Naked Toilet Paper Roll Cover - tutorial for Prim Make-do holder

I'm sure you've all seen the ads...

for the designer "No More Naked" toilet paper holders

I have never priced them but I'm sure they are more expensive than FREE!

Just a couple of days ago while emptying the contents of this

Oatmeal container into my pantry jar....it dawned on me that..

hmmm..this looks like it could be exactly the right size to hold toilet paper

Yes, and it not only holds one roll........but TWO rolls

So this morning I went to work...making a

~Designer Primitive Toilet Paper Roll Holder~

1.  Remove paper label

2.  paint container with acrylic paints...two coats, your color choice

~let it dry between coats

3.  rub on a coat of Light Oak Stain with a clean rag and wipe off

~let dry

4.  using white craft glue...adhere your paper label (shared at the bottom of post)

~let dry

5.  you can age the container again if you choose with either more stain or I used watered down brown acrylic paint...rub on and wipe off

In between drying times, I made a handy - dandy elastic homespun ruffle for the lid

(now, if you don't sew, you can just tie the fabric top with a piece of jute or ribbon..or just paint the plastic lid to use)

but this is easy and will be faster and more kid friendly than untying and retying each time you need a roll

cut a piece of elastic that is just big enough to stretch about the container

rip a piece of fabric about 2x longer 

Using the sewing machine...and stretching the elastic as you go, stitch fabric to elastic

cut extra fabric at end of elastic and sew two ends together

Using the lid, I traced a circle about 1" bigger than the diameter and cut out

(I used aged muslin)

And there you have it....a Prim Designer Toilet Paper Holder

and NO more Naked Rolls

I made the vintage look Paper Label using a free graphic from The Graphics Fairy - thank you

and here is the label I made....click to enlarge and then right click to save

(it looks black because the label has a transparent background)

ha...I added a few fun "Bathroom Rules" to the label

Blessings,

Traci