Step 1. Using
a Bic Round Stic pen, start by removing the ink cartridge with
a pair of pliers and set aside.
Step 2 - Wrap your pen using Red Liner tape.
The 1" roll is just the right width for the barrel of the
pen. The Red Liner is the best tape for the job because it is
extremely sticky and thin enough it doesn't add any bulk to your
pen.
Step 3 - Next, cover you pen with anything you'd like,
including beads, leafing flakes,
decorative paper, etc.
Stamp Artist Kristy Dreyer
Step 4 - Once your pen is completely covered in your
medium of choice, you can coat with Diamond Glaze.
The easiest way to do this is to dip the pen directly into the
bottle, be sure the open end does not get submerged- you don't
want the Diamond Glaze in the barrel. As you remove it, use your
fingers to smooth out
the glaze. (Note: you can also coat with Diamond Glaze using
a paintbrush.)
To dry, place on a skewer stuck in Styrofoam (be sure the end
of the pen doesn't lay against the Styrofoam or it will be glued
there). Allow the Glaze to dry for a few hours (overnight is
best to be safe).
Covered with Gold Leaf Flakes
Stamp Artist Kristy Dreyer
Covered with embossing powder
Stamp Artist Kristy Dreyer
Covered with glossy paper - with
Rainbow Inks
Stamp Artist Kristy Dreyer
Covered with glitter
Stamp Artist Kristy Dreyer
Step 5 - Once the Diamond Glaze is thoroughly dry, replace
the ink cartridge and you're ready to write.
When your pen dries out, simply replace the cartridge with one
from a new pen.
Stamp Artist Diane Miller
After receiving some decorative pens
with the above directions from Stamp Artist Kristy Dreyer, I
thought I'd give this a try myself.
I wanted to follow Kristy's instruction, but I also had to use
the supplies I had on hand.
I covered my pens with a 1 x 5"
piece of Suze Weinberg's Wonder Sheets. I
had some double sided tape, but found the Wonder Sheets were
easier for me to work with.
I had a several different colors of Suze Weinberg's Zamora Beads,
as well as her Wonder Beads on hand. Finally I get to use my
Zamora beads!
Once I had my pen barrel covered with a Wonder Tape Sheet, I
poured some Zamora Beeds into a tidy tray and simply rolled my
pen back and forth until no more beads would stick. Because
the Zamora beads are a little larger bead, there were tiny gaps
between them. I poured some gold Wonder Beads into my
tidy tray and re-rolled my pen. Not only were all of the
tiny gaps filled ... but my pen now had just a hint of gold to
it ... which really brought the color of the Zamora Bead out!
I was so thrilled at how my first pen turned out, as you can
see by the picture above, I made seven more!
I wanted to coat my pens, like Kristy's directions suggest, but
... low and behold I had no Diamond Glaze on hand ... go figure!
I firmly rolled each of my bead covered pens on my work area
to make sure my beads were really secure. Then ... just for the
heck of it, I took the pens and dropped them on the floor ...
a few times. I was thrilled to see the Wonder Tape Sheet
I used had secured my beads in place, and therefore I did not
find the need to coat my pens.
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