I collect lots of interesting things. For a while I collected old cotton reels and bakelite knitting needles, but now they are getting hard to find.
I have used some of them to make little message flags.
And this is how you make them:
Step 1 – get hold of some old wooden cotton reels.
Step 2 – get some colourful ribbon and felt.
Step 3 – cover the cotton reels with ribbon or felt, using craft glue to stick it in place.
Step 4 – get some old coloured knitting needles and cut them into different lengths before inserting them into the centre of the cotton reels. I popped a piece of cork in the end of the cotton reel so that the knitting needle would stay snugly in place.
Step 5 – fold a page of craft paper in half lengthwise and cover the inside with glue or paste. Then gently press the paper together but leave about half a centimetre along the fold so that you will be able to slip it over the knitting needle.
Step 6 – cut your folded craft paper into flag shapes and slip the flags over the knitting needles.
Step 7 – get out your old typewriter or your letter stamps and write a little message to stick on the flags.
And there are your finished message flags.
