Stenciled Twine Spools
Now this is a cute project! For all you string and twine holder lovers like me out there.
I just love a DIY string holder. I think the texture of all the different strings and twines is gorgeous!
Today I'm making spools out of a lucky thrift store find.
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While visiting one of my favorite thrift stores recently I checked the wall of bags filled with random stuff.
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Sometimes you can get very lucky in this department... like today.
Imagine my surprise when I found a whole bag of the perfect circles! These may have been coasters. Now I can do the project I had in mind.
The first thing I needed to do was to pair off the circles and drill a hole down the center of each one. You can make an X across the circle and drill at the intersection to find the middle.
Once my holes were drilled in 3 sets of circles, I looked for a dowel for the center. I had several ideas but ended up using a leftover piece of a plunger stick from the dollar store.
I measured the length of the dowel then divided it in 3. I didn't mind the screw end of one of them because it won't matter in the end.
I cut my dowel using a vintage vice and a miter saw.
I used my miter box for a project at one time so I really need to buy a new one.
Once I had 3 pieces I began assembling the three spools.
I screwed a wood screw through the circle and into the dowel. I used wood glue to make it extra secure.
I did the same to all three spools.
Once the spools were made I used my favorite paint on, wipe off stain. Rustoleum Transformations Decorative Glaze is the perfect color and contains no poly so it is a matte finish.
Once the glaze dried I used the Old Sign Stencils shipping crate stamps to quickly give part of a stencil to the top of each spool.
I used a dark grey paint that I mixed myself.
The last step is to put tiny felt feet on the bottom of the spool. The felt feet keep the spool from wobbling because there is a screw in the center. It is a quick fix.
The only thing left to do now was to add the string. I'm using thick jute, thin jute and white cotton macrame cording. I tied the end to the center dowel and began wrapping...
and wrapping, until I filled my spool.
I am so thrilled with the way these cuties turned out.
This project was really very easy. There was very little cutting and just a little drilling and gluing. And don't forget to check the wall of bags next time you're at the thrift store! You never know what you may find!
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I bet you could use wooden drink coasters for the spool tops and bottoms. What else can you think of to use for this?
Read more about the amazing artist that created the painting in the background. She also happens to be my oldest daughter.
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