Decorative Bottle Stopper Crafts

• Turn those unused bottle stoppers into seasonal décor and showpieces for the home. Tie a ribbon or thread a thin wire hook through the top of a glass stopper, paint the front of the stopper with a family name or year and hang as an ornament. Make a small centerpiece for a bar or wine cabinet by gluing stoppers side-by-side, forming a circle. Alternate stoppers right-side-up and upside down, or add smaller tiers to the centerpiece for a sophisticated look. Bottle stoppers with tall, decorative tops can be driven slightly into soil like stakes to decorate a small garden or accompany a potted plant.
  
  

Functional Bottle Stopper Crafts

• Free up drawer space and make something with a useful purpose out of a handful of bottle stoppers. Pull different lengths of thread through five pinpoint holes in a wooden disc and tie metal bottle stoppers to the ends to make a set of chimes. Or, make a necklace out of a small glass or metal bottle stopper that has space at the top to pull a chain through. You even can work bottle stoppers into a hairstyle by using them as a pick accessory. Some flat-bottom stoppers also can be used as miniature dollhouse décor.