If you are like I am, you can’t pass up any “set” of those stick shaped things for writing, drawing, or coloring (otherwise known as pencils, pens, crayons, and markers). They just look so wonderful in their rainbow array, and you know you will use them for “something” someday.

So you bring them all home and then the question is how to keep them - so they stay all together - and so you can find them whenever that “someday” comes. And then, there’s the idea that you should be able to travel with them too!
These 99¢ Wally World wonders are the answer for neat and organized storage of your pencils, pens, markers, and crayons, and they make perfect pegboard pals.
You should be able to find them in the school supplies section at your local Walmart.

Just to make sure you will know what to ask for if you don’t see them, we have scanned the front and back of the product tag for you to print out and take along shopping.
The pouches come in several colors (but I still had to repeat!) and they can hold the whole color set of most markers and pens. I have all my Pitt Pens in one, all my Fine Tip Sharpies in one, all my Koh-i-noor pens in one . . . well, you get the picture.

Brand new colored pencils in some brands are just a tiny bit too long, but as soon as you sharpen them, they fit. I really like the way the pouch sits open on the desk or drawing table and keeps the pens from rolling around. When not in use, the pouches hang neatly on my studio pegboard wall until they are needed.

On a recent trip, I was able to fit *all* my pouches in a single compartment of my “traveling studio”, a super-duper deluxe tackle box that I'll tell you about next time.
I don’t leave home without it!
Keeping everything straight is easy. If you don’t have more pen sets than there are pouch colors, it’s even easier - just assign a color to each kind of pen or marker.

Or, write the marker type with a Sharpie on the faux leather handle. Make sure you hang them with that side of the handle showing. You can even subcategorize them by writing extra info on the little zipper tag, like tip size.
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