Connie is here with the Buttons Galore design team today sharing a simple and cute (as a button) thread spool photo holder!
Things you can make with old wooden thread spools: sewing spool crafts.
Happy Monday! With the weather being so crazy and cold in many areas throughout the country, I thought I would brighten up the blog a little with a spring-inspired flower project—wooden spool flowers. They are pretty simple to make. Here is what you will need: Wooden spools, paper straws, hemp cord, and die cut flowers [...]
Lightbulb moment What a great idea! Get inspired with these creative uses of vintage bobbins & spools. What? You don’t have your own stash of bobbins? Find some vintage wooden goodies at …
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 spr...
Made of sewing machine spools and snap fasteners
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Tutorial on how to make sewing machine bobbin and wooden spool ornaments for your Christmas Tree. Part of our Christmas in July series.
11 Creative usages for vintage thread spools. These creatively clever ideas will take you beyond your sewing space.
Exactly 6 years ago to the day, I posted this photo in this blog of the button tree I'd made. Much to my surprise, that photo got pinned and repinned many times on Pinterest and elsewhere. At one time, if you searched Google images for 'button tree' it came in about 3rd. Now it's slipped a long way down the page, and its heyday seems to be over. There were a few copies, but nicely credited ones, which I'll call 'tribute acts', here and here and here. It also appeared on a lot of sites where it wasn't credited, and even appeared on a Tumblr site called 'StupidShitOn Pinterest', which sadly no longer seems to exist. That one made me laugh a lot at the time. In my misguided way, instead of thinking 'Hey, this is popular, maybe a I should make some more.', after I'd made a couple, I just went off the idea. To be honest, most pinners were putting it on boards called 'DIY Ideas' and 'Craft I'll Try Some Day', and they only visited my blog looking for a tutorial. But a few weeks ago, I revived the idea and had some fun making a few more. I was very pleased to sell one at the Vintage & Handmade Fair the other week, and the rest I've listed in my Etsy shop. The middle one is made from vintage mother-of-pearl buttons, and silver-plated wire, and looks like a frosted wintry tree, I think. I've kept to the idea of putting them in vintage cotton reels, as that seeemed to get a vote of confidence at the time, but I might make a larger one in a block. I'd also be happy to take orders for customised colours or button styles (I have A LOT of different vintage buttons, funnily enough). Just as a footnote, I want to make it clear that I'm quite flattered (if a bit bemused) by any copies that anyone has made. Lots of people wanted to make their own version, which is great. - it's such a compliment if I can inspire creativity in others.
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 be in a Valentine mood. The 14th of February in 2014...must mean that this is a very special Valentine's Day coming up, right? Normally we don't do anything too special, but there is another Pinterest post that I just might put to use: It uses one box of Hungry Jack® Easy Pack™ Funfetti® Valentine's Buttermilk Pancake Mix (what???). I also have the perfect gift picked out for myself (also pinned to my Pinterest board "Want!"): This throw is from Sundance, so, of course, it is just slightly overpriced. Anyone that has been to our house knows that I have just a few blankets/afghans/throws...this isn't a case of need. It does fit in well with the post, though, doesn't it? Jerilynn
If you like making tiny decorations this little button bouquet is perfect. Grab an old wooden spool and some wire and you are on your way. Thanks go out to Lynn of the blog Happier Than a Pig in Mu…
A Vintage Button Flower Arrangement is a perfect gift for any crafter. Most of us have a collection of buttons that would be perfect to displayed in this little arrangement. Of course, giving it a vintage twist with a wooden spool and lace just adds to its simple charm. Each year we have a Project Linus...Read More
These Can be Used for Necklaces, Too! Wooden spools painted white and wrapped with fabric “thread” are charming on a Christmas tree or hung elsewhere around the house. What a fun way to use up some of those scraps! We’ve also seen these attached to long chains and worn as necklaces. Either way, they’ll be …
I wanted to create some flowers just like I did for the wedding bouquet but in a different colour scheme. Ended up with these two bunches of flowers in salt shakers. As always, all hand cut and stitched. Decorated with beads, sequins and buttons. If they get some interest on Etsy, then maybe I will make more in lots of different colour schemes!
Use buttons of any size color or shape in craft project. Discover these surprising ideas to use buttons in any craft project
Cassie at Bella Dia made these fun button bouquets which would look so cute to decorate a craft room and to use up all those fun buttons and notions you
How to make a sweet button bouquet decoration using an empty cotton reel or spool. A lovely upcycling diy craft that makes a pretty addition to your spring decorating.
Upcycle an old cotton reel and some buttons into a map Christmas ornament. These would make a great gift just use a map of a special place.
16 vintage repurposed junk projects for the DIY home decorator or vintage maker/seller. Printable tutorials available for some projects. Vintage, refreshed, repurposed, upcycled, trash to treasure.
Things you can make with old wooden thread spools: sewing spool crafts.
I've been working on these for a little while. I think I've had the spools for over a year now and I've finally got around to m...
Buttons seem a very small and almost mundane part of our lives but a creative mind can turn these cute little buttons into a nice craft project. If you don’t
