Pen/Pencil Holder Made From Craft Sticks

A simple box for pens and pencils make from craft sicks.
Parts:
1.  Glue
2.  Craft sticks

1.  Place about 10 or 11 sticks flat down on your work surface.
2.  The number should be the length of one stick.

1.  Glue 2 crossbars to attach the base sticks together.

1.  Glue crossbars together in same direction as base sticks.

1.  Continue gluing crosspieces to slowly build up the walls of the box.
2.  You may want to wait for a few sticks to dry before attaching the next ones.
3.  Take your time to make sure the walls are as straight as possible.

1.  Finish the walls.  Generally 3 inches should be workable, but make them as high or low as you like.
2.  Once you hit the desired height, glue 3 crosspieces about an inch apart.  These will help keep the pens and pencils stand a little higher when they are placed in the cup.

1.  Glue 3 additional pieces, crossing the other 3 that were just glued, once again, about 3 inches apart.

1.  After everything has dried, turn the box on its side.
2.  Put additional glue on the corner columns to increase their strength.
3.  Repeat with the additional 3 sides to glue all the columns. 

1.  The finished box has 16 holes.  They should be able to hold 2 pens or pencils each.