Saving the corks from wine bottles can become addictive...especially when it just so happens the Cru is "Bourgeois". Mine usually come to St. Louis as tiny gifts for my Dad. I also used one with a pretty ribbon run through it as a page marker for an altered book that I'd made for Mom for her 80th birthday.
Just across the street at Michel and André's the other evening, I discovered another creative way to use the corks...a garland for your Christmas Tree. Michel and Andre have two, one in the living room and one in the dining room-double Christmas! The dining room tree is all corked up! Every corner is and ready for the season!
Hi Tracy-Happy Holidays and you're welcome! It's always fun to discover new and creative things to do with stuff you already have! Good to hear from you-Laury
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | December 25, 2012 at 03:35 AM
Thanks for linking to my wine cork tree at Busy Vegetarian Mom. I love the cork garland. We made some of that too!
Posted by: Tracy | December 24, 2012 at 01:34 PM
Mike was telling me how he put it together, and it wasn't by running a ribbon through them like I had done...it sounded much easier so you might want to follow up with him if you think you want to do it next year. Have fun-Laury
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | December 23, 2012 at 02:46 AM
What a great idea! I'm going to start saving mine for next year's garland. Now if they could only figure out something decorative to do with bags and boxes!
Posted by: Evelyn | December 22, 2012 at 05:10 AM