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They fit so snugly for me that no glue was needed, but feel free to use glue if necessary.

The last step is to slide a rounded cap on one end (now the bottom of your holder) and a two-piece screw on cap to the top. Slipping while cutting near your leg could make hiking to your favorite plein air location significantly more difficult. Notice how I used my leg as support while cutting? ItвЂ™s probably best to use an actual table with a clamp вЂ“ sorry for the bad example. Put a little extra effort into sanding the inside lip where brush bristles might get caught on rough edges. Step #2Д¬ut the PVC pipes where marked with a fine-toothed saw and then sand to get rid of rough spots. If you paint like artist Alexey Steele though, you may want to increase the length since he paints withВ super long 24 inch handles. If youвЂ™re on the cautious side you might want to make them 13вЂќ. Make sure your brush holders are long enough to hold your brushes without squishing the bristles вЂ“ and still able to fit in your backpack.ДЇor my brush set I went with 12вЂќ вЂ“ with the end caps attached theseВ will be 15вЂќ in length and will easily hold the long handled Rosemary Ultimate Long Flat sized 12 brushes. Step #1Д«ill measuring the PVC pipe for his oil-paint brush holders вЂ“ he bought enough materials to make 4 brush holders. Maybe I was thinking of using one for smaller bristled brushes and one for larger bristles вЂ“ or one for the вЂI just got here and have no idea what IвЂ™m going to paint yetвЂ™ clean brushes and one for the вЂwow, that was a fantastic plein air painting trip вЂ“ when can I do that again!вЂ™ wet paintbrushes). No idea, just thought it might be handy to have two sizes.

150-200 grit sandpaper (a fine filer also works).

Threaded and non-threaded PVC caps (match PVC pipe sizes).

Two sizes of PVC pipe* (2 foot sections of each).

IвЂ™ll show you how I made my paintbrush holder set (as pictured above). In my large version I carry: two size 12, one 10, four 8, one 6 and one size 4 Rosemary Ultimate Long Flats one size 2 Ultimate Pointed Round and a size 0, 2, 4 and 6 Rosemary 2085 Egbert.

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In my small version I carry: two size 6, two 4 and one 3 Rosemary Masters Series 279 Long Flats one size 0 Ultimate Pointed Round one size 1 Rosemary Series 278 Long Filbert one size 6, 4 and 0 Rosemary Series 272 Rounds one size 1 and 0 Rosemary Shiraz Pointed Rounds and one size 8, one 7, two 5 and two 3 Masters Series 274 Short Flats. You can count on 14-18 brushes fitting into these carriers.

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This DIY project takes ВЅ hour of labor, plus an hour or two to shop (because I canвЂ™t go into a hardware store and get out in less than an hour вЂ“ too many fun projects to dream about).

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If youвЂ™ve ever returned home with bent bristles or broken handles and thought вЂњI sure would love to know how to make a paintbrush carrier that can withstand a beatingвЂќ вЂ“ well then, youвЂ™re not alone and youвЂ™ve come to the right place. I loved all the squares!ДЄfter her brother was done and playing soccer she was adding more paint to the plate and going back to create another brush.DIY PVC paintbrush carriers for plein air painting вЂ“ no brushes were injured during the making of these holders. Time to paint! They were so excited to see they really worked. My daughter wanted to use everything pink which meant a sponge and pipe cleaner. My son could do this solo but my daughter needed a lot of help.Д¬heck out their creations! My son was so into making his, he even wanted to add netting to the handle for a grip. Invite the children to check out all the materials and show them how to attach them to the popscicle sticks. I rolled out a long line of paper and I am glad I did because my daughter went to town testing every brush out and mixing paint colors. You will also need a pair of scissors for each child as well as paint, and paper to test them out. You will need some popsicle sticks, elastics ( we used small hair ones and regular rubber bands), craft supplies like feathers, sponges, fake flowers, plastic bags, foam sheets, ribbon, pipe cleanersвЂ¦ I just grabbed all the scraps we had in the playroom. They were both being creative throughout and that was the goal. This is fine, different children will connect to activities differently. My daughter who is four needed a lot of help making the brushes but she loved painting with them, my son on the other hand needed very little help creating the brush but after he confirmed he could paint with it he was done. Now that my son is a little older I thought it was time to try. WeвЂ™ve used lots of t hings that arenвЂ™t paintbrushes to paint but we havenвЂ™t made them ourselves.

I have made homemade paintbrushes with kids in summer day camps but never with my own kids.