Say goodbye to scattered pens and pencils! With this DIY project, you can create a colourful pen holder from paper. The folding and assembling of the pieces are also very soothing. So, stretch your fingers and get ready to make this eye-catching addition to your desk!
Take the paper pad and cutting die. Cut the paper to size for the die-cutting machine. Then, die-cut four sheets of paper from each of the six colours.
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After die-cutting, you will have strips like these. You can fold the strips immediately.
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First, fold the diagonals from the centre backwards to create a hat-like shape. Then, fold the small triangles at the bottom forwards.
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Fold the flaps with the small folded triangles upwards towards the centre.
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Fold everything in half with the flaps inside. Repeat these steps for all the paper strips until you have all the triangles.
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These triangles are the building blocks for the project. Start with two triangles of the same colour and one of a different colour. First, decide on the colour order. (In this case, it goes from light green to dark green, followed by orange to light yellow).
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Take a light green triangle as the starting point and slide half of a point of another triangle into the opening at the back. Do the same with the dark green triangle. This way, two different points come together in one triangle.
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Next, take the same colour and slide it over the previous protruding triangle. Then, slide a new colour into the back.
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Repeat these steps until all the colours have been used once. Then, continue with the first colour.
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Keep repeating this until all the colours have been used five times and connect them with a final triangle.
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Turn the whole piece over and continue building in the same way. Offset the colours by half a triangle each time to create a spiral effect.
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Continue building until you reach the desired height. The higher you build, the more it will take the shape of a container or pot. In this example, it is 11 rings high. Optionally, glue a circle of paper to the bottom if you want to close the pot.
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