From Pinterest to Reality
Monday, June 25, 2012 at 3:28PM 
Pinterest is a great place for inspiration. When I saw a heart made of vintage spools of thread, I knew it was a project that I had to do more than just pin!
I knew I wanted it to fit in a standard 8 x10 frame so I started by cutting a piece of white card stock to 8 x 10. Then I found the center of the paper and made guidelines.
Then I sorted through my stash of vintage spools. I had gathered these from thrift stores for as little as 10 cents per spool. I prefer wooden spools with graphic, aged labels.
I began positioning the spools on top of my guidelines. I filled the entire heart before I started gluing.
Once I had them all in place, I began gluing them. I used a hot glue gun for quick drying time. A wet glue would give you more time to maneuver and reposition so you can choose which works best for you.
I spray painted a thrift store frame white and adhered my cardstock to the frame backing. I used double stick photo tabs and lots of them. Here is Florida we have humidity issues with glue. After a few months your glue just unsticks and your project falls apart so I have to work around that. You do what works best in your climate.
I decided at the last minute that this needed messy stitching to reflect my style. I pulled it out of the frame and stitched through the cardstock in a messy fashion with a varigated thread. Stitching around those dimensional spools was quite a challenge! If you want this look too - stitch on your cardstock as a first step!
Now I have a cool art project for my wall.
LOVE.
Reader Comments (3)
Now I have to do that too!~ what's too funny is I just found a bag of old spools a week or so ago and wondered what in the world I wanted them for. THanks so much for sharing I'm off to collect the goodies to do this. PeggyC
Peggy-
So glad this inspired you! Good luck with your project.
Sandi
Hey Sandi - I found a super cool frame for my heart of spools! CAN NOT wait to hang her! Thank you!!! xoxoxo Rae