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DIY Pencil Holder

September 3, 2010 by Craft Passion 46 Comments

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5 from 34 reviews:
diy pencil holder

If you happened to find some paper cores or paper tubes from your kitchen, toilet, badminton court, craft room or writing table, please don’t throw them away, … recycle them into these yarn wrapped pencil holder and get back to school!!!!

There are many sources that you can get the paper tube for free, just to point out a few….. from your cling wrap, aluminum foil, or kitchen paper towel in your kitchen; toilet paper roll; shutter cock tube after your badminton match; yarn tube, fabric roll tube found in your craft room; even thermal paper roll of the fax machine!!!

Turn the trash into treasure and help mother Earth in reducing the dumping load. I got mine from the raffia yarns I made for the recent crochet straw projects, i.e. beach bag, sun hat, and the daisy brooch.

yarn wrap pencil holder

I made them for a recent charity event and all of them were sold during the pre-sale. Many came back to me and asked for more…. so I made a “come back” but in a DIY way. This is so simple to make and if you have the materials on hand, it costs nothing!!!!

diy pencil holder

DIY Pencil Holder

Materials:
1. Paper Core x 1
2. Thick Cardboard x 1
3. Stash Yarns
4. Stash Felts
5. Masking Tape
6. Craft Glue / PVA Glue / White Glue

 

Trace the circumference of the tube on the thick cardboard. Cut the circle out.

 

Attach the circle to the base of the paper tube with masking tape.

 

Cut a piece of felt and glue it to the base with craft glue.

 

Leave it for a few minutes or until the felt tack on well to the base before you start to roll the yarn around the tube.

 

Start gluing the yarn from the top. If you find the yarn is a little difficult to attach to the tube, wait until the glue is tacky before wrapping the yarn around. The beginning is always the toughest part to start with for this project.

 
Quick Craft Pencil Holder Tutorial

After wrapping a few rounds, turn the tube upside down and continue wrapping. I found that working from bottom to top is much easier than working from top to bottom.

 
Quick Craft Pencil Holder Tutorial

You may change the color of the yarn or just keep to 1 color.

 
Quick Craft Pencil Holder Tutorial

Decorate the pencil holder with embellishment when the yarn is securely affixed to the tube.

 
Quick Craft Pencil Holder Tutorial

Wait till everything is dry, place the pencil holder on your desk to keep your stationery in it.
Easy, right?

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Comments

  1. UK writer -

    July 17, 2020 at 6:55 pm

    Wow, this looks so creative. I will definitely do it with my sister. I hope that you will continue sharing your amazing and unique ideas.

    Reply
  2. namratha -

    April 11, 2017 at 11:46 am

    i love ur ideas i for sure will try it . it is acctually amazing

    Reply
  3. roopsi -

    August 14, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    Inspired from you!
    http://wonderlust-artmania.blogspot.in/2015/08/colorful-creation-recycled-pen-stand.html

    Reply
  4. Rilane -

    June 23, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    Awesome DIY. Perfect for a girl who can hold there own little things šŸ™‚

    Reply
  5. AYESHA -

    January 25, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, I’d love it if you would submit them.

    Reply
  6. AYESHA -

    January 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I WANT TO BE YOUR STUDENT……YOU ARE FAB..

    Reply
  7. John -

    July 22, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    I love it, even my friends uses your idea and put it in the kitchen.

    Reply
  8. Nidzy -

    June 27, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    Hi! I am mentioning this tutorial in my blog post. I have linked to your page here. Hope that is ok? Will send you the link to the post as well.
    Regards
    Nidzy

    Reply
  9. krishna kant -

    May 8, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    very nice …………………. for me

    Reply
  10. Cari -

    August 28, 2012 at 3:52 am

    I spent a rainy afternoon making this with my 8 year old daughter Poppy and we were thrilled with the results! We used a pringles tin so didn’t need to add a base. We already had all the bits in the house, so free to make – looks amazing – and is so much better than any plastic tacky thing we could have bought at the shops! Thank you!

    Reply
  11. nu -

    April 24, 2012 at 10:14 am

    I like it and thank for your good idea.

    Reply
  12. Tami -

    January 13, 2012 at 9:58 am

    Just stopping by to let you know that I’ve featured your craft on Family Fun Crafts! You can see it here:
    http://funfamilycrafts.com/yarn-felt-pencil-holder/

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, I’d love it if you would submit them. šŸ™‚ If you would like to display a
    featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 13, 2012 at 7:31 pm

      Thank you, Tami šŸ™‚

      Reply
  13. doro K. -

    January 4, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    a very great idea. these pencil holders look fantastic!

    I linked to your tutorial on my blog – thanks for sharing!

    doro K.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 4, 2012 at 5:59 pm

      Thanks for linking šŸ™‚

      Reply
  14. Mira -

    October 29, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    These are pretty! And so useful for all those little bits and bobs that somehow accumulate around the house!

    I have found that if wrapping the yarn becomes tedious (with younger kids it will…) one can wrap part of the tube with a scrap of fabric instead. In my experience heavier fabrics like velvet and felt are best, because the glue doesn’t leak through them.

    Oh, and I have also found that food tins and the tubes that certain brands of crisps come in are great for this – they already have a bottom!

    Reply
  15. Ɖdina -

    July 5, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    Marvelous! Thank you for this tutorial!

    Kisses

    Reply
  16. naimitha -

    June 24, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    soooo cute i like this very much i am going to do this for my little project

    Reply
  17. oximahomemade -

    February 8, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    very very nice) i like it)

    Reply
  18. Colton Vandevander -

    January 12, 2011 at 9:17 am

    Your post is really wonderful..thanks for posting…

    Reply
  19. Farah -

    December 30, 2010 at 12:46 am

    I am linking it to my FB page Thanks

    Reply
  20. Farah -

    December 30, 2010 at 12:40 am

    What a trash to treasure idea…gorgeous, absolutely fantastic… I am going to make some I have these type of tubes .. thanks a lot for sharing
    Wish you a very Happy New Year
    I would love if you come to visit me at
    http://craftaworld.blogspot.com/
    Love
    Farah

    Reply
  21. Tania Tangri -

    December 26, 2010 at 2:03 am

    OMG… this is so creative. I am dying to make these, and love the idea of using it to stash yarn.
    I am totally addicted to your site.I am on a vacation right now, and still going through your blog.. lol.

    Tania

    Reply
  22. Katiesflowerpens -

    October 8, 2010 at 10:46 am

    I really like these! What they need is some flowerpens to go in them. You should check out my website to find some that match.

    Reply
  23. Pencils -

    September 13, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Very good selection of such a beautiful website, thanks for sharing and keep adding more and more websites.

    Reply
  24. Ida @ Contagiously Creative -

    September 12, 2010 at 6:57 am

    This is perfect! I have 7 large, plastic yogurt containers that I have been using as storage that I wanted to decorate in some way. This is perfect for it. I am not sure craft glue will hold onto the plastic. I will try hot glue instead.

    Thanks for this awesome idea!

    Reply
  25. doro -

    September 8, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    thanks for this great idea and tutorial.
    really fantastic!

    i’m linking.

    many greetings, doro.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 1:55 pm

      Thanks for linking and sharing it to your readers šŸ™‚

      Reply
  26. Sandy -

    September 6, 2010 at 2:48 am

    What a fun idea to use up leftover yarn ! Must try it sometime.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 1:56 pm

      You would love it so much, not only to make a pencil holder but to de-stash some of your left over yarn.

      Reply
  27. Serena -

    September 5, 2010 at 5:11 am

    wouw I love the idea, these are so cute… thanks for the tutorial!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 2:02 pm

      Thanks, Serena šŸ™‚

      Reply
  28. creativejewishmom/Sara -

    September 5, 2010 at 4:25 am

    These are great! I’m going to link to this at my international blog linking party (remember it? you were there months ago!) and would love to see you too! All the best!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 1:54 pm

      Thanks for linking!!!

      Reply
  29. Ally -

    September 5, 2010 at 2:39 am

    I did something similar with a tin can I grabbed from the recycling bin. Worked great, but you have inspired me to spruce it up from just jute twine!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 1:58 pm

      Tin can is a great idea too, just have to make sure the glue stick well to hold the yarn or twine šŸ™‚

      Reply
  30. zeshuregi -

    September 4, 2010 at 5:44 pm

    its looking so cute…you have done it nicely…great…

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 2:02 pm

      Indeed, it is very easy to make! Have a try!!!

      Reply
  31. Amanda -

    September 3, 2010 at 10:28 pm

    Soooo cute Joanne! I love them!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 1:59 pm

      Thanks, Amanda!!!

      Reply
  32. Doris -

    September 3, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    Excelente tutorial y bello reciclado, ya se para no tirar los tubos y hacer para regalar en navidad. Muchas gracias por tan bellas ideas.
    Besos.

    Translation (by Google):
    Excellent tutorial and beautiful recycled, and is not to throw the pipes and make a gift at Christmas. Thank you very much for such beautiful ideas.
    Besos.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 9, 2010 at 2:00 pm

      Suit perfectly as a Christmas gift!!!

      Reply
  33. Timmi -

    September 3, 2010 at 10:49 am

    This is such a great idea!! I’m gonna have to make a few of these for my desk at work….I’m so tired of having the same ol boring black plastic garbage :o(

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 3, 2010 at 11:44 am

      Talking about garbage…. this idea can be applied to garbage bin as well šŸ™‚

      Reply
  34. Iryna -

    September 3, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Thank you for this tutorial! You are so full of great ideas! Keep on going!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 3, 2010 at 11:42 am

      Sure!!!

      Reply

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