I’m a cork collector – if we get a bottle with a real cork rather than a plastic imitation I hoard them, jealously, until a cork craft pops into my head. We had a birthday in this house, just before Christmas, and there was Champagne – which means corks, fabulous, beautifully shaped corks to play with! This easy cork craft makes for a fab present for any beach lover, seaside dweller or salty sea dog sailor. The keyring will float if it is accidentally dropped in water – as long as the keys aren’t too heavy – perfect for clumsy boat people like me!

 

Champagne Cork Craft – How to Make a Lighthouse Keyring

You will need

1. A Champagne cork (or Prosecco/Cheap Fizz, let’s not be precious about this!)
2. Acrylic paints
3. String
4. Strong sticky tape (we used blue insulation tape)
5. A keyring ring
6. A drill

Instructions 

• Drill a hole through your cork from top to bottom (adult help will be needed for younger children).
• Thread your cork onto a piece of sturdy string. This can be tricky, we attached the end of our string to a piece of wire with sticky tape and then pushed the wire though, pulling the string along behind it like a needle and thread!
• Tie a knot at one end of your string.
• Pass the other end through your keyring ring and secure in place with strong tape.

• Paint your cork with white acrylic paint and allow to dry.

• Paint blue (or red) stripes onto your cork and allow to dry.
• Add windows and a door, you could even add a helipad on top too!

For more Cork Craft Ideas have a look at

Liz’s gorgeous Fairy Toadstools

Maggie’s Cork Knights – unbearably cute!

Pop to Liz (again! – So Creative!) for her Chinese New Year Firecracker

And AGAIN for her Mini Beasts and Simple Boats!