Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Gadget talk

I love colored pencils. Last year I splurged and purchased the large set of Prismacolor pencils. They color like butter. If I could, I would make out with them. True unadulterated love. The other day I went into the mecca of all art supply stores, Dick Blicks. I could spend all day in an artist supply store. I love to look at everything. The air in the store gets me high of all the creative possibilities at hand. I stumbled upon a table of pencil sharpeners. I have a problem of breaking the leads of my beautiful colored pencils. And when you fork over $200 for a set, it kind of makes me weep. Suddenly the skies opened up, and light shone on this fantabulous pencil sharpener. The Dick Blick dude and I ended up having a lengthy conversation about sharpeners and I walked away with this $10 purchase. My leads have not broken since. This sharpener is AWESOME. Time to add it to my list of  inanimate objects I would make out with. I also purchased a few of the Dick Blick's colored pencils to see what the difference is. At half the price, I'm willing to give it a shot. Next up on my wishlist, soft pastels. My birthday is in 2 weeks. Maybe....if I keep my fingers crossed.....or even a Dick Blicks gift certificate.......

What gadget/product have you found to really help you? What would be on your make out list? (Besides George Clooney.)

7 comments:

  1. My LG washer. And, my iPhone. Damn skippy that momma is worthy of serious tongue.

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  2. My iPhone, my Cannon Xsi, and my iMac because it lets me video chat with my hubby from far far away.

    Thanks for sharing, my boys LOVE to draw, and they love to draw with colored pencils and I have the same problem. I may have to buy this sharpener! I probably won't make out with it, but might have to warn my boys not too. That could be very painful for them!

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  3. seriously - stop saying Dick Blick.

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  4. My Laptop, My Needle minder(from Robocop), and my stitching floss.

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  5. Everyday objects: my laptop! lol

    Art objects: my medium of choice is acrylic paints, so a decent- but not overly priced- set of brushes. :o)

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  6. Everyday - a brand new can opener. Opens can as easily as a hot knife slices through butter. A good knife. My funky jar for salt.

    Artsy stuff - a smooth-running sewing machine, new pencils, good tools.

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  7. So where are you? You said all the cool kids were over here! I totally saw you on facebook tonight! Bad facebook!

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