Wine Cork Christmas Tree

I LURVE wine corks. And wine. I recently received a gift of a wine cork stash and I've been coming up with ideas on what to do with them....something a little out of the ordinary, ya know? I've seen wreaths (heck, I just made a burlap wine cork wreath), trivets, picture frames, and bulletin boards. Last year I tried my hand at making a stacked cork christmas tree. I've never seen one like this though. Yeah, I think I was the first to come up with it!! (You know that's probably not true....but as far as I am concerned, I am totally the first.) :-)

Here is what I did:

A foam cone wrapped (and secured with hot glue) in linen. 

Trim the corks in half and hot glue them around the wrapped cone, adding a wooden red ball in every now and then to accent it. Start at the bottom of the cone and work your way to the top, trying to alternate the placement of the corks: don't line them up in a row one on top of the other, place them at diagonals to each other. 

I love rose hips too. 

There color, in my mind, is so much for rich and less brassy as the winterberries you see everywhere. 

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Frosted Glass Christmas Votives

I finally decided to try my hand at some spray frost....and I have to say, I'm liking everything but the fumes. This set of candle holders turned out just peachy and it was truly easy.....wanna try??

You'll Need:

Frosted Glass Spray (1 can)

Tall Glasses

Christmas Window Cling Decor

+ an *outdoor* place to spray

~Wash your glasses and let them dry. 

~Trim the pieces of plastic window vinyl to make the shapes that you want....and you don't have to stick to the designs that they made, trim out whatever you'd like!! I borrowed the saying "Let It Snow" and some random stars for snowflakes, but I trimmed out some Christmas trees as well.

~Stick the plastic where you want on the glass, smooth it down well so that all parts are firmly attached to the glasses, and bring it outside to spray it. 

~Following the directions on the can, make sure you are in a very breathable area and that there aren't any kiddos around, spray the glasses.

~I gave mine 4 spray applications, waiting in between to dry. 

~Once completely dry, peel off the stickers and......admire what you made. It's so darn cute!!

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why not get this magazine for a preschooler you know?? 

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