I was looking at Pinterest for ideas for a project for Lucy to make using some wrapping paper tubes that were lying around and taking up space. Instead I came across variations on this project, so it became MY art project! I'm not big into "trash into treasure" types of crafting, but I had all these materials on-hand and the project was super easy. The worst that could happen is I throw it in the recycle bin at the end of the day, so why not?
The materials I used:
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2 wrapping paper tubes
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hot glue gun
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spray paint
First I pressed the tubes flat and cut them into varying sizes between 2 and 3 inches. Pressing them flat made cutting them easier and also formed them into these ellipse-shaped pieces.
I sorted them all out and arranged them by size to get an idea for how many I had in each variation.
I didn't premeditate a design, I just started with a symmetrical middle and built it out from there. I used a hot glue gun to attach each piece and secure all the touching edges. The paper tube was thick enough that I didn't burn my fingers and it as way more quick than using liquid glue.
After I had them all glued together I trimmed away any curly bits of paper and glue gun spider webs. Then I took it outside for a quick spray with silver paint.
In my head before I started making this I thought it was going to turn out HUGE. I should have saved up like 10 wrapping paper rolls for that. Good news is it was so light I could hang it up with a single thumbtack. I could also VERY easily keep making it bigger and bigger over time.
I put it in our bedroom between two large framed pieces of poster-sized paper to make up for the small scale.
Not bad for a brown paper roll!
xo Becky
P.S. This is my 100th post. Thanks to everyone who reads, comments and shares. This has been really great space for me to share creatively and connect with other people, so THANK YOU!!!