another one-stroke empty container idea :)

So completely off topic here Jess, but I LOVE your profile pic and am wondering what/where is your website and/or gallery of awesomeness for us to see????

Resurrecting an old thread...
I seem to remember a while ago somewhere on here someone mentioned the idea of using Altoid mint containers.
I was searching online and found a place that sells these tins (sliding lid) and they will even customize them for you... With a minimum order of 5,000...
Then I remembered I had a mint container. It turns out it is identical. For those considering a magnetic setup (thanks, Lady Jayde!), this would be a great one-stroke case.
So I guess a bunch of mints are in my near future! lol

Here is a picture with the lid removed, compared to a Paradise split cake.


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Nice!

Ooh, all great ideas! I'm just worried about using snaz to make splits... I heard somewhere that the paint eats through plastic...

Stacia wrote:What a great idea! What kind of mints did that container come from?

It came from these mints:
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Whoops! HUGE!

If I remember correctly, they came with different sayings on the front. It looks like they are called "Little i" mirrored mints.

I found them on Amazon in several different colours (flavours), here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_8?url=search-alias%3Dgrocery&field-keywords=little+i+mirror+mints&sprefix=little+i%2Cgrocery%2C348

Unfortunately, the black is currently unavailable at first glance. Bet it could be found elsewhere though.

Here is another photo to give a relative size comparison. The tin has a half-sponge inside.

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Also... I wonder how the Altoids Smalls container would work for a rainbow cake...? Anyone tried?

Excited for my order to come!

martha wrote:Just a thought but metal containers are better conductors of heat and on a hot day might not be the ideal container.

Food for thought for sure.
Thanks!

These one strokes may be my 'winter kit'... Lol

Oh wow. I'm going to be making my own one stroke cakes when my diamond fx paint arrives, I'm so glad I just found this idea of yours,

've tried to look up so many things, after seeing this post, such as "pin boxes".. or "small transparent containers", but I can't find these anywhere, could you help? Do you know of anywhere online where I could possibly find these?

I am from the UK, I will go shopping on Saturday and see if I can find anything!!

Please help!! <3 I'm 18 and I've only been doing facepainting for less than a year! x

. J a z z i e F a c e s .

Well I might just go for a wander tomorrow to my nearest and pick up a couple (oh and i know a seamstress who could use the pins )

yay - this thread has officially saved my kit! I'm a sewer and crafter so I have oodles of those boxes and to think I never even gave them a second glance! I've also tossed soo many in the trash!!!

My kit right now is consisting of mostly smaller square boxes that I found at michaels in the beading section. They are 1.5 inches square. I find that I mostly like to use the one stroke brush as opposed to a sponge anyway so I invested a bit in a nice, large 1.5 inch flat brush (also have a 1 inch and 1/2 inch for smaller stuff). BUT I found that I can also squeeze my sponges together and make them fit into my smaller boxes. When they stretch back out they are still loaded with plenty of paint. Thought I was going to be making duplicate cakes - a big rainbow I can use with the sponge. I still might for ease but for now I really don't think I need to at least until I get a better technique with the sponges.

Another thought - you know those boxes you get paper clips and push pins from the office supply store? Same as the sewing pins! So if you need some office supplies too...