RSVP Pens?

[mahodgman]

Ok, so what is an RSVP pen exactly? I've seen posts where people talk about making beaded pens with them, but what kind of pen do you buy to do this? Am I right in thinking that you use double-sided tape like SU's Sticky Tape to adhear the beads to the pen? I think I'd like to try this, but I'm not sure what kind of pens to get.

[row4d]

You get an RSVP pen, of course! :p It's a brand of ballpoint pen made by Pentel. They have nice, large barrels for inserting a piece of stamped copy paper, and a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser works to take the printed name off of the plastic. Here's what they look like:

[tesno]

Hi Mary! Yes, you can use sticky tape to adhere the beads. I'm going to make some of these pens for Christmas gifts this year. I will put them with a stamped memo pad or a journal made from a composition notebook.

[StacieD]

Mary, I did my first RSVP pens this week--they are easy and fun to do! If you do a forum search and type in RSVP or microbead pens, it will take you to lots of threads with instructions. HTH Stacie

[scrown8301]

I love doing pens for my workshops and stuff. I haven't tried the beaded pens with it yet though. I just do regular ones. I take a peice of paper and stamp on it to match my folder or notebook or whatever it is I have and then I roll it up, unscrew the top of the pen and stick it inside and put the top back on. So fun, and easy and the customers love it.

[bulldogdct1]

we have tried several diff kinds and the RSVP pens do work best. Walmart has them the cheapest where we live. Watch Target the clear them out cheap sometimes. ( Hope u have Target. I thinkI would die without the place)

[suepuppy]

I found instructions on the HGTV site. You don't need a clear pen because you use a piece of tape to put the stamped paper on the pen barrel, and a second piece of tape to hold the beads. I'm using Terrifically Tacky Tape that I bought at Michael's. This comes in rolls and sheets. I prefer the sheets because the second piece of tape needs to be about 1/8 inch wider than the first. This works great and I can use any pen that is on sale.