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Guest Blogger: Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher!

It is day 2 of my absence. Have you noticed? I’ll pretend you have.

Today we are superlucky again.
MsT3

Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher is guest blogging for me and she is going to show you how to do something that I know you want to do. 

I want to do it.
I’ve seen these flower pens everywhere. We even had a bunch on our conference room table, but I think somebody took them. Or anyway, they’re gone. I can’t imagine someone sneaking out with a bunch of flower pens. 

-What’s that you’ve got there?
-What’s what?
-That bunch of flowers.
-Oh. These are mine. I carry them around sometimes. To make me happy.
-Oh. 

That’s actually the benefit to these pens. They are super hard to steal. It’s almost as good as when you go to the restroom at a gas station and they give you a key with an entire hanger attached to it. Or a tire. Or a hobbit. Except these are pretty.

Anyway, here’s the low-down on how to make some pretty pens. And stay tuned, because there’s even a freebie. Tanja knows how to be an awesome guest.


Hi all, this Tanja (Ms. T) from Journey of a Substitute Teacher! I’m so glad to be guest blogging for Chrissy!

While she’s off having fun, I’m here to share a project that is fun, cheap, and easy. It’s flower pens! I first saw one of these at one of the schools I sub for. Too many people were stealing  not returning pens and so they created flower pens which are unique.

My favorite pin of these pens is this one:

Guest Blogger: Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher!
The sign says “Thank you for helping me ‘bloom and grow’ this year.” Obviously for teacher appreciation, but you could make a variety of tags to go with the pens if they are for a gift. I love that they are in a watering can!
Materials needed:
  • Pens
  • Floral tape
  • Hot glue gun
  • Plastic flowers

Guest Blogger: Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher!
I had scissors for the tape just in case. I ended up using them for the pens a lot.

Guest Blogger: Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher!
First decapitate, I mean remove the flower from its stem.

Guest Blogger: Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher!
Pop off the top of the pen(this was the hardest part of the whole process for me) and hot glue the flower into the top.

Guest Blogger: Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher!
Wrap the pen with the floral tape.

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Stick the cap back on. Or you don’t have to, but I want the pens to last a bit. 
Guest Blogger: Tanja from Journey of a Substitute Teacher!
And the final product..a beautiful bouquet in a vase, finished off with a ribbon!
You could put the pens in vases, water cans, flower pots, etc. I already have a few requests by friends to make these!
And since I’m guest blogging, I brought along a freebie! Labels to go with the pens 🙂 Labels say mom, teacher, and “Out of the bunch, I picked the best one” for generic 🙂
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Frames courtesy: The 3AM Teacher

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  2. I have seen these pens, but didn't know how to make them! Even my students had them!! Can't wait to make a few! Thanks for sharing the directions!!!
    Bev

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  8. My students made them for their moms for Mother's Day- and the kids really liked that they could do it themselves! We didn't even hot glue the flower- we just cut the stem short and then wrapped it in the floral tape, too. Easy, cute, and useful, too!

    I will hopefully get some time this summer to make guided reading mechanical pencils like this, so the pencils from my reading table don't just disappear 😉

    Jenny
    Luckeyfrog's Lilypad

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