Ideas on repurposing empty plastic pens
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A long time ago, I saw that Bob Vila (used to be on This Old House) made a lamp shade with all the barrels of empty pens. Maybe you can do something artistic like a mobile?
A beaded curtain?
yes I had thought of that...maybe huh? thanks for your reply
KGive them to the local boys/girls clubs. They can put replacement gels in them so the kids have something to use for schoolwork. Doesn't matter what they look like on the outside looks like as long as the inside writes in blue or black. Alternatively, you could always use them as posts to hold up your houseplants. (?)
I'm thinking about painting them and fashioning into a wind chime.
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For the dried up ink tubes, I'm going to try chopping them up w scissors for a textured placement of color, the way one might use microbeads or for adding to a collage. Hopefully I can fish the plastic tube bits out. If not, might just use it f the texture and paint over it. Not sure if I should then cover it w a varnish of sorts or even clear nail polish.