I save the wooden ones. The plastic ones I savae amd make a christmas garland out of them to hang on a tree or outside. I cover the spools with christas scraps using a glue stick. depending on the size of the spoole you can use up strips of fabric to cover.You all probably have small strips of fabric. I have used ribbon to string them with but I am sure you could use other things. Try using a bamboo skeeper to push the ribbon thru or thread ribbon with long needle. You can even tie bows on them. Genny