Textured Rolling Pin DIY

Textured Rolling Pin With Hot Glue

Here’s a simple DIY for a textured rolling pin that you can use in so many ways: to texture clay of all kinds, for play dough and salt dough and maybe even as a printing tool for painting some wrapping paper, though don’t take my word for it, haven’t tried it! I made this one for myself, but it would be a great project to do with the kiddos who can afterwords go to town on playdough. How about giving the child a tube and a pencil, and then make a textured rolling pin from his drawing? This is a quick project and the more practice you have directing the glue gun, the better your results will be.

Textured Clay handbuilt pots

I used my textured rolling pin to make some texture on some hand built oval plant pots that I made this morning at my ceramics class. Can’t wait to try some more ideas next week! 

You’ll Need:

  • an old rolling pin, a heavy cardboard tube, a piece of pvc pipe etc.
  • hot glue gun, preferable the mini size which is easier to handle
  • a pencil or permanent marker

How To:

Draw your design in pencil on the cardboard tube, or use a permanent market for plastic or wood. Go over the design with hot glue and voila! Now I was also thinking that silicone would be great for this too, if you happen to have some in a applicator that’s fine enough.

And by the way, can’t take credit for this great idea, I found it here. Worth checking out for some more examples of the types of patterns that work well with this project. Enjoy!

 

 

 

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12 responses to “Textured Rolling Pin DIY”

  1. Ariella Avatar
    Ariella

    Great tip! I’m about to start a ceramics class, and this will be fun to try out. thanks!

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  2. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Great, youll really impress the teacher if you walk in with one of these!

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  3. Genevieve Avatar
    Genevieve

    This is great!! I’d love to try this out with my girls to make our own printed fabric for pillows, bags, etc. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  4. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Youre welcome, do let me know how it works! Also, you might try doing the same thing with silicone, it might just be a slightly better printing surface. all the best!

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  5. Jamie @ hands on : as we grow Avatar
    Jamie @ hands on : as we grow

    When I first saw this, I thought for sure it would be used for making prints with paint. But I love the twist of adding texture! The kids would love this ‘rolling pin’! I included this paper towel tupe idea in a roundup of materials to recycle for the kids. http://www.handsonaswegrow.com/2012/02/34-recyclables-to-upcycle-for-kids/ — Thanks so much for the great inspiration!
    Jamie

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  6. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Jamie, I have to try printing with it too! Thanks for the reminder, and all the best!

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  7. Jenni Avatar
    Jenni

    When I first saw the photo of your plant pots I thought they were fondant covered cakes. I bet this could also
    be used to created all sorts of funky textures on cakes.

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  8. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Absolutely, great idea!

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  9. Nicola Avatar
    Nicola

    We love this tutorial – it’s so clever! We’ve featured it over on CraftPaperScissors.com 🙂
    http://www.craftpaperscissors.com/toilet-paper-roll-crafts/

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  10. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much, proud to be featured among so many creative ideas!

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  11. eclypse@shaw.ca Avatar
    eclypse@shaw.ca

    Just came across this post and after weeks of searching for inexpensive ideas to texture the walls in my hallway my search is over. The average texture roller is between $40. and $80. thanks to your amazing idea I picked up a rolling pin for $1 and a pkg of glue sticks for $2. Thank you

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  12. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Great, so happy this is helpful for you. Would LOVE to see the results, hoping they meet your expectations! Maybe you could combine the roller with some stamping or stenciling in places to add extra interest?
    all the best!

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