How to make a pencil holder with your own hands from available materials?

From cardboard and twine

For work we will need the following consumables: a toilet paper roll, jute twine, cardboard leaves, colored paper, buttons and ribbons. For tools take a hammer, ruler, scissors, nails and glue.

Stages:

1. First, let’s make a frame from the roll. Cut out a cardboard circle and attach it to any end of the cylinder using super glue.
2. Next, make two circles of the same size from colored cardboard and glue them to the bottom on the inside and outside.
3. Then cut out another piece of colored paper to glue the inside of the cylinder.
4. Apply PVA glue generously to the outside of the resulting cylinder and carefully glue the threads.
5. The last step is decor. Glue the tape around the perimeter of the cylinder and a soft circle of fabric to the bottom.
6. And the cherry on the cake will be a button. The pencil is ready.

Paper pencil case

Consumables: cardboard core, multi-colored corrugated sheets, scissors, stationery ruler and paper glue.

Stages of creation:

1. Initially, measure the height and length of the circumference of the core.
2. According to the data obtained, you need to cut out the blanks from paper.
3. Next, the blank is pasted over with paper. You can prepare any number of such cups. After that, a stand is made of paper or cardboard. It is important that all the bushings can be placed on it, after which they are glued to the base.
4. At the end, decorate the resulting structure with paper flowers, lines or other small details.

That’s all – a convenient and beautiful pencil holder is ready for use.

Pencil holder made of dough

Tools and consumables: a cardboard jar, corrugated paper. For decoration, you will need ordinary brushes, gouache, varnish and a toothbrush, PVA glue and scissors.

Stages of creation:

1. Initially, you will need to prepare the salted dough. To do this, pour a glass of flour and salt into the container. and mix thoroughly. After that, gradually add water and knead until the consistency necessary for comfortable sculpting.
2. Divide the resulting mass into two parts, add beige gouache to one of them and also mix thoroughly.
3. The resulting beige dough must be rolled out to a thickness of 15 millimeters and wrapped in a cardboard jar. Excess protruding along the edges must be carefully cut off. Before wrapping, it is important to grease the outer walls of the jar with glue. It is advisable to smooth out the joints of the dough well with a damp brush.
4. For decoration, you can create a dotted texture on the dough with a toothbrush.
5. After that, take another part of the dough and paint it with brown or any other gouache. The resulting mass must be rolled out and cut into a strip 5 centimeters wide. This material is used to wrap the bottom of the jar.
6. After the base is ready, you can also make various decorative elements from the dough: eyes, wings, bows and glue them in successive layers.
7. The images shown show a version of a pencil holder in the form of an owl. You can combine colors and textures, which will allow you to make almost any version of the organizer.
8. After the decoration stage, it will take time for the product to dry completely.
9. At the final stage, cover the surface of the pencil holder with varnish.

Thanks to its pliability, you can come up with the most incredible decorative elements from salt dough.

Pencil case made of fabric and a tin can

Tools and consumables: multi-colored pieces of fleece and felt, a tin can, synthetic padding, toy eyes. You will need a gun with liquid glue, scissors, a tape measure, a needle and thread.

Stages of creation:

1. Initially, you need to measure the circumference, height and diameter of the can.
2. Based on the data obtained, make two patterns from green and white fleece. It is important to add an allowance of 0.5 centimeters on the sides.
3. Both elements need to be sewn on a machine or connected by hand. As a result, you should get two elements of different colors (as in the picture). One will be inserted inside the can, and the second will be put on the outside.
4. Next, make a pattern and sew together 9 decorative faces, which need to be stuffed with padding polyester and sewn.
5. Attach plastic eyes for toys to the molds.
6. After this, glue the walls and bottom of the can with padding polyester, over which you need to put on the prepared fleece cover (green).
7. Inside the can, insert the second (white) cover and sew with a green blind stitch.

After this, decorate the finished product, hot glue will help firmly glue the leaves, faces and other fabric elements.

Now the pencil case made of fabric and a tin can is ready.

Pencil case in the shape of an apple

Auxiliary materials: a small plastic bottle, an artificial leaf, a decorative cord, red paint, a glue gun, an abrasive file.

Stages of creation:

1. Pour some paint into the bottle.
2. Next, you need to shake the container well to evenly distribute it over the inner surface.
3. Turn the bottle upside down for a while to drain the remaining paint.
4. After complete drying, the neck of the bottle can be filed a little to get rid of the paint that got on the outer parts.
5. At the end, attach a leaflet by wrapping it with a decorative cord.

Stylish pencil holder

Consumables: acrylic paint, baby food jar, marker, nail file.

Stages of creation:

1. A compact pencil holder can be made from a jar of any volume, the main thing is that it is convenient to put and take out the stationery inventory.
2. Pour bright acrylic paint into the selected glass container, close it and shake it thoroughly.
3. After evenly distributing it over the inner surfaces, drain the excess.
4. When the paint dries, remove the remaining paint from the neck with a file and wipe it with napkins.
5. On the outer part, you can draw funny patterns or faces with a marker.

Another masterpiece is ready for active use.

Minion Pencil Holder

Tools and supplies: you will need a printout of the templates, a tin can, EVA polymer sheets in different colors, markers, a pencil, scissors, a hole punch, superglue and a wooden skewer.

Stages of creation:

1. First of all, you will need to find a minion template of interest on the Internet and print it out.
2. Glue the inside and outside of the can with yellow EVA sheets cut to size.
3. Next, cut out a blue jumpsuit from the polymer using the template. At this stage, also glue on the buttons and eyes.
4. At the end, you need to draw the fasteners of the overalls, a smile and other small elements.

Another unusual pencil organizer is ready. You can watch a video with step-by-step instructions here:

Pencil holders from polymer bottles

Tools and consumables: plastic bottles (a great option for a shampoo or conditioner container), a classic photo frame or any other rectangle, acrylic paint, a device with liquid glue and scissors.

Stages of creation:

1. First, cut out the front part of the plastic bottle together with the neck.
2. The next step is to paint the surfaces in any color.
3. The last step is to fix the finished elements to the frame with hot glue.

This is one of the easiest options for making a pencil holder with your own hands.

Monster pencil holder

For crafts you will need one or more bottles of shower gel, a couple of sheets of colored paper and good double-sided tape, a stationery knife, scissors and a pencil.

Stages creations:

1. Use a stationery knife to cut off the top of the plastic container.
2. Next, draw teeth, eyes, horns on the top of the resulting blank, decorate with ears or a crown and cut out along the contour.
3. Also cut out arms, legs, eyes, a mouth, a tummy separately from paper and glue them in the center of the blank.
4. The resulting container for office supplies is attached to the wall using double-sided tape.

Even a child can make this container for pencils. The following useful video fragment will present a more detailed sequence of works:

Pencil holder from books

Tools: you need to choose a fairly thick book with a soft cover, paint, cardboard, clamps and glue.

Stages of creation:

1. It is important to choose a voluminous book with fairly long sheets.
2. All pages need to be divided into five equal parts and clamped with stationery clamps.
3. A regular pencil needs to be glued to the end of the book.
4. After this, wrap the pencil with the resulting petals.
5. After forming the petals, they are glued to the base.
6. The upper part of the sheets will need to be painted with paint, which will additionally fasten the pages together.
7. Next, place the resulting structure on cardboard, trace along the contour and cut out bottom.
8. The resulting base is attached to the product using regular glue.

As a result, you can get a rather creative and functional pencil holder.

Pencil holder from pencils

To create a stand, you will need 32 plain pencils, cardboard, a gun with liquid glue and scissors.

Stages of creation:

1. Initially, you need to make 4 walls of the future structure. To do this, you need to glue 8 pencils in one row.
2. Glue the resulting blanks in the shape of a square.
3. Next, cut the bottom out of cardboard so that it matches the dimensions and glue it to the base.

This pencil organizer can be safely placed in a child’s room or even used in an office.

A pencil case in a sophisticated style

Tools: For the base you will need a tin can, ribbons, ribbon with roses and two-thread ribbon. To complete the work, you will need a device with liquid glue, scissors and stationery pins.

Stages for creating a pencil holder with your own hands:

• Wrap the selected jar with tape and fix it with glue.
• Glue the tape with roses to the top of the jar, you can choose a fabric with lace elements.
• Satin ribbons, which are tied in a bow, are perfect as decoration.
• You can also roll roses from the ribbon and fix them on the surface of the fabric with pins.

From ice cream sticks

Tools and supplies: multi-colored threads, ice cream sticks, a plastic cup, scissors and glue.

Stages of creating a pencil holder:

1. First, you need to cut the plastic cup. The main thing is to leave the bottom and sides up to 4 centimeters high. Glue ice cream sticks to it in a circle.
2. On the inside, you need to secure the thread with glue. After that, weave between the sticks.
3. After several circles, you will need to change to a thread of a different color.
4. Having reached the top edge, fix the end of the thread with glue.

A popular and stylish pencil holder for all ages.

Making a pencil holder yourself is not a big deal, the main thing is to have time and desire. The presented master classes will allow everyone to choose original pencil holder options for themselves.