1, prepare materials

Transparent or translucent gel pen. Colored fine sand (color can be selected according to personal preference). A slender needle or syringe is used to inject sand. To clean the fountain pen, firstly, completely disassemble the fountain pen, and clean the refill, pen cap and other parts to ensure that there is no residual ink.

2. Fill with colored fine sand

Select an appropriate amount of colored fine sand and pour it into a fine needle or syringe. Insert the head of needle tube or syringe into the refill hole of fountain pen, and slowly inject sand, taking care not to overflow.

3. Adjust the quantity and color of sand.

According to personal preference and demand, the quantity and color level of injected sand can be adjusted. You can try to mix different colors of fine sand to create more colorful effects. Fold the colored paper into a triangle, draw a curve on the edge of the triangle with a pencil, and cut along the curve with a pencil knife to cut out a triangular template.

Step 4 assemble fountain pens

After sand injection is completed, put the refill back into the fountain pen to ensure firm installation. Then reassemble the pen cap, pen holder and other parts in place. Test the quicksand effect. After the assembly is completed, the test can be carried out. Put the pen tip into the water, gradually lift and rotate the pen body, and observe the drifting effect of quicksand.

Fold the white paper into a triangle, copy the white paper into a triangle with a template, cut the triangle into smaller triangles with scissors, and then splice the triangles together with glue to become a girlfriend quicksand pen.

Matters needing attention

In the production process, be careful when injecting sand to ensure that the pen will not spill or be damaged. If a more stable quicksand effect is needed, a layer of glue can be coated on the backfill hole before sand injection to prevent the sand from loosening.

In a word, the method of making girlfriends quicksand pen is to inject colored fine sand into the refill of fountain pen, and realize the drifting effect of quicksand by gradually lifting and rotating the pen body. In the production process, attention should be paid to the operation details to ensure the safe and stable effect. DIY quicksand pen can be used as a creative gift to share fun with girlfriends.