Sketching Kit

I found this putter case at the thrift store for $1.39 (and...it was a half-off day, so I only ended up paying about 70 cents for it!) and decided to put it to use as my new traveling sketch kit.





I ordered a little brass plaque online and now I'm official :D

In the altoids case is my watercolor sketch box, the journal is a custom-made leather cover from an ipad case I purcased and didn't like--I've found that I can't work in a bound journal (as evidenced by the amount of shelves I have FULL of pristine bound sketchbooks with NOTHING in them!)

Also in the kit are bundles (see the red socks I knitted) of short watercolor pencils, travel brushes, and a sketching pencil and two pens. The orange thingies are two little silicone cups (intended for dipping sauce, but who eats out of silicone...seriously--ew) that I use for rinsing my watercolor brushes, and a white towel for cleaning up. There's also a small bottle for just enough water (should I need to carry my own) and the small clear plastic pocket holds a pencil sharpener, eraser and an old toothbrush head. Also, there's a little bottle of travel-sized hair spray (empty) for a little more water should I be doing a "wet on wet" technique with the watercolors.

In all, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I need to go break it in now :)