DIY: Flower Pens

One of my many New Year's Resolutions for 2014 is to enhance my office workspace. I want it to be a fun DIY type of project, so I've been searching the web to find inspiration and spur creativity. An interesting decor item that I ran across recently was the flower pen. I wanted to add a little twist to it, so I thought using bias tape and lace hem tape (which can both be found in the fabric section of a craft store) would add a pop of color and interest to the stem of the pen.

This pen was very easy to make and the materials were inexpensive. The bias tape was $1.79 at Hobby Lobby, the hem tape was $1.69 at Hobby Lobby and a 12-pack of Bic ballpoint pens were less than $1.50 at Walmart.

The flower pen is definitely on my list of must haves for my new office workspace.

Here's what you'll need to make the pen:

• Hot Glue Gun
• Single Fold Bias Tape
• Lace Hem Tape
• Silk Flower
• Scissors
• Bic Cristal Ball Point Pen

Step 1: Cut the stem off of the silk flower and set the flower head aside.

Step 2: Take the cap off the ball point pen. Place a drop of glue on the edge of the solid colored bias tape and attach the tape by pressing it down firmly for 30 seconds onto the clear portion of the pen closest to the gold section nearest the ball point writing tip. After 30 seconds, wrap the tape around the same section of the pen once to completely cover where the tape was attached with the glue.

Step 3: Continue tightly wrapping the tape around the pen at a slight diagonal angle. Continue wrapping until the clear portion of the pen has been completely covered by the tape. (Note: Be sure to extend your wrapping slightly past the tip of the pen, in order to securely glue the flower to the pen.) Cut the tape and glue down the loose end.

Step 4: Complete the same process as listed in Step 3 above, but this time use the lace hem tape.

Step 5:  Fill the area at the tip of the pen where the wrapping was slightly extended with a generous amount of glue. (Note: The glue should completely fill this area.)

Step 6:  Place the flower head on the glue and press down firmly for 30 seconds.