Originally Posted by #1piecemaker
Do you chunk them in the trash? Or do you recycle them in some way? I just can't seem to throw mine away. I know they used to make dolls out of the wooden ones for the kids to paly with. And I've seen them used as drawer pulls. So, what do you do with your empty spools?
I bead weave bands that fit around the spool and then paint the top and bottom, attach a thread and it becomes a Christmas tree ornament. Or you can paint them with a holiday design and put little drumsticks on top, crossed over each other and it becomes a drum to hang on the tree.