Thursday, August 12, 2010

Toilet Paper Roll Wall Art!

Okay, so you'll see these all over the internet, but here's my version!

Yes these flowers ARE made out of toilet paper rolls! Cool Huh?

I used 4 rolls for 4 flowers!
So you pretty much equally mark sections on the rolls. Each roll is about 4 inches long, so I made mine 1/2 inch long. So if you do the math, that means that each roll makes eight little sections if you used the same section size as mine! I just cut mine with regular scissors, but you can be fancy and exact and use a knife, but I tried it and it didn't work well for me! No my pieces aren't cut very exact, but for where I hung them, it doesn't matter! No one can see them up close!
My flowers each have 10 petals, but go crazy and do what ever design you feel like!
I painted before I glued, but if you're planning on spray painting, you'll want to glue before you paint! I found hot glue worked best for me, but elmer's glue works too! Just use paper clips to hold them together while they dry.
I hand painted mine, and then after they dried I glued them. If you're planning on hand painting, I found it's slightly easier to paint the inside and then the outside of the little section!

I found this REALLY easy and fun to do!

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