Wednesday, June 30, 2010

$1 Decor: Paper Flower Wreath

4:32 PM  Heidi @ Moms Crafty Space  13 comments



I like to call this one my "Homage to Pregnancy" because guess what...it's made up entirely of empty toilet paper rolls! Granted, I could have saved up toilet paper rolls at any point, but being pregnant certainly made collecting them a lot faster thanks to the fact that Baby No-Name loves to sit directly upon my bladder these days :)

I was inspired by the wreath created at Creative Jewish Mom (she has all the directions on her blog for how to make your own if you're interested!), and since it's made of recycled materials you have laying around the house, all I needed to purchase was another bag of glue sticks for my glue gun (from the Dollar Tree, hence the $1 spent).



I was surprised with how fast and easily it came together. I cut a strip of flat cardboard to size to use as a template, and then started snipping away at the toilet paper rolls while the boys watched Wall-e. I didn't actually count, but it took around 16-20 empty rolls to create my wreath. Gluing them together was even faster - it took me under an hour to get it all assembled. Unlike the inspiration wreath, mine didn't stay in its natural cardboard state, simply because the inside of empty Costco TP rolls are filled with tons of black printing that didn't look quite so nice. I opted instead for a coat of brown spray paint that we had on-hand.



I thought about adding a ribbon, but none of the ribbon that I have matches well enough. I thought about adding buttons and other embellishments, but frankly I couldn't get motivated. It's 103 degrees here today, I'm pregnant, exhausted and still trying to get over my lingering summer cold. For now, I'm calling this "Homage to Pregnancy" good enough! :)

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13 comments:

this is so pretty! I must start saving these things, this would look so cute in my bedroom is I painted it white! congrats on your pregnancy... being pregnant durring a 103 degree heat wave is NO FUN at all!
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I think this is gorgeous, you've got me saving up toilet rolls!

I have been saving my rolls up for this project and am about to start. So excited! Thanks for sharing.

BEAUTIFUL! I love recycling! So...did you NEED the spray paint to stiffen it up? Or would it have hung well with out it?

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What size pieces did you cut?

I didn't cut them at a specific measurement, but I cut the first one to the size I wanted and used it as a guide for cutting the others. I'm not at home to measure, but I'd guess that they're about 3/4" thick. Hope that helps!

Love the idea! Cant wait to collect the rolls so I can do mine.Will letyou know how it turns out

I love your idea! I made this last night after saing up the toilet papeer rolls,it looks great! my question is what can i do to make it stiffer? when I pick it up it sags, doesn't hold is's round share,

Mine is pretty flimsy too. I just made sure to use several additional nails when hanging it to support the round shape :)

I'm going to make one for my niece, who's getting married in Oct. and another BIGGER one for another niece for Christmas (I'll paint it Tiffany blue). I noticed that she pinned the blue, bigger one on one of her boards so I KNOW she'll love it. Only problem, I've got other nieces and nephews who are going to want one. :) Maybe for another occasion. I love giving handmade gifts! Thanks!

Awesome idea. I'm gona start mine soon. Got one question though, how do you stick or hang them to the wall ? This is quite puzzling me. Thanks!

I used 6 super thin nails (with practically no heads on them), evenly spaced around the wreath. The nails virtually disappear unless you look really hard for them. Hope that helps!

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