I'm am all about art supplies. I love nothing more than to sit at my drafting table with a fiesta of colorful paints, markers and tools within reach. It's also handy to have a few supplies that are easy to pack up and take with me for long family functions, for travel, or even for a trip to the park with the kids.
One of my all-time-favorite, easy-to-pack art supplies is my compact set of Winsor Newton watercolor
half-pans (the official name for these little dried cubes of paint). I
love to work with pan paints on the go. And each half-pan can be replaced
as it is used—without having to get a whole new set of colors. In fact,
you can swap the colors around, add new ones, remove a few, and make
your own custom palette to paint with.
The teensy-tiny box opens up to reveal plenty of palette surface for mixing colors. There is even a little water tray for plein-air painting. (I don't use the water tray myself. I'm happy to bring a larger cup along.) Also included is a small, round paintbrush which is stored inside the compact.
These pan paints don't offer the same pigment depth as top-of-the-line tube paint, but they are a good quality for a traveling set. And this little box of watercolors has remained one of my favorite art supplies over many years. You might recall my March of the Tools post on these from a few years back.
Today's lucky winner will receive a new Winsor Newton compact watercolor set to call her own, the same traveling kit that I use. A $38 value.
Comment to enter today's giveaway. One entry per household. Be sure to include your email address so we can contact you if you win. You don't have to type your email address into the body of the comment if you entered it in the email-address field on the comment form.
Today's giveaway will close at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday 8/27/13—which means it will overlap with Day 25's giveaway and Day 27th's giveaway, so don't miss those. Watch for the winner to be announced within the week at the bottom of the post. For more info on my August giveaway party, click here. Please share the word. Check back every day.
Good luck!
xo—Heather
INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY: Follow @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway. Share today’s giveaway on Instagram (see Heather's feed today for an image to repost) & you’ll be entered to win a $15 gift certificate to HeatherBaileyStore.com. Be sure to tag @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway26. (The number there at the end will change each day.) Today's IG giveaway ends at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday 8/27/13. We'll announce winners within a few days.
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UPDATE: Congratulations, Lei ("Cool! I would really like to use these paints. Thanks again for the month of giveaways.")! You win today's HELLO Giveaway (watercolors!). We will email you with next steps. And congratulations to Ellie Juarez (@ever_and_willa_threads on Instagram) for winning our Day 26 Instagram giveaway ($15 gift certificate). The giveaway is closed, but you can still join the conversation and comment. xo—HB
