DIY Wine Linky Party!

I have found some great wine crafts out there, and I can't wait to share mine with you!

Make sure you link up below to share your DIY Wine Crafts/Drink recipes/Bar Projects with everyone!

First, the Cork Art

This is the "BEFORE" - boards I found for $1 each at Goodwill. I liked the edges and knew I could do something with them!

Next, I dug out my wine cork collection and, using a very sharp knife, very carefully, I cut each cork down the center.

I hit each board with a light sand, then a coat of matte black spray paint. I arranged the corks and hot glued them down, one at a time. Since the boards were originally wall hangings, I didn't need to add anything!

Next, the Wine Bags

I had a little inspiration from the December Wisteria catalog, and here is the inspiration photo:

Here is mine:

And the instructions:

I used a canvas dropcloth and cut it 26" x 7" since I knew I wasn't going to finish (hem) the top.

I folded in half to determine where the bottom would be, and first stenciled the letters on and painted them prior to sewing anything. The paint will most likely bleed through a little, so make sure to protect your work surface.

After the paint was dry, I folded the right sides together and sewed up each side.

The next step was to make a mitred bottom. The easiest way for me was to cut the seam allowances at the fold, almost right up to the stitch, so that when I folded it at the seam, I could iron flat.

Pull the points apart and then measure in 1" from each point, and sew a seam to create a triangle. 

Cut triangle off with scissors, leaving a 1/2" seam allowance.

Poke holes every inch, about 5" down from the top of the bag. These will be the holes for your drawstring.

Cut two lengths of string or rope (I used hemp twine) about 20" long. String one through the holes starting on the right and going all the way around the bag so that the two ends meet on the right side again. Starting with the other length, string this through the same holes, this time, starting on the left, and going all the way through all the holes on the bag (front and back) so that the two ends of this string meet each other on the left. Tie each string into a knot, add your favorite bottle of wine, and you have a great homemade gift!

A few more little goodies for you:

Wine Inspiration Board from this post

Now, for the really FUN part! Link up your own wine crafts, drink recipes, bar crafts, etc. No giveaways please!  Make sure to link back to this post!

Thanks, and I can't wait to see all your projects!

I was featured for this project at:

I am also linking these tutorials up to a few places!

 

Tute Yourself Tuesday  House of Hepworthsshow me what ya got at Not Just a Happy Housewife
Someday Crafts
Paisley PassionsBoring to Better at Savvy Southern Style I'm sorry if I've missed anyone, I edited the post and lost all links!