A couple of weeks ago, I posted a drinking glass engraving (etching) hack, that was sure to add a touch of class to all your geeky parties! Well today, I have another party hack, that's guaranteed to impress all the wine geeks at your next dinner party. Today we're going to learn how to make placecard holders out of old wine bottle corks!

CasaSugar has posted an excellent DIY on how to create wine cork placecard holders on the cheap. How does she do it? Well, according to CasaSugar:

Supplies:

• 1 wine cork per place setting
• Razor blade or X-acto (craft) knife
• Cardstock
• Calligraphy pen
• Optional: Hot glue gun and magnet strip

To hear the steps, read more.

Here's how:

1. Using the razor blade or craft knife, slice off one side of the cork lengthwise, so it can lay flat on the table. Make sure to use a fresh (sharp) blade, otherwise the cork may crumble.
2. Then, with the cork set flat on the table, make a slice down the middle lengthwise, but not all the way through.
3. Cut the cardstock to a rectangular shape (or a fun shape) a bit larger than the width of the cork.
4. Scribe your guests names using a calligraphy pen.
5. If you like, you can hot glue a magnet strip to the bottom of the cork placecard holder. If your table happens to be metal, this will keep it in place and weighted down. If not, you can slip an adhesive magnet under your table cloth to make sure it stays in place.

You can also use this cork placecard holder to display photographs or your bridal shower invites at the center of each table.

If anyone is planning to do this hack and need help emptying the wine bottles, I have a bunch of cigars left over from yesterday's electric cigar-box guitar and tape recorder amplifier hack...we'll have a grand old time! ;D

Via Zedomax and CasaSugar

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