Cork caps allow creative recycling as practical as decorative. Although achieving the necessary number to make shocking projects is complicated, as a counterpart its difficulty is usually minimal.
Indeed, putting on is synonymous with achieving spectacular results, and it is also true that we can do very attractive projects with a single cap or gathering a few, without more complications.
Of course, patience is essential, and to have it the illusion for the project I could not miss. With cork plugs on the table and the imagination willing to make its own, it will be easy to line surfaces, make figurines, fill containers of glass either glass Or, for example, make toys that will love the houses of the house and not so small. Next, in Ecology Verde we show you several Ideas to recycle cork plugs. Take note!
Line surfaces with corks
Cork plugs are ideal for lining trays, Marcos of photos, Marcos of MirrorsTemplates in the form of letters … Be that as it may, we can directly paste the cap, as is, or cut it in half to obtain a less pillow and get us as double.
It is also fun and original Cut the sliced plugs, giving special visibility to those that have printed drawings or other engravings. As can be seen in the image, playing with cut and colored corks randomly allows us to make a modern wall cork to hang notes and photos.
Whenever we have a base on which to glue the cork plugs the task will be simple. It will cost yours, but we take it as an activity relaxing Time will be our ally.
On the other hand, we cut a pattern with a circular, rectangular shape or adopting any other way and after pasteing the corks we will obtain a wheel or Sees decorative And to the time very practical. They will be very helpful in the kitchen and on the table, because the cork is a great insulator and supports the high temperatures very well.
Fill spaces with corks
The caps of cork They have a wood color and an aspect that makes them decorative objects that transmit a feeling of comfort. His aesthetics It can serve to fill vases and other glass containers, both natural and painted.
They are also suitable To fill in holes in creative recycling projects. Taking them into account as substitutes for paint or fabric retales when encouraging or lining surfaces can give a great personality to our creations.
Make figures and dolls
Cork plugs that are usually used for bottles of digging or Champagne have a slightly bulging form in its upper part, which makes it easier to take advantage of it to transform it into a head, with its whole body or its torso, as we want.
Ears, eyes, nose, legs and minimalist tail made with cardboard, wire and similar make them some mouse results. From this idea, let’s simply cast the imagination to fly and go for the full zoo …
The corks Conventional will also easily become nice dolls if we use our personal magic. Combined with sparkling or alone, they allow incredible dolls, which come alive if we add some eyes. And, already curling the curl, why not, we take the needles and put ourselves to Tricotar to make them an indescribable shelter, as the superior image shows.
Cut them in half and stack them forming forms Geometric It will help us to convert a lot of plugs into a bowl of the decorative sea or a square or rectangular shape container in which to save endless objects.
And as it may, if we want to paint them Let’s take advantage the porosity of the cork to dye them with natural dyes, such as Henna or any other natural dye, even with coffee poses.
In addition to painting them we can use the technique of the plug of cork to paint wood surfaces or smooth walls, put out. To get a mottled drawing, we will hit gently with the base of the cap or roll it in vertical ranks at regular intervals, then superimposing in diagonal lines. Or for example, we roll the cap in one direction and we are forming drawings as we please.
An animated world
The needles and the Blacks They also do good crumbs with cork plugs. In this way, let’s use them to save each other in the drawer or in the seamstress, as a pinic. His is to join several caps, ideally forming a figure or doll, for example. Nothing like achieving functional and friendly objects, which draw us a smile and are useful!
If we seek to give way to a few corksturn them into Dolls It is an option that does not fail. Expression is important. It is not so much about being perfectionists, but about achieving expressions that transmit. Let’s rehearse different types of expressive eyes and success will be ours.
Constructions with cork plugs
Figuritas can become Chess piecesLadies or, why not, in a game invented by us and, of course, if we want to start projects that make children dream, let’s take advantage of cardboard boxes or wooden plates that surround us to create a kingdom in which those caps transformed into funny characters inhabit.
With the plugs it will also be relatively simple to do Casitas, castles and other constructions. Even boats. In the image that opens the post we see how easy three caps, two tires, a stick and a piece of foam can be converted into a funny little boat. And now, what if we climb to such a beautiful boat to one of our dolls?
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