Asked on Oct 19, 2013
Ideas on different things I can do with these yummy old spools?
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I'm a picker and came across lots and lots of these beauties. I took home several boxes of these purdies and are using for different projects. However, I want to find out what would you do with them? Need new ideas. Thanks
Love the color of these spools. I sat out all these spools and took a picture of them before I packed them up.
I have some in my storefront with burlap and homespun fabric for decoration. I also hang a crystal tear drop for a touch of bling.
Do you still have these and are you interested in selling any of them That you aren't using?
They make cute cupcake holders .as well as candle bases. Also use with cup and saucers and fill with succulants.
The narrow ones in the bottom of the picture can be used to make a chime - soft, gentle tones.
Use them to display photos like an unrolled film roll. Attach pictures end to end with tape and put on a shelf
Tie them together, with some space for them to hang down ,five or six long. You would have a scarf hanger for several scarves, neat, n room saving
You can put the small electric lights that you get at craft stores on top of the spools. Makes cute lights!
Sell them! I would love a few.
The small blue ones at the bottom of the picture would be great mounted on a beautiful piece of reclaimed wood with over the door wreath holders attached to create an over the door coat hook, or threaded into an old bedpost (as a picker, I'm sure you can get your hands on one or two
) to create a coat rack. You could use some old candle stick table legs to brace the bottom, or one of the larger spools!
use as shelf supports to make room divider, or tall shelves on either side of mantle
rustic or industrial chic. google those for ideas. Candlesticks would be great as is. As a cake plate? To build rustic wood shelves, with these holding the next shelf?
I put candles in mine. You can also get some nobby yarn and wrap spool with it, enough to cover spindle, then use as displays.
I have a few of the examples you have pictured, and paid a healthy amount of money for them on ebay. I have mine around the house as small pedestals, candle holders and my favorite - I have vintage lace wrapped around some of the narrower ones. They are a good way to change levels of a display, also. If I had so many, I would pick out my favorites and sell what I couldn't use.
I have mine (some I picked up in Japan w/Kanji, Japanese writing on them) displayed in my sewing room. I use some to store ribbon or cording.
Not decorative, but they'd be handy for a string of Christmas lights...
Stools, coffee tables if you glue some of the same height together.
Ok, I'm inspired to use a few large to medium ones and top with enamel ware bowls for things I keep on the Kitchen table, Napkins, salt and pepper, etc...
I used similar spools as a light sconce :) http://grillo-designs.com/diy-bobbin-light-hanging/
I would make Barbie doll furniture out of them. Bistro tables and bar stools, shelves, decorative columns or vases, counters, even sofas and beds. They seem just the right size for Barbie, and she is so sick of pink, that with these, she could have other colors or natural wood.
I'd also use them for costumes. Often it takes something stiff to make the costume the right shape, and these could be used creatively for all kinds of characters, their accessories and weapons.
Can't tell from the picture how large these are but if that is a bowling ball on top of one they are decent sized.
What we did decades ago was to use them for a coffee table. I know not the best looking but when you are poor you use some odd stuff.
You could wire them and make them into lamps.
Hello, I think they would make great wheels on crafted trains or carts, or other toys made of wood.
I made hatstand out of the taller ones. Work great. I have also tried candle holders.