Sara says: CHECK OUT THE MOST UNDERAPPRECIATED CRAFT MEDIUM EVER!

The toilet paper roll. Most of us just toss it in the garbage without a second glance, BUT WAIT JUST A DAMN MINUTE! Lookit all the things the little toilet paper roll that could can be!


You can make a ton of things using this basic shape. Just cut the roll into strips horizontally and squish.

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Check out this wreath, using that same shape.

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Adorable! Make little leaves with that same shape!

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Poinsettias, OMG!

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What else can we make?!?!?!?!?

Owls!

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Ooooooo! It hardly even looks like a toilet paper tube anymore.

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A little more advanced gluing perhaps, but what a cute gift holder thing!

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Holiday candles!

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Oooooo! Would be great for a Kwanzaa kinara or a Hanukkah menorah! 

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I think these lanterns are my favorite. You could seal the bottom and put an electric tealight in it!

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I'm so excited! I've already began hoarding toilet paper and paper towel rolls to upcycle into beautiful (and cheap as dirt) things!

What's your favorite thing to upcycle into crafts? Coffee cans? Glass jars? Tell me!