A quick craft from my side before I crash and burn.
All you need is some used coloring pencils or steal some from your kids. The tricky part is to get them cut and holed. But I guess if you have a man by your hand you could just ask him. I usually pick used ones at the end of the year and ask the kids at wood shop class to cut them for me and then store them with the rest of my beads.
Then add some wire and there you go. Super fast. Takes around 1 min per earing.
You can go crazy with these. Make rings, necklaces, keychains, etc. So don't toss the bad or used ones away. Pretty much everything can still have a purpose.