Saving Souvenir Corks

Problem
What can you do with souvenir corks? They have fond memories. They clutter up the kitchen drawer. You have more than you need to re-cork half-opened bottles. It seems a shame to throw them away. One day they will be a rarity.


Answers
1 Frame them as souvenirs in an oblong frame.
2 Use them to frame pictures of wine events or wineries.
3 Turn them into clocks.
4 Photograph them in blocks of nine and them throw them away.
5 Frame them in a circular frame like a barrel.
6 Frame them in a triangular frame.
7 Make a cork board or pin board. If desired, slice them up into lots of cartwheels or each one into two long semi-circular humps.
8 Keep them in a sewing box to stick pins and needles into them.
9 Use them on strings around a brimmed hat to keep off flies. (An Australian idea. I find it irritating as the corks keep bumping your face and head. Only for dressing map.)
10 Use one as a doorstop.
11 Display them in a giant glass jar in a bar or bathroom.
12 Use them to frame an unframed wall mirror.
13 Hand them as dangle ear-rings for a wine and cheese cocktail party.
14 Cut in half, make a slit, and use them for holders of place name cards at a dinner party.
15 Cut off a slice to re-balance a wobbly table with a short leg.

Story
Some wine tours or dinners include a demonstration of cutting the cork off a bottle with a sword.
S a b r a g e - cutting the cork off with a sword. (Don't try this at home.)

Tip
To remove a cork from a bottle without risking it hitting anybody in the eye or doing damage, instead of holding the bottle and twisting the cork, hold the cork firmly and gently twist the bottle.

Author
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