The organizer

I found this dusty rose and black art organizer

bag at a scrapbook shop last summer and salivated

over it until my mom offered to get it for my birthday. It's made by Tote*Ally. I love this thing. It has so many pockets and compartments, I can tote just about anything to my art group.

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For the basics, I always take my scissors, glue, ruler

pens and X-acto knife. I'm one of those people who

prefer the razor knife to scissors. Then,

depending on the project we're planning to do,

I'll add ephemera, tins of embellishments and

scrap paper. I mean, you never know, right?

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However, if it's too big or too much to fit in the

tote, it doesn't go with me.

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