Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Vintage Wood Spool Tree Art

It's confession time...

Unless it involves stitch witchery and a hot iron...I CAN'T SEW! I've tried, really I have. But I just don't have the knack or the patience. Every now and again I think I should give it a try, but it only ends up as an epic fail. So I've decided to stick with what I can do well...

What I can do well is gather cool stuff {junk} all year long in hopes that a fresh or clever idea might strike and I can put all that cool stuff to good use!

Take these vintage wood thread spools. I picked these up months ago and looked at them everyday hoping to come up with a good use for them. Then out of the blue the idea hits...line these buggers up on some old boards and make some funky tree spool art. 

Yes!

Here's how I did it:
I cut up some old chippy boards I had laying around, sanded the edges and clear coated the finish. Then I laid out the spools on the boards {to get the spacing right} and hot glued them into place. I split one of the larger green spools in half to make the trunk and glued that on to the board too. Then as luck would have it, in my pile of cool stuff,  I had the perfect rusty stars to adorn the tops of the trees!

Confession time again...I'm smitten by these funky trees!










20 comments:

  1. I love these! Thanks so much for sharing at our Vintage Inspiration Party. I'm going to share on my Facebook Page later today. Great job!

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  2. Love them. saw them on My Salvaged Treasures FB page.

    Wonder if the hot glue will hold through summer storage?

    be blessed/
    Barb

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    1. Thanks Barb! The should hold up great in a climate controlled environment.

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  3. What a wonderful project. My sewing heart loves it.
    Thanks for linking up to the VIP party.

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  4. I shared this on my Facebook page and it has been a big hit! Awesome project!

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  5. Wow, how great are these? I don't have any spools or boards or stars but I want to make one!! Pinned for future when I've collected everything!

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  6. Love this. thank you so much for sharing

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  7. Hi, hopped over from the Vintage Inspiration Party. These are so cute. I love them!
    hugs,
    Jann

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  8. I saw these on Vintage Inspiration Party. I am so in love with them. I am going to let go of a few of my wooden spools to make myself one. I hoard spools! LOL! Thank you for sharing.

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  9. I love these. Thanks for the inspiration

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  10. These are awesome! I am wondering if I can pull off a cork one for a wine lover! :)

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  11. Oh! This is the best idea I've seen this year! How fun! Love your creativity, Crystal. You are a girl after my own heart. Beautiful! Catherine

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  12. Oh my goodness! I love these! Spools are on my flea market list this year!

    Shannon ~ bohemianjunktion.com

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    1. Thanks for the reminder, I need to get my list started!

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