Swapping Spools

Some one in the sketchbookproject group found a post about Kelli Perkins and her Poetry Spools and so many of us (of course) wanted to try to make some.  And then, (of course) a swap was on the table and off we go.  These are the ones I made to swap.  These are really cute, really fun, and easy to make.  I hope I am not stepping on Kelli's toes by posting these!  If I am, I apologize Kelli!  I used some hand dyed fabric which was supposed to be black, but turned out this yummy green color (you all know I love green, don't you?)  cut to fit the spools.  Added some found poetry... have you tried that?  I just cut up a bunch of words into a bowl and blindly drew out words.  Manipulated them for a bit, and got the poetry to the point I could live with it, glued it on the muslin strip, glued the strip to the spool, added some embroidery stitches, a button, and some ribbon for a closure.  I love these little, easy, delightful, gifty, things!

If you make some of these, let me know if you show them on your blog.  I would love to see what you come up with and how you do it.