Toilet Paper Craft #5

So a few weeks ago I started saving our toilet paper rolls, Trust me it took a while since there is only two of us, and I really needed a lot. I think its been since at least November that I have been saving them to do a craft. I wasn't sure what I was going to do so I just kept my eye open and kept looking around.

Items you will need:

10-15 Toilet Paper Rolls/Paper towel rolls

Hot Glue Gun

Scissors

Long Frame

Spray Paint

 You will want to cut all of your rolls. I found that it was easier to flatten them, then cut them. I got about 5 pieces out of each roll. Another thing, you will want to make sure there is no toilet paper sticking to rolls. 

Next you want to curl some of your cuts. You can either do this with your finger, or with a pen depending on how tight you want them to curl. They will come in handy to make the leafs or waves. You can choose to have a lot more than what I chose to have or a lot less.

I went to the DI looking for a long frame and I found one!! What are the chances!? It didn't have glass, which also was good because I didn't need it in the first place. It had a little chip in the left corner, but that is an easy fix. Oh and I got it for .75. So this craft was almost free!! Unless you want to get technical and count down the toilet paper :] Lets just say if I counted it all you would be bored.

I then took about 5 of the cuts to make the flowers, you can choose less or more. You want to put glue on the outer sides and you want to level them out so the top will be uneven, but the bottom will be flat with the table. Do this one piece at a time until you have made a full flower.

Here comes the tricky part. When you are looking for a frame try to get one that has an over lap like so below. It really helps when you use the glue gun, and it helps support the whole piece. I placed these little three petals in two parts of my frame. With that little overlap you can see that it is supported, and it has a place to rest and be glued!

This is what it looks like before you paint it. You will want to link the flowers together with some loops and what not. It holds better support when they are together. You can also take some curleys and add them randomly to left over corners, and at the top of the frame. It looks pretty good as far as not being done yet. 

One thing I have to say, When I tried painting this the color didn't like to stay on the toilet paper rolls, it more so soaked it up. So tonight I am going to try again and see if it does any better. If not then I will be painting with craft paint to give it its look. You can do any color you want and you can explore the different shapes as well.

 Finished Product!!