What do you do with all the corks you lovingly don't throw away? Our mother used to save them and make trivets out of them. Others we've known just have saved them. However, if you ARE saving them, finding a nice place to put them can be a challenge. They can take up space and become UGLY, forcing you to end up simply throwing them out...
This solution is from Sara Kate's mother's house in Los Angeles and while it may look more suited to LA, you can do it anywhere. She has a large, attractive Glass Horchata Jar behind her sink, which she throws her corks into whenever she's done. This one has been filling slowly over time, and it's super easy to know where to put the corks, since it's in such a prominent spot in the kitchen.
The corks seen through the ripples of glass give the whole thing a festive appearance and make it easy to know when it's time to start thinking about next steps....
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Comments (13)
That blue tile countertop sure is pretty...
Cork door wreath - always wanted to try that. I guess you could do it with rubber corks, too?
Why do people save them? I don't understand.
ya, i kind of like the champagne corks but in a glass topped curio drawer or coffee table drawer, since they resemble mushrooms. but the plain wine corks just serve to remind me that i may be a lush. o_0
- In tall skinny Ikea jars - next to the wine glasses.
Champagne corks from special events get inscribed (Sharpie marker) and hung from the christmas tree on a ribbon.
I save them in tall, plain glass vases -- usually can get discarded ones at the office from flower deliveries. But I very much like SK's mom's horchata jar idea -- muy bonito!
I like the cork idea. It's differnet. I display alot in glass like buttons, pinecones,small rocks and seashells. My next project will be corks.
I keep them in a tall sealed glass jar full of high-concentration isopropyl alcohol, and then when fireplace season rolls around, use them as firestarters. They burn for a lot longer than you might think, with far less ash than newspapers, and are great for getting logs started.
My Swiss friend does something similar to what kostia does - only the jar may be filled with lighter fluid or kerosene and corks, and he uses the corks as firestarters in his barbecue grill.
There is a great company that wants you to save the corks! My winery collects them and sends them to Yemm and Hart in MO they makes floors and other sustainable products. There website explains a need for 266,667 corks before they can start a product. I suggest you all check them out.
howsabout the best recipe for horchata, now? hmmm?
I don't know, looks like Sara Kate's mother has a drinking problem.
I also love to put collections of little things in big glass jars. I have a jar filled with corks and another filled with bottle caps, but I don't know what to do with them. I save them because of the intricate logos and the pretty crimped edges on the caps, but I worry that it looks a little "dorm decor." Any other ideas for displaying them?