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Toilet Paper Roll Crafts 62 Uses for Toilet Paper Rolls

You've saved them for one reason or another...and now it's time to make those toilet paper roll crafts! With this collection of 62 Uses for Toilet Paper Rolls, you're sure to find something fun and decorative to do with those cardboard tubes!

Out of all the recycled craft ideas out there, crafts with toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls are some of the most popular. This is probably because crafters are rarely short on cardboard tubes. Most households go through several rolls of TP a week, meaning you will always have crafting supplies waiting to be transformed into toilet paper tube crafts.

Wondering what to do with empty toilet paper rolls? Whether you are looking for simple and easy craft ideas for kids or toilet paper roll crafts for adults, the long list of DIY projects below has what you need.

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Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Adults

Altered Paper Tube Decor

Start with these gorgeous vases! Can you even believe what they're made out of? Add elegance to any table.

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Toilet Paper Roll DIY Rose Scented Sachets

This might be the most elegant toilet paper roll craft I've seen! Make a gift that smells and looks incredible, made from something so unexpected.

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Decorative Seed Starter Gifts with Laminated Plant Markers

Use a cardboard tube to make these adorable seed starter gifts for loved ones this season!

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Reversible Cardboard Roll Earrings

How awesome are these earrings? The monochromatic color scheme is so lovely for book lovers!

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iPhone Toilet Paper Roll Craft

"I love recycling and I'm a pretty thrifty person so I find myself crafting with stuff I already have on hand for many of my projects, toilet paper crafts included. They're so easy to work with and kid friendly so these type of crafts are a nice way to spend quality time with my kiddo." -Petro Neagu, theseamanmom.com

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July 4th Party Poppers

These party poppers are great for any occasion and so great for celebrating on the cheap.

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Paper Towel Jewelry and Earring Holder

Create a lovely and eye catching tabletop decoration that doubles as a handy jewelry holder.

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Pretty in Pink Party Poppers

Here's another take on party poppers, this time with a crepe paper twist!

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Incredibly Easy DIY Scarf Hanger

This updated tutorial includes a stellar video so you can make this scarf hanger with ease.

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Thrifty DIY Pencil Holder

Need a new tabletop organizer? With cardboard tubes and a bit of decoupage medium, we've got you covered.

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Recycled Paper Seedling Planter

This is one of my personal favorite ideas for using toilet paper rolls. Repurpose them into seedling planters which are the PERFECT size for new sprouts!

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Toilet Paper Roll DIY Party Favors

Make pillow boxes easily with those leftover toilet tubes!

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Toilet Paper Roll Gift Boxes

Here's another version of those cute pillow boxes, this time decked out with gold foil.

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Harvest Napkin Rings

Do you have napkin rings for your Thanksgiving table? Now's the time to whip some up with materials found in the recycling bin.

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Antique Recycled Favor Pouches

Adding a vintage photo to your cardboard tubes makes a common recycled item into an old school treasure.

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DIY Eyeglass Case with Paper Tube and Fabric

How amazing is this! If you're one of those people who misplaces your cases for your readers all the time, make this easy craft.

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15 Minute Recycled Desk Organizer

"This is hands down one of the best office organizers you'll ever make! I love how I was able to recycle the toilet paper rolls and cereal box. Be sure to glue your organizer together first before spray painting! This helps hide any glue."
-Tanner Bell, alittlecraftinyourday.com

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Toilet Paper Roll Pillow Boxes

How cool is this? Make lovely pillow boxes for small gifts for any occasion.

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DIY Paper Flower Wreath

Make the perfect wreath for summer when you learn how to make these easy flowers out of TP rolls.

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Paper Tube Lavender Sachet

Make your drawers smell lovely! Put together this sachet and keep it in your dresser.

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Spring Paper Tube Sachet

This is another sweet take on a paper tube sachet that will have your drawer smelling just lovely.

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Ideas for Teens and Tweens

These are some of our favorite projects that are a bit young for some but a bit old for kids. Browse these great projects for your junior high aged granddaughter to make!

Cardboard Tube Party Favor Pouches

This adorable party favor is an easy gift for your daughter to give friends at her birthday party.

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Toilet Paper Roll Bracelet

A little bit of embellishment goes a long way with this jewelry making idea.

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Doily Cuff Bracelet

Doilies add instant elegance and create a lovely project that is totally irresistable.

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Cheetah Print Cardboard Bracelet

You would never know this is made from a cardboard tube! Create a lovely bangle to wear out and about.

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Toilet Paper Roll Butterflies

I can't get over how awesome this project is! Work on the individual loops in front of the TV and put them together for a darling wall decoration!

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Toilet Paper Roll Sunflowers

Similar to the idea behind the toilet tube butterflies, this adoravle project involved putting together loops to decorate the wall.

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Beyond Easy Cherry Blossoms

These pretty blossoms are easy for anyone and so lovely.

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Kids Craft Ideas Using Empty Toilet Paper Rolls

Crafting with this material is a great opportunity to teach the kids about recycling. Reuse something you would ordinarily toss in the trash or in the recycling bin and make a fun project in the process.

Adorable Cardboard Tube Giraffe

How precious is this? Put it in your child's animal themed nursery.

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Colorful Ladybugs Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This is an easy project for preschoolers to make at daycare.

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Cottontail Toilet Paper Roll Napkin Rings

Celebrate Easter or your child's favorite children's book with this craft.

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DIY Princess Crown

Need an easy peasy Halloween costume? Make this together!

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Honeycomb Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

This is ADORABLE decor for a nursery or kids room, especially because bees are so gender neutral! 

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Kiddie Blocks Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This is an easy way to give your toddler a new toy on the cheap!

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Kid Friendly Stamp Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This is a fun project for a rainy day! Just by cutting up some toilet tubes, you can create a great art project.

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Super Scout Cardboard Tube Craft

This superhero will be your grandson's new favorite toy!

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Pretty Recycled Princess Bracelets

How sweet are these bracelets? With the help of rhinestones, any recycled material can be made so pretty!

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Toilet Paper Roll Boxes

If Despicable Me is your child's favorite movie, be sure to make this easy minion craft together!

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Toilet Paper Roll Paint Stamps

Need more inspiration for rainy day crafts to do with the kids? This stamping tutorial is lovely.

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Toilet Tube Tea Cups

"My girls don't want me to throw toilet paper rolls away so we are always making crafts with them! They both love hosting "tea parties" and that's how I came up with the idea of toilet paper tea sets! Hands down the best craft I ever made out of toilet paper rolls! They love it and play with it all the time!" -Ntina Ntonti, happygirlycrafty.blogspot.gr

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Paper Village from Paper Rolls

This sweet project is amazingly easy for kids to do and the results are so cute!

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How To Make Your Own Paper Clay

Don'y buy paper clay at the store when you can save toilet paper rolls from landfills and make your own at home!

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Lucky Toilet Paper Roll Clover

This is a cute craft to make with the kids and decorate your home around St. Patrick's Day!

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Daisy Wall Hanger

Upgrade your nursery or little girl's room with this adorably sweet wall hanger made from materials you likely already have around the house!

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The Best Things To Do With Toilet Paper Rolls (as voted on by readers like you!)

Browse this list of fantastic ideas from our site visitors and Facebook followers!

  1. Wrap up your cords and wires and stick them in cardboard tubes to help with organization and storage.
    Example: DIY Organizer with Toilet Paper Rolls from AllFreePaperCrafts.com
     
  2. Stuff them with candy and sweets and close off the two ends to create a fun candy popper.
     
  3. Close off one end by gluing a piece of paper to it and use the toilet paper rolls to hold makeup brushes, markers, pencils, pens, and little office supplies.
    Example: Thrifty DIY Pencil Holder
     
  4. Turn them into colorful napkin rings.
     
  5. Cut them into 2" pieces.  Color or decoupage them as you see fit.  Then cut them open and make a paper chain to hang for a party.
     
  6. Cover them in peanut butter and then roll in bird seed.  Hang outside and you've got an easy and inexpensive bird feeder.
    Example: Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder from AllFreeKidsCrafts.com
     
  7. Create musical instruments by covering one opening with paper or fabric, filling the tube about 1/4 full with beans or rice, and then covering the other opening.  These are great for classrooms!
     
  8. Wrap yarn around them to help keep it organized and untangled.
     
  9. Use them to store paint brushes or gluesticks.

Fantastic Resources for Crafting with Toilet Paper Rolls

Looking for even more toilet paper tube inspiration? Our articles below are great collections to explore.

How to Clean Paper, Cardboard, and Toilet Paper Tubes

You don’t have to throw that toilet paper roll away! In How to Clean Paper, Cardboard, and Toilet Paper Tubes, we’ll teach you the solution for keeping all of your paper-based materials clean and usable. These techniques are easy, and all they require is just a little bit of patience.

How to Prepare Recyclables for Crafting

Find a ton of tips on how to prepare everything from glass jars to cardboard boxes for creative endeavors. 

Are Toilet Paper Roll Crafts a Safe and Sanitary Idea?

With so many questions floating around about the health and hygiene of a crafting darling, the FaveCrafts editorial staff decided to look into whether are not this is a myth that should be busted or something we should consider. Learn the answer!

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I think it is a fun activity to do with the kids

That birdfeeder is such a great idea!

I have been saving my toilet paper empty rolls and also my paper towel rolls for this! I'm so excited that there are crafts for children as well as adults. I'm preparing to create a wall hanging using my toilet paper and paper towel rolls that is the size of at least 18x24. The instructions are clear and the pictures are very detailed. I love this.

I think most of the projects I've seen have been more geared toward children. Though, if it held enough sophistication, I don't see why TP rolls can't be used for adults as well.

So many great ideas. I hate throwing these things away because I know there are so many possibilities! I especially love the candy poppers idea.

I made this four panel wall art with paper towel and toilet paper rolls. It took some time, but the results were well worth it. After completing, I spray painted them with a bronze-y brown paint. No one can believe they were once TP rolls.

This is gorgeous, @bwilson 0283569! We love it. -Kaylee, Editor of FaveCrafts.com

This is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! I definitely can't believe this was made out of TP rolls. Great job!

Whoa! This is really really awesome! I agree with you, no one can believe they were once toilet paper rolls! If only I can see a larger picture of the project...How did you do it? I mean, did you draw the pattern first, then shaped the toilet paper rolls on the pattern you drew? Well, that's the only thing I can think of right now D

I also use these to wrap my yarn ends around when I only have a few feet left. I cut a slit in one end to hold the yarn onto the tube, wrap it around and secure the other end in a slit-no more unraveling and snarling in my yarn bag!

That's such a great idea!

These, whichever you prefer, toilet paper or papertowel empty rolls can be covered, (inside & out if you prefer), stuffed w/toys, tickertape, etc. wrapped in foil, or your choice of leftover wrapping, tied at each end & made into holiday poppers.

Another great idea! Thanks so much for sharing!

You could always spray them with antibacterial spray and then paint with acrylic varnish when dry. That way they can be wiped over with antibacterial wipes as often as you wish.

Awesome suggestion, @lyn36jade 0165546! -Kaylee, Editor of FaveCrafts.com

Honestly, if someone gave my child a "toilet paper roll stuffed with treats", I would throw it in the garbage. Neither would I consider them sanitary for napkin rings. Why not use paper towel or plastic wrap holders, cut in half, instead?

You can easily use paper towel rolls, too! Whatever works for you!

I agree with BeaderOne and I just posted the same thing about the EColi as well. I would never use them for food or anything going from hand to mouth. Use Wrapping Paper Rolls or Plastic Wrap Rolls or from Foil....just sayin'

That's an awesome idea, @hegwitch! You can easily cut wrapping paper tubes down to size. -Kaylee, Editor of FaveCrafts

What a great collection! These are awesome and perfect for the kids! I really love your ideas. Thanks for posting it! We did a toilet paper roll snake project out of the same materials you used. You should check it out! EarlyLearning.Momtusted.com: Toilet Paper Roll Snake Project

@Jenmomtrusted Very cute! Feel free to submit any ideas you'd like posted to us: http://www.favecrafts.com/contest/Share-Your-Project -Kaylee, Editor of FaveCrafts.com

I make crochet candles out of them

I prefer using paper towel rolls, they are stronger. Wax paper, foil and the smal press and seal tubes are fun to use.

I think filling a used toilet roll which is potentially crawling with E.coli bacteria, with foodstuffs is disgusting

It's just wrapped candies! My elementary school did this as a fundraiser for our Quebec trip. Wrap the roll in tissue paper, tie the ends with ribbon, fill with candy. They were always a huge hit.

I have 3 more uses for toilet paper or paper towel rolls. I put my kitchen tongs in one so it takes up a lot less room in the drawer. I also store my plastic bags in them. Keeps them in tight quarters. If I'm transporting a large, sharp knife (vacation, cookout), the tubes keep the knife safely tucked away. Bettilou Niedermeier

Those are all amazing ideas! I love the kitchen tongs one! My kitchen tongs are always taking up a ton of room in my kitchen drawer. Thanks so much for sharing!

Awesome ideas here and I love your featured project! Feel free to link it up to my Toilet Paper Roll Challenge for a chance to win some goodies: http://ecoscrapbook.blogspot.com/2012/04/calling-all-crafters-link-up-your.html

Here's a link to making a book using toilet paper rolls. I'm in the process of making one myself right now. Been saving up rolls for months! http://www.thehybridchick.com/2010/08/going-green-mini-album/

My favorite thing for which to use them is seed starters. Cut them in half. tie a group together with binders twine, set into a tray, fill with seedling mix and plant your seeds for the garden. You can untie them and plant tube and all, thereby not disturbing the roots of the young plants.

Melissa, glad to see you used my favor use for tissue rolls. Sometimes I cut them in half and decorate the rolls before pulling a cord in them. Also use paper towel rolls when traveling. Can put my curling iron w/cord in side and do not have to worry about the cord getting tangles in something. There are a lot of uses for both kinds or rolls in and around the house.

Not sure where you got your paper, mine still comes on a cardboard roll. Never seen it on a plastic roll.

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