At our December Service Unit meeting we had a craft exchange. Everyone brought in a completed craft with directions on how to do the craft. We did a drawing for the opportunity to select their new craft! Most crafts were “wrapped” in a gift bag, but a couple were just set on the table. It was a fun way to exchange ideas without having to search the Internet.
Flower Pen from Craft Exchange
One of the crafts I got that night was a flower pen. They can be as unique as the girls that make them! I found a couple of places on the Internet for directions also: The Frugal Girls.com, Floral Showers, and Bees with Honey. All are about the same basic directions, but a few twists. I like having a few different ideas to look at and then create my creation!
Skill level: Daisy – Ambassador
Supplies: Pens (the ones with the smooth barrel and plastic top), floral tape, flowers (usually mums, but I have seen flowers that cascade also work well), scissors, hot glue (optional)
Directions:
Attach flower
Step 1: Take the cap off the pen – discard. Take the end cap off the pen (the opposite end from the point of the pen). Cut stem of flower down so that there is about 1″ of the stem left. You will need wire cutters for this step (do this prior to the meeting for the little ones for safety issues!). Take a bit of hot glue and put onto the stem, insert the stem into the pen. (Other directions have you leaving the end cap on and just attaching the flower to the pen with the floral tape. I like the idea of the flower coming out of the pen!)
Add leaves for variety!
Step 2: Beginning at bottom, start wrapping floral tape around the pen. You’ll need to stretch it a little as you go so that it will stick to itself. When you get to the top of the pen, cut the tape and you are finished! The leader that made my pen added leaves from the flower to the pen for added variety! Gives it a “real” flower effect!
Your flower pen is complete! These would make great Mother’s Day presents or presents for the teacher.
I found a video that used duct tape on the pen. This gives the pen itself a unique look (especially with so many varieties of duct tape out there!).
Yours in Scouting!
