I loved those Paint With Water books! What a neat idea - to make them for your own kids!Watercolor Art Cards Tutorial at Skooks' Playground
"Do any of you remember Paint with Water books? I haven't seen them for sale in ages (maybe I just don't shop at the right stores anymore), but they were HUGE when I was a kid. And they were a super great craft gift for kids because they are SO EASY to do. Grab a Dixie cup of water and a little brush and paint a rainbow [brite] of colors, NO PAINT NECESSARY!
When Cynthia told me that she had a DIY version of Paint with Water in mind for this tutorial I was geeked beyond belief. This would be a great project to do with your kids, you could make a little book of your own drawings for a gift, heck . . . these look so cool and I'm feeling all nostalgic now I may just have to do a couple for myself...." Read more
Thanks so much for featuring this tutorial! I love your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting those books too... thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI recently found some of those books and was disgusted with the quality of the paper and the colours. This is such an excellent option, and one I had considered before but never got around to doing. Now I will
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