How To Make A Hanging Kraft Paper Roll

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 and I wanted to share with you How To Make A Hanging Kraft Paper Roll.

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 or change it out! THen when the season it over,I can roll it up and start fresh!

You’ll need  to make  A Hanging Kraft Paper Roll :

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

Lettrring or art of choice, I found mine at Dafont

First, your paper will probably come in a 36″ inch length. You can leave it that long and finish the project from there. I needed mine a little smaller. 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 to have both edges look a little rough.

After you cut your dowels and paper down, just paint your dowel rods in brown paint and let dry.

Slip your smaller rod into the tube of the brown paper and use the garden twine to hang the dowel rod by making knots.

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! And of course since I have little kiddos, it’s not for a kid’s room. Never leave them unattended or pets unsupervised around this as it could be a strangulation hazard.

If you like this post, you might also like:

Holiday Chalkboard art

Chalk talk