It's no secret that I love

vintage suitcases!

I can't pass up a vintage train / make-up case if it's less than $10 - 

But that's a story for another time..

 

 Today we'll talk a bit about the vintage cases I use for crafting...

This is my most recent purchase - from an antique store - half off - 

I got it for $15 -

And I'll admit, I didn't even look inside y'all. 

Here's a few others that I have...

 You might remember the one on top was my first little art case - 

I put holders for brushes and water colors and a sketch pad.

It's small - but so nice for a little outing to a park to sketch a bit..

 The middle one is a little canvas case that I imagine 

went to many-a-sleepvoer during the seventies!

Just look at that pattern! 

I put little baskets that held acrylic paints on my desk for a year or so -- 

it also travels well.

Then there's this little beauty that sets on my painting desk.

It has baskets that hold [much more] acrylic paint than the smaller case above.

I love that I can just close it up and go...

[Eek! It's not been unpacked since my recent classes at scrapping for a cure!]

But I couldn't pass the big one up -

It's in good shape inside - 

There's one little toothpaste stain that I need to clean off the pocket... 

But it's big y'all - and I knew if I was going to use it for anything I'd need some dividers... 

I actually measured and searched for some trays / boxes to fit inside...

But ended up with paper box lids - lol

They fit almost perfectly!

I spruced them up a bit with some camper duck tape and scrap book paper I picked up at Tuesday Morning. After I adhered it in, I taped the edges down around the top with heavy duty packing tape.

I love that this little case is deep enough to hold two boxes - 

And it still closes easliy -

[It actually opens flat.]

 

Sooooo... I'm thinking of using it for some of my faith art supplies 

so I can easily take it all with me when I'm on the road. 

- Right now it's in two different smaller bags...

I may need some smaller contaniers / dividers to keep things organized - 

For now, I took a couple of my kit boxes 

[these are from the Scarlet Lime Planner Kit < -- so fun!]

and topped them with some more vintage looking scrap book paper. 

LOVE. IT.

I can actually fit two into one paper box lid tray.

Cool.

So now I've got to get it filled and ready to go on a little trip - 

I'll share in a bit later on how it worked out!

 Here's the deal - I love it - 
and it's GREAT to corral all my crafty goodness 
if I'm going to be gone a few days -  
But for regular day to day FAith Art Journaling
I'll probably stick to my little bag that holds "just enough."
- Which is quiet a lot actually - 
it filled THE ENTIRE bottom [take-out] box in the suitcase above.
But I LOVE that this one can hold my stitching + my art journal [hymnal] and paints, etc. + my Bible and  Journaling supplies for that [water colors, pencils, etc.]