16 Fun Upcycling Ideas With Toilet Rolls
Upcycle Toilet Paper Rolls
Toilet rolls are one of the most commonly disposed item in the house. It’s duty is presumed done as soon as the paper is finished. But, that is not entirely true! Today, we have compiled some great ideas using toilet rolls that you might find new. We’re not aiming for crafts but rather something that we can use like a phone holder or a gift or something that can actually be used as ornament in our house. Let’s check them out!
1. Toilet Roll Phone Holder
Re-purposing is all about creativity! Check out this easy peasy DIY Phone Holder! A fun and easy way to reuse and recycle those toilet paper rolls.
2. Polka Dot Paper Lanterns
Here is a fun way to add a festive garland to a party that also adds some cool lighting when the sun goes down, Polka Dot Paper Lanterns.
3. Toilet Roll Art
Artwork using toilet paper roll by Mr. Anastassia Elias, French Parisian artist. It expresses a pretty and funny magical world inside the toilet roll. Long tweezers may be needed to put your cut out art piece into the tube. This is heck of a piece of art that will look nice on shelves and tables.
4. Toilet Roll Stationery Organizer
Stick several rolls together on a piece of cardboard and give it a metallic coat of paint for an elegant look.
Here’s another smart idea using toilet rolls cut into different heights and decorated. It is later glued to an apparently round plastic lid. You can also use it to hold makeup brushes.
5. Toilet Roll Boxes
Image via HomeTalk
They’re great as little gift boxes for children in parties. They’re also easy to make as well. Checkout the tutorial for a little bit of inspiration.
Here’s an alternate design with vintage feel to it.
6. Toilet Roll Baskets
Similar to the idea above, toilet roll is decorated and shaped into a tiny basket to hold little candies. They’re nice for gifts in parties too.
7. Toilet Roll Wall Art
Creatively place these painted toilet roll cuttings to form a piece of art. You can design it to look like flower or trees.
8. Owl Tree Ornament
These owls are the greatest thing to put on your Christmas tree!
9. Toilet Roll Wreath
With simple cutting, you can arrange these toilet rolls into a beautiful wreath.
It’s also a great idea as Christmas wreath. You might want to add a few other items like paper leaves and holly berry to make it pretty.
10. Seedling Planter
Make a tiny seedling planter for your plants for better handling. It’s much more mobile to move them around on a tray with this idea. Place them near the window for some sunlight when it’s day and some place safer when it’s night. Once they’re big enough, you can plant them onto the ground.
11. Wire Organizer
Sort your wires neatly with this toilet roll wire organizer. Tape those rolls together and place them into a box.
12. Fridge Pocket
Put a magnet behind this folded toilet roll and you’ll get a fridge pocket to hold those pens that you’ll need to write on your sticky notes.
13. Fire Starters
Create easy and nearly free DIY fire starters with items from your home that you’d normally throw out! Repurpose cardboard toilet paper tubes by filling them with dryer lint, and then wrap them in wax paper!
14. Napkin Ring
Transform your toilet rolls into napkin rings! It looks so elegant that people won’t even guess it’s made out of toilet roll unless you tell them.
15. Wire Holder
Label and keep your wires sorted out when you’re packing for travel.
16. Lamp Shade
Create a unique lamp shade for your toilet using only toilet paper rolls! Around 70 rolls is used to make this spherical lamp shade.
