DIY: Blindtasting Sleeves

My most recent DIY project involved knitting. It's something my grandmother taught me, and I actually quite enjoy it. Since we do a lot of blindtasting both at home and when we are in Piemonte, I've started making my own Wine Sleeves.

It's quick, you can use any color and do whatever pattern you feel like. Since I am not an advanced knitter, I make my patterns up as I go along. However, I am thinking of learning to do a pattern. You can look them up online or go to a knitting store. We'll see how that goes. 

DIY: Wine Bottle Candle Holder

 

If you are looking for more DIY related to wine, here is another! This one required some tools, and apparently you can buy those online!
I found the G2 Bottle Cutter online, ordered it on Amazon, and two days later it was here! 
Assembling it was interesting, but the directions were pretty good, so I was ready to score the glass bottle in no time. 

Here's what you do:
1) Boil water in a pot + make an ice bath in a bowl
2) Score the bottle 
3) When the water boils, dip the bottle in the water making sure the scored line is submerged. Keep in the water for 5 seconds.
4) Quickly dip the bottle in the ice water, making sure the line is submerged.
5) Repeat the dipping until the bottom of the bottle separates from the top.
And voila! 

 This is the bottle cutter.                  

DIY: Night Stand Lamp

A new little DIY project, now taking up residence on my night stand. 
All you need is a empty wine bottle, without the label and some twinkle lights. Super easy, you just thread the lights into the bottle, plug it in and Voila!

DIY Gift: Cork Key Chain

When visiting someone, I try to bring something. This time, I brought Key Chains for everybody. Easy and simple, yet a nice gesture. You can see how to make them here.

DIY: Wine Cork Key Chain

I have had the same key chain since I was in middle school, a pink heart with a flower inside. I thought it was time to get a new one. And what could be better than a wine cork key chain?!

All you need is:
Your key
A key ring
A screw eye
And a cork

 

You take the cork you want, and screw the Screw Eye into the top, as far as it will go. Then you thread the key ring on, and of course your key, and VOILA!

 

DIY: Corkboard

 

What you need: all around glue, wine corks, a frame.
Very easy to do, if you have some free time and a creative need to fill. I plan to make an even bigger one, for my wall.