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Mar 2 / 9:14am

pop the cork diy

I’m sure that I’m not the only one that hates it when a good cork is tossed away.

I love wine and I love corks! So I collect them.

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some quick cork facts:

    • cork oak tree grows in coastal regions of the Mediterranean.
    • cork trees survive harsh conditions.
    • average life expectancy of a cork tree would be 120 to 200 years.
    • natural cork is actually obtained from the bark of the tree.
    • In ancient times, cork bark was used to form sandal soles, food storage vessels, and floats for fishing nets.
    • Seventeenth century, one French monk, Dom Perignon, is credited with being the first to recognize the ability of cork to contain sparkling wines. The rest- is history.

Here are some things the kids made at our Trash 2 Art club, and anyone can make:

 

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and there’s plenty more to do with corks. maybe we’ll wait for next winter. meanwhile- collecting more of them.

Filed under  //  art   cork   craft   diy   recycle