This week on the Bowdabra Blog we are celebrating recycling and upcycling craft materials. I am thrifty by nature and I 
am always looking for new ways to transform every day things into beautiful pieces of art and jewelry. Recently, I designed rubber grommets into unique necklace charms I also used small ceramic tiles and transformed them into pretty little pendants.
What is one thing we all have a lot of? Toilet Paper Rolls! How about a way to upcycle them into scrap ribbon cuffs! I designed this craft last year. I think it is is so fun and perfect for people of all ages I decided to showcase it again this year.
Materials Needed:
- Toilet Paper Roll
- Scrap Ribbon
- Glue Gun
- Felt
- Button, Quilter’s Thread, & Yarn Needle
- Scissors
Instructions:
1. Begin by cutting a toilet paper lengthwise. Next, cut the cardboard to the size of the cuff you want. I cut mine so that it is 3″ high.
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
2. Next, place ribbon across the front of your cuff and glue the ends to the back of the cuff.
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
3. Then, use your ribbon scraps to weave the front of the cuff.
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
4. Once you have the front completely woven, hot glue the ends of the ribbon to the inside of the cuff. Now, hot glue a ribbon strand onto the center of the cuff and leave several inches for a tail on one side. Your ribbon strand should be no larger than 3/8″ wide and should not be a stiff ribbon like grosgrain.
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
5. Hot glue felt to the inside of the cuff. The felt feels nice and soft on your skin and prevents all the ribbon ends from showing.
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
6. Then using quilter’s thread and a yarn needle sew a button on the opposite side of where the ribbon tail is. I used a yarn needle because it is hard to go through felt, cardboard and ribbon. But if your buttonholes are too small you may have to use a regular needle.
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
7. To wear the cuff just place it on your wrist and wrap the ribbon tail around the button.
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
8. This is a really fun and unique cuff to wear and I love that it is made from recycled materials!
Scrap Ribbon Cuff
9. Stylish! No one would ever guess that is made using a toilet paper roll!
Scrap Ribbon Cuff by Sarah Forhan
For more about the designer click here….
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Love it, Sarah! Finally a toilet paper craft for teens and adults
We have tried to make these bracelets before but yours is a little better than our design. I really like what your does with the button. Come by and see us sometime.
Thank you, Jenifer. We hope that you got tips to help your project. We will pop over today! Thanks for the invite.
I love idea – I’ve pinned it for a summer project my daughter can make!
Great, thank you! Let us know how it turns out for you and your daughter! We’d love to see pictures.
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This is so clever, I love it! I love fun, creative ideas like this! And it looks super cute, too!
Thank you, Maria! We are so happy you found a fun idea! Thanks for stopping in!
that’s the prettiest thing i have seen a toilet roll made into, it’s gorgeous
Thanks, Kirsty! Sarah did a great job on this one.
These are just too cute and I can’t believe they were made from a toilet paper roll. All supplies that we all have just around the house. Very Clever:) Thank you for sharing at Freedom Fridays. Hope you have a super week and see you on Friday (if not several times before)
What a great way of up cycling
Thanks, Pinkoddy! We think so, too.
Such a great idea:)
Thanks so much, Tara.
This is such a fun idea. I would love to feature this on Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle. Feel free to stop by and grab a featured button. Thanks.
Thank you, Rachel Sue! How exciting!!
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Me gustaría que todos estas manualidades aparescan en el idioma español
Lamentamos que no está en español. Estamos tratando de añadir un botón de traducir el blog. Sinceramente, Bowdabra
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