Colored Pencil Vase Turned on the Lathe DIY

Make an easy pencil vase!

I like stationery. This chalk vase is an especially great DIY project from start to finish. My husband and I made this fun craft together. Make your own resin pencil vase and wooden car. This fun part of the conversation will be a coffee table discussion!

This vase is perfect for making promotional school supplies! Or ... throw away all the stocks, pieces and fragments of recent years and make a vase out of the remnants.


Colored pencils work best. When I was in high school, I was invited to an advanced art class, but I needed some supplies. High quality crayons were on the list. In times when there was no Internet, it was much more difficult and expensive to buy these faucets.

My mom was having financial difficulties, but she gave me a pack of 24. Each of them costs more than a dollar. But those were the biggest crayons... and I learned to love work, not art. Hahaha, I'm a craftsman, but I don't consider myself an artist.


Although 216 colored pencils were used for this vase, the real star of this project is the glossy resin finish. Without it, he looks boring and expressionless. Let's start!

Additional seating:

• Easycast Pure Cast Epoxy
• syringe distortion
• Colored pencil (many)
• Plastic molds (small vinegar bottles)
• Pieces of wood waste
• rock or weight
• Empty box
• Mixture of cups, stirring sticks, disposable handles and work surfaces
• hobby knife
• packing tape
• saw the table
• LED / LED tool

Step 1: Pencil

Start by looking for a lathe-sized container. No more than 8 inches in diameter and no more than 12 inches in height. I found this cleansing vinegar at the dollar store and the pot was perfect. I cleaned the bathroom and the toilet... then the bowl of crayons started working.


Use a utility knife to cut off the top of the dish.


Wrap the colored pencils tightly in the container. Place 216 colored pencils in the container.


Then use some transparent packing tape and wrap around the container and the tips of the colored pencils.

Step 2: Mix the resin

Step 3: Throw Resin

Then I put a piece of wood and a rock on top to keep the colored pencils from floating. Now just let the resin dry and harden for a few days.


Once the resin has hardened, use a utility knife to cut open and remove the plastic container.

Step 4: Replace the lathe

Then take the block to turn on the lathe. Use the Led cutting tool to cut and shape the vase. Work slowly and remove small pieces at a time.


It's a long process, but it's best not to rush. When you're working on a pencil lift, it's a cut.


Taking shape in a vase! We decided to dig deeper to reveal a second layer of colored pencil on the side.


Add the desired decorative lines and curved shapes. It is a pleasure to wait in vases to show all the low colored pencils.


When we were completely satisfied, we cut off the bottom edge of the vase with a saw.


Other than that, it just looks really good!


Now Dani is all engraved and amazing!


The top looks so pretty with light colored pencils randomly placed around.


And the base is great too --- gives full space for the number of colored pencils used.


Over-processing leaves the pencil slightly colored. Therefore, a resin finish is required.

Step 5: Glossy Finish

Extras needed for a great finish:

• Envirotex light gloss finish for molding
• Spinner Tumblr
• Mixing cups, mixing sticks, disposable gloves and countertops