Oil pastel storage

After four complete years of teaching I have finally figured out a way to sort my oil pastels in a way that will be easy to pass them out as well as store them. It should be relatively simple for my first through fourth graders to keep them organized as well - here's to hoping! Here's the run down. I bought 6 jewelry sorters from Michael's which normally run $8.29 each ,which can be pricy, but I waited until they were on sale for 50% off and then used my teacher's discount on top of that for…

The new pastel Slimbox Mini As you slide it open, there's a plastic protective cover, with foam on the inside, facing the pastels. The box comes with dividers, to organize your pastels as you want. This is the set of 120 Unison half sticks, to give you an idea of what you can fit in here. Original slimbox is a little larger My friend and fellow pastellist Suzanne Godbout from Montreal has designed this nifty travel box for pastels. Many of you have been buying the larger version from her…

There are various ways to store your pastels: drawers, boxes, travel boxes, carriers.

After four complete years of teaching I have finally figured out a way to sort my oil pastels in a way that will be easy to pass them out as well as store them. It should be relatively simple for my first through fourth graders to keep them organized as well - here's to hoping! Here's the run down. I bought 6 jewelry sorters from Michael's which normally run $8.29 each ,which can be pricy, but I waited until they were on sale for 50% off and then used my teacher's discount on top of that for…

When working with chalk pastels, it makes sense to protect the soft chalk pastel sticks. More on soft chalk pastel storage and cleaning.

In this post, I’m going to introduce some tools and materials which you may find useful in painting with oil pastel. Pat will introduce a separate thread […]

A stationery filing cabinet made useful for storing pastels by adding some corrugated cardboard at the base to stop the pastels from rolling around.

An easy do-it-yourself way to make a pastel box that is lightweight, cheap, offers great pastel protection and is easy to ship.

In the spirit of sharing info, today I want to share My Little Travel Buddy. Small Survivor Dry Box: It's a sturdy watertight dry box (I found it on Amazon for $16.). I think it will really fit the bill while traveling light and for kayaking trips. It measures approx. 6.5x9.75 inches...5x8 inside. The box has sturdy closures and four holes on the top and sides for adding a lock, lanyard, carabiner or shoulder strap. It even had a metallic sticker on the bottom for signaling (or maybe…