Pocket sized Water color kit made from plastic first aid kit with a brush that deassembles

I had so much fun making the Mixed Media art kit that I thought I'd give it a try with water colors. I've seen some pretty cool one's on here and thought I'd give it my own little spin. I also tried to use the "sawed off paintbrush" and realized that the lack of handle really messed me up. So I thought of an idea to reassemble to store and reassemble when I needed. This is a rough idea but it does work, and if you have any better ideas or modifications let me know. Since this is kind of a work in progress I'd love to see what you think. I tried a new "fix" on an attached easel as well.

Step 1: Gathering Materials

For the water color kit. You are going to need a set of water colors that will fit into the box/receptacle that you chose. I had a set of Prang water colors the semi moist kind that come in the cute little box. Imagine my delight when I realized you can totally take them out. So I just removed the blue, red, yellow, black and brown. It also had green, orange and purple/violet. Next I needed a water holder, that wouldn't leak all over my paints. I found a tiny "paint" cup that came with a huge paint pallet where you could store the paint. I bought the lil cups and the pallet from the Dick Blick catalouge a long time ago. I'm sure you can still purchase them. If not there are other cool items you could use just look around. Last time I used holes and twist ties to hold my drawing utensils this time I wanted to try something else. It was suggested to me to try elastic, but alas I lost the piece I had planned to try with. I came up with little "pockets" made from felt and hot glue. For the easel I just cut a groove out of a section of wooden chop stick, I sure do have enough of those laying randomly around. I also found a little red pouch from Walgreens that used to have first aid stuff in it but makes an awesome water proof "portfolio" perfect for the small size of the water color/ thick drawing paper for this kit.

Materials I used ( You can use whatever is most useful to you)
- plastic first aid kit (pocket sized)
- section of wooden chop stick
- old paint brush
- a tiny clasp for necklace looks like a barrel with two small loops one on either end
- hot glue gun and sticks
- felt (lets the door open for bad pick up lines)
- water colors (in whatever colors you like. I chose primary colors , black , and brown, My kit wouldn't fit all of them.
- tooth picks ( I like to use weird things as paint brushes)
- Eye make up applicators (again I like to use weird things as paint brushes. For cool texture tie some pine needles together and run them through water, water colors and onto paper)
- water color/ thick drawing paper
- fine grade sand paper
- a knife to cut the groove for easel

Comments

[goatgirly]

What is the little white thing in the middle of the box? Nice ideas on how to get different textures and the jewelry clasp thing is a way better Idea than I would have come up with. I've got to make this.

[TeachNdahood]

It's a tiny cup insert that came with a special pallet it came with. I ordered them from the Dick Blick Catalouge a long time ago. You could also use the little storage containers that come with travel size containers that you can get at walmart. Instead of snapping shut the ones at walmart's lids screw on. Thanks for the comments and let me know how yours turns out.