I have one of these and they work great - - but sometimes I don't want to have to clear all that room of of a table to use it, and it ids awkward if you are going to want to go to a class or some such thing. For quick projects, I found a piece of plexiglass and an old metal foldable book stand, and put a light behind it. The idea of the Crayola one sounds nifty. The things you learn about on this board. :-)

Marysewfun

Odd timing. As I needed one just yesterday. I looked around the house and found a piece of glass from a broken picture frame. Then a couple of clear plastic food savers in the kitchen that I put under either end of the glass and a mini lightbulb on a switch that goes in Christmas decorations and presto-chango, I have a light box. Works best when the room is not brightly lit.

I checked our Walmart and didn't find this and also checked the other store we have and it wasn't there. I checked Walmart online and didn't find it. I finally found one on Amazon for $15.00 + postage made it around $21 and am waiting for it to arrive.

I would love to have this thin, portable LED lightbox
http://www.amazon.com/Artograph-inch...raph+light+pad
but it is so $$$

I have this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It fits in my cabinet so it's not laying around getting scratched.

I was lucky. I bought a craft light box in Michael 's several years ago. With my 40 per cent off coupon, I think I paid around $14.00. I don't use it too much, but it's great to have when I appliqué patterns to trace. You might check them out.

I have a light box, but sometime if I have to trace something small, I use a window, works great!

I like to trace the "other" side of paper piece patterns. Windows work fine - - for a while - - - and while the sun shines.

Someone gave directions for making a light box from a stool turned upside down. If the "legs" are flat pieces of board with a V cut out of them, lay a florescent light stick across that in the V, and lay a piece of glass on top. The glass should be covered with a piece of white paper to cut down the glare. You could put that in your lap.

Turn on the light in the oven & the glass door works in a pinch .... the window on a bright day works too

Thank you for all the GREAT suggestions!