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mom-6 07-23-2012 06:32 PM

I like the dolls made from wooden spools.

barny 07-23-2012 06:35 PM

People used to collect them like they do buttons. Don't know if they do now or not. I don't know where you would look either.

auntpiggylpn 07-23-2012 06:56 PM


Originally Posted by mucky (Post 5389081)
Wonder what the base for the wreath is?

here's a tute that uses a grapevine wreath
http://www.craftsunleashed.com/index...-spool-wreath/


and here is one that uses a wire wreath frame
http://catfishdrive.blogspot.com/201...ol-wreath.html

auntpiggylpn 07-23-2012 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by barny (Post 5389110)
People used to collect them like they do buttons. Don't know if they do now or not. I don't know where you would look either.

I got all of these at a garage sale for $3! There is over 10 # of spools in that basket. In the second picture, I took some fabric scraps and wrapped it around some old plastic spools and glued in in place. I have those in a little glass jar. Pretty to look at!

fabricfairy 07-24-2012 01:07 AM

some good ideas here thankyou

carolaug 07-24-2012 01:25 AM

I loved the grape vine wreath!

Ccorazone 07-24-2012 04:28 AM

My daughter has a collection of wooden spools. She would love to add to her collection.

Iamquilter 07-24-2012 09:17 AM

Don't throw them out, they are worth money. I have a box with wooden spools and put a note on it for when I am gone for my children to not throw thme out.

Deborahlees 07-24-2012 09:55 AM


Originally Posted by Suze9395 (Post 5388794)
I have a bunch too. Unfortunately, most of the thread is too old to use. I have decided to decoupage some of them and use them as the knobs on the cabinets we recently put up in my sewing area. I think the different thread colors will be pretty.

Suze

Oh what a very cleaver idea.....

quilter824 07-24-2012 10:29 AM

I put alot of them in a lamp that the bottom unscrews for displaying stuff looks cute sitting on one of my treadles


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