Craft Item of the Day: Beetle Tip Highlighter

We admit it. This week we might be just a tad bit obsessed with the new highlighters we just received, but hey, it's all for great reason. The Beetle Tip Highlighter, which is definitely as interesting as it sounds, is a great tool that brings highlighting to a whole new level. Check out the diagram below!

It's all in how you decide to use this funky highlighter! Using one side over the other makes for a different type of line. In just one tool, you're able to highlight and draw as usual, create double lines with the multitip and doodles with the thin tip!

Tutorial by PaperKawaii.com

A couple of days ago we gave you a sneak peak, and now the tutorial is finally here! Gather your prettiest pieces of paper and give all your attention to this amazing tutorial from PaperKawaii.com. At the end of the tutorial, watch Chrissy decorate the finished product with our Rilakkuma costume stickers and test out the Glitter Craft Pen. Make sure to follow PaperKawaii.com for more kawaii craft tutorials on Facebook and follow her on Twitter at @PaperKawaii.

Make sure you submit photos of your finished product to support@coolpencilcase.com to be featured on our blog!

Happy National Crafts Month!

It's time to get our creative juices flowing and celebrate National Crafts Month! Woo! We've got a great lineup of inspiration and craft tutorials just for you guys. We found some great bloggers to team up with to give you an extra boost of inspiration for all your crafting needs -- Stay tuned!

But in the meantime, every couple of days, we'll be featuring some of our top craft products to get you started on your own projects at home!

The Art Mechanical Pencil isn't quite something you'll find in your local office supply store. These erasable pencils use exclusive rectangular-shaped lead, which comes in handy in more ways than one.

Here's a close-up of the lead. As an artist, you're able to control the thickness of the lines you create. A narrow angle creates thinner line, while the use of a wider angle creates thicker lines. We found that the wider angle was really useful for shading (and a lot quicker too, compared to a dull point on a drawing pencil), and using a narrow line is awesome for defining outlines. This useful tool comes with either black, red, yellow, green and blue mechanical lead. Don't forget, you can collect all of the colors with our refills!

Do you have a one-of-a-kind creation that you'd like to show on CoolPencilCase.com's blog? E-mail support@coolpencilcase.com now to get your art shown!

Happy crafting! :D