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Showing posts with label pen. Show all posts

Friday, June 14, 2013

1 Minute Pen Makeover With Duck Tape

Quick and easy way to turn a plain ball point pen into a snazzy pen.

This was inspired by a desk set my supervisor has at work that she and her granddaughter made using one of the many wonderful print Duck Tapes that are now on the market.

Items used:

-   Ball Point Pen
-   Duck Tape
-   Scissors

The Duck tape I bought was more the consistency of packing tape and I got off of a clearance rack at Walgreens for .79 cents, but I think any Duck (or Duct) tape would work.






To be sure the cap still fit on both ends I laid out the tape and cut to length leaving some of the original pen exposed on both ends, laid the pen and one end of the tape as pictured and carefully rolled it up.

For the cap (not picture) I cut a small piece to wrap around the handle area of the cap first, then piece that was long enough to fit up to just where the handle meets the cap and wrap it around, then a piece fit from the top of the handle to a little over the top of the pen, wrap it around, pinch the tape shut at the top and then snip off the remaining excess at the end.

Linking up to:
30 Days of Creativity


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

"PENWHEEL"

Functional and decorative. My son is always running off with my pen, so I decided to craft one he is less likely to do so with and decorate the desk all at the same time. Items used:
  • 1 stick ink pen
  • 1 push pen
  • 1 spool of thread
  • Scissors
  • Printer - pick out a pattern/template at

http://www.craftjr.com/paper-crafts-printable-pinwheels/

  • Markers

Pick out the template that you want to use - I used the ocean print one, but didn't use a color printer http://www.craftjr.com/paper-crafts-printable-pinwheels/ocean-print-pinwheel/ .

Cut out the template. If you used used a black and white printer, color both sides of the paper - if a color printer is used, just color in the back of the template.

Fold acording to the directions on the template, put a push pin in the middle and push it into the end of the pen, the remove the cap and put the tip of the ink pen in a spool of thread.