Lately, I've been challenging myself to adopt a real "use what you have" philosophy. I'm shopping in the pantry for recipe ideas, and using up food before it goes bad by making (sometimes quite strange) freezer meals. Same goes for projects around the house. Wherever possible, I've been trying to draw inspiration from materials or leftovers I already have lying around. Which brings me to...
HOW TO MAKE TOILET PAPER ROLLS ON THE WALL SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE
Step 1: Make some coffee, fold up a blanket, and go sit on the floor in the craft room because even though there are plenty of work surfaces elsewhere in the house, the craft room is meant for crafting damnit. With or without furniture.
Squish some toilet paper rolls flat, and cut them into equal(ish) width strips.
Alternatively/additionally, cut a roll lengthwise and then into strips and curl them around a pencil to make swirls.
Step 2: Make a basic frame from plain 0.75"x0.75" wood (less than $2) or wait 3 - 4 weeks for Husband to do it for you.
Step 4: Spray prime and paint. I used what I already had (since that was the point), and primed them with basic white, and finished with Rustoleum's Oil Rubbed Bronze metallic spray paint. It took a good number of thin coats to get every surface covered.
Step 5: Hang! I used the simplest push-in picture hangers I could find (they look like these but without the separate nails). I know they appear to be hanging at different heights in the picture below, but I promise, they aren't.
