Oh yeah, completely forgot about this thread.
This is a bit of a ramble. I'm not a particularly organized person, except when it comes to my colored pencils and markers. I tend to memorize the position in the tray, which helps me get the color I want. So here's something that I'm being anal about:
I've had this same set of colored pencils (minus one that got lost, and I got a single pencil to replace it) since high school, I think? The outer tin case is fine, but the inner plastic trays are falling apart. As you can probably tell, I've switched them around and taped/glued them, but they won't last too much longer. I can't use anything too bulky to fix it, or the case won't close anymore. I've been looking for replacement trays, or a pencil box that would keep the pencils from mixing up (so I can remember the position).
There's soft cases with elastic but the thought of slipping them in/out of the elastic every time irritates me.
I could get a cheap set if a similar size and replace the pencils, but I would feel bad about not using the cheap ones (and the case might not last long).
There's organizers where I can stand up pencils individually, but I also need a case I can close/hide since I have a goblin cat that likes to steal.
I've kept an eye out at flea markets and secondhand stores, but haven't seen anything that would work right.
I'm a bit tempted to get myself a new set of pencils with more colors, but as frequently as I use my current set, I color lightly and it feels like a waste to not wear them down more. A lot of it is just that I'm so used to this old set, I guess. I usually don't mind change, but this is one thing I can't make up my mind on.
Ideally, I want something like this, only empty. Zero luck over the years.
I did find some other boxes online that could work, but aren't ideal. I should try the art stores one more time. Unless, I wonder if I could make a case?
Anyways.
