Measuring Stickers
· tool tip stickers measuring 
Have you ever been trying to draw something like a mandala, using a plastic protractor, and your tool slides as your drawing? It’s happend to me a lot over the years. It can be frustrating, and makes it difficult to construct something precise! Well, recently I was shopping in Plunkett’s Stationery in Tucson, Arizona, and I came across these stickers! Since then, I’ve also discovered that you can get them on Amazon .
Arteza Fineliner Review
· tool tip review markers 
I mentioned, in a post last week , that I would do a review of the Arteza 0.4 fineliner pens. Here it is! Note: this is not a paid review. This product was purchased from Amazon and not provided by Arteza for review. I purchased this set of pens from Amazon along with a couple of other things. They arrived in a large box, with another box containing the pens inside. The pens, themselves, come packed in a very nice, hinged tin, as you can see in the image above.
Pencil Storage
· studio tool tip colored pencil 
I was reorganizing Studio II before the holidays. I wanted to get all the little buckets of pencils off of the drafting table so that I could use the table itself. A couple of days after I started thinking about how to do this, we were walking through Ikea for exercise (you can get a lot of steps in if you walk the whole showroom and marketplace!) and I came across a solution!
Tool Tip: Watercolor Box Hack
· watercolor tool tip diy 
I have several large watercolor palettes. The key word here is: large! They actually work fine in the big studio when I am working on a large painting, but they are really impractical for my tiny corner desk where I generally work every day. I also have several tubes of watercolor paint. The brands vary, but most are either Daniel Smith or Winsor & Newton. What I really want is something portable, easy to use, cheap, and that works on my desk when I’m doing micro art.
Tool Tip: DS Dots
· tool tip tool watercolor 
Instead of showing you art, today, I want to show you something that I use to make it. I’ve been using watercolor a lot lately. I decided, since I’m making tiny pictures, to get a set of Daniel Smith Dots from Amazon. This is a set of small “dots” of every color of Daniel Smith watercolor paints. I wanted to be able to take them with me when I travel or want to work at the local coffee shop for a change of pace. But the large sheets are awkward to transport.
Tool Tip: Index Cards
· tool tip 
Not all index cards are made alike! Generally, when we think of index cards, we think of the standard 3-inch by 5-inch cards with lines on them to write on. Maybe, if we cook and record our recipes, we’re familiar with the same thing, only a bit bigger, 4-inch by 6-inches. Most of us have also used the ones that do not have anything on them. They are just plain white.
Tool Tip Tuesday: Bristol Vellum
· paper Bristol board tool tip tools Strathmore Dick Blick 
As I’m sure you’ve seen on various posts, I mostly use Strathmore Bristol Vellum as the paper for my tiles. Note: It's important to understand that this is not thin, translucent vellum. "Bristol" is bristol board, a form of very thick paper. The word vellum, here, refers to the finish on the paper. The vellum finish has a slight tooth to it. Bristol board also comes in a smooth finish, which is very popular for illustration work. It works really well for me for both wet and dry applications. It’s perfect for Zentangles because the Pigma Micron pens draw very nicely on it without a lot of bleeding and pencil shading is smooth and velvety.