A couple weeks ago at my Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting, I gave all my meeting helpers a fun notepad on the a Stampin' Up! Clipboard with a coordinating FUN FLOWER PEN!!!  One of my very talented demonstrators, Lenee Pearson, made the pens for me to give as gifts.. aren't they toooooooo cute!?

Pens 

Pens pads 

To make the fun flower pen toppers, she started with 3 strips of DSP:

1-1/4" x 12", 1-3/4" x 12" and 2-1/4"x 12".  Cut each strip into "fringe" (see below) leaving about 1/4" uncut along the 12" side. Do this to all 3 strips.

Pen strips 

add Snail to the 12" strip and some sticky strip to the pen or pencil end, and start winding the paper strip around the pen tip (starting with the smallest one).

Pen rolling 

start with the smallest strip, then add the middle strip and end by rolling the largest strip around them all.  Secure with a ribbon:
Pen ribbon 

finally, use your bone folder or scissors and "curl" the fringe outward:
Pen 

If you use a pencil, you can add a corduroy brad in the center of the eraser as shown above!

Thanks Again, Lenee for this GREAT project idea!

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