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DIY Watercolor Paper Block // Save Money!
Today I will show you how to turns ordinary sheets of watercolor paper into a watercolor block. This eliminates the need to tape your paper down before using and it will save you money because watercolor blocks are much more expensive compared to sheets or pads of watercolor paper.
Supplies:
Watercolor paper
Cardboard
Regular paper or decorative/scrapbook paper
Hot glue
Silicone spatula
paper trimmer, knife or scissors
Clothespins or binder clips
DIY Watercolor Paper Block // Save Money!
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Video production and Craft ideas: Lindsay Weirich
Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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@krazeevilturtle 8 лет назад

This is really cool Lindsay! I want to try hot glue now. I was lucky enough to get some padding compound at a thrift store and ever since I've gone a little nuts making blocks and sketchbooks haha. A quick tip, if you buy watercolor pads on sale, you can always glue around the other three sides and make a block! I did this with a Arches pad from Michaels- sale+coupon came out to about $7 for a 9x12 pad that I made into a block!

@thefrugalcrafter 8 лет назад

I was thinking about doing that! Thanks for letting me know it works:)

@johnbutler6509 8 лет назад

Lindsay! I have been watching your videos on painting and crafting and DIY tutorials. I love YOU! Keep up the great videos. I watch something of yours every day. You have taught me so much and I appreciate your devotion to the arts.

@TheRealGrandadNo1 8 лет назад

Lindsay, I have to say (as we in England do) that is flipping genius! I have lived a long time on the earth, have painted for more than 60 decades, sold more paintings than I can remember and still I learn something new every day! Thank you for posting and I wish you and your loved ones happiness always.

@thefrugalcrafter 8 лет назад

+TheRealGrandadNo1 thanks:)

@neimasharif7321 7 лет назад

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich does it also work if we stick alot of printing paper together

@inkyowo5501 6 лет назад

I think itll work, but you shouldn't use printer paper for watercolor, because it's too thin.

@OakblossomChi 6 лет назад

TheRealGrandadNo1 Wow! 60 decades! That's 600 years, so you may be one of the oldest artists following Lindsay.

@creativeplanetjanet 4 года назад

@@OakblossomChi - LoL! And you're a good proof reader 🤗

@1disneyana 2 года назад

Hi Lindsay, Mimi here. I just discovered you and wow, I'm so glad I did. This is such an awesome tip! I'm going to get out my glue gun and make a couple of the diy blocks. I can't wait to check out your other videos. Thanks so much for this fantastic tutorial! Have a great day!🌻

@diannamangrum68 8 лет назад

Lindsey you have more usable common sense than anyone else I know!!!! Lol! Honestly that is saying a lot because my mom can squeeze a quarter from a dime ! heeheee! TFS with the rest of us commoners!!! So simple, economical and definitely usable. Off to make mine now. YAy!👍👏

@jenwilderdyk2444 7 лет назад

This is SUCH a fantastic practical and $$$saving tutorial! Thank you!

@thefrugalcrafter 7 лет назад

+Jen Wilderdyk thanks!

@amandaebert7607 8 лет назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! What a fantastic tutorial! This makes me so happy that I don't need to spend the $$$ for a block, I'm new to watercolor painting, started this week!!! Love your tutorials!

@Juhimanral11 8 лет назад

Please Lindsey, do a tutorial on the water color painting that you did on these pads. It looks absolutely stunning.

@edithhhh6811 7 лет назад

Juhi Manral I mean. Maybe you could take a screenshot and look at it and take INSPIRATION from it I don't think you should like just copy it... Understand what I mean?

@kathryncastanares525 7 лет назад

Grey Pinetree i dont think she is wanting to "just copy it." It may just be that she finds it to be something she wants to learn how to paint. like how most of us learned how. by watching how other paintings are made. or alot of people would just simply learn how to make it to have as decor in their own homes because it matches the theme or is a painting of something they love. what i find wrong is someone taking someone else's painting and selling it or taking credit as their own etc. but i dont think that is her intention. she may just want to see how one certain thing is made, then incorporate it in her own, as her own just as inspiration

@edithhhh6811 7 лет назад

Kat Castanares yeah yeah I don't think he wants to copy it but I mean if she takes a screenshot she can look at it and maybe try to paint like that

@Juhimanral11 7 лет назад

I hardly ever paint anything. I just love watching her paint. It is therapeutic for me. I find it very relaxing.

@watercolourartincapetown2919 4 года назад

That’s brilliant!! You’re so crafty! I always buy the tiny postcard blocks ... but this is so much more affordable 🤩🤩🤩

@EvaNichols28 8 лет назад

Thanks Lindsey - what a great idea. I will share it with my students for an upcoming 3-day watercolor class I'll be teaching in Pacific Grove, California. We are going to be painting on location in the morning, and then in the studio in the afternoon using our sketches from the morning as inspiration. I want to keep it super simple, so this is perfect!

@vivianamieres 4 года назад

This is SUPER DUPER FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Obsidian_Iris_ 2 года назад

What a great idea! I found spatulas almost exactly like yours at the Dollar Store! They were in pastel colors. The handle might have been a little different. I found them in the cosmetics department when I was looking for mica eyeshadow to use fir a shimmer spray. I didn’t find an eyeshadow I liked, but I saw the spatulas and thought they’d work well for pastes and gels when making cards or mixed media art pages.

@LilAnnThrax 8 лет назад

Attention those who, like me, want one of those pink silicone spatula things she used to smooth on the glue: After watching this I got a bit obsessed with wanting one of them. In my head I knew I could make use of that tool in many of my crafting hobbies. I'm usually able to find things that I see like this. I searched Amazon with every term and word combo I could think of that would define what that was; silicone, rubber, chisel, pink, tool, and on and on. I Googled those terms. I went to every craft website I could find and searched there. After a few weeks I had to surrender, defeated, by a tiny silicone spatula. Fast forward to yesterday. I'm in Michaels looking at the various types of Mod Podge for a project I'm working on. I let my eyes wander from the top down and then something caught my eye. I could barely believe it but there it was. In a pack of Mod Podge tools. It was destined to be lol. TL; DR it's a Mod Podge tool sold at Michaels

@thefrugalcrafter 8 лет назад

yes!and it is super useful):

@elizabethkerckhoff1259 7 лет назад

Walmart and Daiso. But I'll check out Michael's too. You can also use a hand held scrapper that I bought from Walmart in the cooking utensil area that was only 99 cents! Thanks

@aoutsky 6 лет назад

TheAnnie Canvas you're doing God's work.

@justabaritone845 5 лет назад

Thx for this

@laurelhall1008 8 лет назад

What a great idea! I've used this technique for book binding and PVA glue is really good for this. You can order it on Amazon for under $10.

@Watching_Koi 7 лет назад

This is really great! Instead of buying a watercolor block, you can just buy a pad and use this technique to turn it into a block. Arches watercolor blocks can cost twice as much as their pad counterparts, so this saves some money.

@clairebureau5881 7 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing... Have you tried? Was it successful?

@jlAandD 7 лет назад

Thank you Lindsay! Created these blocks in two sizes to take on my vacation. They really helped made my long flight bearable! Keep being awesome!

@thefrugalcrafter 7 лет назад

thanks!

@songbird5266 2 года назад

Thanks so much! I found out 4x6 papers can be sent as postcards from my travels this summer. Just what I needed!

@rhonda1631 8 лет назад

What a fantastic idea!!!! The blocks are so expensive and this will save a bundle, plus no more having to worry about taping down the watercolor paper. Thank you so much!! Love it

@sarahlongshore2605 8 лет назад

That is amazing! WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA!!!

@fairythere 8 лет назад

I have made my own paper pads for notes with this method and had been thinking about doing my own watercolor stack for painting adventures too. Great minds etc... LOL. Those of us who live in the south might want to reconsider using hot glue though; I live in Texas and the trunk of my car probably can get up to 120 to 130 degrees F in August when it's in the low 100's Starting around 11 AM and the hot glue would just make a mess when it melts in my art supply bag so I use Aleene's Tacky Glue to secure the edges of my paper pads. It's not as fast as the hot glue but the extra time it takes is well worth it.

@renateedwards7897 8 лет назад

Thanks for this tidbit. I live it Texas too.

@thefrugalcrafter 8 лет назад

holy cow! I live in Maine so it never crossed my mind:)

@RichBoden 8 лет назад

There are some ultra high temp glue guns and glue sticks out there that might still work even in Texas heat.

@renateedwards7897 8 лет назад

I have some of them. I might try them

@fairythere 8 лет назад

+Rich Boden I hope you'll post your results with that here, I'd like to know how it works out! Although past experience with home decor made with high temp glue in a house where there was a power outage for a few hours resulted in that home decor being on the floor from melting glue. I gave up on hot glue here in Texas long ago.

@toriswanson5451 8 лет назад

What a great idea! ❤ Thanks, Lindsay.

@3horsefan 8 лет назад

Thank you. What terrific idea and money saver. As a relative beginner water colourist, I was appalled at the price of blocks compared to pads. By the way, I love your videos. They are incredibly inspiring and informative.

@gr8eft 6 лет назад

I have just been pricing watercolor blocks. OMG they are expensive. Am new to watercolor. Never tried hot press, I love using glossy card stock with brush pens. Will make a small block with the card stock. So nice to try something with materials and tools I already have. Before I buy another thing, I will be binge watching your channel. Lindsay, Thank you so much !!

@Bethman 8 лет назад

What a great idea! And I love the small paint set in the box.

@CraftKrazy 6 лет назад

Great idea Lindsey! Thank you for sharing! ❤️

@michellewohlgemuth8847 4 года назад

Jen of Eve mentioned your wonderful you tube page. Glad I came. Thank you for sharing!

@jhiggins2058 8 лет назад

Another wonderful money saving, fun idea from Lindsay! This was a great tip for watercolor paper but a fantastic idea for using left over scrapbook paper! Looking forward to making little journals/notebook gift pads for my group!! Thanks Lindsay!!!

@colfaxcathee 4 года назад

I could not love this video more!! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@lainehadlow7751 8 лет назад

Brilliant, I am definitely going to do this. Thank you so much for sharing Lindsay x

@ebyn77 8 лет назад

I bought my MIL one of these KOI paint boxes for taking with her on her trip to England (shes a brilliant water colourist). I used your review to choose them. (I chose this over the cotmans because I wanted her to not have to mix much .. just sit and do a quick paint.. she is going with friends so her painting time may be limited.) I bought some water colour postcard paper pad.. but I might make her one of these to, this is a totally brilliant idea! Thank you!!

@elizabethkerckhoff1259 7 лет назад

I love this. I'm also going to make tablets for card making from by big tablets that I have bought from Michael's on sale. I have more then enough that I can make small tablets for envelopes, money envelopes, A4 cards, flip books. I can share with my sister. I'm like you, I don't always like all the sheets. I can make a tablet and use those for a tablet for my purse. Love this idea! It's not only for my paint pallet cases. Thanks Lindsey! Enjoy celebrating your day!!!

@heather173 5 лет назад

This is so smart! Paper blocks are horribly spendy...you just saved me some bucks. Thanks Lindsey.

@StephanieArtsIs 8 лет назад

I love this video Lindsey, Thank you! ☺

@BeverlyTilton 8 лет назад

I have that travel set and I will be making several of these. Thank you Lindsey!

@cynthiaemerick9517 6 лет назад

Love this idea. Great to customize your watercolor pad choices.

@Via_Von 6 лет назад

This is so clever - well done Lindsay!! 👏🏻❤️👏🏻

@StudioBorealisCanada 6 лет назад

Awesome Lindsay! Thank you for this tutorial!

@raggedyroad 5 лет назад

What a fantastic idea. Thank you so much Lindsay for sharing. I love your tutorials.

@TerrieJohnson731 7 лет назад

this is awesome! I am making my first art journals from my existing papers. I can bind everything easily! Very helpful for me and I will likely make water color blocks at some point. I thought of several ways to attach my pages, sewing, to hole punch, but this will be best of all! Many thanks! I never would have thought of it and am getting a glue gun right way, hhaha, I know, I dont have one, and need it!

@melleneva 8 лет назад

What a wonderful idea! Arches-look out!! I'm going to try this tomorrow. Thanks, Lindsay. Mary Ellen

@renateedwards7897 8 лет назад

You posted this just as I needed it. Thanks so much.

@martilittle5518 6 лет назад

You are awesome Lindsay, thank you for all the great tips and inspirations you give to us! I think you are an amazing artist and person as well!

@jeanieferretti4203 8 лет назад

You come up with the coolest ideas! Thanks for sharing

@celinebarberio9070 6 лет назад

Brilliant!!! Another fantastic way to save money. TFS!

@ilahjarvis 4 года назад

This is so frickkin' cool! I find that full 22" x 30" sheets are extra prone to moisture damage if I leave them out during the wet season. I will cut them up and turn them into blocks in the future. Genius!

@Terry-xf8uh 8 лет назад

You're a genius Lindsay! Dominic, thanks for the rubber cement idea. That's what I'm going to try.

@marquesn77 7 лет назад

Thank you thank you thank you! This is brilliant ! I'm so very greatful for this video - I'm on a tight budget lol and I actually happen to love the cheaper coldpress watercolor paper lol and when it's on sale you can really stock up and now with this video it's so easy to make any size WC block, large, small, panoramic 🤗thanks so much!!

@evastovall313 8 лет назад

this is one of your most frugal ideas I love it.

@daniellakruck8857 5 лет назад

That is such a clever idea! I am looking for a sketchbook, to fit into my travel bag I will get for christmas this year. I kind of had problems to find a sketchbook fitting into the bag. But now you gave me the idea, to make my very own Sketchbook! Thank you so, so, so much!

@NancyLynn 8 лет назад

Brilliant Lindsay....you're the best....TFS!

@sarahsfavfan 8 лет назад

love love love this!!!!!!

@fludrbywest3886 7 лет назад

Thanks For the great tips there Lindsey 👍🏼😊 it's perfect 💖

@LysanDharker 6 лет назад

This is brilliant! Blocks are always more costly for less paper >.>

@Minalynn53 8 лет назад

Excellent tip! And I love the painting you did!

@mooseballet 8 лет назад

Lindsay this is an awesome idea! I am going to try it in my larger pads of watercolor paper. Thanks so much for sharing this and all your other ideas!

@DrawingWithFire 8 лет назад

Lindsay this was awesome! THANKS!!!😆 Definitely very doable.

@corrys.4612 8 лет назад

Brilliant!!! Thank you Lindsey! I have this same paint set, and this is a great idea!! You're the best!

@PamlicoLady 8 лет назад

A great idea and very frugal. Will definitely try this.

@nataliegardner3908 8 лет назад

Wow, this is really awesome! I was about to drop the ball and order a small watercolor block. I'm glad I saw this video before I did! Thanks Lindsay for the spectacular video as always!

@watercolorgypsy7721 8 лет назад

Thank you Lindsay you're the best much love 😘😘😘

@TheLighthouse1983 8 лет назад

You are a genius! Thank you so much for everything you do!!!

@melstampz 4 года назад

Another brilliant idea from the past. Really enjoying revisiting your wealth of tricks in all your vids. Thanks Lindsay!

@maryanharrell5642 6 лет назад

Ho neat, Lindsay! So much less expensive!!! I will try it!

@Dave-zb9dq 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing this practical paper project. I will try it thanks again.

@BethBArtz 7 лет назад

Thank you so much, Lindsay. This is going to save me so much money. I normally buy full sheets of Arches, because being able to cut different sizes works best for me. Now for the math to see how best to cut one or two, for a block. You have helped me so much, with so many painting tips and tricks, and the supplies involved. Bless you!

@karenlorenz9907 8 лет назад

Great Idea Lindsay. As usual, you come up with the very best ideas. Thanks so much.

@lorihill5372 8 лет назад

Hi Lindsay. I tuned in because I thought you were going to paint that adorable little postcard for us, but instead was pleasantly surprised at this very helpful video. Fantastic idea! You're the best. P.S. Loved the live watercolour video from Friday. So pretty!

@thefrugalcrafter 8 лет назад

+Lori Hill I probably will do a tutorial on it since people asked. I thought is was too simple to bother with but I was wrong lol;)

@bluetreenook7315 6 лет назад

Thanks so much for this tutorial. Will do this for my watercolor koi box. Happy crafting indeed!

@KimberleyB 5 лет назад

THANK YOU for all your art and craft videos, but especially this. This video was in my suggested videos, but I only read the title. Tonight I picked up a pad of Canson XL cold press watercolor paper on clearance at Walmart. Earlier this summer, I bought a high temp hot glue gun at a garage sale (my first glue gun and I'm 51. Why did I not get one sooner??). I looked up your video and gave it a try. I used binder clips to hold the pages together. It worked great! I need to work on my glue technique, but it's functional. I also had a silicone wedge brush I picked up on clearance at Hobby Lobby. As cheap as it was to make this block, I can make several and have multiple paintings going at once. I really didn't want to mess with wetting and stretching paper, so I got this is a good solution! I may cut some masonite down to use as the backing. Anyone do that or another cardboard alternative? I wonder how much buckling there is with the last few pages in a block.

@MsCuisle 6 лет назад

What a brilliant idea. Excellent.

@teresabehal28 8 лет назад

I cannot wait to try this!

@chauchettagreen5498 8 лет назад

Lindsey, thank you so much for teaching me how to make these. Its a wonderful idea. I have the Koi set too so this will really come in handy. Bunches of hugs, Chauchetta

@christigulledge7061 8 лет назад

Great idea! Super helpful😉🖌🎨👏🏼

@cindyhiggins6945 8 лет назад

Can't wait to give this a try.

@vikibanaszak4881 8 лет назад

That is the same watercolor set I took on vacation with me last year. I did make some small spiral bound pads to take along though. I hadn't thought of anything like this. This is perfect.

@estherwestcott9085 8 лет назад

Hi Lindsay, this is a really useful idea. It's both easy and saves money. I'm a beginner and do a lot of pictures about that size. Thanks for posting the instructions.

@annettefournier9655 6 лет назад

Brilliant!!

@glowycloey Год назад

Ok, so it's six years later, but this is one of those, 'Why didn't I think of this?'- things. What a good idea! Sacrificial paper! 🤣

@geril6477 8 лет назад

What a awesome DIY !!!!

@debbieanderson550 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video! I cut my 9x12 pads in quarters and use the sheets to do little paintings for cards. While most of the time I don’t have buckling, making blocks like this would help keep the papers together and clean. I also just bought a koi kit for my vacation so I will make one to fit that too. I love following your tutorials and just bought one of your classes, so looking forward to working my way through the class!

@DNAfinder2000 8 лет назад

What a great idea! That's awesome!

@sarahquilt6687 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for this tutorial!

@CouzCat 8 лет назад

Clever & as a bonus I now know what the blocks are :). TFS

@Michael-lq5di Год назад

Awesome Lindsey!!!🎉

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Thank you!! 😁

@lindahansen2237 Год назад

I am absolutely impressed!

@DrawSoEasy 8 лет назад

simply beautiful

@diannedduhaime7343 8 лет назад

thanks Lindsey for this wonderful idea for the watercolor blocks I will be making some for my trip to Northern Minnesota it is so pretty there right now.

@julianachandler2975 3 года назад

Fabulous idea

@TheJoogsie 6 лет назад

Well that's AWESOME!

@cathywhitney8194 8 лет назад

Lindsay, I LOVE this DIY!!! I take that same koi watercolor kit with me all the time and now the paper block!! This is the most awesome thing ever☺

@racena2034 8 лет назад

Fantastic!

@functionoflightone 8 лет назад

"sacrificial paper" You crack me up. And I will be doing this... great idea. Thank you.

@susanhand7681 8 лет назад

What a great idea. I'll be trying this one this weekend.

@Amywazwaz06 8 лет назад

I am Defintely trying this. Thanks for the tutorial!

@pennynewcomer9985 8 лет назад

love the idea!

@gingerboerman7470 8 лет назад

Terrific video, as always! Love this! Paper is so expensive, it's great to have a DIY way to make blocks. Thank you so much for your helpful and cost effective ideas and tutorials.