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Toilet Paper Roll Sunflowers

By: Melissa for The Hob-bee Hive

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Made from painted toilet paper rolls, these colorful sunflowers are a great way to decorate your wall.  The great thing about this design is that you can make these Toilet Paper Roll Sunflowers as big or as small as you like, and they're great decor for a bathroom or bedroom.  They're also very light weight, so they won't create large holes in your wall.  Paint your sunflowers or leave them as is for a natural look.

toilet paper roll sunflowers

Materials:

  • 7-10 toilet paper rolls
  • Paint
  • 2 coffee cups, knitting needle, and tape (optional)
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks

 

Directions:

  1. Measure the space where you want your flower to be.  You’ll need to know how wide your space is so you know how large to make your flower.  For me, my flower has to fit in a 24” space.
     
  2. Next I’m going to cut up all my toilet paper rolls.  The amount you need will depend on how big your flower is.  For a flower about 24” wide, I used 7 toilet paper rolls and 1 paper towel roll.  One toilet paper roll should yield you anywhere from 14-16 petals.
     
  3. To make your petals, flatten your toilet paper roll.
     
  4. Cut slices about ½ inch wide.  It’s helpful to build your flower as you cut so you don’t cut extra toilet paper rolls that you can use later on!

    toilet paper roll sunflower
     
  5. Here’s my flower so far.  I also have some extra petals just in case.  Make sure you take a picture of your design so you have something to refer to when it’s time to assemble your flower.

    toilet paper roll sunflower
     
  6. I like to paint my petals after I’ve cut them…that way I can paint the cut part of the paper as well.  If you’d rather paint the rolls before you cut them, go right ahead.  Either way will work.
     
  7. To paint my petals, I turn 2 coffee cups upside down and tape a long knitting needle to the bottom of the cups.  After I paint a petal, I put it on the needle to dry.  The paint washes off the needle with soap and water, but if you’re worried about your needles, you could also use a stick, rod, or pencil to dry your petals.

    toilet paper roll sunflower
     
  8. Once your petals are dry, you can start gluing them together.  With a hot glue gun, add a little dab of glue to one side of the petal and begin creating the inside of your flower.

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    toilet paper roll sunflower
     
  9. You can then begin gluing petals between the spaces of your starter flower until it’s as big as you want it to be.

    toilet paper roll sunflower

    toilet paper roll sunflower
     
  10. As I began gluing, I decided to make 5 different flowers rather than one large one.

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