How to make pencil holder with popsicle sticks ?
Part 5 of 5: Finishing the holder
Part 5 of 5: Finishing the holder
- 1Place one of the popsicle sticks on a sheet of paper. Measure its length. In this case, the stick measured 11cm/4.3".
- 2Construct an equilateral triangle based on the length of the popsicle stick.
Part 2 of 5: Building the first triangle
- 1Place one of the popsicle sticks over any one side of the constructed triangle.
- 2Squirt a bit of glue on one end of the popsicle stick.
- 3Place another popsicle stick over another side of the constructed triangle.Stick the two popsicle sticks together.
- 4Squirt some glue over the other two ends of the popsicle sticks.
- 5Take another popsicle stick and place it over the last/third side of the constructed triangle. Stick the popsicle sticks together.
- 6Remove the sheet of paper. At this stage, you will have formed a popsicle triangle. From this sample, you will now build up the pencil holder.
Part 3 of 5: Constructing the rest of the pencil holder
- 1Repeat the above steps to add a second layer of popsicle sticks to the structure.
- 2Continue the building process. Add more popsicle sticks until the tower has attained the average height of a pencil holder (you can decide how high to make it).
- 3Allow the structure to dry.
Part 4 of 5: Adding a base
- 1Create a base for the pencil holder, to keep the pencils intact. Squirt some glue on any two sides of the constructed pencil holder. Glue popsicle sticks across one end, so as to make a base for the pencil holder.
- 2Let the base dry. Once it dries, cut-off any extra pieces. As shown in the image, this can be made easier by ruling a line first, and following that when cutting.
- 3Once it is cut, the base should look somewhat as shown in this image.
- 1Decorate the pencil holder as desired. Throw on a bit of paint and be creative! Paint an interesting pattern, a favorite animal or your name, for example. You could also add decorative elements such as costume gems, plastic toys, buttons, etc.
- 2Finished! Now you have a pencil holder made up of popsicle sticks.
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