Making a Quill Pen

So every witch and wizard needs an awesome quill pen to write with, right?  But who has the patience to actually trim a feather and dip it in ink over and over and over to write with?  Certainly not my little wizards!  Hence, the "fake" quill pen.  Super easy to make and cute to look at.

Start with a black ball point pen.  Buy a package of fake feathers . . . we got all kinds of fancy colored ones so we could have a different color for each child.  You will also need black electrical tape or florist tape.

(I forgot to take pictures again!)

Start by putting a feather against the pen.  Place a small part of tape over it  and start wrapping it on.  Wrap all the way around the pen, down to the tip.  It usually works to do this at an angle.  Leave the tip and the end of the pen uncovered (the end is the "refilling" part.).

Voila!  A quill pen that never needs sharpening and doesn't need an inkpot.