A few weeks ago I found a brass fly from my mother's home that I'd had for years. Raise the wing and it's hollow. I was told these things were used to keep salt on the table.

I glued a small piece of shelf lining to the wing above the hinge to protect the pen and keep it from slipping, added a little roll of paper towel, and now I have a pen rest and blotter.

I love making one thing into another.Brass Fly pen rest ol.jpgFly pen rest 2 ol.jpgfly pen rest 3 ol.jpg