Over the last few months, a little artist has emerged in Naia and it has been so heart-warming to see what she draws when given some paper and crayons. However, when she runs out of paper, she has to come to me and ask for more so I have been directing her to my stash of scrap papers to draw on and then filing them away with the intention to bind them into books using my Cinch book binding system. So when I saw Our Little Messes's artist crayon cases, the "this-is-perfect!" moment hit me - here is a product that houses everything she could need in an organized manner and is visually adorable!
When I received the cases, I was so impressed by the quality and thought that went into it - the cases are interfaced so they feel substantial and sturdy without being too heavy for a young child to carry.
As you can see, the fabric colors are bright and cheery and just perfect for inspiring creativity. (Naia got one in the Retro Umbrella fabric and Gianna got one in the Apples & Pears print) The velcro clasp is kid-friendly but sturdy that both a five-year-old and a two-year-old can independently use the case without help.
Function-wise, the interior crayon pockets are just right for the twistable crayons that come with it and behind the paper pad is a stiff board for some extra sturdiness as a drawing surface.
These cases are useful as well as on-the-go activity options for the girls. During errand runs last weekend, they drew quietly in the car and I kept thinking how thankful I am to have found Our Little Messes! 
(No worries, I was not driving while taking this photo. Driver's side of the car is on the left here in the US. I had already stopped the car and saw them so engrossed that I had to take a photo)
It has been a couple of weeks since we received the cases and both my girls use their artist case daily - Naia is already midway through her second paper pad and whenever she feels a "moment", she can just say, "I'm going to go draw" and pick up her case. Her little sister follows shortly behind her with her own little case. Love it.
Well, thanks to Our Little Messes, you will have a chance to win a in-stock plain or monogrammed artist crayon case! You can view all of the fabric options here (Updated 11/10/2010 Link =>) view all of the fabric options here (4th photo).
In order to be entered to win, you have to visit Our Little Messes etsy store and leave a comment here with which is your favourite item (does not have to be an artist case) from their store. While you are there, check out some of their other beautiful creations like fabric notebook covers, baby bips and burpcloths, and crayon wallets. And say hi to Amy & Diane, the lovely ladies behind Our Little Messes at their facebook page.
For extra entries, do each of the following and return to this post and leave a comment. If you are following on twitter or tweeting, leave your twitter handle. If you are sharing a link to this giveaway, leave the link in the comment so I can verify your entry.
- Follow me on twitter @gracehester
- Tweet about this giveaway, please include @gracehester @ourlittlemesses and the hashtag #giveaway in your tweet.
- Share this on facebook/blog/other social channels
This giveaway is open to international participants with shipping covered for US and Canadian residents, and a shipping credit equivalent to US shipping applied to International shipping. The giveaway ends on November 10th at 8pm. Winner will be chosen via random.org and will be announced on this blog shortly.
You can also find OurLittleMesses here,
Website: http://www.ourlittlemesses.com
Blog: http://ourlittlemesses.blogspot.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ourlittlemesses
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ourlittlemesses
Disclaimer: I was provided with one artist crayon case for a review and purchased an extra one. (Moms of multiple kids will understand why.) Our Little Messes has very generously provided the giveaway prize in addition to the review/purchased cases for one of my winners.
