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Why is it you can't ever find a pen when you need one? It's as though they have invisible wings that take them far away from where they belong.
Businesses and services know about this disappearing act, and they take on the challenge of safeguarding their pens.
Our local gas station attaches white plastic spoons to the ends with big wads of masking tape. Colorful toothbrushes adorn the pens at the dentist's office, and surgical tape binds tongue depressors to the pens at the medical clinic. Our dry cleaner attaches bundles of wispy down feathers that flutter on the end to keep me smiling as I sign my name to the bill.
But my favorite idea I found at the charming Twiggs Home & Garden store around the corner from my house in Minneapolis. Cleverly arranged in a rustic European terra cotta flowerpot filled with natural soy beans "grow" translucent white pens with faux-green succulents glued to the top, while a little red bird sits on the rim keeping an eye on the till.
No matter where I go, it's as if these pens with personality are saying, "Don't even think of taking me away from here!" Which got me thinking.
Why not jazz up a new set of inexpensive pens and put them in an attractive vase or flowerpot for a practical pen bouquet right at home? Not only will it decorate the phone-message area but there also will always be a pen "write" where you need it! It's an easy and quick project the whole family will enjoy.
First, gather silk flowers, botanicals,
How To Attach Toppers Using Green Floral Tape / Place a stem of a silk flower or party stick going upward about 2 1/2 inches from the end of the pen with the flower or charm on the top end of the pen. Hold in place and wrap the entire length of the pen with the tape. Wrap at a light angle to prevent bunching.
How To Attach Toppers Using A Glue Gun / An adult should carefully remove the button at the end of the pen with an X-acto-style knife. Insert a tiny stem or narrow part of an object in the hole and secure in place with the glue gun.
