Painting
supplies from recyclables
I often repurpose things for my painting supplies.
These are a
collection of bottles I use. All are small and so are great water containers
some are better as they have bigger mouths.
You can find these in most grocery stores but some are from
my travels and are from the toiletries in hotels. You can often buy these in
the grocery store aisle where they sell travel stuff.
The second one from
the left is a small bottle that came in a kit one had salad dressing and one
had a marinade. They are slim and yet hold quite a bit and fit in tiny places
The next shot is of my painting palettes for travel.
One is an eyeshadow
box where you can trade out shades but has lovely spaces for 4 colours or even 5 if you use the slot for
the brush as well. The one problem is it doesn’t open flat so the mirror does
not become a good mixing place. There are others out there this is just an
example and check out the dollar stores they have then there too. Then the
small yellow and white one is a pill box from Targets $1 spot. The white lifts
out so is wonderful as it will go in a pencil box actually 2 will fit and leave
space for 4 small ½ pans and a brush or three.
The altoids tins are the mini ones as you can see and I put
sculpey clay in them and pressed out holes for the paints. Then I baked it and
then painted the lid with appliance touch up paint to make it less likely to
rust and also to give a nice mixing palette.
The last one is a Johnson and Johnson first aid kit that I
places 2 pill containers (they came 7 to a box in a larger box that would work
well for other supplies as well, each one is for one day) I pulled the lids off
to save weight. Then I added a few extra ½ pans down the side and some of that
expanding sponge which is great for holding everything in place and for
cleaning your brush off when you have too much water or paint.
In case you didn’t
notice they are lying on a thin chopping mat that I was given after a function
a friend did and it is great for placing your paper on to paint. Great for when
you wet both sides to hold it and stop buckling and also to catch paint that
escapes
The next picture is
odds and ends. A bug spray (from the dollar store) makes a great mini
mister when it is empty
The second bottle is a tiny shampoo bottle but when it opens
the lid can become a very small water container. The pink lidded one was from
sprinkles. The next one is a button container from Hobby Lobby and is a great
way to carry pencils pens and all those fun things or short brushes.
The top box is a photo box and I will show you how it became
a small travel lit all on it’s own that fits perfectly in a pocket of my travel
jacket. Great for painting on planes as well.
The last one I found in my pantry. It had had those stick
things you mix into bottled water in it and will be a very cute container for a
micro kit. I am still working out what I want in it.
These are my plastic containers Ok some of them the flat
thing works as a great palette and comes from my dishwasher blocks I use. It
keeps them apart so the gel cover doesn’t stick to each other but is flat with
small sections just great. Could also be used for paint and cut to size and
stacked in a gift tin
Next is the insert that held either the snack sized crab
cakes or mini Quiches I like and as you see makes a great palette. Can also be
cut up to make small bowls for mixing pours.
The next one is a pringles small snack container and makes a
great water container.
The last is my favorite water container made from the new
styled Yogurt containers, the ones with the stuff you add to the yogurt. You
can have two sides one with dirty water and still have a bit of clean to add to
colours
The next picture is my gift card tin. I have a set of Donna
Dewberry’s brush that has exchangeable heads so you only need one handle and a
travel brush. In it fits the micro altoids tin of paints and a mini mister. I
use a lid from a spice bottle as a water container and a small piece of sponge.
The lid is also painted white for easier mixing and rust control
The next one is my “photo” container from Hobby Lobby and in
it I can get a small altoids tin, some aqua brushes, a mini mister. My small doodad
that holds the micro paint kit attached to the pad, wax crayon for resist and a
small piece of sponge. A pencil and sometimes a sharpie or Pilot pen too. Then all
I have to add is the pad.
I also have a really tiny set that is just my thin moleskin
with a tiny piece of paper tucked into the back with some paint dots on it and
in my purse I carry an aqua brush that is like a fountain pen style so doesn’t
mess.
I have found these cute little clear envelopes for carrying
business cards that stick inside things so have my paper palette in one of
those in the book without the flap. It can also hold a few small pieces of
paper to paint on in the kits.
Well thanks for
bearing with me and hope this helps the other addicts out there
