Oh man, did these things turn out cute! An experiment one evening brought on by being bored and by being embarrassed at the number of wine corks I've accumulated (all bottles opened by me at home) has turned into my best-selling product at the moment: wine cork key chains.
A cork, a couple sturdy long screws, charms, beads, glue and imagination led me to create dozens of these fun key chains. Many different wineries, many different charms.
I drive an old red truck, have a goofy Chocolate Labrador Retriever and I love to travel, so the key chain I made for myself was from a cork pulled out of a bottle of the Cline Red Truck Red wine, a charm with the word "journey" and a Labrador Retriever charm.
There are key chains with a typewriter charm for the writers among us, horses for the pony crowd, knife and fork charms for foodies, grapes for oenophiles, high-heeled shoes for fasionistas, old typewriter keys, paint pallets, stars, hearts and on and on and on. The key chain pictured here features a lobster trap charm.
And best of all, the key chains float! Great for boaters, beach dwellers or anyone who's around water. I've tested it in the sink with three or four keys and the cork still bobs along on the surface. I'm seeing a new marketing campaign!
Find my keychains at http://www.artfire.com/ or just click on the icon on the left side of this page to go right to my ArtFire studio. Have a request? Leave me a note here or send an email to JDayQuilts@msn.com. Keychains are now available at the introductory price of $6 each or two for $10, plus postage.
