DIY Spare Toilet Paper Holder
Is it weird to be excited about a toilet paper holder? Cuz I
am...
My inspiration was this one, which used to be for sale on
Etsy:
Supplies:
12"
cut of fabric
5" velcro
Optional: Beads, ruffles
Directions:
Cut fabric to a 12" x
22" rectangle plus four 1" x 13" strips.
Iron edges of the 1"
strips over evenly. A
Bias Tape
Maker
Iron bias tape in half,
hiding the raw edges inside. While you're at the ironing
board, also iron your 12x22" rectangle.
Sew the folded bias
tape shut, so it's now a nice little tie string. I left
the teeny tiny ends raw.
Fold your 12x22" piece
in half (so it's 6x22"), with right sides together. Sew
the 22" side shut, making it into a long tube.
Rotate the tube so the
seam is in the center (instead of the edge), and iron
it.
Put the bias tape
strings inside the tube, wedged in each of the four
corners, with the length of the string on the inside.
The string should be nestled inside the folded edge of
the tube.
Sew one end shut.
Sew part way in from
both the left and right sides of the other end, catching
the strings, but leaving enough of an opening for you to
turn it right-side out again.
Turn the tube
right-side-out. Pull each of the four corner strings to
pop out the four corners nicely. Iron it again, getting
nice crisp edges.
Topstitch both 6" ends.
Sew a strip of velcro
at each 6" end, on the seam-side of the fabric.
Optionally, add beads
to your strings. I might go back and do this later
because the beads I had didn't have a large enough hole.
On second thought, I doubt I'll even think of it again.
Tie knots in the end of
all four strings.
Your project can be
complete at this point...
Or if you're feeling ruffly, you can add some ruffles to the
top of one side. For mine, I added three layers of ruffles
sewing the bottom layer on first and working my way up. Last
I put bias tape at the top....
Just hang it by
velcroing it shut, then tying it to your toilet paper
hardware.
Tie it loosely enough for it to hang sortof low, so it
doesn't interfere with the toilet paper unrolling.
With my spare fabric
scrap, I cut out a 5x7 rectangle, ironed it & put it
in a spare picture frame to use as a message
board. You can write right on
the glass with a wet-erase marker like you would a
dry-erase board. A message board like this is cute on the
counter or wall, and can be used to leave notes for each
other or write a bible verse.
Last, if you decided to
do this project yourself, please send me a photo of it
with your name and what state you're from! I've recently
decided to start featuring my readers' finished results.
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