1. Petals: Tear 5 squares off of the roll.

Moisten your fingers with hand lotion or an office product such as

Sortkwik.

2. Starting with 1 square, roll the raw edges on 2 adjacent sides. Work the corner into a curve as you roll.
(I roll with my right thumb and middle finger.)
3. Pucker the paper with your fingertips across the dotted line until the end points meet. Twist lower half
to secure the petal.
4. Repeat with remaining 4 squares.

5. Set petals aside.

6. Center: Tear off 2 squares. Crumple one square into a tight ball and place it on top of the other square.

7. Wrap outer square around ball and twist the ends to secure.
8. Set aside.

9. Stem Wrap: Tear off a 2-square section from the roll. Fold in half lengthwise.
10. Fold in half lengthwise again.

11. Set aside.

12. Assembly: Arrange petals (rolled edges facing up) around the center.

13. Hold the bundle tightly and pick up the Stem Wrap. Start wrapping at base of flower. Compress the
loose ends tightly as you wrap.
14. Keep winding around the ends, working your way down and overlapping the wraps.

15. Twist end tightly. At this point, you may display the flower on top of the toilet paper roll as-is, or
continue for other options.
16. Display option 1 is finished.

17. Leaves: Tear off a strip of 3 squares. Fold lower corners up to meet top sides.
18. Pucker the paper with your fingertips along the dotted lines until the ends of each line meet…

19. …like this. Twist it to secure in place.

20. Tear a hole in the center section (in the area marked “X”).

21. Insert flower stem.

22. Arrange flower and leaves on top of a TP roll that has the end folded into a point.

23. Display option 2 is finished. Continue reading for one more display option.
24. Hanger: Tear a hole in 2nd square up from raw edge and insert flower stem.

25. Wrap lower end to the back and wrap the side edges inward to encase the stem.
26. Rewind roll and fluff flower into shape.

27. Magnolia with display option 3 is finished.

 FANDANGLE

A frilly fan cradled in a wide triangle is so pretty.

1. Tear off 2 squares. Fold in half crosswise.

2. Fanfold in small pleats.

3. Compress the pleats into a stack.

4. Fold in half, pinching the crease tightly.

5. Set fan aside.

6. Unwind 2 squares from the roll. Fold raw edge up to meet the first perforation (a 2-inch fold), then fold
it up again.
7. Fold corners under.

8. Rewind until triangle rests against the roll. Insert fan and adjust folds attractively.
9. Fandangle is finished.
 ROSEBUD

The rosebud is rolled lickity split from two squares of toilet paper.
1. Tear off 2 squares. Place your index finger at the upper right corner and roll the paper around your
fingertip to form a tube.

2. Twist the tube tightly, just below your fingertip, to form the flower bud.
3. Grasp the lower loose corner, Point A.

4. Pull Point A up to base of flower and shape into a leaf.

5. To form stem, tightly twist all paper from bottom of leaf downward…

6. …like this. Pivot leaf outward and fluff into shape.

7. Set rosebud aside. Make “nature’s vase” or “flower pot” (see Contents) for a vessel.

8. Insert rosebud.

9. Rosebud is finished.
 SWIMMING WHALE

Additional supplies: hole punch and wavy edge scissors (available at craft stores); 4x6-inch memo
paper
1. Whale: Tear off 1 square. Fold and unfold to crease.

2. Fold top edges down along the center crease.

3. Fold bottom tip up.

4. Fold in half lengthwise.

5. One layer at the head end will be shorter. This will be the wrong side of the whale. Place whale wrong
side down.
6. Fold point up.

7. Optional: Punch a hole to make an eye.

8. Note: If your hole punch is not sharp

enough to cut through toilet paper, sandwich the area between office paper for support while
 punching. A ¼-inch round sticker can also be used for an eye.

9. Set whale aside.

10. Water: Unwind a short length of TP from the roll. Get a 4x6-inch piece of memo paper and fold it in
half.

11. Slide raw edge of the toilet paper into fold of memo paper—for reinforcement while cutting.
12. Cut with wavy edge scissors. (Timesaver: Don’t have scissors? See Step 17 for a quick finish.)

13. Place whale about ¾ inch up from edge.

14. Fold wavy edge up.

15. Fold corners to the back and rewind until whale rests against roll.
16. Swimming Whale with cut-edge option is finished.

17. Alternate display: Tear across end of roll to make a rough edge that resembles choppy waves.
18. Swimming Whale with torn-edge option is finished.
 SWANKY HANKY

Like a pocket square or handkerchief, this fold makes a stylish finishing touch.
1. Hanky: Tear off 1 square. Fold into an irregular triangle by bringing bottom point up to meet top point.

2. Fold corners up and across to make 3 points.

3. Set aside.

4. Pocket: Unwind several squares from the roll. Fold right corner up to left side.
5. Fold tip to right corner.

6. Insert hanky in triangle.

7. Fold sides to back, adjusting angle of folds to make a pocket shape.

8. Rewind TP until pocket rests against roll.

9. Swanky Hanky is finished.
 SUNBURST

Brighten a bathroom with this radiant style.

1. Fold up 8 inches (2 squares) of toilet paper.

2. Fold the top layer down as shown.

3. Fold the top layer up as shown.

4. Fold edge A down to meet edge B.

5. Fold edge A up—just enough to make a nicely centered triangle.

6. Fold excess paper to the underside.

7. Rewind the roll.

8. Sunburst is finished.
 ANGEL

Say “halo” with a toilet paper angel.

1 Wings: Tear a 3-square strip of TP off the roll. Fold the upper corners down to meet bottom edge.

2. Pucker the paper with your fingertips along the dotted lines until the ends of each line meet…
3. …like this. Twist it to secure.

4. Set wings aside.

5. Head/body: Tear off 3 squares and crumple into a ball. Unwind a few squares from the roll and place
ball under 2nd square from raw edge.

6. Wrap square over the ball, working paper to the back and shaping it into a head.
7. Place wings behind head—with left wing against left side of head.

8. Wrap wing assembly around head until right wing is positioned at right side of head. Rewind TP until
angel rests against roll.

9. Angel is finished.
 PUNCHED WORK

Additional supplies: decorative craft punches, 4x6-inch memo paper

1. Unwind a few squares of TP from the roll. Fold a piece of 4x6-inch memo paper in half widthwise.
Encase raw edge of toilet paper in the fold.

2. Punch through all layers with the punch of your choice.

3. Punched star is finished.

Punches are available at craft stores, scrapbooking stores and online in a wide array of sizes and styles.
To cut toilet paper, choose punches with a very simple design such as you see in these illustrations. Toilet
paper will not support intricate cuts. The cuts in this chapter were made using the Marvy Uchida “Extra
Jumbo” 1½-inch craft punch. To sharpen the cutting mechanism of a punch, cut through thin aluminum foil.
To lubricate the cutting mechanism of a punch, cut through wax paper.
 STICKERS

Additional supplies: purchased stickers or printable labels

1. Fold end of toilet paper into a point. Attach the sticker of your choice over the tip.

2. Finished. See more sticker samples on the following pages.

Custom stickers offer opportunities to brand a business or exercise your imagination.

Many print shops offer customized labels.

You can economically print your own stickers with a word-processing program and adhesive labels.

Purchased stickers are available in many styles.

 Shop for stickers at a craft or scrapbooking store.

Try adding stickers to some of the other designs in this book. Get creative and have fun!
 THE END

May your life be long and useful…like a roll of toilet paper.

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