How to Make Car Mirror Charms - Using a Wine Cork - Personalize Your Car

Car charms have become quite popular and personalize your car mirror.  As always, you don't want to make them too large or you may obstruct some windshield vision, but little charms can make you smile when you get in your car and remind you of events or people.

You don't have to only use them in the car they can be hung anywhere, even lamp shades, curtains, anywhere you could use some personalizing or a smile.

Things you will need:

✅Wine cork or corks (just in case you want to make a few for friends)

✅Charms (you can get bags of them online here)

✅Beads - optional

✅Findings (jump rings etc)

✅Tim Holtz Straight Pins (to go through the cork)

✅E-6000 glue

Instructional Video: Just Add a Chain for a Car Charm

You may get addicted to this project.  I did!  I love using wine corks for crafts, in fact here is a page of cork crafts to give you some ideas.  You can purchase them online, but you can also ask local restaurants that you visit to see if they collect them.  I managed to get a bag full from a local fine dining restaurant and made an awesome trivet as they take heat from hot pots very well.

Necklace Charm

These can also be threaded onto a necklace for an original piece of jewelry, or make a wonderful key chain that can be personalized.  There is so much you can do with corks, findings and a few of your favourite charms.

Broken Jewelry?

Do you have an earring missing and are stuck with the other one?  Do you have broken necklaces or charm bracelets?  Instead of leaving them in a drawer never to be seen again, why not create one of these cork car charms, or create an awesome piece of jewelry from your broken pieces and create a one of a kind necklace that will have meaning to you.

Ultimate recycling project for broken bits and pieces.  Would also make great Christmas ornaments.  You could create your very own Guardian Angel charm or purchase the one below for your car to remind you of the precious cargo you carry.

✅Guardian Angel Car Charms

Hopefully this video inspires you to get started.

But back to the car charm.  Thread it onto a chain or leather or old necklace, and then hang around your mirror so that it hangs just below it.

If you are not a fan of making your own car charms and would prefer something with meaning or a quote, you can get them online such as this one:

Never Drive Faster Than Your Guardian Angel Can Fly!

Have fun and get creative. Create a personalized car charm from wine corks that everyone who gets in your car will enjoy, or purchase a Guardian Angel to watch over your car and it's occupents. Have fun!