Wall Decor

                                                                                         Patience, perseverance, and a ton of glue: the very core of this project. It took a few weeks to complete, but I'm happy with the end result. I can always readjust the crooked bottom loop and spray it into place with hairspray, but the overall design is what I had in mind. 

Considering how nice the design looks, you'll be surprised at how simple the actual materials are. I worked with paint (brown was my color of choice, although you are, of course, free to pick your own color), toilet paper rolls, and glue.  

I worked with these 3 basic shapes. The first was made by cutting off an end of the TP roll and pressing down on it (to make it an oval). The second was made by cutting open one end of the first. And the third was made by curling one end of the second.

To make the large design, I repeated 2 basic formations. The first was this one. The splitting line in the middle was created by halfway glueing two straight pieces. Everything was glued onto each other. This entire shape was created 4 times.

This is the second major formation that I used. I used one full circle from the roll, and then 2 straight lines. Those were glued together at both ends. I created this shape 4 times, as well.

Nearly finished in this photo!  I began putting the smaller shapes together, starting with the ones created in the previous step. Then, I branched out and added the shapes created in the 2nd step.

And we're all done! The longest part was waiting for the glue to dry, but at long last, the piece is complete.