Wine Cork Letters

Quite a while ago I "pinned" a project that used left over wine corks to make a monogram.

One of the many  "pins" I hadn't gotten around to yet.

via MyMamaMaria   on Pinterest

Today Sis and I went on a little shopping trip.

Really, what shopping trip is complete without a stop at HobbyLobby?

Anyhoo... in addition to the "needs" on my list, I found this "G".

It's like cardboard or something lightweight like that.

And the price was right ~ $2.47

Time to create.

So...

 I took a bunch of these~

I seem to have quite a few for some reason :)

Not sayin why...

Notice the jar in the background?

Yeah, I have a few of those....

We'll just say I didn't have to buy any.

But I'm told you can if you need to.

I laid the letter on it's back and proceeded to fit the corks together like a puzzle.

It didn't look quite right to me.

So I checked out Pinterest again.

But my "pin" and all the rest I looked at had the cork "butts" showing.

You know what I mean?

If not , check the top picture , you'll get it.

Anyhoo.... that's not what I wanted.

I like the graphics on my corks and wanted them to show.

Sometimes it's just the name of the wine , or the vineyard, but sometimes it's more.

So ...

 after wasting a bunch of time looking for a tutorial on how to make a Wine Cork Letter and not finding what I was looking for , I decided to wing it !

I wing it a lot !

Now , if you have a letter with straight lines , like a L or M, it wouldn't be too hard.

I have a G and I wasn't sure how to make the curves look good.

Every women wants her curves to look good :)

Anyhoo (again)....

I winged it.

Here we are half way through...

Finished G !

I know , some of the cardboard base shows,

but I like the pattern and the graphics show.

And when it's in it's new home on my shelf, you can't see it.

See ?

Oh, I forgot about THAT container of corks...

Hmmm.....

I LIKE IT !

How about you ?

The one at the top that I "pinned", I traced it back to an etsy shop.

The price ?

$65 .

My price ?

Approximately $2.50.

Now remember, I didn't have to buy corks:)

So the letter ($2.47 + tax) and a little hot glue !

Good enough for this girl!

via tatertotsandjello.com on Pinterest

Ever feel like this ?

I do.

ALL*THE*TIME !

You are welcome to " follow me" on Pinterest.

Not yet an obsessed Pinterest user?

What are you waiting for ?

Geez...

If you need an invite just send me your email, I will be more that happy to make you as Pinterest crazy as I am :)

via jessicamonnichphotography.com on Pinterest

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Wine Love

I have started a new Pinterest board.

Wine Love.

Cause you know, I L*O*V*E wine !

For those of you still not on Pinterest ~

Really ???

 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

I know it's a time waster , but what a fun way to waste time !

Not sure what Pinterest is ?

Wikepedia says:

Pinterest (Pin-tũr-ĕst) is a vision board-styled social photo sharing website and app where users can create and manage theme-based image collections. The mission statement of Pinterest is to connect everyone in the world through shared tastes and the “things” they find interesting.

If you need ideas or inspiration for ANYTHING ,you can find it on Pinterest.

Especially helpful for holiday decorating , if you're wanting some new ideas.

There are also recipes , fashion inspiration, and crafts.

You do need an invitation to join but they respond right away.

OR

 just leave me a comment and I will invite you !

 Anyway.....

I'm sharing some of my WineLove board.

Only some ,cause there is a LOT !

Some inspiration for reusing wine bottles~

Love this chandelier!

Perfect vases for a single stem of flowers

Wine bottle tiki torches !

I am SO doing this next summer at the river !

And this is what I have been stock piling my empty bottles for ~

What a great way to border a new flower bed!

I always wanted a wine cellar.

My friend Carl said I could never have one,

he says I drink it too fast.

He's probably right.

But I find this one , fun, inspiring and doable.

and an excellent use for pallets.

I love wine quotes.

There are so many...

True...

Beautiful and true....

Absolutely true !

I raise my glass and toast Pinterest!

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