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Craft box as gift

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 19/10/2024 14:24

My DIL is a talented artist. I'd like to give her a box of materials (she draws and paints) but, as I am as artistic as a housebrick, I have no idea what is 'good' and what is cheap rubbish. I might give it to her for Christmas or for her birthday (which is just days before Christmas and I like to give her her present at the beginning of November with a token on the actual day).

Could some artistic MNetters give me some clues as to things that I can buy to put together in a pretty box? Preferably not TOO expensive, but nicer than the things she might just buy for herself? And good for art?

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ThomasPatrickKeatingsDegas · 19/10/2024 14:28

What type of painting does she do, acrylic, oil watercolours and for drawing coloured pencils or pastels? Narrow it down and I can definitely help.

Budget helpful too. Tbh you probably won’t get a box of things, art materials are expensive! But one or two nice things are far more desirable to Artists

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 19/10/2024 14:37

She's done some lovely pencil drawings and coloured pencil sketches for the family (you have to remember that I know NOTHING about art, so it's all a bit of a closed book to me), I think she uses acrylics and watercolours, more whatever she has to hand. It would be nice to include some paper, maybe some brushes? Budget up to around £150. And thank you!

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