How to make a hanging butcher paper roll dispenser with a hand-lettered Christmas greeting….
Somewhere on Pinterest, I saw a craft paper/butcher paper dispenser. Of course I didn’t pin it when I saw it, and now I can’t find it, but I really wanted one for near my front door.
I also love the concept of chalkboard lettering,
so I thought doing some Sharpie marker art with the DIY butcher paper dispenser would be the perfect combination of the two!
So I am going to show you today how to make this! It’s so much easier than you think!
And I love that I can keep my artwork;
when the season it over,I can roll it up and start fresh!
You’ll need :
a roll of light colored craft paper or butcher paper cut to 24″
2 dowels( 1 1/2 inch,1 3/4 inch cut to 30″
brown craft paint
twine
sharpie marker
Font’s of choice, I found mine at Dafont
First, your paper will probably come in a 36″ inch length, I pulled out my hacksaw and cut the paper to the right length,tube and all.
It actually left a bit of a rough edge which I kind of like. Next time I might saw off both sides.
After you cut your dowels and paper down,paint your dowel rods in brown paint.
Slip your smaller rod into the tube of the brown paper and use the garden twine to make a hanger.
I looped mine a few times and tied a small piece of dowel at the top to a make sure it would hold the weight.
At the bottom, I rolled the bottom(larger dowel) up the the paper for a few inches to weigh it down. I then punched holes and threaded garden twin through to hold it in place.
This way when I am ready to change it, I can just roll it up and tie it higher. Or, if I want to move it to the kitchen I can do that too.
I then added all of my art and lettering using this pencil transfer technique,
you can also use transfer/graphite paper.
I love how it turned out! I can see doing lots of art this way!
You can see how I tied it off at the bottom through the punched holes.
It’s an under $10 project too which is always great!
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Oh this looks fabulous. What a great idea and super tutorial too. Hugs, Marty
Thank you Marty!
I LOVE this, Jen! Even better, I love the technique you used to transfer it all. Something that I know I can handle!
You can totally do it Kathy!!!!
Really cute idea Jen!
Thanks Mary!
Love!!
Thanks Kate!
So mind-blowingly-fabulous Jen!!!!!! Superb!!!! 🙂
Thanks Jennifer!
LOVE this, Jen! There is so many options that you could use this with and I love how you can keep it year to year!
Angela @ Number Fifty-Three
Is this the pin you were looking for?
http://theinspiredroom.net/2013/08/11/message-center-ideas-kitchen/
I like your idea just as much though. And love that it can be hung with just one nail hole. Great job on it!
Can’t wait for your Christmas home Tour!
Thank you Kate!
Oh, I really, really like this!!
This is ah-mazing! I shared it on my FB page this week 😉 You have the best projects!
Hugs,
Jamie
Thanks lady!
Love this idea! Looks great. Thanks for sharing!
I love this idea to liven up my apartment a bit and add some character! My BF is always complaining he doesn’t know what I want him to do (partially because he’s not listening when I tell him, but I won’t go there today) and I figure if I can continue to roll up the paper like a message board/same conept as the chalkboard, we can draw/doodle, write down what we want to do next weekend, lists, etc ! Great tutorial thank you!