How to Make Wine Glass Charms

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Tired of hearing, "Is that my glass?" at gatherings? End the confusion by creating simple charms that will help everyone hang on to their own drink.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Wine glasses
A cylinder about 1/2' in diameter
Beads, charms, or poster paper and stickers
Memory wire
A heavy-duty wire cutter or memory-wire shears
Needle-nose pliers
A hole-punch
A drill
Small drill bit

Step 1: Choose charms

Choose ornaments for your glasses; craft stores and jewelry-making web sites offer a variety of beads and charms. Or, cut 2-inch by 1/2-inch strips of poster paper, punch a hole in each, and personalize them with guests' names, stickers, or festive sayings.

Tip: If you have a drill with a small bit, consider making your own charms out of old board-game pieces.

Step 2: Cut pieces of wire

Using a wire cutter, trim the memory wire, available online and at craft stores, into approximately 3/4-inch to 1-inch long pieces.

Tip: You can use plain wire hoop earrings instead of memory wire. Just bend the straight end of the wire around the stem.

Step 3: Form hoops

Form them into hoops by wrapping them around a cylindrical object a little larger than the size you want the charm to be. Leave 1/4-inch of extra wire on each end, which you'll use later to form a clasp.

Step 4: Add some charm

Personalize each hoop by stringing a charm, bead, or tag onto it. Or fill an entire hoop with small beads or charms.

Step 5: Create a clasp

Using the needle-nose pliers, bend the wire back on both ends of the hoop to create two hooks. Slide the hoop around the stem and secure it by interlocking those tiny hooks.

Step 6: Drink up!

Enjoy your glass of wine secure in the knowledge that it is, in fact, yours!

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[12rawr24]

lol thats cool but you can just put tape on glass and write their names on it =]

[Diaaakhana]

umm cant you just like use those pretty fuzzy sticks? so much easier!

[fuss101]

what happened at 1:16??

[archerofdoom]

what?

just put different colored dots on it with a sharpie

[FreeCreditReport1Fan]

I'd just use a plastic cup, it saves water and soap LOL

[moonlight22322]

I hate you. LOL! this is so random I would just stick tape onto mine.

[PlayMadness]

Few glasses, many people?

[maraschino38]

creative use of cheesepuffs...

[LocoEmote]

this can be usefull... :)

[xXxRMxXx1]

people are lazy...

[FreeCreditReport1Fan]

why dont they just geta new glass!?

[perpexel]

omg just put a piece of masking tape on it and write the name