Wine cork stamps

If you’re in the habit of collecting things like I am, you likely have a bunch of wine corks taking up residence in the cookie jar just begging to be put to some kinda use. Ya do, don’t ya? Well guess what, I know just the thing. Cork letter stamps. These are useful and...Read More »

Learn how to make these easy DIY upcycled wine cork stamps to decorate your gifts and packaging this coming holiday season!

I came across a large collection of corks and decided to carve stamps out of them. The crude designs make whimical and primitive shapes.

How to Make Wine Cork Stamps

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If you’ve got a stash of wine corks, and you’re looking for a way to out them to good use instead of tossing them out, here are three ways you can make DIY stamps for your scrapbooking …

This week I was focused on learning how to carve my own stamps. I’ve been very excited about this idea, perhaps because now I am old enough to play with knives, yay! I started with the wine corks. They have so much character and, of course, an irresistible bon vivant concept to them. Unfortunately, my favorite wine is not sealed with a cork, so I didn’t have any lying around at the house. Not to worry - I stopped by the BYOB place in my neighborhood to ask for some corks and left with a…

It is incredibly easy (and cheap!) to turn a wine cork into a simple stamp. Reminiscent of block-printing, it's super easy to use these stamps to create lots of fun projects! Today's craft: rows of lines and triangles on chipboard. Here's what you'll need: • Two wine corks • Exacto knife and scissors • Pencil • Ink pad(s) • Sheets of chipboard • Scrap paper to test out your designs Here's what to do: Draw a simple outline of a triangle on the flat side of the wine cork (if the cork isn't…

At Recyclart, we love corks and all those amazing projects that re-use corks to make creative and original things. But, one of the biggest problems with corks