Free tutorial for color pencil, crayon roll
Sunday, September 27th, 2009I have the free crayon or color pencil roll up on the projects page
This is a fun and easy project. My version has an elastic loop to wrap around the roll for easy closure. Several of these can be made in an hour. One year I made these as party favors for one of my daughter’s class Christmas party. I didn’t make one for a long time after that, but it can be done!
To go along with this tutorial, I also have a bias binding tutorial up on the freebies page. This is a basic tutorial on making and applying bias binding.
As an adult, I don’t use a lot of crayons, but I do have a lot of Copic markers that I have been keeping in plastic baggies, so I decided to make a Designer’s Roll to hold professional grade markers. This roll holds 24 markers, and I am so excited about my new rolls. With a color pencil roll, a new bag for my watercolors and a couple of the Designer’s Rolls, I can’t believe how organized I am now. I also can’t believe I haven’t done this before now. The Designer’s Roll tutorial is available for $1.00 on my pattern page. 
The difference between these instructions and the crayon roll instructions is the pockets have to be made large enough to hold the markers. I have the measurements and instructions worked out to perfectly hold the markers.
With summer upon us, organizing art supplies will keep the kids and the rest of us artists ready to create! I have added a couple of art organization bags to my Etsy page.
