This wreath is shockingly easy and the design possibilities are endless. All you need are some TP rolls and an adhesive of some kind. Ready ... go.
Poinsettia wreath
Supplies:
Empty toilet paper rolls (I used eleven. Each roll makes 2/3 of a flower)
Mini stapler (or glue and paper clips / clamps)
Ribbon or twine to hang
First collect your toilet paper (or paper towel) rolls.
Flatten out your tubes and use a ruler to divide them into consistent widths. I cut mine into 3/4 "strips. Each tube yielded five strips and a little left over.
Flatten and cut out all your TP tubes:
Then arrange them on a table into a design of your choosing. You may opt for some fancy wall hanging, or a circular leaf motif, or a flowing form of some kind. I went with poinsettia-like shapes, since it is a holiday wreath, after all.
Once you have a good design, adhere your pieces together. You can be all fancy and glue them, but then you'll have to get paper clips or clamps of some kind to keep it all together while it dries.
If you use a stapler, you'll need a mini one. The full sized staplers do not fit very well between the TP tubes.
I discovered that stapling the flowers together in sets of six before adding any "leaves" or other frills will make your job easier in the long run. Do not try to line up all the flower points in the middle, it will only frustrate you. Besides, having a small gap in the center of each flower looks better.
The wreath will be more stable than you give it credit for, and stapling all the pieces together with lots of overlap will help it hang better.
Poinsettia wreath
Supplies:
Empty toilet paper rolls (I used eleven. Each roll makes 2/3 of a flower)
Mini stapler (or glue and paper clips / clamps)
Ribbon or twine to hang
First collect your toilet paper (or paper towel) rolls.
Flatten out your tubes and use a ruler to divide them into consistent widths. I cut mine into 3/4 "strips. Each tube yielded five strips and a little left over.
Flatten and cut out all your TP tubes:
Then arrange them on a table into a design of your choosing. You may opt for some fancy wall hanging, or a circular leaf motif, or a flowing form of some kind. I went with poinsettia-like shapes, since it is a holiday wreath, after all.
Once you have a good design, adhere your pieces together. You can be all fancy and glue them, but then you'll have to get paper clips or clamps of some kind to keep it all together while it dries.
If you use a stapler, you'll need a mini one. The full sized staplers do not fit very well between the TP tubes.
I discovered that stapling the flowers together in sets of six before adding any "leaves" or other frills will make your job easier in the long run. Do not try to line up all the flower points in the middle, it will only frustrate you. Besides, having a small gap in the center of each flower looks better.
The wreath will be more stable than you give it credit for, and stapling all the pieces together with lots of overlap will help it hang better.
Once you have your creation stapled and ready to go, use some twine or ribbon to tie to the top. Add embellishments as you see fit, and hang your creation on your wall!
