Free Grade School Crafts » flower crafts http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com Sun, 16 May 2010 04:59:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Flower pot pen holder http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com/flower-pot-pen-holder/ http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com/flower-pot-pen-holder/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:33:43 +0000 admin http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com/flower-pot-pen-holder/ Want to make an even better gift out of flower pens? How about putting them in a flower pot pen holder!
flower pens in pot
What You Need: Small terra cotta flower pot; dry beans; decorative ribbon; flower pens.
How You Make It: Fill pot about two-thirds full with dry beans from the supermarket. Tie a ribbon around the pot just below the rim. Stick the pens in and you have a great gift for home or office!

]]> http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com/flower-pot-pen-holder/feed/ 0 Flower Pen Craft http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com/flower-pen-craft/ http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com/flower-pen-craft/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:58:46 +0000 admin http://www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com/?p=5 You may have seen these simple-but-cute flower-topped pens in use at offices or retail shops. While this is a project that requires a fair amount of adult help, it’s still fun for the preschooler to pick out pretty flowers and present the gift to Mom for Mother’s Day. You can make several pens and present them in a small terra cotta pot filled with beans, fishtank gravel, etc.

What You Need: ballpoint pen, fabric flowers and leaves, green floral tape, scissors.

supplies to make a flower pen

How You Make It: select flower and leaves. Cut, with stem, about 2 inches long. Position flower at top of ballpoint pen. Holding securely, adult wraps floral tape (which sticks to itself but not other surfaces) around stem and the top 3 inches of the pen.

flower pen craft

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