Rustic Wine Cork Reindeer Christmas Decoration

Wine cork reindeer is the right addition to any vacation tree, occasion ornament want, or distinctive present concept.  They may add some festive cheer to your cabinets, mantle, or perhaps a desk. These cute upcycled wine corks are merely lovely and enjoyable to make.  Plus, they’ve a novel rustic look that provides a little bit of the surface to the within!

Wine Cork Reindeer Christmas Decoration

Do you know wine cork reindeer was a factor? They have been all the fashion again within the 90s! There’s a firm that also makes cork reindeers however you don’t want to purchase them, you may make them utilizing this simple tutorial!

It is a enjoyable DIY decoration that may be made in about 10 minutes. It solely requires wine corks, beads, pipe cleaners, and sizzling glue to make. You may as well use totally different supplies for the antlers like yarn or pipe cleaners. It’s a good way to recycle outdated wine corks whereas entering into the vacation spirit!

And if reindeer are one thing you actually love and wish to add extra to your vacation decor, we now have different nice concepts to take a look at!  These cinnamon stick reindeer ornaments are completely treasured.  You may as well make a reindeer ball decoration, and even simply this cute burlap reindeer Christmas garland.  All look nice as a part of your Christmas decor this yr!

The place Can I Get Corks if I Don’t Drink Wine?

Wine cork reindeer are a good way to recycle outdated wine corks that in any other case may need ended up in a landfill. In the event you don’t drink wine you possibly can nonetheless do that craft. If you’re making an attempt to get free wine corks, you possibly can ask a good friend and even your native bar. Typically they hold them and can give them away at no cost. One other concept is to go to the native liquor shops. They usually will give away their used corks at no cost. Likelihood is they may have loads of corks leftover from bottling season so it’s a win-win for everybody.

You may as well purchase wine corks. Massive crafting shops promote them in addition to different on-line retailers. Locations like Amazon and Walmart are your best selections. Every so often, I’ve seen the wine corks accessible on the greenback retailer chains.

What Can I Use for the Reindeer Antlers and Legs?

I’m utilizing small sticks and twigs for the antlers and legs. I discover it the best as a result of I can stroll exterior and discover them. You may as well use skinny dowel rods in the event you wouldn’t have sticks accessible.

Pipe cleaners will work for the antlers in the event you wouldn’t have sufficient sticks however they won’t maintain the reindeer in a standing place.  Choose one thing sturdy sufficient to carry the load of the cork up in a standing place.

Can I Customise My Reindeer In a different way?

Sure!  Turning your reindeer into one thing really distinctive on your decor is a should!  That is only a primary concept, but it surely’s not the one approach you may make these!

• If you wish to, you should utilize totally different supplies for the antlers like yarn or pipe cleaners.
• You’ll be able to add parts like scarfs and bells across the neck. It is a nice technique to personalize your reindeer and make it extra distinctive. 
• You may as well paint the reindeer any shade you wish to. I’ve seen some painted silver and even gold! You’ll be able to go easy or very detailed with this craft. It’s all as much as you! 
• I’m utilizing small black beads for the eyes of my wine cork reindeer however you should utilize no matter you want. An alternate is you can even use small googly eyes to provide the reindeer a extra playful look.
• You may as well use material, felt, ribbon, or raffia on the reindeer as a substitute of a pipe cleaner for the headscarf. 

Simply use your creativeness and benefit from the undertaking.  It’s a good way to do one thing enjoyable together with your children too!

What’s the Greatest Option to Grasp These From My Tree?

You should use wire to connect the reindeer to your tree. It’s greatest to wrap the wire across the antlers and the tree earlier than twisting the ends collectively. You may as well use string, twine, and even ribbon you have already got available, or you should utilize a conventional decoration hook that has been secured contained in the cork for hanging.

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Methods to Make a Wine Cork Reindeer Decoration

Reduce 1/4 of a cork off leaving it shorter than the opposite cork. 

Utilizing a screwdriver or related sharp finish, dig a gap into the middle aspect of the cork piece.  That is to stay the twig into for holding the “head” up. 

Stick a brief 1/2-1″ piece of a twig into the opening, you could add glue to safe if desired. 

Push the pushpins down into the cork from above, on the aspect with out the stick.  Place these towards the top to create eyes. 

Glue or stick a pink pom pom on the top beneath the eyes. 

Use the screwdriver to poke two holes on the highest again of the top cork. 

Stick or glue two twigs with “branches” in these holes to create antlers. 

On the entire cork, use the screwdriver to create 4 holes, two on both sides, to create locations to stay the opposite twigs as legs. 

Push the twigs into every gap to create the legs. 

On high of the reindeer physique cork, create a gap towards the entrance high, after which stick the stick on the underside of the top into this gap to create the entire physique look. 

Reduce and tie/twist a chunk of pipe cleaner across the “neck” as a shawl. 

To hold on a tree, glue a size of ribbon or twine on high of the cork. 

Extra Reindeer Christmas Crafts

Rudolph and reindeer on the whole are so well-liked for Christmas!  We’ve tons of concepts to share with you, and beneath are a number of extra that I really like seeing on the tree or as a part of the vacation decor every year.  Make these concepts so as to add to your individual tree or share with family and friends.  You’ll be able to bookmark these, print the tutorials, or simply pin them to your favourite Pinterest board for vacation crafting! 

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Add glitter, beads, or different enjoyable accents to actually make your reindeer pop towards the remainder of your vacation decor!

Add a household of reindeer in your mantle with a mini sleigh for a novel look!