Toilet Paper Tube Wreath

Nothing says "Season's Greetings during a Pandemic" like a TP craft!

Here is a wreath ready to decorate!

You'll need 

• 12 toilet paper tubes
• glue
• scissors
• a bunch of clothespins for clamping

Take a regular TP tube (paper shreds are optional)

Squash it flat

It will spring back a little - that's good

Mark off equal cut marks. I have used anywhere between 1/4" and 1/2". For this one it was 1/2".

If you are fussy, you can mark the other side and draw lines to make your cuts very even and precise. 

I am not fussy.

I like Aileen's Fast Grab Tacky Glue, because it is tacky and grabs fast. Also cleans up with water!

Take three flattened circles in your hand

and put a dab of glue near the ends between the strips, but NOT on the outside

Then clamp those three with a clothespin

Now pick up 4 circles this time and do the same

Wait for them to dry

Once dry, remove the clothespins and open them up - you now have two halves of a star

Glue the two sides together with a dab of glue near the center

Squish together and clamp!

Once you've made a bunch, you can arrange them in a wreath (or other shape) and glue the stars together with a dab of glue and a clothespin clamp.

I recommend "pre-clamping" before you start gluing, so you're sure you have the shape you want.

You can make these with any number of points. Here is a six pointer. With a bead, paint, and/or ribbon, this would make a lovely ornament all by itself.

Ready to decorate!!