Desk tidy

Transform a few toilet roll tubes into this handy desk tidy with a little bit of help from Resene.

Desk tidy - instruction sheet

Resene kids art with Mark Rayner - Project 121

Difficulty level: Moderate

You will need: Large paint tin lid (we used one from a 4 litre Resene paint tin), Low tack masking tape, PVA glue, Resene Quick Dry, Resene testpot of Resene Tree Frog, Seven cardboard toilet roll tubes

Top tip: For a rectangular look, you could use cardboard toothpaste cartons with the ends cut off.

Here's another idea: This nifty desk tidy was made from a wide cardboard tube stuck to a smaller paint tin lid and painted with Resene Fizz.

Desk tidy

Another idea: Use a wide cardboard tube

Step one
Arrange the toilet roll tubes into a group, as shown, and hold together with low tack masking tape.

Step two
Fix the toilet roll tubes to the paint tin lid using PVA glue and allow the glue to dry.

Step three
Remove the masking tape and apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry to the desk tidy, allowing two hours to dry.

Step four
Apply two coats of Resene Tree Frog to the desk tidy, allowing two hours for each coat to dry. How cool is that?

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