An obsession with stationery brings tons of enjoyment, between handwritten letters and releasing your creative side. But what do you do when scraps and pieces are left over from multiple stationery sets? The short answer is that you make DIY crafts. Below are four craft ideas that can get made with items from a stationery set. Besides being easy to make, these craft ideas bring hours of enjoyment for adults and children.

1. Colorful 3D Stars

Materials:

Post-it notes

Scissors

Pencil

Glue stick

Directions:

• 1. Fold one post-it note diagonally
• 2. Fold the same post-it note diagonally again
• 3. Turn your triangle so that the folded edge is down and the single point is up
• 4. Use scissors and cut two slits on one side of the triangle – without going all the way to the other side of the triangle (stop at about ¼”)
• 5. Unfold the paper and curl the inside edges together. Use a pencil to make your curl sizes uniform
• 6. Glue the otter edges together
• 7. Turn star over and glue the center edges in the opposite direction of the other two curls
• 8. Repeat five more times so that there are six sections
• 9. Glue the center point of three sections together and then repeat this step with the other sections
• 10. Glue the two halves together

2. DIY Pencil Picture Frame

Materials:

Old picture frame

Glue gun

Lots of broken crayons

Directions:

• 1. Take the frame apart so that no glue gets on the glass
• 2. Arrange crayons next to complementary colors
• 3. Warm glue gun and begin gluing down crayons
• 4. When the frame is covered with broken crayons, set it aside to dry
• 5. Add a picture to the frame and enjoy

3. DIY Expandable Clipboard

Materials:

Plain clipboard

Scrap paper

Scissors

A ruler

Glue or double-sided tape

Directions:

• 1. Use a ruler to measure the clipboard. Cut construction paper to size with an extra inch of paper
• 2. Tuck the cut paper under the clip at the top of the clipboard and ensure that it fits the clipboard
• 3. Cut the tip so that the paper fits perfectly around the clip
• 4. Apply glue to clipboard and smooth paper down
• 5. Let the glue dry and cut excess paper from the edges

Make expandable pocket

• 6. Using three pieces of construction paper, cut one in half
• 7. Fold each half of the paper accordion style
• 8. Glue the edges of the accordion folder paper to the bottom portion of construction paper (you will have an accordion folded paper on both sides)
• 9. Once your pocket is dry, glue it to the bottom of the clipboard

4. DIY Pencil Vase

This pencil vase is perfect for art lovers who enjoy stationery gifts and sets. Besides being beautiful, it provides a variety of colors for writing on stationery, leaving a meaningful impression on the receiver.

Whether the stationery is personalized or embossed with a business logo, the paper makes the perfect gift, and this pencil vase is the perfect addition. Keeping it desktop near note and memo pads keeps the receiver ready to work.

Materials:

Colored pencils

Double-sided tape

Rubber band

Mason jar

Ribbon

Flowers – optional

Directions:

• 1. Clean and dry mason jar
• 2. Wrap double-sided tape around the middle of the mason jar
• 3. Sick the pencils on double-sided tape – placing them close together with the tips up
• 4. Put a rubber band around pencils to keep them in place
• 5. Use the ribbon to cover the rubber band and make a bow
• 6. Add flowers to the vase

Conclusion

As you have read, stationery sets can bring tons of enjoyment -handwriting letters or releasing your creative side. But when you have leftover stationery items, there is something to be done besides tossing the scraps. Four craft ideas to make with excess stationery materials are above. Besides being easy to make, these craft ideas bring hours of enjoyment for adults and children.