Project
Decorated Pencils
The secret to overcoming writer's block is a pencil so marvelous that you can't help but pick it up and start scribbling.
Source
Martha Stewart Kids, 2002Get More
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Introduction
To create one, a kid winds extra-thin tape around a plain pencil, paints it, and then unwraps the tape. Each design has a personality all its own: A pencil with parallel stripes, for instance, makes math homework fun, while dreamy blue spirals are lovely for writing secrets in a journal.
Tip: Natural-color cedar pencils work well. Kids can make different styles by varying tape size, wrapping tape in different ways, and painting alternating colors between bands.
Materials
- 1/16- to 1/8-inch-wide skinny masking tape
- Acrylic paints
- Paintbrush
- Plain pencils
Steps
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Step 1 of 2
Begin by wrapping tape around pencil; try a candy-cane design, or wrap in individual circles for parallel lines.
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Step 2 of 2
Paint over whole pencil generously with acrylic paint. When paint is dry, remove tape.
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