Shops are filled with beautiful pencil/pen holders and you can’t resist buying them for you desk, but as they are costly this might burden your parents’ pocket. However, they are easy to make if you love recycling and crafting. Therefore, let us learn how to make a nice desktop organiser to put your stationery in, recycling things easily available at home and it will hardly cost you a penny!

Things you need:

Four to five empty toilet paper ‘rolls’ (you can even use empty cans/mason jars, duct tape roll)

Coloured papers/wrapping papers

Glue

Hardboard or thermopole piece (to make the base)

Scissors

Various small decoration stuff (sequences, ribbons, beads, etc)

Directions:

Cut the hardboard according to the size you want. I used a 10-inch thermopole as the base.

Paste any coloured paper all around it then leave it to dry, as shown in pictures 2 and3.

Cut the coloured papers according to the size of the toilet paper rolls, picture 4. Note: I have also used empty duct tape roll to put in small stuff like sharpener and rubber.

Now paste these papers carefully around the rolls and leave them to dry for 10 minutes, pictures 5, 6 7.

Glue one edge of the roll, as in picture 8. Paste it carefully on the base according to your preference, as in picture 9. If you are using white glue, hold it there for 30 seconds so that it sticks firmly. However, if you are using hot glue it sticks immediately but you have to be careful while using it.

Glue all the rolls on your base, as in picture 10.

Then comes the decoration part. I am sure you will enjoy decorating it the way you want.

Happy crafting!