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Personalize Your Business Cards with Watercolor

Sarah White January 30, 2020 Life / PaintingLeave a comment

I don’t know the last time I went to an event where I felt like I needed business cards, and I’m so much of an introvert I probably didn’t hand any out anyway. But if you need business cards, it can be fun to personalize your business cards in a …

Amazing Uses for Gesso You Might Not Have Thought Of

Sarah White July 10, 2019 Art / PaintingLeave a comment

Gesso is more versatile an art supply than you might think, as these common and more unique uses for gesso will display. What is Gesso? If you are not a painter, you might not have heard of gesso. It’s a substance that can be purchased, or you can make your …

Homemade Paint Pouring Medium Recipe

Sarah White July 2, 2019 Art / PaintingOne Comment

Acrylic paint pouring art is a lot of fun to make, but the pouring medium can be expensive, so I wanted to develop a homemade pouring medium recipe. What is Acrylic Paint Pouring? Acrylic paint pouring art is a kind of trendy technique in which you add a pouring medium …

Cool Summer Art Made Easy with Frozen Paint

Sarah White September 19, 2018 Kid Crafts and Activities / PaintingOne Comment

Frozen paint is a fun sensory experience that comes out more like chalk than paint — at least when you freeze it for years. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Years ago I started making liquid watercolors for the girl, and sometimes I will freeze liquid watercolors for a fun …

Cool Summer Art Made Easy with Frozen Paint

Sarah White September 19, 2018 Art / Kid Crafts and Activities / PaintingLeave a comment

Painting with Shells and On Shells

Sarah White August 10, 2016 Kid Crafts and Activities / Painting2 Comments

There are so many different ways to paint, things to paint with and to paint on, that you could really do a different painting activity every day of the year. If you don’t believe me, check out more than 200 painting ideas at Emma Owl’s Paintathon page. We’re excited to …

Marbled Paintings with Shaving Cream

Sarah White June 10, 2016 Kid Crafts and Activities / Painting2 Comments

We’ve been doing a lot of fun crafts while the girl has been home, so much so that I haven’t had a lot of time to write about them. But one thing we’ve done that was super fun, easy setup, great for kids and adults (and super messy!) was making …