How to make a mini watercolour palette - lots of ideas for tiny pocket palettes - so cute!

How to make a tiny watercolour box which will fit in your pocket for sketching and painting on the go. This palette is perfect for urban sketching, plein air painting and holidays, these palettes have paint, brush, water, sponge etc - all you need for a happy day.

You can buy little watercolour boxes, but they often have colours you don't like and miss out the ones you want. Far better to make your own, and you have the satisfaction of saving money, repurposing things and customising it. I have become slightly addicted!

Let's be honest, if you have to take a huge bag of supplies, you just won't go - we are not donkeys! You can make your own travel palette using supplies you will probably have to hand. We look at using blister packs, Lego bricks and ice cube trays. These little sets are really sweet.

If you have any travel set ideas and tips, it would be great if you could share them in the comments.

I must do a big THANK YOU to Aline, for introducing me to mini ice cube trays.... I got mine from eBay for £2.99 including postage and there is enough to may 5 sets at least.

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