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Friendship Pens

Make these cool pens for yourself, or swap them with your friends! Use your school or scout colors or your favorite colors.

Materials

• Ball point pen
  
• Multi-color yarn
  
• Tacky Glue
  
• Pony Beads
  
• Alphabet Beads

Instructions

1. Using as little glue as possible, place a very thin bead of glue near the tip of the pen and up about 1 inch.
   
2. Starting near the tip, wrap yarn tightly around pen without leaving any gaps. Add more glue as you go.
   
3. When you reach the end, trim and secure with a little dab of glue.
   
4. Cut three 12-inch pieces of yarn. Knot the three pieces together near one end. You can also add pony beads or alphabet beads. Braid and end with another knot.
   
5. Glue the braids onto the pen end.

Craft used with permission from Making Friends.

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