These Homemade Wine Charms are so simple to make and would make a perfect gift! With just a few easy to find supplies you can make these for all your friends! Plus, you never have to deal with your friends swiping your glass while you are in the bathroom!
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It has been WAY too long since I have shared a craft with you! But happily, I have one for you today that I know you are going to love!
Homemade Wine Charms! One of the things that I love most about this project is that they are personalized! I put some (just some) of the names of friends I love splitting a bottle with on them. I thought they would make a perfect gift! Can’t you just imagine a book club with some of these? And obviously, by book club, I mean some of your favorite friends getting together pretending they read a book but actually just drinking wine together.
These are so fun to make! They start with Shrinky Dinks paper! Did you guys know that you can just buy whole sheets of it?? I know! It’s so fun to play with. And if you don’t feel like tracing yours (my method shown here) you can even buy Printable Shrinky Dinks paper and just print out what you want them to look like!
Materials for Wine Charms
- Shrink Dinks paper
- scissors
- hole punch
- Sharpie markers
- wine charm rings
- beads
- baking sheet and aluminum foil
How to Make Homemade Wine Charms
Print a Template and Begin Tracing.
Make a template on picmonkey.com or canva.com. Add six circles and six friends’ names in a font that you love. Alternatively you could use different words so that these can be used all the time, regardless of who is over.
After you print out the template, tape a piece of shrinky dink paper to it, and trace the circles with pencil.
Trace the Names
Trace the names with different colors of sharpie markers. I like to use the fine tip sharpie markers. You don’t have to be a perfectionist here. As it gets shrunken down, they look a lot more perfect. Please also note that the colors of the markers will get darker when they are baked.
Cut out the Circles and Hole Punch Them
I do suggest that you want to be as close to perfect as possible when you cut out the circles. The imperfections in the cutting are highlighted when they shrink.
Shrink and Finish Off
Follow the instructions on the shrinky dink paper to shrink them, and then finish them off. Add a wine charm ring and a bead to each one.
Pro Tip: Keep an Eye on Them
Please note as these bake you will want to keep an eye on them. If they start to flip in on themselves you want to pull them out and pull them apart. Otherwise they will stay stuck to themselves after cooking.
Tips and Tricks
- Use something other than names. If you don’t want to use names, you could use city names, authors or book titles, funny words, nicknames, or types of wine.
- Use printer paper instead. If you don’t feel like tracing, print out what you want your wine charms to look like with this special shrinky dink printer paper.
Wine Charms
Equipment
- 1 pencil
- 6 ultra fine tip sharpie markers
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 hole punch
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 piece of aluminum foil
Ingredients
- 1 piece Shrinky Dinks Paper
- 6 pieces wine charm rings
- 6 pieces small beads
Instructions
- Make a template on picmonkey.com or canva with circles that have you friends names in them. Print it out. (See notes if you don't have a printer.)
- Trace the circles onto the shrinky dink paper with pencil. Then trace the names with different color sharpie markers.1 piece Shrinky Dinks Paper
- Cut the circles out as close to perfectly as possible with scissors. Then punch a hole in them with a hole puncher.
- Shrink the wine charms on the aluminum foil lined baking sheet according to the directions on the paper.
- Add a wine charm ring and a bead to each one.6 pieces wine charm rings, 6 pieces small beads
averie @ averie cooks says
Those 6 names on those circles…my guess is that I would plan on at least 1 bottle of wine per person for those six :)
The charms are adorable!
Cheryl says
What size hole punch is used? Do you make the hole prior to shrinking?
I just used a standard hole punch that you would get in the school supply section. And yes! Definitely punch the hole before shrinking.
Cindy DeSimone says
These look so adorable!! Love the idea for gifts. What else can you make as gifts with this shrinky dink paper???
I don’t know, I’ll have to come up with more ideas! Keychains?
Jennifer says
Missing a Jennifer!
HAHAHAHA! I totally am
Bob says
These would go great with the Christmas gifts we give! We’ve been designing custom wine bottle labels each year and giving those away as presents. It’s become a tradition!