How to Make Christmas Decor with Toilet Rolls

Recycle toilet rolls into these 3 Christmas decor ideas!

Happy December! Only 23 days to go until Christmas, and so if you haven’t started your festive crafting, now is the time. I think I say this every year, but Christmas is my favourite time of year, and this year is particularly special, as any day now, we will be meeting our baby. These crafts are perfect to do with little ones, though do of course be careful if you use hot glue and scissors. These projects are a great way to add some new festive decorations without spending a penny, and even better they make use of those old toilet rolls. Which one of these ideas is your favourite? Let me know in the comments below! If you enjoyed this post, please do share and subscibe.

Toilet rolls

Scissors

Hot glue

Thread or ribbon

White gel or paint pen

Acrylic paint

1. FAIRISLE STARS

1. Flatten a toilet roll and use a ruler to draw lines across it horizontally at your desired width.

2. Cut along thse lines to give you several rings.

3. Take three of these rings, and carefully trim each end of them into points leaving a gap in between so that the remain a ring.

4. Next, grab a white gel pen or paint pen and draw on your fairisle pattern on either side of each pointed ring.

5. Position your pointed rings within each other to create a star shape before gluing in place.

6. Cut off some thread or ribbon and thread this through one of the points so it can hang on the tree.

2. MINIMAL SNOWFLAKE

1. Repeat steps 1 and 2 from above to give you several rings.

2. Fold each ring in half to create the shape as seen in the second image above.

3. Grab a paint pen or some glue and glitter and add some colour to the edge of these shapes.

4. Use glue to secure the fold so that the rings stay in this folded shape.

5. Then use some more glue to secure 4 of these folded rings together to create a snowflake shape.

6. FInally, cut off some thread or ribbon and thread this through one of the points to hang on the tree.

3. STANDING TREE

1. As with the first two projects, flatten your toilet roll.

2. This time, draw out a Christmas tree shape, ensuring you leave a ring around the bottom (this is what will enable it to stand on it’s own).

3. Use some scissors to cut this shape out. When cutting the points of the tree, be sure to not connect them to that the front and back remain attached to each other.

4. Paint your tree and decorate in whatever way you fancy.