DIY Clay Pen

In today's blogpost, I will show you two ways to make a pen from mostly things you can find in your home. Perfect for all your back to school needs!

For this craft, you'll need clay (I really like my Crayola Air Dry tub from Target),

paint/brushes, etc. and optional glitter, finishing gloss spray, a plastic knife, a plastic straw, and depending on what way you make your pen, you'll need either a toothpick, or a pen with removable ink part.

To start, take your piece of clay, and roll it into a cylinder. Then, take your straw, and poke it through the center of the clay cylinder to hollow out the middle. Take your knife and cut one end so it has a clean edge. 

On the other side, make the hole a bit smaller, so the ink and the point part will comfortably fit without falling out, but then take the ink out so it doesn't stick, and dry with it in there. 

If you are doing the toothpick way, you don't even need to hollow it out. Just make the cylinder, cut off the end to smooth it out, then use a toothpick and stick it in the other end. 

Get your fingers a little wet, and gently rub the cracks, so the clay smooths out the pen.

Now let it dry, or put it in the oven, depending on the instructions on the clay package. 

Once it is dry and hardened, paint it in any way you'd like, and spray a finishing gloss over it. 

Then, poke either your ink pen part, or the toothpick in, and use! The ink way is more reliable, but the toothpick is fun to use, by dipping it in paint and writing the old fashioned way! Another cool way might be to use led refills from mechanical pencils, instead, but I haven't tried it yet, so use your own CREATIVITY!