Covering Pens with Polymer Clay: Bic Round Stic

This video shows how to cover a Bic Round Stic pen with polymer clay. These instructions go along with the written tutorial available at:
http://blog.craftygoat.com/2007/05/polymer_clay_pens.html

For a few other brands of oven-safe pens, see this blog post:
http://blog.craftygoat.com/2010/07/covering_pens_with_polymer_cla.html

Since YouTube limits length and content of comments, I prefer you post any questions to my blog.

Video copyright 2007 Angela Mabray. This video is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This means you may not use or re-publish this video for commercial purposes. If you embed one of my videos on your site, I ask that you give full attribution along with a link back to either my blog or my YouTube profile page.

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[PhsycedelicPhish]

What kind of pens should I use? Can I use any?

[craftygoat]

@PhsycedelicPhish Bic Round Stic is the brand I used in this video. See my response to @EastAsiandictator's comment below for more oven-safe pen options.

[xCuteCharmz]

Great video(: ! WHat should I do with the extra clay ? x;

[craftygoat]

@xCuteCharmz Make more pens! :-)

[EastAsiandictator]

Where can I get the White bic pen like in the video.

[craftygoat]

@EastAsiandictator Couldn't tell ya. This video is several years old, and pen availability has changed. The grayish/translucent Bic Round Stics also work for covering, without any real modifications from what's shown in this video. Also, if you look at the "Show More" info notes about this video (or search Google for "Covering Pens with Polymer Clay: New Oven-Safe Pens"), I've got a link to an updated list of oven-safe pens.

[KuteKidKreations]

that was an awesome vid. iv'e been looking EVERYWHERE for a video like this that tells you exactly what to do!! THX

[CommentsSurvey]

I've seen people here in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala use an epoxy clay that doesn't require baking. They leave it in the sun for four hours or so and it hardens on it's own. Don't know the brand... they said they get it from Mexico. They make beautiful pens and bottles and all kinds of things with the clay.

[craftygoat]

@human596 If you're able to remove all the inner mechanical parts, then cover & bake the outer metal part before reassembling... then yes, it should work. Good luck!

[human596]

@craftygoat Thanks for the info! I assumed id have to remove a couple of things, but it seems like the kit would be the best possible idea. I have a mechanical pencil with the outerlining being a metal, that would be okay if i deassemble the mechanical pen, right? :)