Project: Sparkling Thread Spool Ornaments

The staff here at Craftzine must be hitting the eggnog a little to hard, because with 12 days until Christmas, we decided we would all swap ornaments with each other! That meant quickly creating a handful of stunningly beautiful ornaments, befitting my fellow Craft bloggers. Behold, these vintage thread spool ornaments- they are quick, sparkling, and of course, crafty.

Materials

Thread spools
Mismatched earrings
Ribbon
Fabric scraps
Wire
Wire cutters
Scissors
Hot Glue

Directions

Step 1: Cut the post off of an old earring.

Step 2: Cut a small fabric scrap that coordinates with the color of the thread spool. Gather the fabric onto the end of the wire. I used a long wire pin for making jewelry, and bunched the material up around the head of the pin.

Step 3: Cut a piece of ribbon about 6″ long, fold it in half, and thread it through the spool. The loop will poke out the top, and the tails will hang from the bottom. Be sure to make the loop big enough to easily fit over the branches of a tree.

Step 4: Turn the ornament upside down and place a small dap of hot glue into spool of thread. While the glue was still hot, I gave the loop a little tug to pull the ribbon up a bit and help conceal the glue inside the spool.

Step 5: Before the hot glue has fully set, insert the wire stem of the fabric ruffle into the top of the spool. Press it down so the wire hits the glue and is secured.

Step 6: Add a tiny drop of hot glue to the front of the wooden spool. Press the earring into the glue to attach it. Sparkle, sparkle!

4 Responses to Project: Sparkling Thread Spool Ornaments

Maureen Gregson on December 16th, 2011 at 5:13 am said:

What a nice project to do with my daughter. Thank You

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robin on December 16th, 2011 at 6:32 am said:

these are so cute! I need to make some, but will have to wait til next year!

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eccajzc on March 8th, 2012 at 5:55 pm said:

February 28th, in help of Western nations, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for the UN Human Rights Council to convene an emergency meeting, denounced the Government of Syria towards the cruel use of heavy weapons against civilians along with the opposition.
This can be the UN Human Rights Council considering that last year, Syria intifada, the fourth to condemn Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The United Nations Human Rights Council draft resolution condemning the Syrian authorities, “the use of heavy artillery and tank attacks on residential areas, and has led to a large number of innocent civilians were killed.” The draft resolution also issued a warning to Syria, some components from the humanitarian crisis in these locations lack food, medicine and fuel, and also the appeal to enable aid agencies to important goods and materials shipped to the hardest hit civilians.
Syrian ambassador for the UN the Ha Moyi exactly the same day called on the nations concerned ought to stop delivering weapons for the Syrian opposition, inciting sectarian strife “, don’t let the Syrian folks to kill one another. Hamo Yi said, “We reiterate that those claiming to be pals with the Syrian folks, if you genuinely want to help, should right away stop inciting sectarian violence, to cease delivering arms and funds to the Syrian opposition, usually do not let the Syrian folks to kill each other.”

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ukjeepoiq on March 12th, 2012 at 4:59 pm said:

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On the heels of “The X Element,” “The Voice,” “The Sing-Off,” and also the far more O.G. “American Idol” comes “The Star Next Door,” courtesy of Queen Latifah.
Based on Entertainment Weekly, Latifah’s on board to develop the series for The CW, which will feature Gloria Estefan and nation singer/songwriter John Rich as “superstar mentors.” The premise sees “The Star Subsequent Door” conducting “a nationwide look for undiscovered artists on the verge of stardom,” with Estefan and Wealthy traveling “to where the talent is” and coaching the contestants locally so that they can then “represent their property city reside on stage in front of America.”"The Star Next Door” is set to air this summer on the network, in addition to “Breaking Pointe,” a reality series about the globe of ballet, and “The Catalina,” which follows the workers and guests of a Miami hotel.

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