#Birch logs full
Open up the newspaper and lay out about 6-8 full sheets, then pile all the half sheets down on the lower end. The half sheets tend to shift up as you roll the entire thing so it’s easier to have them on the lower half. Roll up the newspaper into a log. If you find your log is either too big or too small just unroll and remove or add newspaper, then re-roll. Secure the log with tape or string. Brown Kraft paper or brown paper grocery bags.Newspaper – about 10 days worth per log, depending on how thick you want your logs (magazines or lot’s of scrap paper would work too) OR a pool noodle.I’ll include instructions below for subbing in a pool noodle. If you don’t want to use paper products, you can opt for the pool noodle using these same set of instructions. Another option is simply using loads of scrap paper destined for the recycle bin.
You could also use magazines, you would just need to rip apart the pages and then lay them out, overlapping them until you have the length you want your log to be. If you don’t have newspaper, check with your local library to see if you could have the old copies they discard daily. And the added bonus of using newspaper instead of pool noodles? It made the logs heavy, like real logs would be. It wasn’t going to cost me anything (because I save piles and piles of newspapers) and I didn’t have to drive to the store. So I put my thinking cap on (see, that’s why you have to save those brain cells for later). That’s when I came up with the idea to use rolled up newspaper to create my logs. Different Ways to Make a Birch LogĪfter searching for DIY Birch Logs, I found several people using pool noodles or pipe insulation as the structural component for their logs and then Kraft paper and tissue paper for the visual component. Good idea? Yes. But I didn’t want to spend money on pool noodles nor did I want to drive to the store to get some. I don’t want to have to spend time driving to and from a store, much less looking around and waiting in line to buy something. When I get the crafting bug, I just want to do the project NOW. I could see how reason number two directly correlates to reason number one, but reason number two is actually not about saving money. Not have to drive to the store for supplies.Spend less money than the person before me.I often find good ideas on Pinterest and then I improve upon them in a way that fits exactly what I want to do. But I almost always check Pinterest first to see if anyone else has done it before me, because why re-invent the wheel? Let’s save those brain cells for another day. When I start a DIY project I have a general idea of how I want to do things. So I decided it was time for some DIY Birch Logs. It looks really nice and the new design now offers space to add seasonal décor. I really wanted some birch logs to place on either side of the fireplace, but have you see how much those things cost? $10 a log! I needed six and I was not about to spend $60 on a few tiny logs that were going to be on display for only a couple months. If you want to decorate your home with Birch Logs but find them too expensive to purchase, make your own instead with this DIY Birch Log Tutorial! My InspirationĮarlier this year I renovated our fireplace. New tile, mantel, shelf, etc.
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