Mrs. Lynn's Birthday

To say that Owen's teacher, Mrs. Lynn, is a spunky lady is an understatement. The woman exudes excitement. She is often excited herself and can barely contain it! She moves around the classroom full of energy and the kids eyes are locked on her. She is always laughing and picking at herself. She encourages creativity and encourages a different way of learning than I remember getting in all of my years in a classroom. Not only that - the woman loves hot pink, lime green and poka dots - and there is nothing better than that! So for her birthday I wanted to make something cute - something poka-dotted and something that could be used in the classroom. Here is my take on the pencil holder - a girlie version for Mrs. Lynn.

Here is what you need:
Short can of something (Bush's beans worked great for this project!)
Pencils (about 40 to glue on the outside)
Hot glue sticks & glue gun
Ribbon
Wire cutter
Craft paint to match the pencils
Craft paint for the inside of the can
Pencil sharpener

Start by washing, drying and painting the outside of your can in the same color as the pencils you will be glueing to the outside. Let dry. Measure the pencils using the can - you will want them to be about 1.5 inches taller than the can. Mark on all pencils where you will need to make your cut. Cut with wire cutters.



Sharpen the cut edge of pencils and then dull down. Hot glue to the outside.



Tie ribbon around the pencils and glue into place on the underside of the ribbon, Paint the inside of the can a bright fun color.