I love making little, itty, bitty stamps from wine corks. Not surprisingly, it seems the better the wine the better the cork. So each stamp probably ends up costing me about $20 to make. All you need is a wine cork, a pen and an exacto knife. To make a stamp pad, I use an old wash cloth and pour a little acrylic paint on a 1″ x 1″ area…the wash cloth soaks up the paint just enough so you can dab your new cork stamp on it without saturating it with paint. Draw your design on the top of the cork and carve it out carefully using the knife. Do a couple test stamps to see if you need to keep carving!
emerzim says
OK, I’m totally going to start saving my corks. You’re brilliant!
Mandy says
Super great. Steal-worthy for sure. I normally just make a cardstock tent for w/c parties, but this I will try next time!
Ashley says
Wish the cork stamps were my idea but I saw them in a journaling book a few years back and started making them! Aren’t they SO cute though! Much better than potato and carrot stamps…. because you can keep them forever 😉
Robin says
I love this idea! Hmmm…looking for something to stamp…
Ashley says
Make some stationary!
heather says
you have some fun projects…..i will be checking your blog regularly for some new ideas!
Wendy says
Love this!
I do a lot of stamp carving (portrait stamps are my favorite) and this seems so easy and fun and great for little hands to hold.
jo_annie says
what a great idea!! thanks for sharing!
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This is a great idea!!
Angie
erin says
love this! I guess it pays to drink wine. 🙂
Mel the Crafty Scientist says
I love this so much that I included it in my roundup of awesome wine and champagne cork projects here. Feel free to grab a featured button if you want! Thanks for sharing!
-Mel the Crafty Scientist