Dollar Tree Paint Rack

     I had mentioned back in my after-Christmas post, that one of the things I got in my Christmas stocking was a small make-up rack from the local Dollar Tree store.  Well, I recently set it up on my painting desk, and it worked so well at holding my Reaper, and other dropper-bottle style, paints, that I went out this week and got another.  I thought I'd share them with you, as they seem like a pretty good deal for paint storage.
       Each rack holds 16 paints, and they are made of a pretty sturdy clear plastic.

 

Great Deal on Home Depot Craft Paint Set

I just want to let folks know that Home Depot home improvement stores are currently selling 24 bottle sets of DecoArt acrylic craft paint for $9.98.    Not a bad deal if, like me, you like using craft paint on you minis. And, it provided me with a lot of interesting colors that I probably never would have picked out on my own.

Reader Requested Paint Comparison

I had a reader of this blog recently request for me to describe the difference between two colors I used on my Spirit of the Forest figure. (See: http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2013/10/spirit-of-forest-figure-41-of-265.html ) Rather than try to use only words to do this, I thought it would save everyone a lot of time if I simply posted a photo of the two colors.
So, here they are, Americana "Khaki Tan", and Folk Art "Barn Wood".   As you can see, the "Khaki Tan" is a little darker and a little yellower than the "Barn Wood", and by comparison, the "Barn Wood" is lighter and a more bluish tan.  These were photographed under my Ottlite painting light so should be, given the varied quality of computer monitors, true to their actual color.