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. Hello sweet Mary…another way we’re twins…February is my Blogoversary as well! It’s uncanny. And you have a birthday coming up too! Happy Happy!!🎈🎂😊
    Love that you used items around your home…no doubt from that wonder-filled basement, to make your heart. I go through periods time holding on to toilet paper rolls to make something, then when they start piling up, I throw them all in the recycling bin…only to start all over again. Now I have an idea of what to do with them. Thanks!
    Hugs and Kisses for your Birthday month…hope your family treats you like the princess that you are!
    Lynn

    1. Thanks so much for your well wishes Lynn. When is your blogoversary? Would it not be amazing if it was the same day twin? Thank you so much and I’ll be sure to tell the family that I’m to be treated like a princess ! 😉 Maybe I can even make a tiara out of tp rolls?

    1. Thanks sweet Charlotte. You can make one if you have these simple articles and it fills up the whole wall! Easy and big!

  3. Hey, how fun is this! A blogger linky! Yay! Your heart is so cool Mary, I love that it’s made out of toilet paper rolls, I’ve still got loads here, I think I’m gonna make one real quick for my entrance door! Or wait til later and make it with the girls, they’d love it!

    1. Katrin this is the perfect thing to do with the girls. Mine also helped in painting the rolls. And depending on the wire you can go big or small. I have the hubs to thank for that big size. He cut it like that and I didn’t have the heart to make it shorter. But I really like it!

    1. Thank you Zografia! In this particular case, the bigger the better! Thanks for the birthday wishes!

  5. Mary, this is just amazing! I can’t believe it’s just toilet paper tubes! I’ve been looking for a project to hang in my big front window and I have a hoard of tubes I’ve been saving…

  6. Mary, I love this big heart!!!! You’re very clever to have thought of making a heart out of wire and toilet paper rolls!! I like the ivy leaves you added! It looks fantastic!! Happy Valentine’s Day to you my friend!! 🙂

    1. You know originally I wasn’t thinking of making it that big, but then I got this wire and I decided not to cut it smaller. It turned out for the best. Happy Valentine’s Day to you too!!

  7. Girl, you just come up with the greatest ideas! I LOVE your Valentine’s heart, especially with the additiona of the ivy leaves. And a new linky party too – yay!!! Pinning your pretty heart to share and hopefully give your new linky party some traction too ☺

    1. Thanks Marie. I think if I had just described this one it would not have had the same impact as actually seeing it. Thanks for all your support.

  8. Happy birthday and blogversary!
    I joined with something that isn’t valentine related (unless we go as far as copper was Aphrodite’s metal -> Aphrodite was the Goddess of Love -> Love = Valentine’s there I linked it 😀 ).
    I really like the materials you used for the heart. 🙂

    1. Thank you so much for your wishes sweet friend. I’m happy to have Aphrodite’s copper joining us! It shines in the sea of red! And I like your exceptional powers of reasoning! 😉

    1. The fact that it was frugally done makes it even more awesome, thanks for visiting, and for linking up!

  11. wow big, red and yes, presence for sure! Love this upcycled crafted heart wreath you have made Mary! Beautiful, rustic and natural! It could stay up year round really….

    1. You know Millie, I like it so much I may just keep it there till it starts to fall apart. Or until next months blog challenge!

  12. Mary your heart wreath is so nice, and a wonderful way to upcycle that amount of toilet paper rolls. I think I will take your idea to make something with mine, thanks for the inspiration!

    1. Thank you my friend. You were the one who originally got me thinking of ways to reuse tp rolls with your round up a few months back.

    1. Aww thanks so much Stella. I love your creation and I got to learn a thing or two about makers and wearables.

  14. Happy Blogversary and Birthday. I love your big heart. You are just so talented to be able to create a big, beautiful heart from found objects around the house.

    1. Thanks for your sweet wishes Debra. I look at it as a challenge. In this case it was the fact that I made it so big that makes thedifference.

    1. Yes, that’s where the element of surprise comes in. From far away you can’t tell what those red things are. Thanks for stopping in.

  17. What a lovely wreath! I always think bigger is better when decorating. I wish I could see it in person. And thanks for hosting such a fun link party.

    1. Thank you Rebecca for stopping by. I don’t usually do big, but in this case it just seemed right. Such a bold color commands attention.

  18. Πολύ χαίρομαι που σε βρίσκω! Έψαχνα για ιδέες για του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου και μου άρεσε πολύ το στεφάνι σου! Πρόσθεσα την περσινή μου κατασκευή και πάω να χαζέψω ιδέες για να δω τι θα φτιάξω φέτος!

    1. Και εγώ χαιρομαι που με βρήκες Κατερίνα. Θα περάσω κι από το δικό σου μπλογκ και σε ευχαριστω που συμμετέχεις.

    1. Yes Kim, this would look perfect in your home. And for the discerning eye you will notice I used two shades of red… for depth.

    1. Thank you Sherry for stopping by. I too love a good repurpose. I hate to throw anything away and this is one way to use up the tp rolls.

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