The creation of my Image & Inspiration book has rendered the dining room table, aka my current studio table, unusable for things like eating.
Hmmm.
Yep, it's a bit of a mess in there.
While I was sitting in there the other day, my eyes came to rest on some of my upcycled pencil cups. Very happy making.
For many months, I was storing my pencils in a used crushed tomato can. Finally, I got around to gussying it up. I love the results and it only took about 15 minutes.
I used 3 different types of vintage paper I had lying around, ribbon from a gift I bought myself at Henri Bendel in NYC, some gauzy fabric scraps and a velvet leaf from a clearance poinsettia stem from Michaels.
First I cut the papers and used glue stick to adhere them to the tin can. I used gel medium to secure the edges.
Next, I hot glued the length of polka dot ribbon around the top.
Then I stitched up the flower. I cut a few circles (4-5) out of a fabric scrap. I sort of gathered them together with my fingers, pinched and pulled through a few quick stitches. The stitches helped with the twisty, funky shape.
I hot glued the leaf on, and then the flower.
All done.
Except for the filling with colored pencils.
This pencil cup is now a happy resident of my art table lazy susan, and a wonderful neighbor to Ms. Upcycled Sheet Music paintbrush cup.
They're a match made in heaven. Well, the craft room anyway!
