Son-in-law Mark made us a wreath out of wine corks for Christmas. Very cool. And most thoughtful. I took it down so I could remove the Christmas ribbon and think about a bow for "everyday" use. When I got it down, I noticed it needs some patching here and there. The white Styrofoam mold was showing through. Fortunately, we have plenty of corks. The corks seem pretty easy to glue on. Just takes time and patience -- two things I don't seem to have a lot of. Patching is more fun, cuz I can pick some of my favorite wines and place them strategically on the wreath -- and it takes minutes instead of hours, days or weeks! Mark made Tom (my husband) a really nice, heavy duty bulletin board out of cork a year ago. I love that, too! Great gift idea.
But my advice is:
If you decide to make one of these wine cork items for a family member or friend, be sure to include wine corks that are meaningful to him or her. If you want to keep the gift a surprise, save a few choice spots and tell your loved one that you'll fill in with corks from some of his/her favorite wineries. This way, it really has a personal touch and will bring back memories everytime he or she sees it. Mark knows the wine we like so he did a great job -- and the patching up I'm doing will allow me to customize that much more.
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