Simple creative solutions

[Elizabeth Schott]

After all of the great tips I received on the carpet stains, I thought it would be really fun if all the creative people share their unusual solutions for those "artist" problems that may come up.

My first is for vine charcoal, whenever I carry it or travel I end up breaking it to very small pieces, so I found a metal cigar tube and tada

[Elizabeth Schott]

Second is for those who work with pastels. Dust is everywhere and I hate it on my shoes, so I took an old sweater, cut out the arms from the elbow down, attached Velcro with safety pins for easy cleaning removal. And you get

[Elizabeth Schott]

Here is a close up of the Velcro:

[Elizabeth Schott]

I was visiting Gina Rath

[Elizabeth Schott]

This last one is to keep all those things I am forever looking for or dropping. With hooks and pushpins I can hang my level, loop, ruler and mahl stick.

Please add your ideas even if you don't have an image!