I'm including a few pictures here to give you an idea of the kind of work that was done. Campus Activities Committee members will be voting on the "Best Overall" cupcake and awarding a bookstore gift card to the winner within in the next week. Let us know which ones you think should win, too!
Now for the other half of this post's title: Toilet Paper Art. We're hosting our second "Make and Take" event next week.
I know whenever I tell people about making art out of toilet paper rolls, they kind of roll their eyes and say "greeeeat......." while silently thinking that it sounds terrible. I agree, it doesn't sound quite as fun and exciting as cupcakes, but as you can see from our flyer above, you can really make some cool stuff, and basically for free!
To demonstrate, I had my trusty student worker Emily create her own piece of art, while documenting the steps.
Step One: Gather supplies. We've been collecting toilet paper and paper towel rolls for about 6 weeks now, in preparation for this event! You'll also need scissors, a hot glue gun, and a canvas.
Step Two: Cut the roll into thin slices (you'll need to do this lots of times).
Step Three: Use a hot glue gun to attach the strips, creating a flower look.
Step Four: Paint the flowers, using whatever colors you want. Emily painted a few of her flowers black and left a few unpainted as well.
Step Five: Use the hot glue gun to attach your flowers to your canvas.
Step Six: At this point, you can bedazzle away. Emily made vines of black glitter and attached jewels to the center. Can you believe this was made out of toilet paper rolls?!?
Be sure to join us for this event next week, or if you make one on your own, e-mail it to us so we can post your masterpiece!
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