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Would you like to give your everyday life a creative break? Then start your own craft or do-it-yourself project. At STABILO you will find a variety of different pens that will help you to give your project an individual touch. Below you will find an overview of which pens are most suitable for Crafting and DIY, as well as some tutorials for inspiration.

Your pens for Crafting and DIY projects

STABILO All

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STABILO woody 3 in 1

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STABILO FREE Acrylic T100

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STABILO FREE Acrylic T300

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STABILO FREE Acrylic T800C

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Tutorials

Cards

Artist: Olivia @olivesandletters

Invitation card: Come and join our summer party

  • Step 1: Using STABILOaquacolor, paint different leaves on the edge of a white drawing paper.
  • Step 2: Watercolor the leaves with a brush.
  • Step 3: Add more branches and leaves with the STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 4: Draw the letters with the STABILO point 88.

Gifts

  • Step 1: Cut the different sized shapes for the gifts.
  • Step 2: Paint the shapes with the STABILO Pen 68.
  • Step 3: Glue the gifts onto a card and paint the bows with the STABILO Pen 68 afterwards.

Artist: Sina @mrs.kreativ.unterwegs

Christmas card: Hello Winter

  • Step 1: Put different colors of STABILO Pen 68 brush on a paper and paint them with a brush and some water for a great watercolor effect.
  • Step 2: Cut out the scarf, hat, gloves and small decorations for the scarf from the painted paper.
  • Step 3: Glue the cut out elements on a kraft paper card.
  • Step 4: Add small details with the STABILOaquacolor.
  • Step 5: Draw the letters with the STABILOaquacolor.
  • Step 6: Complete the card with small snowflakes, a frame and shading. You can add these with the STABILOaquacolor and the STABILO Pen 68 brush.

Christmas card: Candy canes

  • Step 1: First paint the basic shape of the candy cane with the white STABILOaquacolor.
  • Step 2: Then you can add the red stripes with the STABILOaquacolor.
  • Step 3: Draw the letters on a white paper with the STABILO Pen 68 metallic.
  • Step 4: Glue your lettering on the card.

Christmas card: Merry Christmas

  • Step 1: Draw the layout with the STABILO pencil 160.
  • Step 2: Use different colors of STABILO Pen 68 metallic to draw bushes, berries and leaves.
  • Step 3: Cut out an oval and decorate it with small dots. Use the STABILO FREE for this.
  • Step 4: Draw the letters with the STABILO FREE.
  • Step 5: Glue the oval onto your Christmas card.
  • Step 6: Decorate the envelope with branches and leaves. Use the STABILO Pen 68 metallic for this.

Roses

  • Step 1: Draw the leaves of a rose with different shades of green STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 2: Draw a rose with a red STABILO Pen 68 brush and cut it and the leaves out.
  • Step 3: Glue the leaves and the rose on a brown card.
  • Step 4: Draw small white dots around your rose with the STABILO Original.

Soap bubbles

  • Step 1: Paint with different pastel colors of STABILO woody 3 in 1 on a foil. 
  • Step 2: Use the STABILO pencil 160 to draw circles on kraft paper. You can use a stencil to help you with this. 
  • Step 3: Use a brush to transfer the colors from the foil to the paper. 
  • Step 4: Watercolor the circles using this technique. 
  • Step 5: Cut out the circles and decorate them with the white STABILOaquacolor. 
  • Step 6: Glue the bubbles to another piece of kraft paper with double-sided adhesive pads. 
  • Step 7: Write the words "let them fly" or a similar text with the STABILOaquacolor. 
  • Step 8: Decorate the card by painting small white dots with the STABILOaquacolor.

Artist: Moira Schweiger @hellohoney_nbg

Happy mother's day

  • Step 1: Pencil in the phrase "Happy mother's day" or other appropriate Mother's Day phrase, four hearts, and the outline of a cloud.
  • Step 2: Letter the saying "Happy mother's day" or another suitable saying for Mother's Day using different red colors of the STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 3: Watercolor one red color of the STABILO Pen 68 brush with a watercolor brush and draw the hearts with it.
  • Step 4: Outline your picture along the pencil outlines with a pink STABILO Pen 68.
  • Step 5: Draw shading into the lettering with a grey STABILO Pen 68.

Artist: Moira Schweiger @hellohoney_nbg

Love you mom

  • Step 1: Draw the layout with the STABILO pencil 160.
  • Step 2: Apply different colors of STABILO Pen 68 brush to a transparency and use a water tank brush to apply them to the paper.
  • Step 3: Watercolor the heart and the ribbon using this technique.
  • Step 4: Draw the letters with the STABILO Pen 68 brush and the STABILO pointMax.
  • Step 5: Outline and decorate the ribbon with the STABILO pointMax.

Happy mother's day

  • Step 1: Lightly sketch the outline of a circle with pencil.
  • Step 2: Using the STABILO Pen 68 brush, draw small flowers in different colors along the circle. Then draw green leaves.
  • Step 3: Letter the saying "Happy mother's day" or another suitable saying for Mother's Day in the center of the circle.

With love

  • Step 1: Using different shades of red STABILO Pen 68 brush, draw 9 hearts on a white drawing paper.
  • Step 2: Cut out the hearts so that a white border remains.
  • Step 3: Glue the hearts to a kraft paper using double-sided adhesive pads.
  • Step 4: Write the words "with love" or a similar text using the STABILO pointMax.
  • Step 5: Decorate the card by painting small white dots with the STABILO aquacolor.

Artist: Moria Schweiger @hellohoney_nbg

You melt my heart

Step 1: If necessary, sketch out your design with the STABILO pencil 160 to get a first impression of the arrangement.
Step 2: Draw the letters with different colors of STABILO Pen 68 metallic.
Step 3: Outline and decorate the Christmas bauble with the STABILO Pen 68 metallic.

Artist: callinigraphy @callinigraphy

Happy mother's day

Step 1: Draw many colorful hearts on a brown card with the STABILO woody 3 in 1 Pastel.
Step 2: Cut out a heart on another brown paper and letter the saying "Happy mother's day" or another appropriate saying for Mother's Day. Outline the heart with small white lines.
Step 3: Glue the heart to the card with an adhesive pad, for example.
Step 4: Write on the back of the card with the STABILO woody 3 in 1 Pastel " I love you Mum" or another suitable text.

Artist: @mrs.kreativ.unterwegs @mrs.kreativ.unterwegs

A mother's love is best of all

  • Step 1: Cut out a small heart shape and outline it with STABILO point 88.
  • Step 2: Fill the heart with small circles, strokes or hatch it.
  • Step 3: Repeat the process several times until you end up with three hearts at the top of the card, and six hearts at the bottom.
  • Step 4: Letter the saying " A mother's love is best of all" or a similar appropriate saying for Mother's Day.

Artist: mrs.kreativ.unterwegs @mrs.kreativ.unterwegs

Best mom ever

  • Step 1: Using the STABILO SENSOR M, letter the phrase "Best mom ever" or another suitable saying for Mother's Day.
  • Step 2: Paint with the STABILO Pen 68 on a smooth surface and watercolor the color with a little water.
  • Step 3: Paint green leaves on your card with a brush. Repeat the second and third step with a grey Pen 68.
  • Step 4: Now watercolor a beige Pen 68 and draw little hearts on your card.
  • Step 5: Watercolor an orange or papaya Pen 68 and draw little stars on your card.
  • Step 6: Watercolor more small green leaves on your card.
  • Step 7: Color your lettering.
  • Step 8: Draw small dots on your card with the STABILO SENSOR F and decorate your leaves with small black lines.
  • Step 9: Glue your card on brown corrugated cardboard.

Artist: Laura Tiedge @letterzauber

Christmas card: It's Christmas time

  • Step 1: If necessary, sketch out your motif with the STABILO pencil 160 to get a first impression of the arrangement.
  • Step 2: Draw the letters with different colors of STABILO Pen 68 metallic and use a brush to generate fluid transitions.
  • Step 3: Paint with the STABILO Pen 68 metallic on a foil and use a brush to pick up the color.
  • Step 4: Decorate the letters with this technique.
  • Step 5: Using the STABILO Pen 68 metallic, paint small dots on the Christmas ball and color the hanger of the ball.
  • Step 6: Use the brush to sprinkle different colors of STABILO Pen 68 metallic over the card.

Artist: Olivia @olivesandletters

Happy Easter

  • Step 1: Draw the outlines of two bunny ears with STABILO FREE Acrylic in white on a black board.
  • Step 2: Using different colors of STABILO FREE Acrylic T300, paint a flower pattern on the bunny's ears.
  • Step 3: Draw the letters with STABILO FREE Acrylic T300 in dark grey.
  • Step 4: Decorate the board by painting dots with different colors of STABILO FREE Acrylic.

Hoppy Easter

  • Step 1: Draw the lettering with the STABILO pencil 160 to get a first impression of the arrangement.
  • Step 2: Draw the letters with the STABILO pointMax and the STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 3: Use a different color of the STABILO Pen 68 brush to add highlights to the letters.
  • Step 4: Draw the Easter bunny outline with the STABILO pointMax.
  • Step 5: Draw the details on the ears and paws with the STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 6: You can now add highlights to the Easter bunny outline with the STABILO Pen 68 brush.

Easter eggs

  • Step 1: Cut out four small Easter egg shapes.
  • Step 2: Using the STABILO Pen 68 brush, color the Easter eggs in wavy motions.
  • Step 3: Paint small dots on the card.
  • Step 4: Glue the four Easter eggs to the card with adhesive pads.

Tutorials

Different surfaces

Artist: Olivia @olivesandletters

Flower vase

  • Step 1: Using the STABILO FREE Acrylic T300 in dark grey and brown, paint the contours of your abstract shapes on a flower vase and color them with the same color.
  • Step 2: Paint further abstract elements with the STABILO FREE Acrylic T300 in brown over your basic shapes, such as leaves, squiggles or circles.
  • Step 3: Decorate your drawings with small dots and other elements using the black and white STABILO FREE Acrylic T100.

Artist: Hannah Rabenstein @hannah_rabenstein

Paper light bags

  • Step 1: Draw the layout with the STABILO pencil 160.
  • Step 2: Draw the letters with the STABILO Pen 68 metallic. The metallic colors create a good contrast on the bag and also shimmer nicely in daylight.
  • Step 3: Cut out small stars from the bag with a scalpel. Use a thicker piece of cardboard as a base for the stars.
  • Step 4: Decorate the bag by drawing small dots with the STABILO Pen 68 metallic.
  • Step 5: Finally, place a tea light in the bag and enjoy the summer nights with beautiful lighting!

Artist: Hannah Rabenstein @hannah_rabenstein

Birthday paper bag

  • Step 1: Draw the layout with the Stabilo pencil 160.
  • Step 2: Trace the letters and elements with the STABILO point 88 and the STABILO Pen 68.
  • Step 3: Add brush shading with the STABILO Pen 68.
  • Step 4: Decorate the bag with small dots and other elements using STABILO point 88 and STABILO Pen 68.

Artist: Hannah Rabenstein @hannah_rabenstein

Paper bag

  • Step 1: Draw the layout with the STABILO pencil 160.
  • Step 2: Draw the letters with the STABILO point 88 and the STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 3: Stick strips of Washi Tape of different lengths to the bottom of the paper bag and draw the flames with the STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 4: Decorate the bag with small dots using STABILO point 88 and STABILO Pen 68 metallic.

Artist: Katja Haas @paper.love

Flower pots

  • Step 1: Separate the outer layer of a milk carton.
  • Step 2: Carefully cut off the top of the milk carton with scissors.
  • Step 3: Using different colors of STABILO woody 3 in 1, paint a flower pattern on the remaining container.
  • Step 4: Use a paintbrush to watercolor the flowers.
  • Step 5: Blow dry the flower pot so that the drawing no longer smudges.
  • Step 6: Use the STABILO SENSOR to write a suitable text on the four outer sides.
  • Step 7: Fold over the top edge of the flower pot.

Stay Wild

  • Step 1: Draw the outline of the lettering "Stay Wild" on the canvas.
  • Step 2: Activate the STABILO FREE. To do this, shake the closed STABILO FREE Acrylic Marker for at least 30 seconds. Pull off the cap and pump the tip several times on a piece of paper until the tip is filled with ink.
  • Step 3: Using a yellow STABILO FREE, draw the letters of the slogan "Stay Wild" and then outline them with a black STABILO FREE.
  • Step 4: Draw a pattern in the letters.
  • Step 5: Color the leaves with different shades of green STABILO FREE. Outline individual leaves again with a different shade of green to make the outlines more visible.
  • Step 6: Color the background with a red STABILO FREE.
  • Step 7: Trace the words "Stay Wild" with a white STABILO FREE.

Cassette on canvas

  • Step 1: Draw the outline of the cassette on the canvas with a pencil.
  • Step 2: Activate the STABILO FREE. To do this, shake the closed STABILO FREEAcrylic Marker for at least 30 seconds. Pull off the cap and pump the tip several times on a piece of paper until the tip is filled with ink.
  • Step 3: Using a yellow STABILO FREE Acrylic T800C, color the background outside the cassette.
  • Step 4: Using a black STABILO FREE Acrylic T100, draw the cassette. Use a purple, pink and blue STABILO Free to draw the stripes and a grey STABILO FREE to draw the circles.
  • Step 5: Letter the saying "Good times mixtape" with a black STABILO FREE.

Artist: Moira Schweiger @hellohoney_nbg

Bag: Happy Easter

  • Step 1: Draw your lettering on the paper bag with the STABILO pencil 160.
  • Step 2: Letter the saying with the STABILO pen 68 brush and add highlights with the STABILO pointMax and STABILO pen 68.
  • Step 3: Draw bunny ears on a sheet of paper with the STABILO pencil 160 and color them in with the STABILO Pen 68 brush and a paintbrush.
  • Step 4: Paint the bunny's flower with the STABILO Pen 68 brush.
  • Step 5: Cut out the ears and the flower and glue them on the paper bag.

Artist: Moira Schweiger @hellohoney_nbg

Pizza box

  • Step 1: Draw the layout with the STABILO Ohtello.
  • Step 2: Color the pizza with the STABILO FREE.
  • Step 3: Draw the letters with the black STABILO FREE.

Tutorials

More projects with FREE Acrylic

Painting on a record

Painting on a plate

Painting on a lamp

Painting on a pinboard

Painting on a flower pot

Colorful easter eggs

Templates

Christmas window pictures

Let it snow

Download template Download mirrored template

Merry Christmas

Download template Download mirrored template

Baubles

Download template

Instruction

Fairy tale castle

  • Step 1: Print out the template you want. You can choose between a winter or a summer fairy tale castle. Paint your window. Stick the template behind the window pane from the outside and attach it with washi tape.
  • Step 2: Draw the template on the inside. Only the white STABILO woody 3 in 1 is used here - but it works with all woody colors if you would like to have it colorful.
  • Step 3: Remove the template from the window pane again and correct small mistakes or imperfections with a damp cloth or cotton swab if necessary. It may also be a little "imperfect", so do not stress.
Download Winter Template Download Summer Template

Tutorial

Advent calendar

Instruction

Advent calendar

  • Step 1: Press the toilet paper roll flat and use a folding leg or ruler to smooth the edges. If you have strong fingernails, you can of course use them to flatten the edges. Remember, you will need to do all the steps 24 times in total...so it will take some time.
  • Step 2: Round the edges of the toilet paper rolls at the top and bottom. Use a round object slightly larger than the toilet paper roll as a template. This step will make it easier for you to fold the pillow box later.
  • Step 3: Paint the front and back of the toilet paper rolls with different colors and patterns. If you have a lot of time and feel like it, you can of course paint the entire surface of the rolls.
  • Step 4: Fold the toilet paper rolls into a pillow box by pressing in the rounded openings. Fill them as you like, e.g. with sweets, pretty messages on paper ...
  • Step 5: Close the pillow box again and fix it with a ribbon that is a little longer at the ends. This is where you will hang the little packages later on the branch/twig.
  • Step 6: Cut out 24 round circles from the black colored paper. Use a glue roll or other round object as a template. You can also cut another toilet paper roll short and use that as a template.
  • Step 7: Label the black circles with the numbers 1 - 24 using the woody 3 in 1 pens in gold and silver, but also in white.
  • Step 8: Tape the labeled circles over the ribbon on the pillow box so you can easily read the numbers. When all 24 packages are ready, you can hang them in different heights on a branch or twig and give someone great joy... gladly also yourself.
Pen overview
Tutorials: Cards
Tutorials: Different surfaces
Tutorials: More projects with Free Acrylic
Templates: Christmas window pictures
Tutorial: Advent calendar