Ribbon Spool Boxes

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<font size="4"><font color="neonpurple">Ribbon Spool Boxes

Items Needed: Empty spools, any size ------- wide spools for the box----narrow spools for the lid.

Plain card stock saved from purchases with one side clean and preferably white.

Pretty craft papers.

Felt of contrasting color. The peel and stick comes in green, red And black.

Dressy shank style button, if they come on a card with a clip you can use this.

Glue stick

For the bottom, remove one side of spool. Trim other side even with edge of spool. Clean all glue residue from the open side of spool to make a smooth edge. Cut a circle to fit the bottom of the box from the card stock, glue to bottom with the white side out. This is now the bottom of the box. Cut a circle from the felt to fit the inside bottom of the box, glue in place. Measure the inside depth of the box and cut a length of felt just a tad narrower than the depth so when you make the lid the felt will fit inside, you want a tiny bit of the box to show around the top edge of box. Cut the length to where the ends meet, not overlap. Glue in place. Cut a length of paper the width of the box and cut to fit with a slight overlap, glue in place. The bottom is finished. If you cant find card stock with the polished finish like what comes as packaging, cover the card stock bottom with felt or matching paper. The main reason for the card paper is to not only cover the hole but to give extra support.



For the top, remove one side as with the bottom, trim the side and cut a circle to fit and glue it on. Cover the top with pretty paper, punch a tiny hole and insert the button shank and if you have it slip on the clip put a dab of glue on button shank and clip. When dry glue the side back on and trim to edge, cut a circle from the card and glue on. Cut a circle of felt to fit just inside not to the edge of the lid and glue on the bottom side of the lid, it should fit inside the bottom just enough to be snug. Cut a strip of paper the width of the lid and glue on with just a bit of overlap.



You can use a regular button if you don’t have the kind with the shank. The fancy gaudy buttons look great with a floral print.



You could also use bedspread cotton thread spools, they don’t have the sides but it would be easy to cut a circle from heavy card stock and attach to make a box. I have also got a salt box and cut in half, it will make 2 box bottoms.



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