Toilet paper roll art

Another one of our recycling lessons involved toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls. I came across this picture on another crafter's blog and thought it was a fantastic idea!
Isn't this beautiful?! Unfortunately, I don't have the kind of wall space for something this size, but I do have a tiny spot in our master bathroom.

So I grabbed 4 toilet paper rolls.....and flattened them out.

Then I marked off each roll and cut them into 1/2 inch increments.

I hot glued the corners together into tail-like shapes, and then glued each tail gether to form a group of four.



I glued them into two rows and then glued the two rows together to make a small scroll pattern.


Instead of painting them a bright color, I decided to spray just a light coat of brown to make it look a little rusted, like iron.

Then I hung it in the bathroom...before....

and after...

Then, I just started playing with what I had left over and made some squares that I painted black. They almost look like iron candle holders...which could be done as well. The possibilities on this are endless.