very useful properties. Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree. This entirely natural material is used, for example, in thermal and acoustic insulation systems. Light and elastic, as well as resilient, cork is also waterproof, and airproof and is used at sea (for life-jackets, for example).
Despite having these properties, cork is porous, but is highly robust (ie. it will not rot despite being a bark!) and is avoided by insects and gnawing creature like mice and rats.
Crumble up some cork for your craft projects
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Before throwing your corks away, think again. Once you have collected up a few (even damaged ones), they can come in handy.
If you crumble up the cork, you can form it into almost any shape - like useful coasters, for example.
This is a really simple process: any cork crumbles easily even by just cutting it. Using a knife and a blender, you can quickly produce a heap of cork crumbles.
Now mix some PVA glue into the cork crumbles. Mix well until you get a moldable mixture. In the case of making coasters, you can flatten out the mixture to the desired thickness and then just let it air dry. Once dried, the coasters can be further "trimmed" and shaped using a sharp pair of scissors.
And during the mixing process, you can even add glitter or paint to give your creations a splash of color.
What would you like to use cork in your DIY projects?
