38 as shown in fig4 c in this embodiment the magnetically attractive mounting surface 40 may be a household appliance such as a refrigerator the magnetic member 38 may be glued or otherwise attached to the back wall 18 of the writing instrument holder 2 the writing instrument holder 2 may also be secured to a mounting surface by a hook and loop fastener 32 as shown in fig4 b hook members 34 can be mounted on an adhesive tape which is secured to the back wall of the body 2 loop members 36 may be similarly mounted on a supporting surface 40 a large number of hook members and loop members may be mounted on either or both the body 2 or the supporting surface 40 by this hook and loop fastener 32 which in one embodiment may be a velcro u2122 fastener an advantage of this embodiment is that the writing instrument holder 2 may be easily removed from a mounting surface and reattached to another mounting surface by merely separating the hook and loop fastener 0029 fig4 d shows a writing instrument holder 2 which illustrates in dashed lines the tubular cells 22 which may each receive a clip of a writing instrument at least a substantial portion of the circumference of the writing instrument holder 2 may be provided with small through punched holes 43 for receiving the needle and stitching to sew the holder 2 to a supporting surface which may be an article of clothing those skilled in the art will appreciate that the thickness of.