Agri Kultuur August 2014 | Page 74

Turning your trash into treasure By Melanie Kriel J ust like with socks, I have a problem with earrings: Every now and again, my earring pairs get separated and I end up with bunches of single earrings. Knowing that I will most like never find their partners, I can safely use the earring loops for brand new pairs. And seeing that our household has quite a healthy habit of consuming wine, I always tend to keep the corks for future projects. Combining the earring loops and the corks, we can turn seemingly useless objects into something brand new. What you will need: Earring loops Bottle corks Some nail polish – colour of your choice Method: Step 1 – Remove the existing items from the earring loops. Step 2 – Cut the cork into equal thickness round sections. Step 3 – Paint one side of the cut cork section with the coloured nail polish. Step 4 – with a thin piece of wire, stick it through the cork and loop it through the earrings loop. It is really as simple as that! You can also try all different types of colour to suit every outfit. Enjoy!