How to Make Shower Decor DIY – Little Rosettes for Dayz

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Cottonelle, but all my opinions are my own. I’m also eating all my kids’ Halloween candy right in front of them and not sharing one little bit. Whew… I’m glad I got all that out in the open… let’s move on together. #pmedia #CottonelleTarget http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO.

You may not think toilet paper and a bridal shower have much in common… unless it’s a shower for a poopy marriage (yeah, I said it).
But they do… and I’ll prove it.

With the simple techniques in this post, you’ll be able to make adorable decor for any event on a budget! I’ll teach you how to make rosettes, and mini pom poms. Then we’ll use these to make centerpieces, embellish a wreath and a gift for the Bride.

How to make a rose with toilet paper

You’ll need a hot glue gun and a roll of toilet paper. I recommend the Cottonelle Triple Roll because it doesn’t rip easily and it’s so thick you can’t see the tear lines. I mean… just because we are totally cheap smart and use toilet paper, doesn’t mean we want everyone to know we used toilet paper!
1. Rip off the number of squares you’ll need.
I put a size chart below – #1 is about the size of a quarter. (And it’s adorbs!)

2. Fold the sheets in half lengthwise into a long strip.

3. Grab the bottom corner of the strip (folded side up).

4. Twist outward.

5. Roll the twisted part into a ball.

6. Keep twisting and starting turning the rosette.

7. When your rosette gets your desired size leave about a 2” tail on the end to hot glue it to the back of the rosette to hold everything together.

Use the rosettes to embellish… well… anything!

I wrapped a heart shaped foam form with burlap then hot glued a cluster of 5 rosettes to one side. I hung the wreath with tied vintage hankies to add more texture. A wreath like this would be great for the front door or behind the dessert table.

I hot glued 3 rosettes to this hanging chalk board and wrote a custom message with a chalkboard pen. This easy embellishment can also double as a gift for the bride. (Or an easy hostess gift during the holidays!) You can customize the words with the bride’s future last name or the wedding date.
(Remember how fun it was to see your new name in print? Sigh.)

How to make a mini pom pom with toilet paper

You’ll need a twisty (or twine or yarn) and 10 squares of toilet paper.
1. Stack the sheets with the ripped edges all on the same sides.

2. Fan fold the stack, with the ripped edges on the long side, and secure with the twist tie.
(I used twine with the rest of mine and I liked it better.)
3. Separate each layer and fluff into a pom pom. (This is were that hefty Cottonelle Triple Roll comes in handy because the paper won’t rip during the fluffing.)

Centerpiece
To make the center pieces you’ll need a hot glue gun, various glass vases or mason jars, a bit of burlap, some vintage hankies, sticks, dirt and the mini pom poms and rosettes you made above. I also added a bit of texture with yarn pom poms.
I feel like this part is pretty self explanatory with the picture… but just in case you are a crazy direction follower (like me) I’ll give quick instructions.
1. Hot glue the pom poms and rosettes to the sticks… use various stick lengths.
2. Arrange sticks in the vases/jars and keep them in place with the dirt at the bottom.
3. Add a bit of flare, by tying burlap strips and hankies around the jars. This is a great way to bring in the bridal colors! Use bits of fabric or ribbon too.

I hope you enjoyed these easy tutorials! I had so much fun making them.
I’ll be using all these lovelies in a few weeks, for a baby shower in my home. But I’ll be adding a bit of pink flare for the sweet little girl on the way.

Right now if you buy Cottonelle Triple Roll 12 pack or larger at Target you can get a FREE box of Kleenex, with this COUPON (while supplies last).
The package looks like this…

The coupon looks like this…

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