How An Empty Toilet Paper Roll Can Help Organize Your Craft Room

A messy craft room means you might spend more time shuffling through disorganized piles to locate the materials you need than actually completing the crafts on your to-do list. You don't need to purchase expensive organizers to solve this problem. In fact, you can use an empty toilet paper roll to help organize your craft room. Just decorate the roll and glue two circular pieces of cardboard onto either side to create a spool to hold yarn, thread, or ribbon. Although this craft room organization hack may seem a bit odd, it's a simple and affordable alternative worth considering. 

This DIY is so easy that you might want to create multiple toilet paper roll spools to store any excess string or ribbon you have. You can make this project as plain or as intricate as you want. If you are all about aesthetic appeal and small details, you can cover the cardboard pieces with decorative paper or paint. Add decorative details by gluing craft jewels or beads onto the circular cardboard piece that will sit on top of the spool. Otherwise, leave the spool plain if you'd rather cut down on the number of steps needed to complete this DIY that will help you declutter your craft room.

To turn an empty toilet paper roll into a spool, start by cutting two circles of the same size out of a larger piece of cardboard. You can use a pencil attached to a compass to draw a perfect circle onto the surface and then cut it out. If you don't own a compass, you can trace around a glass or mug to achieve the same result. You then have the option to decorate the outside of the cardboard circles with patterned craft paper, paint, or whatever else you'd like. Feel free to cover the toilet paper roll with decorative craft paper if you'd like, too.

Glue the cardboard circles to either side of the toilet paper roll using a hot glue gun to ensure the adhesive dries quickly. If you'd like to add an eye-catching design to the piece of cardboard at the top, keep in mind that you don't have to recreate the look shown above. There are plenty of ways to customize this feature to make it your own. For example, you could glue on a few of the MYDBUYSOME Self-Adhesive Rhinestones or use Felixcraft Stencils for Painting to easily add a painted design. When you're done with this yarn storage hack for your craft room, you might find that you need to make a few more to organize additional material. If so, consider designating a specific crafting material to each one (yard, thread, ribbon, etc.) and labeling it appropriately by writing the material name onto the cardboard at the top.