Ever wondered what to do with all of those wine corks you have laying around? While your first instinct may be to toss them into the trash – that’s probably not the best option. Getting creative with wine corks will help you get your green on while keeping them out of the landfill. Check out this list of fun and useful ways to reuse and recycle wine corks!
{via The Country Barrel on Etsy}
- Are you a knitter? Use a cork to keep your projects from sliding off the needles when you’re not hard at work.
- Keep your plants healthy. Add broken wine corks to potting soil to keep your plants perfectly hydrated.
- Save your gorgeous hardwoods. Slice a cork into thin layers and glue the slices to the feet of dining chairs, couches and other furniture. Your floors will thank for the cushion!
- Perfect DIY recipe card holder. Slice a cork in half (lengthwise), then slice a slit through the rounded side. A recipe card will slide in perfectly and with the flat side down on your counter – and you’ll have a great hands free view.
- DIY cat toys! Use some string and a needle to thread the cork – you can use one or a bunch of corks to make a great toy.
- Stop slamming kitchen cabinets. After slicing a cork into thin pieces, use wood glue to affix the cork to the inside of cabinet doors.
- Dry out winter boots and summer beach shoes. Use corks to line the plastic shoe tray you keep by your front door – this will allow the winter (and summer) wetness to drain and dry from the shoes.
- Keep your stainless sparkling. Use the tip of a cork, dipped in olive oil to rid your stainless appliances of fingerprints and smudges. Buff away with a dry cloth.
- Carve a stamp from your old wine corks.
- Create a large initial or peg board for an event with leftover wine corks
What do you think – got any other creative ways to reuse and recycle wine corks?
