30 Days of Flowers - Day 11 - Get Patriotic With TP Rolls

Cardboard - TP- Rolls - Recycled Into Patriotic Flowers

Who doesn't have a few extra cardboard rolls leftover from their TP or paper towels? Rather than tossing them, make something nice.
My pictures didn't come out as well as I had hoped but at least maybe you get the idea and it will inspire you.

For those of you who have never worked with these the supply list is pretty basic:

• Cardboard rolls ( clean off any paper remnants)
• Scissors
• Tacky Glue
• Beads or misc. embellishments
• Spray Paint (use a mask to be safe)
• Imagination

Step 1:

• One standard size TP roll should give you 6 nice even cuts to make a flower. Pinch the roll just slightly to get your cuts straighter 

Step 2:

Once you have your cuts, slightly pinch each end so they come to a nice point and begin to glue them together. Use as few or as many as you want to make the desired flower shape.

Step 3:

Paint. I use Krylon spray paint, either flat or glossy, but depending on which one you choose make sure you wait for it to completely dry or the glue and paint will clump up as you connect them together.

Step 4:

Glue the flowers together to form a circle if you want to make a wreath, add the beads and then glue the next layer. You will have to stagger them a bit and adjust them so they connect properly, otherwise it will fall apart. Tacky glue is the best I have found for this. Elmer's glue eventually comes loose and hot glue is a pain in the behind dealing with all the strings.

I am sure many of you have worked with these before. I first tried them last year for the Holidays. They are super easy and with a little paint and glitter it is almost impossible to tell what they are made from.

I made a version of these for Christmas last year and sold them at my craft show. I also used them as gift tags.

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30 Days of Flowers - Day 2 - Zip Tie Flowers

                                   

30 Days of Flowers

Day 2:

Super Simple Saturday Craft

“Crafting with Zip Ties”

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Well, it is almost midnight here in Arizona, but I still have time for day #2. It has been a long day and I am finally home after spending that last few hours in the ER with my daughter who just returned from Summer Camp with Pneumonia. She will be okay, at least that is what matters most.

So, this is a quick simple craft that I whipped up just to fill the gap for day 2. I promise day 3 will be posted a little earlier.

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Did you know zip ties are cheap and easy to craft with?

These are available at the Dollar Tree.

Make a few loops connect them with tacky or hot glue then just throw on some bottle caps, buttons, paper etc. and you have an easy flower.

 

 

These could be used as:

·         Garden or Plant stakes

·         Hung from the ceiling as a decoration

·         Connected together to make a mobile

·         Christmas ornaments

·         Paste a picture of the grand kids on the front and slap a magnet on the back.

·         Scrapbook Embellishments

·         Flip Flop Decor

Not just flowers either. These are a few other things we made with the zip ties.

 

Butterflies, Angels and Dragonflies?? : )

The process is easy and they come in assorted sizes.

                              

There you have it: Day 2.

Now to get some rest and watch over my daughter.

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