I know it will make some say “baa humbug” but I was rather amused by this toilet roll holder idea I saw recently. Tonight I looked into it more and most of the designs were simply a curved tray with a head part stuck into the end of the roll. This one, posted by designer Pan Nieznany on MakerWorld.com, actually has a spindle that runs through the middle of the roll and is more like the design I had started sketching out myself.

I did find that the feet needed to be glued on and the spindle is quite tight in the present batch of toilet rolls we have, so I may well end up redesigning myself from scratch. However, I do like the idea that the white of the roll not only represents the wool but also provides the background for the eyes.