Even if it is not customary to have a lot of stationery in your household, and the children have long grown out of school age, you will probably have a few pens and pencils in store for household needs. Where are they stored? Just lying in a drawer, risking to flood its bottom with a sudden leak of ink? Or sticking out of a nondescript jar of mayonnaise or fruit jelly? Perhaps it's time to organize the storage of stationery and make a special accessory for them with your own hands. Original handmade pen holder made from affordable materials will be a great desktop decoration both at home and at work.
Fashion jars
If deep down you are still sure that the best storage for pencils and ballpoint pens is a regular jar, reconsider your views on product design. Is it really pleasant for you to contemplate industrial transparent plastic or an unremarkable tin? A pen stand, created literally from nothing with your own hands, can consist ofonce from such a jar - just add a unique decor and trendy colors to revive the ugly receptacle of your stationery. Tin cans can be dyed and wrapped with fluffy yarn or stylish twine, plastic cans can be pasted over with colorful clippings from glossy magazines. Not only paper and yarn will do: threads of any kind, fabrics and artificial felt, rhinestones, beads, and even some decorative elements originally intended for nail design are great for decorating such coasters. Who knows, suddenly a real artist lives in you, and you do not give him a single chance to prove himself in business?
Practical Vanguard
Oddly enough, many household items can make a wonderful pen holder. Make an extraordinary vault with your own hands by sticking crayons into a clothes brush or into the holes of an ordinary vegetable grater. In the latter case, each item will have its place, and you no longer have to look around the house for a single pen that is not in the set.
Natural materials
If you are more into natural raw materials and the natural tones inherent in natural materials, you will surely like coasters made of wood or cork. They are made according to the same principle. Find a piece of wood or a few round pieces of cork that is suitable in shape and size and drill holes for stationery in the selected base. If you are using cork wood, you will need to glue a few pieces together. Eventuallyyou will get an unusual accessory for storing pencils and similar trifles, made in the style of "rustic chic" and reminiscent of the kinship of man with nature.
Flight of fantasy
You are surrounded by countless objects and materials - and each can make a unique pen holder. With your own hands, you can knit a special cover for a simple can of canned peas - why not an idea for those who know how to handle knitting needles or crochet? Children and teenagers will certainly appreciate coasters braided with colorful Fanny Lum rubber bands, and more conservative relatives and friends will certainly be surprised if you glue old and unnecessary colored pencils or felt-tip pens over glass or tin jars. Removable decor can be made by stringing large colorful buttons on ordinary textile elastic bands.
How about making a stationery organizer out of a magazine or diary? Even your old large format notebook will do - especially if it no longer has room for new lines. Just tear out as many whole pages as you can, stack them up, and cut two holes. Place two small tin cans inside the stack. Find a suitable bottom for the organizer (a piece of thick cardboard will do) and put pencils and markers inside the jars. Such an unusual paper pen stand is sure to attract the admiring attention of your friends or colleagues.
Go for it - your imagination will certainly tell youhow to create a truly unique thing.
