So I’ve been madly making plastic bottle string with my cutter. As it piled up on the kitchen counter, I started to wonder the best way to keep it neat, because all that curly string loves to tangle. I did have a left-over ribbon spool, which works OK, but doesn’t hold much.

I had another idea to use a brad to attach two paper bowls. This one holds a bunch of string and is very inexpensive.

My best idea, though, was to use the bottle tops that were left over from making the string and melt the rims together to make spools! The plastic melts together over a candle and sticks together really well. Plus, more of the plastic bottle gets used! Yay! (I’m sure I can figure out some uses of the neat little cup that was the bottom of the bottle too. It just has to percolate for awhile in my brain.)

So here is a short video on how to make the spools from plastic bottles. Happy Day!