Necklace Making with Vintage Wooden Spools and Flour Sack Fabric

I have what you might call a *thing* for vintage wooden spools. And by thing, I mean “mild obsession”, because there are just so many crafting possibilities with them! So, I decided to do some necklace making with them!

I originally saw a version of these necklaces on My So Called Crafty Life, where mini craft spools were transformed into dainty charms.

But I had plenty of normal-sized wooden spools in my craft room. So, I gathered a few of them that were already empty with no thread left.

To decorate the vintage wooden spools, I searched on Etsy for flour sack fabric. And I lucked out by finding a collection of scraps of flour sack cloth that a seller was getting rid of!

I figured that combining the vintage wooden spools and flour sack fabric would result in perfectly cute necklace pendants. Let’s see if I was right!

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Upcycling the Wooden Spools into Necklace Pendants

First, I gave the wooden thread spools a makeover in bright colors using craft paint.

Then, I measured the width of each spool and cut out strips of flour sack fabric. It was time to break out the Mod Podge to decoupage the fabric to the painted spools.

I coated the feed sack fabric with decoupage glue on a sheet of non-stick aluminum foil. It just works perfectly for brushing Mod Podge onto fabric and makes for simple clean up.

Then, I brushed some decoupage glue onto one of the vintage wooden spools. I did this quickly after brushing the glue onto the fabric strip.

While everything was still wet, I wrapped the flour sack fabric around the spool. I pressed it smooth and made sure everything was even.

Finally, I did the same thing over and over again to the other vintage wooden spools. I also added a quick layer of Mod Podge to the flat ends of the spool, as well. Then, I set them aside to dry completely.

Necklace Making with Vintage Wooden Spools and Flour Sack Fabric

Once all was done and dry, my vintage wooden spools were positively darling and were ready for necklace making!

The best part about this “make your own necklace” is that you just slide the spool onto a chain! No muss, no fuss.

I paired up the other vintage wooden spools with other chains, but I can mix and match at well. The easiest necklace making project ever? Possibly!

And if you enjoyed this upcycling idea for flour sack fabric, then you’ll love these lapel flower pins, as well!

Craft on!

S

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