More upcycling fun!

As many of you know I like visiting my local scrapstore as they often have a wealth of stuff I wouldn't even look at normally. Such an item is these sample books of threads which I think were donated by a local underwear factory (there were lots of lace samples from that factory in at the same time so I am assuming!)

Gorgeous colours aren't they?

Here's what they look like when taken out (and the extra bit of cardboard at the end chopped off) And below is what I am planning on doing with them!

Bright gift tags. What do you think? I've also tried a couple of the threads on a small card and they look really good - simple and clean. Now all I have to do is figure out what to do with the ones that look like this!