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DIY Elf Desk Tidy & Pencil Pot

December 7, 2018

Earlier this week, we saw the Santa Tin Can Pen Pot.. today it is time for our Elf Desk Tidy. Welcome back to another Christmas MINI series. We don’t have THAT many elf crafts on this site (muste rectify that ASAP!! Though we do have some cool Elf Puppets to print and make). So I thought and Elf Desk Tidy or Elf Pen Pot would be perfect!As with our Santa Pencil Pot version, this craft doubles up nicely as a little Elf Candy Holder too! And BOTH crafts make wonderful 5 minute crafts for Christmas. A quick and easy way to decorate for Christmas and get all your pens and pencils in order!. Nothing quite like an upcycle and adore how paper quickly and easily transform a tin can into a super duper festive room decor for kids! Fantastic Paper Craft and we do love a great set of Christmas Crafts for Kids!

Easy DIY Elf Desk Tidy and Elf Pencil Pot. How to make a Christmas Desk Tidy from Tin Cans and Paper. Easy Elf Christmas Decor for kids

Tin Can DIY Elf Desk Tidy – Materials

  • clean tin can with label removed
  • paper in green, red, yellow and black
  • scissors
  • glue stick
  • tape

How to make a Elf Desk Tidy or Pencil Pot

If you have made one of our many Tin Can Pencil Pots before, you will know what a super quick and easy 5 Minute Craft this is!! I have, as per usual, a quick Elf Desk Tidy Video How To for you, but also added written instructions for you below! Enjoy!

 

How to make a Elf Desk Tidy or Pencil Pot – STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Begin by measuring out your green paper for your Elf’s body.

I find wrappingt the paper around the tin can and creasing it a little, gives you the perfect cutting guide lines. You can of course also get a ruler out!!!

Cut 2mm to inside of your crease. Check against your tin can that you have the correctly sized rectangle.

Time to make your Elf’s details

Easy DIY Elf Desk Tidy and Elf Pencil Pot. How to make a Christmas Desk Tidy from Tin Cans and Paper. Easy Elf Christmas Decor for kids

For your elf pencil pot you will a red collar, a belt (similar to our Santa’s belt) and some buttons.

Cut out a thing black strip for the elf’s belt – approximately 2cm wide. Then cut a black square 2cm x 2cm for the buckle’s centre. Next cut a yellow square approximately 4cm x 4cm. You are basically making the same belt as for the Santa Pencil Pot, just a bit thinner!

For the elf’s collar – cut a 3cm wide red strip of paper and then cut some triangles into it.

Finally cut out two circles (use a 5p coin as a stencil if needed).

Easy DIY Elf Desk Tidy and Elf Pencil Pot. How to make a Christmas Desk Tidy from Tin Cans and Paper. Easy Elf Christmas Decor for kids

Stick your elf’s body details together.

Finally assembly of the elf desk tidy.

Easy DIY Elf Desk Tidy and Elf Pencil Pot. How to make a Christmas Desk Tidy from Tin Cans and Paper. Easy Elf Christmas Decor for kids

Add a little tape to the width of the green paper and tape to the tin.

Cut a second piece of tape.

Easy DIY Elf Desk Tidy and Elf Pencil Pot. How to make a Christmas Desk Tidy from Tin Cans and Paper. Easy Elf Christmas Decor for kids

Wrap the green paper as neatly as you can around the tin can and tape in place.

Easy DIY Elf Desk Tidy and Elf Pencil Pot. How to make a Christmas Desk Tidy from Tin Cans and Paper. Easy Elf Christmas Decor for kids

Your TIN CAN Elf Desk Tidy DIY is FINISHED!!!

The elf tin can desk tidy joins our:

  • Santa Desk Tidy
  • Reindeer Desk Tidy
  • Snowman Desk Tidy and…
  • Penguin Desk Tidy.

Aren’t they all adorable?!

More great Christmas Crafts for Kids here:

Easy DIY Elf Desk Tidy and Elf Pencil Pot. How to make a Christmas Desk Tidy from Tin Cans and Paper. Easy Elf Christmas Decor for kids

 

 

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