what ever to do with those vintage bobbins???

i wanted nothing more then to stick them on my living room shelf and display them in all their beautiful vintage glory…i know!! they are fab!!

but…*sigh*…i knew kerry lynn was probably looking for something a little more creative then that, lol!!

so….i turned them into photo/note holders. a simple project that still allows for them to sit on my shelf…but makes them a bit more useful and a bit more cool;)

so here’s what you need…

your bobbins

2 clothes pins ( the wooden ones)

paint

light guage wire

glimmer mist

ribbon

what you do

paint your clothes pins, let dry.

spray some glimmer mist on, let dry

cut a loooooooooooong length of wire, hold your clothes pin to your bobbin and wrap some of the wire around the part of the clothes pin that sits against the bobbin holding the bottom part of the pin to your bobbin. press the clothes pin open and continue now wrapping wire around the top part of the clothes pin. when you are done, twist the ends of the wire together and cut off any extra length.

tie a bit of ribbon to the bottom of the bobbin,

press the clothes pin open and insert a photo or note, set on shelf or desk…and done!!!

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