New paint brushes.

[greatdane2]

I was in a fabric and craft store in Washington state last week and bought a wack of new brushes. They have "loew-cornell soft comfort" written on them.
What they have is a soft rubbery sleeve to make it easier to hold. Pens and pencils have the same thing.
Anyway at $2.99 each they are cheap and not sure how well they will hang together. They had around 100 different types of brushes like this.
I think the store was called Jo-Annes. If anyone needs the right store name I can ask my other half. Just let me know.

Alan.

[minowevie]

Alan, funny you would mention the brushes, I just got some myself. are these the ones??? they are sweat, and really easy to use, and clean, I found the base to put them in at the swap meet. and made a cover out of a one gallon pickal jar. I was thinking of making my own out of wood. that had deeper holes. it makes it handy to just pick one up, and use, I also use some dowls to do my painiting. and they will fit too. just need deeper holes. funny how same minds think alike, HOHO. to funny. oh and yes they do come from Joannes, and mickales too. I use lots of craft stores to do my woodwork. your friend Evie

[Forester21]

They hold up well as long as you clean them after use! I've been using them for years, and have casino coin cups full of them!
theresa

[JohnB]

I also have some of those, yep they sell or sold, them down under. I got them from a salvage shop that has since closed.

Evie, I like your idea of the stand and cover.

I have a bottle of liquid moisturising soap near the sink in the shed, it's only a couple of bucks for 500ml. Besides using it wash my hands I use it to wash my brushes. Just rinse the brush under the tap, squirt a dab of soap on my left hand and lather up the brush, like a shaving brush and rinse of. The brushes stay nice and soft and tend to last forever.

When painting lots of colours, I put a couple of squirts of soap in the jar of water that I use to rinse the brushes between colours.

[greatdane2]

Yes Evie those be them. I bought 30 of them in different styles and sizes, poor girl could not get the computer to read the bar code and had to enter each one by finger. I like your idea with the base and cover. Beats my big mug.

Alan.

[jigsue]

Evie

They are really pretty brushes and well kept in their container, too. I am forever buying brushes, but just keep mine in a jam jar - other than the expensive sable ones I use for watercolour painting. These are kept in a roll away from the workshop.

Sue

[campasano]

evie, I like your paint brush holder, what a great idea, I will have to make one for my brushes, The pickle jar is a fine addition to the holder, Thanks for sharing that with us.
Mike

[scrolling_grandma]

It's funny how great minds think alike. I have those same brushes and find they are a good deal and hold up well as long as you take care of them. Love the idea of the holder for the brushes Evie. My grandkids have those sitting around with their markers in them. Never even thought of using them for paint brushes. And a swell idea for the cover too. I love recycling.