Cute pen pots

Pencil holder ideas for inspiration at work

Unique, handmade accessories add a cheerful touch to any desk and help to create an inspirational workspace. This cute pencil holder, with its eye-catching design and humorous motifs, is easy to make yourself. The edding 1200 colour pens are the perfect pens to have around if you want to express your creative side and decorate your pencil pot with your favourite motifs. There are a total of 24 vibrant colours to choose from, plus six soft pastel shades with delightful summery names: honeydew melon, berry lavender, apple sorbet, cherry blossom, sweet mint and silver grey. This pencil pot idea doubles up as a lovely recycling project because it can be made from an empty milk carton. Empty tin cans are also suitable, but more about that later.

Categories: Colouring and Zendoodle
School and desk
Products: Fibre and felt pens
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Difficulty: A bit more challenging
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

You’ll need a selection of edding 1200 colour pens in pastel colours and black. Our photo shows you at a glance all the colours we used. The strip of paper is going to be glued around the milk carton, so you need to measure the length and width accordingly.

Step 2

First, wash the milk carton thoroughly. The best way to do this is to rinse it out a few times with soapy water. Cut off the top of the carton using the craft knife and trim the edges to make them straight.

Step 3

Now colour in the band of paper in pastel colours any way you like. In our example, we used a ruler and drew a face made up of triangles, circles and lines. Draw the outlines with the black fibre pen, then fill them in using pastel shades. The fine nib of the edding 1200 is superb for detailed drawings.