Portable Art Box

As an artist, I like to draw a lot. Unfortunately, when away from my house I never have a drawing utensil or paper. I came up with this idea for a portable art box that has all a person needs to draw inside a mint tin.

It can be personalized and is easy to work with. Plus the mints that come in the tin can be a tasty snack while you work.

Step 1 Materials

Some of these materials can be changed, depending on what you have or what you can find.

For the box:

• Mint tin, I used an Altoids box
• Small, divided box
• 4 rivets
• 1 1/2 inch hinge
• Velcro
• Thick cardboard or other strudy material
• Duct tape
• Small pencils or other drawing utencils (2 1/2 inches or smaller)
• Small pencil sharpener
• Eraser
• Business cards or folded paper
   

Tools:

• Riveter
• Drill
• Dremel
• Metal cutter, wire cutter, or anything else to cut plastic

For Personalizing:

• Acrylic paint
• Gloss finish
• Anything else!