Freestanding Pen Pot Tutorial

#1 Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Pootles – Freestanding Pen Pot Tutorial

Ok, so this is possibly the coolest desk storage I’ve made in a long time.

I wanted to make some pretty desk storage for pens and tools and I took inspiration from one of my own projects from almost 7 years ago. The Business Card Holder I made back then was so very popular as it didn’t fall over under the weight of the business cards and that was what I wanted for this pen pot.

As you can see from the photos, and in the video, even those huge great big scissors I use stand in it without toppling over.

It’s considerably easier to make than you’d expect, and you have to love the moment during the video when the lightbulb goes off and I realise that these would be a brilliant make for craft fayres, or even for you to put in the post to someone. Genius!

So please do have a go at making one, or even some. You’ll love them!

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• Cardstock – 8 x 8.5″ (20 x 21cm)
• Score on the LONG side 2, 4, 6, 8″ (5, 10, 15, 20cm)
• Score on the SHORT side at 4, 5″ (10, 12.5cm)
• DSP Panels, 4 of each – 1.75 x 3.75″ (4.5 x 9.5cm) AND 0.75 x 1.75″ (2 x 4.5cm)
• Size of the pot – 2 x 2 x 4″ (5 x 5 x 10cm)
• Footprint size – 4 x 4″ (10 x 10cm)

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#1 Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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