Hot Air Balloon Pencilcase from Pinterest
As a teacher, I'm constantly on the hunt for things that are useful but also fun, cheap, exciting, new... - stationery fills that role very successfully. I've recently bought some super cheap biros for the naughty little tinkers who turn up to lessons with no pen lesson after lesson (yes, this is very frustrating - I could complain for many, many blog posts, but I won't). I needed somewhere for my 'naughty student' pens to go!
I found the shape and a basic tutorial on Pinterest (I love Pinterest so much!). I like it because it looked like it opened really wide, so I wouldn't be rummaging around too much. The fabric was part of a cheap fat quarter pack I picked up from Hobbycraft in a sale ages ago. I completely love the colours - I don't have many green things as blue is usually a safer colour for me.
Oh, and this was (mostly) another hand sewing project for me - Mr M and I have been rewatching the Star Wars films, so it was nice to sit with him while I got this finished. Also my second go at bias binding!
And here it is in use:
See what I mean? It opens really wide, so it can sit open on my desk and the penless wallies can collect pens quickly and easily, without the telltale rummaging that normally interrupts the rest of us.
Emily
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