I had a request from a reader to share how to make these, which I thought was a good idea for a blog post. Here you go, Jeannie, this is for you!
For supplies, you will need: plastic drinking straws, a happy stamp and ink pad (or you can write it by hand), washi tape, a scissors and some double-sided adhesive.
Cut the straws down to about 5" in length. Cut a piece of washi tape about 4" long and wrap it around the end of the straw, as shown. Line up the edges of the tape as evenly as possible.
Place the sticky sides of the washi tape together and trim uneven ends (if necessary), so there is no sticky surface exposed. Crease the tape close to the straw, so that it is fully sealed.Stamp (or write) "happy" on a small piece of white paper. Use double-sided adhesive to attach the paper to the washi tape.
Cut out a little triangle from the end of each flag, as shown.
Place a small square of washi tape to the bottom of the spool so the flag won't fall out.
Then, place the flag in a spool of thread. Gift it or keep it for yourself...or do some of each! :)
There you go! One quick little project to brighten someone's day!
Happy, HAPPY Monday to you!
24 comments:
What a nice idea! Thanks for the tutorial!
Rike
They are super sweet and jolly!
What a great gift for quilters. You're a clever one. ;)
What a clever idea. Thanks for sharing. I visited Grubers for the first time last summer. What a fun store. It's a destination.
Simple and fun!
What a great idea, I love it!
Simply adorable!
Súper! Thanks
Fun! Also good for keeping spool and the correspondent bobbin together :)
great diy thanx!
What a fun and practical idea!
Such a fun and happy idea!
I am going to try this with my bobbin threader. Thanks for spreading the joy.
HAPPY with all. SO fun.
Thanks for sharing.
Great idea to brighten up your day
Those are so cute!!!
How fun.
I wish you were closer so we could hang out. It'd be so much fun!
Thanks so much for sharing Amanda!! I love mine but am glad to know how you made them because as you know I graciously (well, actually reluctantly...ha) gave mine to Michelle ;-))) Mwah!
What a cool idea. Thanks for sharing.
Aww that's so cute - I love it!
I love this idea! I'll probably use it at next year's retreat.
Oh my goodness!! How fabulous!! Happy Day to you, too! XX!
Very fun idea. Please tell me what is in front of the wooden spool of thread that looks like a pen.
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