Cigar Pochade Boxes

...finally finished!

I found three cigar boxes at an antique store...
The large one didn't have any logos or labels,

so I jazzed it up with some nifty travel labels I had.

I added new hinges a rectangular dowel to the back

to support it when propped open.

Then inside, I outfitted each of them to hold a painting kit!

This one is set up for watercolors.
The dowels inside hold up an acrylic palette,
The ribbons on the back hold a plate-holder
that holds a canvas or board in place.

This one is outfitted for oils.
The white box is a pill organizer
that will soon hold several paint colors.
Shelf brackets slide in between dowels on the side
to hold brushes.
Maple syrup bottles from Cracker Barrel
hold turpenoid and medium.
The third one is a gift... :)

The bottom is fitted with a nut
that fits a universal tripod mount
for plein air painting.
Acrylic stick-on feet protect table tops.

Can't wait for my next market day!

Hope you're having
a happy weekend!

The Farmer's Market

Here I am at my table,

My first show

at the Greeneville Farmer's Market...

My display print and business cards...

Look at the perfect little wire cup I found

to hold them!

I had three sizes of prints available:

8"x10"s, 5"x7"s, and framable greeting cards...

And I came home with fewer than I went with -- yay!

A good friend from my church

talked me into going in the first place.

Here are our tables together...

Thanks, Barbara!

Barbara bought a cabbage from one of the famers

and did a little painting of it at the market;

here I am, pretending to give her some pointers...

...but as you can see, she doesn't need any!

...good times...

...that's Barbara's excellent oil painting

of a lemon on an antique tablecloth.

So talented!

...one farmer was selling green eggs, but no ham...

...and this is next on my project list...

Barbara had the cutest little pochade box

she had made from an old cigar box.

A pill box holds paints,

tiny bottles hold medium and turpenoid,

shelf brackets slide in and out for brush holders,

a special little nut installed in the bottom attaches it to a camera tripod,

the lid props up to hold a canvas,

and a tiny little acrylic palette holds your paint!

Everything you need for painting,

conveniently stored in a tiny little box!

I think I'll make two...

One for watercolors and one for oils...

So I guess I'll be hitting the antique stores this week, and Lowe's!

You can find instructions

for making something similar here.

Hope you had a happy weekend as well!