Ridiculously Cheap Wall Art

Sorry to keep you in suspense with the toilet paper rolls!

I found this idea on Design*Sponge a long time ago and recently remembered it and decided after looking at some bare walls of mine to recreate what they had done.

Total cost: $2.00

Tutorial:
(you can also read the Design*Sponge tutorial here)

Collect lots of toilet paper rolls (I asked friends and family to contribute... thank you again everyone!)

Make sure you get all the toilet paper off of them :). Squish them flat and cut into 4 equal pieces- doesn't have to be perfect. I did 3 pieces but I wish I would've done 4.
This is what they all look like...

Start arranging them in whatever pattern looks good to you. Mine started out looking like a small animal :) ...Glue them together and use laundry pins to hold them in place. (I was too anxious to start the project so I did what any hairdresser would've done- I used bobby pins! Worked like a charm!) ...

Once your entire piece is done and the glue is completely dried, flip it over and chip of any glue residue that you can see from the back. Again, doesn't have to be perfect, just get the big pieces, if there are any...

I laid mine on a good ol' Costco box (I knew keeping those would come in handy) and spray painted it...

And the finished product...

After finishing and placing it, I've decided I either need to make another one to go right next to it, make it bigger, or put it in a different place. But, for now, it's above my bed, where eventually my headboard will go. Don't worry that I've had all the stuff to make it for a good 5 months now... whoops!

Maybe the bathroom would be a more appropriate room!

What do you think? Not too shabby considering the cost, eh? And by the way, the cost was just from the spray paint.


Questions/Comments:
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