Colourful pencil holders made from cardboard tubes
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There are many fun and creative possibilities in recycled materials! Just look at these stylish and practical pencil holders made from cardboard tubes. Use strong recycled cardboard tubes like these or reuse empty toilet rolls or kitchen rolls. Paint in beautiful colours and make a glittery base.
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1 Cut the tubes to different lengths. Here, we've used lengths of 10, 9, 7½, 7, 5 and 3 cm. Draw small marks and use a hacksaw. (Please note: the 7 cm and 3 cm tubes are made from the same tube)
2 Paint the tubes with opaque craft paint in different colours. Apply two coats and allow to dry.
3 Glue the tubes together using a glue gun. Attach them while they are flat on the table so that the bottom is level.
4 Cut a base plate out of EVA foam with glitter and glue the tubes onto it.
5 To make the twisty stripes: Paint the tube white. Apply 9 mm masking tape around the tube – in 2 lines overlapping each other so that the stripe gets wider. Paint the tube black – apply two layers – and remove the tape.
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