Transforming Your Pen into a Slingshot

If you want to transform your pen into a slingshot and play with your friends in class, this is the idea you need. To make it, we need a thick straw that we're going to cut at 13 cm on the other side, making a mark little bit before the centimeter. When we have this tube, let's work with a strip of paper with these measurements and roll it in as fine as possible so that we have a roll like this.

We're going to paste it because I don't want it to come undone, and look, you should have something like this. Paste this on the top part where we have our mark in our straw. Look, this is how it should look. Afterwards, we're going to paste another strip of paper around it, make sure it's tight to hold everything up. We'll stick the pen inside the straw, and we're going to leave a space like this; we're going to hold the rubber band there this way, a little bit tense, and we're going to cut the excess.

We're going to make knots on the edge so that it doesn't come out, and I always make double knots just in case. When both sides have their knots, place the rubber band like this with a strip of insulating tape, give it a run around the pen, place the rubber band with the knots coming out, and now give it some turns so that this is very tight and the rubber band doesn't move.

Making a Lipstick Pen

If you like makeup, this lipstick pen is perfect for you. Making it is very easy; we're going to need a lipstick that you're not going to use anymore, remove the tip, clean the inside very well, and then we're going to add half a layer of hot glue. Take the lipstick all the way down, and now we're going to use a strip of pen with ink in them place it like this, using the lid we're going to measure where we're going to cut it.

There is where we're going to add a tip of hot glue so that the ink doesn't come out. Now, we're going to work with clay; you can work with cold porcelain, but I'm using foam clay. We're going to make a shape that looks like a tongue, we're going to cut the tips so that we have the lipstick shape, and then we're going to add the ink. This part requires patience in order to end up perfect.

Remember, the cylinder shouldn't end up as thick or too tall neither; also, work with the tipso that it doesn't lose that lipstick shape. When you like how it looks because it looks more like a lipstick and it's also dry, we're going to paste it in our pen, check it fits, and paste it with a little bit of hot glue.

Making Your Own Ruler

This is the most magical part; place it in a container with water, let the paper get wet. Then, with a lot of patience because this takes a while, remove the paper after you've been removing the paper for a while, you're going to realize that the ink is still there, and the craziest thing is that when the tape dries up it becomes sticky again.

We're going to paste this on top of the straws, and cut off the excess. You can also fold it back but I think that it's going to look ugly so I prefer to cut everything right in the border. There you have it; your ruler looks beautiful; you can leave it like this but I need it to have a kawaii touch, so we're going to paint a face on the cloud.

To do that just use permanent markers. Isn't this ruler really cute? I'm going to take it everywhere with me because it's also small and fits in my bag. Besides, it's so cute that all of your friends are going to ask for it.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHello Crafters! Welcome to this video where...Ugh! What does she want?-Hey Liz.-Ugh!Well, I was telling you that we're going to talk about-Liz listen to me!-If you want to transform your pen into a slingshotto play with your friends in classthis is the idea you need.To make it, we need a thick strawwhich we're going to cut at 13 cm.on the other side, make a marka little bit before the centimeter.When we have this tubelet's work with a strip of paperwith these measurementsand we're going to roll it in as fine as possibleso that we have a roll like this.I'm going to paste itbecause I don't want it to come undoneand look, you should have something like this.Paste this on the top partright where we have our mark in our straw.Look.This is how it should look.Afterwards we're going to pasteanother strip like the one we hadaround it. Make sure it's tightto hold everything up.We're going to stick the pen inside the strawSee, I told the straw isn't that thinthe pen should be able to fit inside.and we're going to leave a space like thiswe're going to hold the rubber band there this waya little bit tense and we're going to cut the excess.We're going to make knots on the edgesso that it doesn't come out.And I always make double knots just in case.And when both sides have their knotsPlace the rubber band like this.with a strip of insulating tapegive it a run around the penplace the rubber band with the knots coming outand now give it some turnsso that this is very tightand the rubber band doesn't move.Stick in the straw againand the tape should be enough to hold the strawand that it doesn't overlap.Can you see? Like this.For the slingshot to workwe need to put the rubber bandon top of the paper rolland honestly I don't like the black tape at allso I'm going to decorate it on top with washi tape.Look it looks more colorful!Now we're going to test it out.We need to stick the straw infix the rubber band on top of the paper rolland you're also going to need paper ballsthese are made from colored paperbecause they weight more and work better.Now let's test this out.Ready! You have finished your slingshot pen.Perfect to bug your friends a little bit in classwhen they're not listening to you.-Stop it! What do you want?-Can I borrow your ruler?-All of that was just for a ruler?-Not that one the other one.-Which one? This one?-Obviously.-Okay, but give it back to me.Make a beautiful ruler that no one can resist.We need colored straws.I have these from a project that I didn't end up usingI'm going to cut the bendy part.On the other side, we're going to place a couple of towelsso you can flat iron on top.And we're going to need a piece of waxed paperthe kind that's for the kitchen.Place the straws on top of the waxed paperin the order you want.I'm obviously choosing a rainbow.Fold the waxed paper on topleaving the straws really close to each otherand now being very careful we're going to iron on top.Iron it until you feel that the straws have melted.Then, start to do this with the towelso that they peel and don't fold.Be careful because this is very hot.Do the same thing on the other sideand you'll realize that it's a lot easier to remove this.Cut off the excess.Since I'm making a rainbow rulerI need a cloudso I'm going to repeat the process using white straws.Then, using the template you can downloadI'm going to make 2 cloud shapeswhich we're going to cut until we have this.We're also going to need a piece of strawof the size of the rulerwhich we're going to place on top like this.We're going to iron itjust like we did with the colored straws.Remember it's easier to peel everything offby wiping it with the towel when everything is warmand you're going to have this.This will help so that the cloud doesn't look colorfuland it looks white instead.Now, place the clouds on topand we're going to iron it.This might take a little bit longerbecause you need to melt all 3 straw layers.But at the end you'll have somethingreally beautiful and cute like this.This number part is magical.We need the template with the numbers.Place it next to our rulerbecause you're going to realize it's longer,so I'm going to cut off the numberswe're not going to use.Add thick tape on top.And add pressure with our nailsso that it sticks better.Now this is the most magical part.Place it in a container with waterand let the paper get wet.Then with a lot of patiencebecause this takes a whileremove the paper.After you've been removing the paper for a while,you're going to realize that the ink is still thereand the craziest thing is that when the tape dries upit becomes sticky again.So we're going to paste thison top of the straws.And cut off the excess.You can also fold it backbut I think that it's going to look uglyso I prefer to cut everything right in the border.There you have it.Your ruler looks beautiful,you can leave it like thisbut I need it to have a kawaii touchso we're going to paint a face on the cloud.To do that just use permanent markers.Isn't this ruler really cute?I'm going to take it everywhere with mebecause it's also small and fits in my bag.Besides it's so cute that all of your friendsare going to ask for it.-Miss Rangel please come to the frontso I can check your homework.-Yes I'm, coming.I'm going to check it butI don't a have pen.Hold on a second miss Rangel-That pen looks familiar!If you like makeupthis lipstick pen is perfect for you.Making it is very easywe're going to need a lipstickthat you're not going to use anymoreremove the tipwe need to clean the inside very well.And then we're going to add half a layerof hot glue.Take the lipstick all the way down.And now we're going to use a strip of penthe parti with the ink in them.Place it like thisand using the lid we're going to measurewhere we're going to cut it.there is where we're going to add a tip of hot glueso that the ink doesn't come out.And now we're going to work with clayyou can work with cold porcelainI'm using foam clay.We're going to make a shape that looks like a tonguewe're going to cut the tipso that we have the lipstick shapeand we're going to add the ink.Then we're going to start to work with the clayso that we make the shape of lipstick.This part requires patience in order to end up perfect.Remember the cylinder shouldn't end up as thickor too tall neither.Also work with the tipso that it doesn't lose that lipstick shape.And when you like how it looksbecause it looks more like a lipstickand it's also drywe're going to paste it in our pencheck it fitsand paste it with a little bit of hot glue.Now you have your very own lipstick pen!You can make it the color that you prefer.I think it's practical to carry in your backpack.Another thing I loveis that you're going to recycle the lipstick tubeswhich you weren't thinking on using.If you're an applied Crafterwho got to this part of the videocomment using the lipstick emoji.-I'm surprised, it's the first time you got an A+Ah, I love this pen a lot.It's so pretty.\n"