| Complete this phrase: "Pen and...." If you're like most | | | | personalised gift? |
| people, words such as "paper" and "ink" immediately | | | | For the perfect pick-me-up during cold winter |
| spring to mind. For a few gifted individuals, however, | | | | months, transform your printed pens into bright |
| these common associations couldn't be further from | | | | bouquets. Simply spray the pens with varying shades |
| their thoughts. Instead, these artists think of | | | | of green paint to form the stems and affix artificial |
| promotional pens as objects of interest and beauty. | | | | flowers with glue and florist's tape. Arranged in a |
| Here are just a few of the ways that printed pens | | | | glass vase, these perky pens will add sunshine to |
| can become works of art. | | | | your day. |
| A few years ago, Costas Schuler became fascinated | | | | Target your inner sculptor and turn your promotional |
| by "art cars." It wasn't long before he began creating | | | | pens into a virtual zoo. With a little polymer clay and |
| one of his own by covering his 1981 Mercedes-Benz | | | | a lot of imagination, you can create giraffes, |
| with pens. Schuler's Mercedes is now covered inside | | | | dachshunds, snowmen, or any creature your mind |
| and out with more than 10,000 printed pens from all | | | | can dream up. This also makes a great project for a |
| over the world. Whether it's the ring of promotional | | | | rainy afternoon in with the kids. |
| highlighters around the wheels or the medallion of | | | | Finally, for the piece de resistance, some folks in |
| printed markers and ball pens on the bonnet, this | | | | Europe have managed to make a working chandelier |
| Mercedes-"Pens" brings a smile everywhere it goes. | | | | entirely out of promotional ballpoints. Using printed |
| If this is a bit too drastic for your liking, try making | | | | pens with translucent barrels, this masterpiece not |
| an eye-catching picture with promotional pens. | | | | only catches the light but it's guaranteed to catch |
| Purchase a plain, white canvas from your local art | | | | your attention. It just goes to show that "classy" |
| store and arrange your favourite printed pens in a | | | | doesn't have to equal "costly." |
| clever pattern, attaching them to the canvas with | | | | These are just a handful of ideas on how to give |
| high-quality glue. Leave the pens their original colours | | | | your dead promotional pens a new lease on life. So, |
| or spray paint them in a rainbow of shades for a true | | | | next time you're tempted to throw your old printed |
| conversation piece. Alternatively, why not embellish a | | | | pens in the bin, why not get creative? |
| photo frame with promotional pens for a truly | | | | |