Heart Craft: Toilet Paper Roll Wreath!

At a budget-friendly splash of red and whimsy to your Valentine’s decorating with a Big, Bold Heart craft made from upcycled toilet paper rolls.

At a splash of red and whimsy to your Valentine’s decorating with a Big, Bold Heart craft made from upcycled toilet paper rolls.

A heart craft idea made from upcycled wire and toilet paper rolls. A budget-friendly Valentine's Day home decor idea.

I had a whole lot of toilet paper rolls which I was saving for the longest time.  And now I knew it was their time to shine.  I painted them two bright red colors and cut them into threes. 

Painting toilet paper rolls with red paint to make this heart craft.

The next step was to find some wire which I bent to look like a heart.  This is a similar to what Sustain My Craft Habit did for their simple DIY burlap heart wreath.

Wire bent in the shape of a heart.

I then slipped the painted toilet paper roll sections through the wire so it looked like this. 

Heart shaped wire covered with toilet paper roll sections painted red.

Next, I added a small chalkboard label at the top of the heart.

A mini-chalkboard sign added to the top of the heart wreath.

Finally, I added some real ivy which had aged to a beautiful leather-like greenish brown color.

Close up image of a real ivy leaf attached to the upcycled toilet paper roll heart wreath.
Close up image of a real ivy leaf attached to the upcycled toilet paper roll heart wreath.

And that’s it! A beautifully simple and inexpensive heart craft just in time for Valentine’s Day.

A close up and side angle of the upcycled toilet paper roll heart wreath.

I have to say that this thing is pretty big.  It’s about a meter in height. That would be about 3 feet for our US friends.

The finished heart-shaped wreath hanging on the wall.

But I’m really liking big!  The heart wreath definitely makes and impact. It had to fill the wall so big and bold was good!!

That was my easy, budget-friendly heart craft – an example of how you can make a big impact with things you can find at home. You have to check out my heart shaped box bouquet for another example of this.

At a budget-friendly splash of red and whimsy to your Valentine's decorating with a Big, Bold Heart craft made from upcycled toilet paper rolls.

I hope you’ll go see my friend Susan of Homeroad’s version of this upcycled heart wreath.  She made an adorable mini version of this heart craft.  Because, you know, not everyone wants to spend their whole lives collecting toilet paper rolls. 😉

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119 Comments

  1. I love your wreath, if I had not already made one, I have everything, even the sweet potato vine. Thanks for the Valentine Linky.
    Would love to have you stop by Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday to share your blog.
    Happy Valentines!!
    Karren

  2. Mary, Your heart is beautiful! I think the addition of the ivy adds the perfect final touch. Thank you for linking up with us this week for Brag About It!
    ~Laurie

  3. I love this, Mary! Who doesn’t have toilet paper rolls and a coat hanger? I’m always stumped about Valentines Day projects…this is a total winner! Happy birthday and blogiversary, too!!

  4. Happy Birthday! Happy Blogaversary! Happy Valentine’s Day! You have a busy month but that’s a good thing. Your heart is very creative and it looks really big. I am not a craft person, or a person who makes anything really, except writing and music so I won’t be able to join your linky but I wish you and everyone a blast at your party! Thanks so much for linking up with #manicmonday

    1. Thanks Michelle, It is actually very easy to make. I find that the easiest projects are also the most fun. Hope you also had a great valentine’s day. And I’ll see you next week.

    1. Thanks Donna! I guess it pays to hoard. And the ivy was a las tminute thing, so it all came together in the end. Thank you for the feature to my fav link party!!

    1. Marilyn I like to make thngs that the average person has at home. No fancy equipment for me. That is the challenge.

  9. I absolutely love this huge heart Mary! How pretty. Thank you so much for linking up to the Bewitchin’ Projects Block party last week. You are one of my Features over at Recreated Designs tomorrow. Hugs, Lisa

  10. Happy February to you! Sounds like you have a lot to celebrate this month Mary. I got creative this valentine’s day too and make valentine’s themed cakes and painted my nails with little hearts.
    Sally @ Life Loving
    #LifeLovingLinkie

    1. Sally this month is going to keep me busy alright! I love that you painted your nails with hearts. Mine are more like tools than beautified. lol. Happy Valentine’s Day!!

    1. This is one of my all time favorites. And to think that a year later it is holding up remarkably well.

  14. This is so beautiful! It’s hard to believe that it is made out of toilet paper rolls. I really love the aesthetic here, and I am going to try make one myself.

  16. This is adorable, Mary, and so creative! I don’t think I would have ever thought to use toilet paper rolls like this, but it looks amazing. And I didn’t know you had a February birthday. My daughter was born in February, so I’m a bit partial to that month. 🙂

  17. Hi Mary! I am always amazed at the wonderful creations you dream up ~ and this amazing heart wreath is right up there!!! I love that you reused all those t.p. rolls and they create a really interesting heart!
    Happy to feature you this week at Share Your Style #194. <3
    Hugs and Happy getting closer to Valentine's Day,
    Barb 🙂

  18. Awesome! What a wonderful thing to do with a normally throw away item. Your creativity inspires me to climb even further ‘out-of-the-box’. Thank you for sharing!

    1. Thank you Marilyn for taking the time to comment. It makes me very happy when I can inspire others!

  19. So so… cute. I stumbled upon this searching for heart-shaped crafts for kids. So doing this with my daughter. Not only simple but so adorable <3

    1. Thank you so much Bhawna! I’m sure she’ll be so proud of her creation. Have a great day.
      Jane

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