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Honestly, I’m amazed. I didn’t think you could do anything with toilet paper rolls! I am obviously proven wrong. I might have to try the toilet paper roll ornament, seriously! It doesn’t look anything like a TP roll when it’s finished! Oh – and I HAVE to do the pixelated boy. HAVE TO!

Man… this has got to be the weirdest post yet. I mean.. just thinking about using toilet paper rolls kind of freaks me out – but they have been crafted with! What a unique way to recycle!

ArtistsHelpingChildren always have an AMAZING tutorial list for just about everything! Check out their links for what you can do with toilet paper rolls!

Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Contents:

• Home Decor Tutorials
• Misc. Tutorials
• Packaging Tutorials
• Halloween Tutorials
• Thanksgiving Tutorials
• Christmas Tutorials
• Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos

Home Decor Tutorials:

Monogrammed Napkin Rings: Maya Made

Handmade Napkin Rings: Handcrafted Hitching Post

Toilet Paper Roll Wall Art: Design Sponge

Recycled Sofa for Barbie: Cathie Filian

Paper Roll Squirrel: That Artist Woman

DIY Toilet Roll Pixel Boy: BeruBetto

Toilet Paper Mini Album Tutorial: CreativePaperPrincess

Recycled Wreath Tutorial: AlisaBurke

Misc. Tutorials:

• How to Transform a Toilet Paper Roll Into a Sling Gun: WonderHowTo

How to Wind Center Pull Balls of Yarn: CraftStylish

Making Toilet Paper Roll Seed Starters: SimplyForties

Packaging Tutorials:

Yule Love This: Pretty Little Things

Halloween Tutorials:

Halloween Favor Boxes: Crafting a Green World

DIY Childrens Costume Rococo Toilet Paper Roll Wig: OutsaPop

Thanksgiving Tutorials:

How to Make a Decorative Table Centerpiece Out Of Paper: eHow

Christmas Tutorials:

• Making a Toilet Paper Roll Ornament: MikeContent on YouTube

Handmade Christmas Crackers: OurBigEarth

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Toilet Paper Roll Sculptures: LoudDreams

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

My original idea for these was to follow the Lowe’s tutorial that I gave in my earlier post here, but after starting the tutorial, I found that they left out a LOT of details that would have helped me so much if I knew what they were beforehand. So – here is the Halloween Lighted House Ghosts Tutorial – RedThread style!

Materials Needed to make 1 Ghost:

• Wire Tomato Cage (My dad had a TON of rusty ones that he needed to get rid of. Instead of throwing them away, this is such a great use for them!)
• 75-100 Clear or White Christmas lights (I found mine at Home Depot for around $2.50)
• A 6×9 foot drop cloth (to cover the cages with)
• Black Permanent Marker, felt, or leftover fabric (to make your ghost’s face!)
• Hot Glue Gun
• Scissors

Step 1: To make your ghosts not have “pointy” heads when you put the drop cloth on,  bend in the tomato stakes as shown below:

Step 2: For each ghost, wrap a wire tomato cage with your string of clear or white lights. Lowe’s suggests clear rope lights, but I think those are more expensive.

Step 3: Cut a 6‐ x 9‐foot drop cloth to approximately 41/2 x 7 feet to cover the tomato cage.

Step 4: When I draped my drop cloth over the tomato cage, it looked HORRIBLE! It didn’t drape well. It really looked like a piece of garbage, and not like a ghost at all. So! What to do? Bring out your glue gun. “Shape” your ghost the best you can – I shaped him with creases and hot glued the inside of the cloth so it would stay. I made him look perfect in the front, and glued together all excess drop cloth to the back (which won’t be seen, so don’t worry about it!)

Step 5: I used leftover black cotton fabric to cut out a face and hot glued them to my ghost. I liked doing it this way because I could see what it would look like before actually adhering the fabric. Don’t have scraps? Use a black permanent marker to draw eyes and a mouth.

Step 6: Plug the lights into a secure grounded outlet. I made three ghosts and connected them all together, so I only had to connect the three to one grounded outlet.

Step 7: Enjoy your lawn’s masterpiece! Who needs $50 light-up ghosts when you can do it for under $5?

Click here to view my entire picture set on flickr.

Questions? Comments? Other ideas? Make some of your own? Let me know!

Looking for more tutorials for Halloween decorating? Check out my ‘Halloween’ category on the right hand side of this post!

Tutorials:

• Looking to  make a costume for your pet? Check out my collection of links!
• Having a Halloween Costume Contest? Check out my tutorial for award ribbons!
• Search for Halloween Costumes on my blog to find out if I have mentioned DIY costumes in other posts. They will be listed under Halloween Tutorials in the posts that appear.
• Have a DEEP love for Pac-Man? I have a ton of Pac-Man costume tutorials in another blog post!

Contents:

• Full Costume Tutorials
• Baby/Toddler/Kid Full Costume Tutorials
• Costume Accessory Tutorials

Full Costume Tutorials:

• Mr. T Costume Tutorial: fefillo on Flickr

Create a Real Working iPod Costume: Instructables

Princess Peacock Costume: CraftZine

Punk Mummy and Glam Witch Costume: Cathie Filian

Make a Headless Corpse Bride from Duct Tape: Instructables

Care Bear Costume Tutorial: Craftster

Giant Sandwich Costume: Instructables

Ghostbuster Tutorial: Instructables

Building an Evil Ash Costume: StudioCreations

Cardboard Robot Halloween Costume of Doom: TeamDroid

Flaming Carrot: I-Mockery

Deviled Egg Halloween Costume: The Swell Life's Blog

Oscar the Grouch Costume: Instructables

How to Build a Bat Costume: EvilMadScientis

Mummy Costume: 365 Halloween

Qbert Costume: g42.org/XWiki

Tron Costume: mozzwald on Flickr

Tusken Raider Costume: StudioCreations

A Halloween Costume Masterpiece: The Swell Life's Blog

Stalkaround Costume: SpookyLake

Storm Trooper Costume: StudioCreations

Sock Monkey: HGTV

Headless Horseman Costume: Yahoo Geocities

Headless Marie Antoinette Costume: MakeZine

Spiderweb Mother and Sock Spider Baby Costume: Martha Stewart

Baby/Toddler/Kid Full Costume Tutorials:

• How to Make 5 Different Halloween Costumes: mLive – These costumes include a lady bug, a bat, a butterfly, a flower, and a mummy.
• How to Make 5 Last Minute Halloween Costumes for Kids: CraftZine – These costumes include a pirate, a bee, a monkey, a Lego, and Sushi!
• Quick Snapsuit Baby Costumes: PBS Kids – Strong Man, Munchkin, Wee Witch, and Baby Sasquatch Costumes
• Halloween Doodle Embroidery for Onesies or T-shirts: CraftZine
• Costume Archives: FamileE – Lamb, Bat, Mailbox, Bird Mask, Bunny, Robot, Skeleton with printables, Knight, Hats, and Skunk. These costumes are so easy and you can print most of the costume out from the site!

Crazy Octopus Costme: Designing Moms

Happy Mutant 3-Armed Baby Costume: Instructables

What a Hoot Owl Halloween Costume: Parenting

Corn on the Cob Costume: Parenting

Fire-Breathing Dragon: Family Fun

Goldfish Costume: Parenting

Pony Costume: Parenting

Bubble Bather: Family Fun

Yoshi Mascot and Baby Mario Costumes for Toddlers: Instructables

Boo-Berry Costume or Any Other Round Fruit You Fancy: Tenth Muse Studios

$5 No-Sew Candy Halloween Costume

Buddy the T-Rex: PBS

Pirate and Fairy Costume: Cathie Filian

His and Her Royal Highness Halloween Costumes: Martha Stewart

Chicken Costume: Martha Stewart

Coffee Filter Fairy Godmother No-Sew Halloween Costume: Martha Stewart

Butterfly Costume: Martha Stewart

Peter Pan Costume Tutorial: Make It and Love It

Tinker Bell Costume Tutorial: Make It and Love It

How to Make a Ladybug Costume: Make-Baby-Stuff

Cookie Costume Tutorial: Make-Baby-Stuff

Button Costume: Gets Bored Easily Blog

Kid's Owl Halloween Costume: Alpha Mom

Easy Kid's Pirate Costume: Belle Epoque's Blog

How to Make a Kid's Halloween Musketeer Costume: Instructables

Tricky Gnome on Toadstool Costume: FamilyFun

Little Bearded Gnome: FamilyFun

Wee Gnome Halloween Costume: Instructables

Cupcake Halloween Costume Tutorial: WonderTime

Make Nutty Squirrel Costume: Designing Moms

Thomas the Tank Engine Halloween Costume: Mommy Gossip's Blog

Crocodile Costume Tutorial: Evil Mad Scientist

Godzilla Halloween Costume: Creatrope

Homemade Barbarian Armor: ursuscelticus on Flickr

Costume Accessory Tutorials:

• How to Make Harem Pants: Shira
• Making a Cloak: Halloween Online Magazine
• How to Make a Cape: Teresa Franco
• How to Make a Jedi Robe: DeGraeve
• Constructing Armor: TalisWeb
• Mad Hatter Hat: ThreadBanger
• Captain Jack Sparrow Hat: House Of Anoria
• Where’s Waldo Hat: wiseNeedle
• Where’s Waldo Sweater Knitting Pattern: Yarn Mom

How to Make a Knitted Pirates Hat for Kids: Moth Haven

Arrow Tutorial: entropyhouse

Men In Black Guns: Instructables

How to Make a Cardboard Costume Helmet: Instructables

Cardboard Spurs for Cowboy Boots: Abmatic on Flickr

Rocking TuTu: Cut Out and Keep

How to Create Ice Cream Cone Tights: Naughty Secretary Club

Duct Tape Wheres Waldo? Shirt: Winona on Flickr

Harry Potter Skirt Tutorial: StartfirePhoenix

Easy Mermaid Tail Costume Tutorial: CraftZine

How to Make a Lego Minifig (man) Costume for Halloween: Xenomachina

Make a Flying Spaghetti Monster Headpiece: EvilMadScientist

Duffman Costume Belt: Arr the Kraken

Halloween Fantasy Mask Tutorial: CraftZine

Easy Halloween Mask: Phyllis Dobbs

Calaca Sugar Masks: AZCentral

How to Make a Mask out of Tin Foil and Tape: WikiHow

Gilded Lace Crowns: Bitter Betty Blogs

Dress-up Crown: The Long Thread

Tatiana's Crown: Cheeky Magpie

Gothic Skull Princess Crown: The Crafty Chica

Shrimp Sushi Hat: Hiding in Asia's Blog

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Low Resolution Costume: kindacarsick

Photo Credit: San Diego Shooter on flickr