DIY: Good make-up brush or pencil holder

1- Take a container that is big enough to hold your supplies but is not to deep
*For make-up brushes a small vase is good, and for pencils just a pen/pencil holder
2- Take either seed beads or plastic pellets and fill your container up about 3/4 of the way
*You can find either at your local craft store

Seed Beads

3- Put your brushes/pencils in it and there you go!

Plastic Pellets

http://www.dickblick.com/products/indian-seed-beads/
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=76066.0