BrittanyMakes

I realize I hoard a lot of craft supplies. I’ll just go ahead and blame it on the DIYer in me :P comes with the territory, if you ask me! The other day I was attempting to organize my ribbon, which is ironic on its own because I used to make fun of my mom who has boxes and boxes of ribbon, organized by color, texture, material, sheen, you name it! Like mother like daughter, right? Well, there I was, organizing ribbon, completely unsatisfied with the various paper or cardboard “spools” which they typically come with. I wanted a prettier solution, and came up with these!

You can purchase raw wooden spindles from almost any craft store, they come in a bag like this below, or you can order through Amazon for larger quantities.

FIRST, I roughed them up with coarse sand paper, about 40-60 grit.  SECOND, I applied some dark stain with a paper towel.  Wear gloves during this step, trust me.  I let the spools dry for about a half hour before wiping away any excess stain.  Let them dry for at least 2 hours more before handling with ribbon.  THIRD, wrap your ribbon around the wooden spool then secure with a headpin

Now I need to make like a billion more.

How about you? Do you find yourself with too much craft supplies? What do you do to help organize (and keep household sanity)?