Recycled Cardboard Tube Desk Caddy

Author: Amanda Formaro
Category: Cardboard
Published: 03/08/2022

Supplies

• 3-4 recycled cardboard tubes (from toilet rolls, paper towels, wrapping paper, foil, etc)
• 8x8 inch piece of cardboard (cereal box, back of writing pad, etc)
• Toothpick
• Espresso
• Pale blue
• Golden brown
• Vanilla

Instructions

1. Cut cardboard tubes into varying lengths to your liking. For example, short ones are great for pushpins or paper clips, while taller ones are ideal for paintbrushes or pens.
2. Paint cardboard tubes with the base colors Espresso, Pale blue and Golden brown.
3. Use the same colors, plus vanilla, to decorate each of the tubes. The handle end of a paintbrush is great for adding polka dots, a liner brush is good for stripes and a toothpick is perfect for tiny dots.
4. Paint the cardboard square with Espresso.
5. Hot glue the tubes to the base.