Hi all
This is my first post, I came across this forum googling the brush holders, what a fantastic forum, wish I had found it ages ago!
I don't think it's been mentioned here before, but I used what we call "oasis" in Australia, or flower arranging foam, that you put in the bottom of vases to poke stems into, it's fits snug around the stem, am sure they would have it in every country. It works well, the hole stays there after you take the brush out and you can just sit it back in there when you have finished - and it won't scratch your brushes. I haven't put all my brushes in it yet cos I'm not sure now that I have made it that I will keep it, my main vanity that I use guests walk past all the time, so I usually keep all my stuff in the drawers.