It's back-to-school time! Organize and beautify your desk with these upcycled pencil holders:
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| Upcycled Pencil Holders |
Supplies:
Glue Dots®: Craft, Mini
4 empty 1" Glue Dots® cardboard rolls (Pencil Holder A)
3 empty 3/4" Glue Dots® cardboard rolls (Pencil Holder B)
2 empty ribbon spools
2 1 1/2" inch cardboard circles
Pink Paislee cardstock (printed with soy ink)
black acrylic paint
paintbrush
paper trimmer
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| Recycle empty Glue Dots® rolls. |
1. Attach the cardboard circles to the center of the empty ribbon spools with Glue Dots®.
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| Craft Glue Dots® cut in half. |
2. Paint the empty Glue Dots® rolls and ribbon spools. Apply at least two coats. Set aside.
3. Trim cardstock to fit each stack of rolls.
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| Pencil Holder A |
Pencil Holder A: 7 3/4 x 4 (map), 10 1/4 x 9/16 (pink grid)
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| Pencil Holder B |
Pencil Holder B: 7 3/4 x 2 1/4 (numbers), 7 3/4 x 7/8 (black), 10 1/4 x 7/16 (floral)
4. Stack the rolls on top of each other, four 1" rolls for Pencil Holder A and three 3/4" rolls for Pencil Holder B and apply Craft Glue Dots® around the stacks to hold the rolls in place.
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| Tip: Try Glue Lines® in place of Craft Glue Dots®. |
5. Attach the large pieces of cardstock first before adding the black strip on Pencil Holder B and then add the smallest strips of cardstock to the ribbon spools.
6. Adhere Mini Glue Dots® to the bottom of each stack and connect them to the spools.
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| Attach the recycled stacks and spools together with Mini Glue Dots®. |
What a great way to recycle all those empty Glue Dots® rolls and ribbon spools! My oldest daughter already claimed Pencil Holder A (and I'm glad because Pencil Holder B is my favorite!).
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Disclosure: This blog post was written while participating on the Glue Dots design team.
