What do you do with your empty thread spools????
06-28-2011, 07:47 PM
#143
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Originally Posted by Ritas Relics
I have a pattern for Christmas ornaments and have my friends give me theirs. They know they will get a present, hehe.
06-28-2011, 08:21 PM
#145
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Originally Posted by MIJul
I put them in the bottom of my flower pots for drainage. They get used year after year. I use less dirt for potting and the spools are much lighter than the rocks that I used to use.
06-28-2011, 08:23 PM
#146
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Originally Posted by bjdemir
My grandaughter raids my sewing room for them. I also give them to pre-schools or kindergartens to use for their craft projects.
06-28-2011, 08:24 PM
#147
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I have a friend who paints designs on the wooden ones (Christmas scenes, etc) and they make great Christmas ornaments. I've been thinking about giving it a try as I have some spools saved up. Will have to keep my designs very simple as I am not a very talented painter. :lol:
06-28-2011, 08:46 PM
#148
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my grandpa and dad would make "cars" out of them for me and my cousins. if the spools were wooden (and they all were, back then) they would notch the edges of the spool to give them a bit more traction. i found a tute:
http://www.scidaho.org/Library/Outreach/spoolCars.pdf
the cats used to love to chase them, too...
we'd paint them, and make necklaces for mom and grandma--nailpolish odds and ends make good "paint" for that. we'd make paper beads to use as spacers, out of old magazines, as well-- a long, skinny triangle of paper with a swath of glue on it, wound around a toothpick or skewer, and gently slid off to dry.
glue and glitter with the paint, and a pipe cleaner through it to make a loop, and hang them on a christmas wreath or tree. pipe cleaner around it makes pretty "thread" on the spool.
the bigger ones we used as blocks, for stacking into little castles and villages.
they were prized when we were little. they made a great rainy day diversion. and i still share the "i can't toss them out" affliction.
http://www.scidaho.org/Library/Outreach/spoolCars.pdf
the cats used to love to chase them, too...
we'd paint them, and make necklaces for mom and grandma--nailpolish odds and ends make good "paint" for that. we'd make paper beads to use as spacers, out of old magazines, as well-- a long, skinny triangle of paper with a swath of glue on it, wound around a toothpick or skewer, and gently slid off to dry.
glue and glitter with the paint, and a pipe cleaner through it to make a loop, and hang them on a christmas wreath or tree. pipe cleaner around it makes pretty "thread" on the spool.
the bigger ones we used as blocks, for stacking into little castles and villages.
they were prized when we were little. they made a great rainy day diversion. and i still share the "i can't toss them out" affliction.
06-28-2011, 08:47 PM
#149
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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I throw them away. I don't have space to keep things like that.
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