Paper Towel Tube Wreath

The Idea

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My Interpretation

Ta da!  I gotta say...I'm pretty proud of this one.  I decided somewhere early in my Pinterest journey that I need to start saving my paper towel rolls for a craft.  I originally thought I would do this one:

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Super cute for basically free wall art, but I ultimately decided to go with the wreath idea.  I'm glad I did!  The hardest part of the whole project was being patient enough to get through all those paper towel rolls.  I started saving toilet paper rolls in the beginning as well, but the cardboard was a different color and texture than the paper towel rolls.  The toilet paper rolls also seemed a little thinner and less stable.  

I also really enjoyed reading the DIY blog attached to the wreath.  That girl is funny!  Maybe even funnier than me.  Wait...maybe I decided I don't like her after all. ;)  And to add insult to injury, she is for sure a better and more thorough picture taker than me.  Hmph!  Point is, if you want to do this project for yourself, go read HER blog! 

I will tell you that I used some white satin wired ribbon to make that big ol' bow. 

I learned how to make it and several other bows by watching videos on YouTube.com.  I can't find that exact video or I would direct you to it. Doh!  Also, I bought the little glittered pear/berry/leaf/pine cone decoration at Dollar Tree.  It was a Christmas tree decoration, but I thought it was generic enough not to only be used at Christmastime.  As I'm sure comes as no surprise, I hot-glued everything.  I didn't attach any sort of hanging apparatus, because I figured it would hang easily on any nail or hook. 

The only question I'm left with is how well it held up after hanging around for awhile.  Since I gave it as a gift, I don't have an answer.  I can only cross my fingers!  I would totally hang one in my own house, though!  As a matter of fact, I think I will...just as soon as I use 90 bagillion more paper towels.