Mandy's Making Crafts: More post-it note holders with matching pens and Melinda's classroom

I had a feeling I was going to get so busy with school starting that my blog was going to be put on the back burner. But now I'm back and I have a month of projects to catch up on. About a month ago I went to my friend Melinda's classroom to get some ideas from her. She is one of the craftiest people I know. :) She had been painting up a storm in her room. While she worked in her room, she put me in charge of making some post-it note holders. She had a cute selection of scrapbook paper and ribbon, so it was lots of fun. She had bought the 5x7 frames so there was more room for ribbon and for the pen to sit. I'll show you directions for those too.

The pink post-it notes are the jumbo size. I love how all of these turned out!

Melinda taught me how to make the matching pens. You take apart the pen and cut a piece of matching scrapbook paper the same length as the middle part of the pen. I had to play with this part each time and cut a little off, then cut a little more. But then I got the hang of it by the time I made the last pen.

Then you roll the paper around the inside part of the pen.

When you stick it back in, that's when you might have to cut off the extra. When you screw the bottom part on, the paper will twist if there is any extra. This is the part that I had to play with and keep cutting a little more off each time.

These pens are super easy to make and such a great idea, Melinda! :)

Melinda had been busy painting lots of things in her room that week. This is a desk her parents found that someone was getting rid of that she painted. Super cute!