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Flower Pot and Pen Craft

This bloomin' craft is write on!
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Make fancy pens--and an adorable place to put them.
  • Small terra-cotta flower pot
  • One package Plaster of Paris
  • One dozen black or blue ballpoint pens with caps
  • Green acrylic paint (optional)
  • Paintbrush (optional)
  • A dozen small (about 1 inch in diameter) silk flowers with stems
  • Green floral tape
  • Ribbon or decorations for the pot (optional)
  • 1
    Mix Plaster of Paris according to package directions (Mommy or Daddy might want to do this because it can get messy!).
  • 2
    Fill pot 2/3 full of Plaster of Paris.
  • 3
    Take caps off of the pens. Before the Plaster of Paris sets, carefully sink the caps (open side up) into the Plaster of Paris.
  • 4
    Let Plaster of Paris harden completely and if you want, paint it green.
  • 5
    Cut flower stems so that they are approx 5-6 inches long (shorter than the pens).
  • 6
    Place a single flower bud on the non-writing end of the pen so that the stem runs down the pen shaft. Use floral tape to attach it.
  • 7
    Place pens writing-side-down into the caps in the pot.
  • 8
    Decorate the pot however you like.
  • This makes a great gift for a teacher at the start of the school year.


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