What's in My Art Bag: Portable Art Kit & Day-Trip Survival Kit 

Hello there and you win coolest message of the week. Thank you so. It is always a treat to meet a new member of the tribe. Hi from Wales. Kelly

Yes, indeedy and for a plant-based picnic they are yummy. They taste like a babybell! Hope you can locate some. (If not, ask your supermarket to stock them.) Kelly

Hi Lucy. This made me laugh out loud as that song has been in my mind for days now and truth be told, it's not a great song but I keep humming it loudly then making myself stop. I hope you are having a creative weekend, or what's left of it! 😎Kelly

That's really funny, I really thought you never heard of that. But maybe it's something that gets played sometimes. It's certainly not a great song, but it's positive. 😜

@@Lucyverre Lucy, it doesn't sound it from my accent or lack of same but I have lived in Swansea for 20 years and have an improbable amount of local popular culture under my belt, included "hoping the weather is fine" 🎶🎶 What an optimist! I am about to on my oil cloth coat to go to Sainsburys and hope for the best.

Hello Vicki and welcome! Glad to hear you get the "if you have a book you aren't really stranded" notion. I actually took two with me - one serious to better my mind and one funny to help me keep my sense of humour if things went south. And, of course, apples. 😺Thanks for touching base - it is lovely to hear and compare notes. Kelly

Hey there, Roksanna. The first, best rule for keeping journal pages on the go is always take your stuff with you. Always. Even if it is a pencil and a ball point pen in a baggie (those work just fine!). Keep me posted on how it works! Kelly

Hello and welcome, Amanda. When I first started out I thought I would be asked about manifesting vision, the truth in art, stuff like that but nope, what I heard (and hear) over and over again is - how do I get a really flat glued page. Fair enough. And thank you for touching base. It truly means a lot to me to hear these kind words. I hope you have a creative weekend, and keep me posted! Kelly

Hi Kerry. Thank you for the welcome although I have lived in Swansea for 20 years! 😉One of these days I hope to see Chesire. It's on my list but boy, is it tricky to get places around the country on the bus or train. You know, like 17 changes. 🙄🙄Thanks for touching base. Let me know if you ever come this way.

Hi Deb. There were some glitches and I was glad to have prepared but at the end of the day all went well. I am an optimist but also firmly believe that it's better to have stuff and not need it then to need stuff and not have it. Especially with travel when anything can happen: a missed bus, a flat tire, a cancelled flight. So I never go anywhere without a book and an apple. 🍎😁Kelly

Thanks bunches, Lois. This is lovely to hear, as always. 😺Kelly

Hi Centi. I had to learn and force myself to draw loose. At one time I was trying to be so precise (and failing) that I was too afraid to make any drawings. Then one day I did this One Drawing a Day thing and every day you were assigned a different style. One day the style was to draw something without lifting your pen from the page and I drew my desk and books and pens so that without lifting my pen from the page there were many loops and bulges and it was so messy but somehow at the end it looked like my desk. Since then I have never looked back and the more scary something is to draw, the more cartoon-like and childish I make the first drawing. You can try it! It works. Let me know how it goes. Kelly

@@BookandPaperArts Thank you very much for your reply. I'll try it out! ✏

Thank you, Simone. I have to say the hair is growing out nicely and I just wonder what took me so long to let the grey grow in. I save so much time! Time that can be spent on making pages. 😎Kelly

Hi Laurie. Thanks bunches. Hope you are making some great pages this weekend yourself. 🌷🌼🌻Kelly

Hi Lynn. It was uneventful mostly except my "direct" train now had two separate changes and lots of running was involved but I got where I was going and Abergavenny did not disappoint. 😺😺Kelly

Thank you, Julie. That is truly nice to hear. 🌷🌼🌻Kelly

Kathy, it was terrific. 😺😺

Hi Susan. Birthday presents are a great way to increase the art supply stash. $20 is inexpensive for a gift but more than enough to take care of some pencils and a pen or two, no? 😎😎🎨🎨

I bought the marigold backpack for a big birthday. I almost always buy second-hand stuff so this was quite the indulgence but it will last longer than I do. Try this link for the LIHIT bag. It is called a lab bag and I believe this is the A5 size. I also have A4. I love, love these bags and they are crazy light. They also last for ages - I've had the orange one for over eight years, so go ahead, indulge! Kelly www.jetpens.com/search?q=lab+bag&v=2

Thanks for the link. Where is JustPens based out of, I need to unblock my card so I can place an order. Thank you again.

@@barrylytle5118 Well, the link I sent is to a US site so I hope that helps. Kelly

Hi Laurita. It is a vintage Waterman Junior from around the 1930s. I've had it for over 25 years. It has a really good nib for messy sketching. You may be able to find one online (Ebay?). A pen this small is not popular or sought after so you might find one that is not too expensive even though it is vintage.

Thank you so much for your time to reply my question. I definitely will try ebay 😊