Cheap And Nice Storage Box For 3 Fountain Pens

[Quichito]

I would like to show you a little box that I made to storage 3 fountain pens at my job.

Unfortunately I didn't take any picture during the making process, but at least I can show you the finish.

The materials are very cheap and took me only one hour to make it:

- little cardboard box that was hanging around my home

- a piece of cardboard to make the inner tray

- 6 drinking straws to make the compartments

- Adhesive velvet

And now... let's go with the pictures:

Closed box (beautiful engraved)

http://i44.tinypic.com/1zg51z6.jpg

Opened box with 3 fountain pens inside

http://i39.tinypic.com/2i9lxd.jpg

Picture of the inner tray

http://i44.tinypic.com/2zyg2yx.jpg

 

 

Hope you liked it, best regards.

[dgturner]

Very nice looking.

[RMN]

Nice.

 

Adhesive velvet??

 

Where do you get this? (I am thinking about a similar project)

 

 

D.ick

[Hoovy]

Looks amazing, especially for the amount of time and money spent.

 

RMN, you should be able to buy adhesive felt at your local crafts store; I don't know what it would be called in the Netherlands, but the employees there should be able to point it out to you.

Edited June 12, 2013 by Hoovy

[Quichito]

Nice.

 

Adhesive velvet??

 

Where do you get this? (I am thinking about a similar project)

 

 

D.ick

In Spain you can get it on DIY or school materials shops

 

Here is a picture of the adhesive velvet (synthetic)

 

http://www.adrada.es/images/375/papel-flocado.jpg

[pavoni]

A clever piece of work. Thank you for sharing. What do you keep your pens in at home?

 

Pavoni.

[RMN]

In Spain you can get it on DIY or school materials shops

 

Here is a picture of the adhesive velvet (synthetic)

 

http://www.adrada.es/images/375/papel-flocado.jpg

Thanks (and Hoovy too...)

 

With a visual like this you know what to look for. And in many colours too, almost like ink...

 

D.ick

[VAgal]

Very nice box. You have given me some great ideas. Many thanks!

[Quichito]

A clever piece of work. Thank you for sharing. What do you keep your pens in at home?

 

Pavoni.

I use to store them in their original cases, but often I use a hand made pen-wrap to store 7 FP (a great gift from a good friend of mine):

 

http://i43.tinypic.com/30w5dh4.jpg

 

http://i41.tinypic.com/34imus0.jpg

[OakIris]

Your storage box turned out very nicely, Quichito. What a great use for a rather good looking cardboard box, some drinking straws and only an hour of your time. Thank you for sharing your ideas and photos with us.

 

In addition to adhesive velvet or felt, you can also get adhesive suede in many colors, for those that want more choices for their pen cradle fabrics.

 

Holly

[fsanflip]

Ran across this thread yesterday while browsing the web for a storage/presentation box that would hold a couple of pens and look good sitting on my desk.

 

After seeing your cool homemade creation I decided to save the $ and make my own.

 

 

Materials:

Empty box from a cigar store............cost: $0.00

Some leftover packing foam.............cost: $0.00

Scrap of velvet..................................cost: $0.00

Total cost: $0.00

 

 

So, a BIG tip of the hat to you for your inspiration on this project.

 

Here's a few shots of how the final box turned out...

 

fred

 

 

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