This lightweight felt pencil case is ideal for carrying in a school bag or keeping colored pencils neatly organized on a desk. It folds up so compactly that it takes up hardly any space, and the result is so cute that children will want to have them in different colors and sizes.
To make more versions of this cute and practical felt pencil case, simply use a larger sheet of felt and create more openings to store pencils, markers, and other children's supplies. It's so easy to make that they can even help you create their own pencil cases for their art supplies.
Felt case
With the chosen size for the felt sheet, you can make a case for 12 pencils. These are the materials we will need.
- A sheet of felt fabric
- An ruler
- A piece of Elastic cord
- Pencil
- A cutter or sharp pointed scissors
- A button great
Step by step
First, we'll take some measurements on the sheet of felt to create the case. We need 20 centimeters wide by 30 centimeters long . We'll cut it with sharp scissors.
On the wide side, we make marks every 4 centimeters; we will get 4 marks. We do the same on both sides along the wide part.
Now we place the felt horizontally, and 3 centimeters from the edge we begin to mark the holes where the paints will be placed . Each mark should measure 1,5 centimeters, and we will leave 0,5 centimeters between each one.
Using a craft knife, cut out all the marks you made on the felt; you can also use scissors with a sharp point.
We pass the elastic cord through the button holes and knot it on the inside so that it doesn't come out.
Using a pencil, mark the spot where the button will go, cut it out with the tip of the scissors, and insert the elastic cord . The button should be on the outside.
We already have the pencil case and all that remains is to place each of the colored pencils in its corresponding place.
And that's it, all that's left is to roll the sheet of fabric up on itself , place the string around it and tie it over the button to keep the pencils well stored and organized.