February 22, 2012

7 pencil-related DIY projects

Do you like pencils? I do. Especially when they're pretty or come in a fancy pouch. Check out these tutorials:

Make colored pencil jewelry with Mini Eco at Design Mom
Drill yourself a rustic pencil holder like Strawberry Chic's
Create striped pencils a la Martha Stewart
Make pencils from paper with instructions from Scissors Paper Wok
Sew a pencil-shaped pencil pouch by Gwenny Penny
Whip up an oilcloth pencil case with Momtastic
Decorate pencils with washi paper using tips from Omiyage

29 comments:

  1. LizaFebruary 22, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    Love these! Reminds me of this awesome colored pencil necklace tutorial from SCRAP: http://scrappdx.org/news/news/colored-pencil-pendant-photo-tutorial/111/

    And I saw another great tutorial over at Sweet Athena: http://sweetathena.blogspot.com/2012/02/guest-post-crafty-mariko.html Technically it's a pen, not a pencil, but it could easily be applied to pencils too!

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  2. Jessica JonesFebruary 22, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    Great! Thanks for sharing those, Liza!

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  3. Grandma GFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    I especially liked the pencil-shaped pencil pouch! The others are all really pretty, too, though.

    Mum

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  4. l-articleFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    I looove those paper pencils!! Now I know a good way to use up all my extra origami paper! :3 Thanks!! :D

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  5. Lily SolFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    i love the pencils made out of paper! so cute.

    lily

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    At the risk of sounding WAY stupid, can someone tell me how the Oscar bingo game works? What makes a winning card? Is it getting one in each row, no matter whether they line up or not?

    HELP! I'm giving an Oscar party in 4 days!!!

    Georgeann in Phoenix

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  7. Jessica JonesFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    Sure! Cross off each square as the item takes place. First person to get five squares in a line wins. Could be a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line. And you should yell "Bingo" when you win. :)

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  8. Jessica JonesFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    And I've updated the bingo post to include the directions for anybody else who has the same question.

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  9. Gwen @ Gwenny PennyFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Thanks for including my pencil pouch! I love that rustic pencil holder. Really great roundup of ideas.

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  10. GingFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    I can't wait to make these. Love love love!

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  11. NinaFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    Uh-oh, that rustic pencil holder might be the last straw that forces me to learn how to use a drill...

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  12. tinajoFebruary 23, 2012 at 12:40 AM

    Really nice projects - love the necklace! :-)

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 1:33 AM

    Did you watch my Pinterest board?! I just pinned about the same inspiring ideas! I've already bought some pencil leads...

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  14. MarieFebruary 23, 2012 at 2:02 AM

    I love that tree stump pencil holder. :)

    http://www.happypaperplace.com/

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  15. HelmiFebruary 23, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    Great! Look at this.http://helmicoenders.blogspot.com/2010/09/waar-zouden-we-zijn-zonder-de-nieuwe.html

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  16. Notes and CreationsFebruary 23, 2012 at 3:05 AM

    These are brilliant, I saw the pencil jewelry a little while back and loved it, but with the lack of power tools in my flat perhaps now I can just make myself some beautiful paper pencils and make the jewelry out of them! They would make a lovely personalised gift too. Thanks for sharing these!
    Rachx

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  17. nurayFebruary 23, 2012 at 3:10 AM

    i love these :)

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  18. AubreyFebruary 23, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    this post makes me happy. I love pencils and pouches.happy happy.

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  19. Jessica JonesFebruary 23, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    Helmi, those pencils are amazing! Where's the tutorial? Ha. Never in a million years could I make those.

    Nadelundgabel, nope, didn't see your board. Apparently great minds think alike!

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  20. Rose ClearfieldFebruary 23, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    I love the decorated pencil ideas.

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  21. Leyla TorresFebruary 23, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    Great post, I love all these pencil ideas... and I'm getting another idea about pencils, goody goody!

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  22. carrieFebruary 24, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    How fun!! I especially love the twirly painting raw wood pencil idea! When I was a kid I collected all sorts of pens and pencils and would organize office supplies for hours, so I could see spending several hours painting swirly stripes onto them ;) Love love love real pencils!

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  23. NancyFebruary 25, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    gorgeous!! i will have to try these sometime!

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/sweeteststrawberry

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  24. able mabelFebruary 28, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    How fun!

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  25. UnknownMarch 3, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    So cute!! Thankyou!

    I would love it if you had a look at my blog.... www.bluebellelovely.blogspot.com

    xxxx

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  26. Antonella @ Love Your HomeMarch 5, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    The pencils in the wood block - creative idea!

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  27. Ada (hellooo home)March 5, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    I looooooove the rustic holder (hmm, need to hunt down my drill), and the stripe is so cool (def a MUST try!).

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  28. KatMarch 31, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    How nifty! thanks for discovering / sharing!

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  29. EmmaMarch 31, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    Aww I'm loving the Martha Stewart style stipe pencil...might need to use this technique to jazz up my pencil collection...cute homemade gift idea as well :D

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