After purchasing the flimsy plastic thread holder for the cone-type spools of thread at JoAnn's, I got to thinking... This is what my DH and I came up with. All he had to do was add a "screw-type eye ring" to the back of the snowman mug tree that no one wanted to buy at my garage sale (thank goodness). It is sturdy and whimsical at the same time. It works so well - I am doing a happy dance!!! (and I got my money back at JoAnn's).

too clever - great way to recycle & decorate at the same time!

what a clever idea!!!! thanks for sharing

Very, very clever. Great transformation. What a wonderful way to repurpose something you were going to get rid of. Thank you for sharing this great tip.

That is brilliant! It is fascinating what we can do when we actually let our imagination and invention brain waves work together. Thank you for sharing.

I also made a similar one out of a wooden paper towel holder I found at a garage sale for $.75!

That idea is nothing short of brilliant. It's a wonderful idea!

You both need to pat yourselves on the back.

I use a table base from my kids Lego set for the same purpose. Creativitity at it's best.

Great minds.......

I used a metal Christmas hanging ornament stand for my cones.

Quilters can be so creative. Love your ideas.

now, that is a neat idea. Love it.

Just saw your second thread stand with the paper towel holder, rats, I put a paper towel holder in the Goodwill just like that about 3 weeks ago.

very nice

Maybe some lucky quilter will grab it up - or you could go back and see if it is still there - hahaha

What great ideas. Never thought of the towel holder as a thread stand. Threw mine away and got one to hang on the wall

all these are great ideas ! I love snowmen so that's my favorite.

These are wonderful!

great ideas thamks

Cool ideas, you guys are good!

Don't you just hate that?? I can hang onto something for years, have no use for it at all, put it in the charity bin, and bam!! an instant use comes up. Never fails. Oh well, you certainly put it in a great place.

Wow! Now that's thinking outside the box. Thanks for the tip.

Great ideas!!

Neat idea.

OMG how cute is that? Quilters are so clever.

Love these ideas!

Very clever.

Glad I didn't throw that mug tree into the yard sale pile! Both are great ideas.

Pat

Great idea!

I use my mug holder to hang scissors from. and the base has a lint brush, hand cream, chap stick, etc. Will take a pic later....

smart and thrifty too

You ladies are just so smart coming up with these great solutions. I must show this to DH, I want to update my piece of bent loop stiff wire thread holder.

Both great ideas

Great idea!

Those are great ideas. I also like the scissor holder idea. I have a mug tree my dad made me years ago. I would love to have it on my sewing table. Thank you all for sharing your great ideas.

That's a very clever idea! And I even have one lying around here, but it's not as cute as yours.

That's so cute!! What an awesome idea!

what a cool idea :):):)

Wow! Great idea!

Way too clever. Thanks for this wonderful idea and for sharing too!