None of mine are covered because I *do* care what they look like -- worn-off paint is much nicer than tattered, dingy decorations.
Last time I went looking for a needle in my purse, I was amazed at how much stuff there was in that tiny box. Tatting shuttle, two tatting pins, several stops for keeping #000 knitting needles from poking holes in my purse, ear plugs, needle tube, loose coarse needles, string, bobby pins, pigtail holder . . .
Joy Beeson