Spools of thread crafts

Unleash your creative genius with these yardstick alternatives. These projects are perfect for the DIY 'er, seamstress or handy guy in your life.

DIY Salvaged Junk Projects 453 - Tart tin snowman, spool wreath, tree shelf, faux gingerbread, stenciled stocking, plus! Features and NEW up-cycled projects!

Connie is here with the Buttons Galore design team today sharing a simple and cute (as a button) thread spool photo holder!

*I'm extending the deadline for entries for the giveaway until the 7th! I'm mostly settled in our new home in Virginia. Boy, it's a lot different then living in Hawaii.... at least the weather is! But I love it! I've unpacked enough to function.... the rest can wait until I'm in the mood... I'm totally going to decorate for Christmas first! hee hee Since I've been absent for a while due to not having my household goods for nearly 2 months, I thought I'd kick off again with a winter giveaway…

I am going to have a Christmas tree filled with handmade ornaments using Liberty of London fabrics this year. I shared my Framed Fabric Orn...

I made this thread spool art from vintage wood spools. Shaped it like a sewing machine. Cute wall art for the sewing room. Facebook: Creative Crafts by Dawn

Happy Spring! It has been very wet here on Winding Vine. Lots of rain, but since we didn’t get much snow, it’s a good thing. Tiny sprouts are beginning to appear in my flower garden, strawberry patch and herb patch too. I had another fun month of repurposing antiques, but I don’t see a dent in my antique bin yet. My first offering this month is a one of a kind Home Sweet Home Sewing Pillow. Some people like to have a pillow on their lap while doing handwork to lift their projects up a bit…

Things you can make with old wooden thread spools: sewing spool crafts.

Another Pinterest inspired creation! I saw the heart made out of recycled, coiled paper (bottom picture) and originally thought it was made from spools of thread. I had a jar of mostly red and pink old spools of thread, so I got out my glue gun, and glued them together in a heart shape. I threaded some coral colored ribbon through a couple of the spools, and, done! (Top shot) I have some heart- themed pictures and quilts in the Stairway to Heaven, so that is where it now hangs. I think I may…

I have about 100 old and new Thread spools to save for a craft project. In the old days the thread spools were all in wood, which you could easily burn in the fireplace