Wooden spools
#43
I make my empty wooden spools into Christmas trees for the table. I love to make them! You use popsicle sticks as the base for each row of the tree. I take small scraps of green fabric and either tie the around the spools or cut them exact to the size of the spool and glue the fabric on. Them, on some I put a little button and I paint a wooden star for the top and put a button in the center. I've made wreaths too. You just use a styrofoam base and a lot of hot glue. if you ever want to part with some, I'd love them.
#44
I really like that wreath. I have a couple of shoe boxes full of wooden spools - both mine and inherited ones. I test the thread and if it holds up, I use it, if not the spool with thread goes into the box. I could use the spools with colored thread on the wreath. I think I would use a wire wreath base and perhaps a styrofoam wreath base over that. The spools could be attached either with wire &/or glue.
#45
check out www.makeminebeautiful.blogspot.com there, are directions for these BEAUTIFUL spool ornaments!! last year I make my 6 kids & spouses plus 14 grandchildren , all ornaments from spools. Lotsa' fun! And, it's getting towards that time..Christmas!!
#46
What a neat idea, sounds so cute.
#48
I make my empty wooden spools into Christmas trees for the table. I love to make them! You use popsicle sticks as the base for each row of the tree. I take small scraps of green fabric and either tie the around the spools or cut them exact to the size of the spool and glue the fabric on. Them, on some I put a little button and I paint a wooden star for the top and put a button in the center. I've made wreaths too. You just use a styrofoam base and a lot of hot glue. if you ever want to part with some, I'd love them.
#49
Lots of good ideas. I only have a few. When I was using them all the time for sewing I would throw the empties away after the kids got done playing with them. I would test the thread before saying it was not good.
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