You can save all sorts of dough on your favorite US made organic cotton fabrics and vintage wooden bobbins and spools. But just for a few days, then the deals go *poof* just a quickly as they arrived. Don’t get caught leaving with Cinderella at this party.
All of the romance of a wedding plus the fantasy of classic fairy tales. And who’s vintage wooden spools played a starring role? Why, ‘mine’! These are vintage wooden lace spools that have been beautifully wound in golden thread and wrapped in a delicate calligraphy, a genius place card.
Head on over to Style Me Pretty to get the details on who, what, when and where. There’s a full gallery of photos to drool over, pin and share. And if you find yourself needing some spools of your own, please stop by worthygoods textile.
I love a good pun. Let’s be honest. I love the bad ones, too. So, I’ll be clear and just state that aside from the general lovey-mush, Valentine’s day is my perfect combination of crafty and silly. This year I’ve been inspired to step away from the doilies and glue stick, though.
Before you roll your eyes at this thread, check out my inspiration. Studio Carta has put together a clever idea here with some simple ingredients: wooden spools, paper and twine. I’m taking a bit of the romance out of this notion and putting my own punny twist on it. Darn, you knew this was coming, right? Seriously. Well, not seriously, just seriously silly. A hem.
You can find a stash of spools at the shop of course and head on over here for a cringe-worthy sewing pun thread. And if you make some? TELL ME ABOUT IT. I’ll be back with an update and my finished Valentines, promise. Come back and read about it.
Get inspired with these creative uses of vintage bobbins & spools.
Find some vintage wooden goodies at the shop, then get creative, folks.
I spotted this fantastic idea using vintage wooden spools to organize washi tape while scrolling through my Pinterest feed. Patter Cross whipped this up with vintage wooden spools, cork and ring tags. An idea that would translate to ribbons and lace as well, don’t you think? Read more about it and drool over her rainbow washi collection here.
Like to try it for yourself? Snap up some spools at the shop
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