Polymer clay pens

Have any old biro pens lying around? This is a great way to add a pop of colour to your desk and reuse those old pens.

You will need -

• polymer clay- I used Fimo
• pens- pens which you can remove the ink from
• a rolling pin
• something sharp- a knife or scissors 

 Make sure the ink can be removed, so you are just left with the empty plastic tube.

Choose 2 colours- I went for pink and white. Using half of the clay, roll one colour into a sausage shape and roll the other out flat.

Cut the flat colour into a rectangle shape.

 Wrap the rectangle around the sausage shaped one. Then trim each end so they are the same length.

Chop the long piece into 4-6 equal length smaller pieces.

Pile them on top of each other and roll again into another long sausage shape.

 Slice in to little pieces.

 When you have sliced the whole sausage shape into little piece, they should look like this.

Stick all the little pieces onto the empty pen tube- don't worry about spaces yet! Just stick on so majory is covered.

Once all the pieces are stuck on, roll the pen back and forth and...hey presto! spaces are filled in! make sure it is smooth all over and all the spaces are completely covered.

Bake for 30mins at 110 degrees C (230 degrees F) on a baking tray. Once they're ready, allow to cool for around 15 mins before putting the ink back in.

And now you have some super cool new funky pens for your desk!