{"id":89585,"date":"2026-04-01T13:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/?p=89585"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:36:22","slug":"mod-roc-dad-pen-pot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/mod-roc-dad-pen-pot\/","title":{"rendered":"Mod Roc Dad Pen Pot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Accessorise Dad\u2019s workspace with a charming rustic pen pot gift for Father\u2019s Day. This effective craft allows your dad to store his favourite stationary in a stylish and practical way. Hand-crafted using a recycled tin can, mod roc bandages, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paint\">acrylic paint<\/a>, it the perfect handmade keepsake that he will use and appreciate every day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessorise Dad\u2019s workspace with a charming rustic pen pot gift for Father\u2019s Day. This effective craft allows your dad to store his favourite stationary in a stylish and practical way. Hand-crafted using a recycled tin can, mod roc bandages, and acrylic paint, it the perfect handmade keepsake that he will use and appreciate every day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":89593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,27,392,363,242,227,231],"tags":[740,688,562],"class_list":["post-89585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-grown-ups","category-can-craft","category-diy-stationery","category-fathers-day","category-occasions","category-themes-grown-ups","tag-can-craft","tag-diy-stationery","tag-fathers-day"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["1+ day"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects","Art Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K2144","time":"","skill_level":"","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"<ul>\r\n<li>Tin can<\/li>\r\n<li>Water pot<\/li>\r\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Add a small gift, such as a hot chocolate sachet or socks, into the pen pot to make it extra special!","image_01":89588,"step_instruction_01":"Start by cutting 6-8 lengths of mod roc bandages, measuring them around the tin can. Cut one of the bandages in half length ways.","image_02":89589,"step_instruction_02":"Fold and roll the bandages to create long rectangles.","image_03":89590,"step_instruction_03":"Create the pen pot by dunking the folded bandages into the water and applying them onto the can. Smooth out the edges with your finger or a paintbrush to create the clay look. Fold the thinner bandage over the top of the can to seal in the edge. Allow this to dry overnight.","image_04":89591,"step_instruction_04":"Paint the pen pot using your dad\u2019s favourite colours.","image_05":89592,"step_instruction_05":"Varnish the pen pot to give it a shiny look!","image_06":"","step_instruction_06":"","template":"","related_projects":"24697,50770,7899,4797,50787","latest_idea_content":"most-recent","show_date":false,"adult_supervision_needed":"Yes","youtube_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N6o0jB-1Qpk","products":"FN208,FN505,FE334,FE585","fbt_products":"","recommendation_products":""},"view_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89585"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91152,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89585\/revisions\/91152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}