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How to Make a Pencil & Business Card Holder

Quick and easy project for the office to hold your pens and business cards.

Step by step process on how to make a simple pencil & business card holder. Perfect for gifts or selling on Etsy and craft fairs.
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1 Day Projects, Office Projects, Upcycling Projects David Picciuto 1 Day Projects, Office Projects, Upcycling Projects David Picciuto

Thrift Store Lamp Upcycle. Trash to Treasure Woodworking Project

Upcycling a thrift store lamp and giving it a new life!

Thrift store find upcycling project. Making a wood lamp with note and pen holder.

I find myself going to thrift stores and antique malls quite often these days to find gems for upcycling. Today was a good day! I found an old “New Home Sewing Machine” and table for only $10! On the same trip I found this desk lamp that I thought would be perfect for a new upcycle project. We’ll save the sewing machine for another article.

I only want the guts and the lamp head so I tear apart this lamp and discard the base and gooseneck cover. I’m using mahogany wood for the base and I cut it in a way that’ll hold Post-it notes and a pen. This was a fun project that only took a few hours to complete. You can bet I’ll be doing some more mantiquing in the future. As always, be safe, be passionate and Make Something!

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Quick and Easy Wooden Pencil Holders

Quick and simple project anyone can do with some basic woodworking tools. 

How to make 2 different wooden pencil holders. 1 has 12 holes to hold a 12 piece graphic art pencil set and a general purpose pencil holder with a large hole to hold many office utensils. A very simple "can do" project made from walnut and plywood with a minimum of tools.

Quick and simple project anyone can do with some basic woodworking tools. This video shows two pencil holders, one for an artist’s 12 piece graphic pencil set and a general purpose home/office pencil holder. Made from walnut and plywood.

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