Craft Instructions for Making Decorative Wine Stoppers

Crafting decorative wine stoppers is a way to put an individual stamp on entertaining or casual get-togethers.  A beginner crafter can use easy craft materials such as paint and a more skilled crafter may decide to use bead work, gems and flora.  Local craft stores carry charms and wooden cut-outs that can be painted or search your home for unique decorations.

Things You Will Need

• Hot-glue gun  


• Wine stoppers (metal or rubber)


• Beads, rhinestones, or charms


• Scissors


• Tissue paper


• Construction paper


• Oil-based Decoupage glue


• Primer


• Oil-based Paint


• Paintbrush


• Wax Paper

Painting a Wine Stopper

1. Make a construction paper stencil of the design to be painted on the wine stopper.  A popular design is the first letter of your last name.


2. Apply a paint primer to the wine stopper if it is made of a smooth or shiny material.


3. Select the paint colors to be used in decorating the stopper.  Make sure and use only oil-based paint, so that the paint doesn’t dilute when in contact with the wine. 


4. Place the stencil on the wine stopper and use a paintbrush to spread the pre-selected color paint onto the stencil to make the desired design.  Using masking tape with the stencil will help create clean lines.  Do not paint the part of the stopper that fits into the wine bottle.


5. Please the stopper on a piece of wax paper and allow the stopper to dry completely before adding other embellishments.

 Decoupag a Wine Stopper

1. Cut tissue paper into small geometric shapes.  Decoupage can be placed over an already painted wine stopper.


2. Brush on oil-based decoupage glue to the wine stopper area you want to decoupage.


3. Lay the cut up tissue paper onto the glued area of the wine stopper and press gently.  Use different colored tissue paper if you would like a stained glass look.  Do not glue or decoupage the part of the stopper that fits into the wine bottle.


4. Brush a top coat of oil-based decoupage glue onto the tissue paper you just placed on the stopper. 


5. Please the stopper on a piece of wax paper and allow the stopper to dry completely before adding further embellishments.

Beading a Wine Stopper

1. Design a pattern and color scheme for the wine stopper.  Be creative in combining embellishments, such as sequins over paint or decoupage.


2. Select a variety of rhinestones, beads, sequins or charms that you want to use to decorate the wine stopper.


3. Place a small dab of glue from the glue gun onto the wine stopper and press a bead or other decoration onto the dab of glue.  Repeat this process until the wine stopper embellishment is complete.  Do not bead the part of the stopper that fits into the wine bottle.


4. Please the stopper on a piece of wax paper and allow the stopper to dry completely before adding other embellishments.