This decorative pencil holder is great for organizing pencils, paint brushes, pens, and/or markers. We used chalkboard paint, and a little ribbon to give new life to an empty baby formula canister!
This is messy, so you might want to do the painting part outdoors. We used a water-soluble non-toxic chalkboard paint. You can find chalkboard paint at a craft store. We removed the paper label from the baby formula canister, and Emily covered the outside with the paint. It takes about two coats. 
Once the paint is dry, glue some ribbon around the top and/or bottom edge of the canister. Emily loved drawing on hers, erasing it, and drawing again!
Fill with pencils, paint brushes, markers, and/or pens. Isn’t it great to be organized?
May 15th, 2009 on 7:24 am
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May 15th, 2009 on 7:53 am
Cute!
May 15th, 2009 on 8:28 am
Thanks, Steph! That is so sweet of you!! I’ll head over to check it out.
May 15th, 2009 on 8:51 am
Great idea!! We’re BIG into chalk paint right now….it’s SO fun! Thanks for the idea!
May 15th, 2009 on 10:56 am
That’s so cool. I love the idea.
May 15th, 2009 on 11:20 am
Wonderful Idea. And fun for the kids too.
Thanks for sharing.
May 15th, 2009 on 11:39 am
Wow, I love this one!
May 15th, 2009 on 1:57 pm
What a good idea to use chalkboard paint!
May 15th, 2009 on 3:33 pm
Perfect for classroom supplies as well. Muchas gracias from Texas
May 15th, 2009 on 3:47 pm
Great idea! I need to get me some of that chalk paint.
May 15th, 2009 on 7:37 pm
The pencil holder looks great, a very fun idea.
Thanks for sharing with Friday Showcase!
May 15th, 2009 on 10:18 pm
Very cool!
May 16th, 2009 on 6:27 am
The uses for that chalkboard paint are endless. I’ve always wanted to try it. Thanks for linking the adorable project to Kid Friendly Friday! Enjoy your weekend~
May 17th, 2009 on 5:35 pm
Very neat!
I was actually considering using a similar canister for my kitchen utensils.
Great to see the children getting in and enjoying themselves.