What can we do with these?

[AuntChar]

I know I can just toss them in the recycling bin but the crafter in me says there's gotta be something I can make out of them! Anyone have any ideas?

[alp1]

How about putting little gifts in them and wrapping like a christmas or party popper. You could have one at each place at the table with just a little candy inside. I have been saving tissue rolls to put dollars in and wrap as stocking stuffers for teen age and college age kids. They always need money! Good luck!

[ScoobyDoo0811]

Sorry for the chuckle, but I used to have a pet and he got all the toilet paper rolls and the cardboard tubes from thread. Made great toys for him.But as far as crafting you could make the Christmas candles such as these that use the toilet paper rolls. You would have to modify the pattern to fit your rolls but just an .

 

http://crochetnmore.com/christmascandle.htm

 

 

Maybe make some kind of cat toy with them, maybe put jingle bells in them, glue cardboard to each end to close it up, and then crochet a cover for the tube.

[ScoobyDoo0811]

I just had another idea . Maybe glue 2 or 3 together, make a base of some kind,crochet a cover for the tier and make a kitty scratching post.

[goofy]

How about putting little gifts in them and wrapping like a christmas or party popper. You could have one at each place at the table with just a little candy inside. I have been saving tissue rolls to put dollars in and wrap as stocking stuffers for teen age and college age kids. They always need money! Good luck!

I read this as party poopers!!

 

I think there is a pattern out there to make these into hook/pencil holders that would sit on your desk. Can't remember were I saw it though.

[chessie]

One year for VBS we used them to make windsocks.

I had tons of the empty spools but the crafter in me wouldn't throw them away.

[Swayde]

Crafters rock! My husband just doesn't seem to get that you just never know when you are going to need some random item that would turn into the perfect craft supply =)

[losingmymind2]

I saved the ones from my former job to use as the form for crocheted candles.

[klouised]

Well, I never figured out what to do with these things, but my dog did. Check out this link to some photos of him.

http://kristinaskrochet.50webs.com/dogs.htm This was when he was a pup, and he used to play with my spools of yarn all the time. After this, he never played with them again.

[chrissyf]

i too used to give them to my pet rabbit. Maybe donate them to a nearby animal shelter for their rabbit/rodent population

[Flia]

I'd use them as foundations for jar's or something like that. Découpage maybe.

[moggy]

My bunny and guinea pig eat all mine too - they love them to play with and keep their teethdown

[ratdog]

I was looking at the hook cases and holders in the show n tell section last night.

 

There is one that uses one of those cores.

 

It has a coil in the middle to hold the hooks (think of a rolled carpet or newspaper) the hooks are stuck in the coil.