{"id":33190,"date":"2014-08-13T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=33190"},"modified":"2014-08-20T07:57:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T15:57:42","slug":"make-color-blocked-pencils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2014\/08\/make-color-blocked-pencils\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Color Blocked Pencils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33192\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/color-blocked-pencils-402x599.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Color Blocked Pencils\" width=\"402\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/color-blocked-pencils-402x599.jpg 402w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/color-blocked-pencils-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/color-blocked-pencils.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We love back-to-school time. \u00a0It&#8217;s always sad to see summer end, but fall makes up for it with some of our favorite things: \u00a0fun school supplies! \u00a0Over at <strong>The Crafted\u00a0Life<\/strong>, Rachel used a simple color blocking technique to dress up plain pencils. \u00a0You don&#8217;t have to be a kid to appreciate this project &#8211; even adults need some fun office supplies every once in a while! \u00a0Who wants a boring cup of regular ol&#8217; pencils when you could quickly, easily, and cheaply whip up a set with some personality? \u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/thecraftedlife.com\/diy-color-blocked-pencils\/\">how to make color blocked pencils<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pencils, on hand or $1<\/li>\n<li>Paint, on hand or $1 and up<\/li>\n<li>Tape, on hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a0Free and up!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love back-to-school time. \u00a0It&#8217;s always sad to see summer end, but fall makes up for it with some of our favorite things: \u00a0fun school supplies! \u00a0Over at The Crafted\u00a0Life, Rachel used a simple color blocking technique to dress up plain pencils. \u00a0You don&#8217;t have to be a kid to appreciate this project &#8211; even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":33192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,13,14],"tags":[557,3126,5256,1650,56,222,3116,848],"class_list":["post-33190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1-and-free","category-cheap-crafts","category-kids","category-office-crafts","tag-back-to-school","tag-color-blocking","tag-kids","tag-masking-tape","tag-office-supplies","tag-paint","tag-pencils","tag-school-supplies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Make Color Blocked Pencils &#187; 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