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Make NEW Pastels from OLD scraps! Frugal Friday

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Do you have pastel shards, dust, and crumbs littering your pastel trays? Today I will show you how to turn them into brand new beautiful fancy hand-rolled pastels! It's a great way to unusable scraps into awesome supplies. You can also take colors you don't like (or have too much of) and mix them with other colors to make more shades that are more useful to you. Let's get started!
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A craft dedicated Mortar and pestle: amzn.to/3UqTFhf or something to crush the pastels with, honestly, a rock and bowl will probably work.
Pastel scraps/dust or colors you don't like and want to mix into colors you want
A palette knife: amzn.to/3hyTNg5
Gum Arabic (optional) amzn.to/3A3E3Ih or shrsl.com/3sebm *Gum arabic is a binder. If you are recycling pastel scraps there will be a binder in there already which will reactivate when you add water. If you like the consistency of the pastels you are using you don't need to add gum arabic but if the pastels you are recycling are too soft and crumbly adding a couple of drops of gum arabic will make them hold together better and be less dusty. The more GA you add the harder your pastel will be.
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Комментарии : 93

@claudettemiskell4839 Год назад

For those of us with arthritis, a small coffee grinder works great! By the way “color friend to color friend on the color wheel!” You aren’t just a great artist and teacher, you are also entertaining. An actual “renaissance woman!”

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Good to know!

@StylHarmony Год назад

It's been in while Lindsay I haven't commented but still watching your videos, and I love your energy. You haven't changed at all !! Love you !!

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Thank you!

@imperfectlyme7271 Год назад

Lindsay you are so practical it's a huge gift to your subscribers, excellent tip!

@Nazareth434 9 месяцев назад

Buy some white pastel,powder, and black to make different tints tones and shades too. Use enough of the powder to go up or down in value as needed.

@joyfulldj Год назад

cooking supplies for art is the best way of using them lol if anything else fails dump in a tray hehehe

@Xanderful209 Год назад

Wow this is amazing. I have a bunch of chunks of pastels that I had in college and they were way too small to use individually. I can bring them back to life now !!!!thank you so much again Lindsay ❤❤❤❤

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Yay! Have fun with your new supplies!

@joyfulldj Год назад

JAAY I Missed that one but that timing is awesome.

@joyfulldj Год назад

my set of fabercastell pastels broke in so many bits I stuffed them in one of those oversized old plastic cigarette holders in order not to lose them never thought of mixing them hahaha. Still have the binder, should test that out.

@tradingpostfarms Год назад

Ooh this is right up my alley. I love reinventing old art supplies. I've even made gouache from old pastels. The rembrandt Brand works well for this.

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Cool!

@heidicook2395 Год назад

How did you make gouache from pastels? That's a great idea.

@nancyloomis3046 11 месяцев назад

Oh, wow, that's good to know. When we pay good money for our art supplies, (and some are so painfully expensive,) it's satisfying to remake the "waste" into something reusable 👍

@nancyloomis3046 11 месяцев назад

ooh, missed this before...great idea, I'm starting to get more into pastels and this is a great way to use the good bits!

@thefrugalcrafter 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Blick_Art Год назад

Great tutorial! Looks like you got some nice results! If you find that handmade pastels warp or crack while drying, try gradually drying them in damp sawdust. Use damp, medium, and dry sawdust in 3 containers, and transfer the sticks gradually as they dry. One other tip: to help pastel dust wet more quickly and to reduce airborne dust, use denatured alcohol as a wetting agent. That works well with dry pigments in general, especially ones that repel water.

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Thanks!

@imperfectlyme7271 Год назад

FYI- Walmart might also carry Gum Arabic in their crafting section which is now much more extensive these days.

@user-wk1mw9nj3i76 Год назад

It’s like watching a cooking show- pastel noodles with Lindsay! Really support reuse and recycle! 🎉

@gwensimmons_gigi1629 Год назад

Is this Frugal Friday? Well true to its theme; thank you Lindsay!!🎉❤

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Yup after a brief hiatus 😆

@cieloescarlata2710 Год назад

😍Good idea!!! Thanks! Hugs from Venezuela ♥️🇻🇪♥️

@artonthecreek Год назад

Huge savings! Thank you 🙏🏻 😊

@kimarmstrong9161 Год назад

I LOVE your frugal ways. 😁

@paulah317 Год назад

My Christmas list: gum Arabic, mortar and pestle and a silicon mat. I've been saving pastel shards so thank you for the tutorial on upcycling pastel bits.

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Nice!

@cassandrasmith3604 Год назад

I do this with my pastel dust .. makes some really nice greys.

@Elizabeth45840 Год назад

Awesome Video!

@128titanic Год назад

Thank you so much!!♥️♥️.

@andreajacobson8381 Год назад

It is so mesmerizing watching you craft! Thank you again for your amazing frugal tips/ideas

@theresapalmer7892 Год назад

Interesting save, little scraps you couldn't hold into a usable size and new color

@candyclouston1412 Год назад

Any time I add water to something other than a substrate, I used distilled water. No additional minerals. No problems with mold. I use it in my spray bottles, too.

@ChristinaTodd1970 Год назад

Oh Lindsay! The sound of the palette knife against the mortar and pestle! It’s probably just a me thing.

@mijotwentyseven3935 Год назад

Fantastic upcycle idea and technique, Lindsay!! You never cease to amaze me. Tfs.

@capbin146 Год назад

Scraping the mortar sent shivers down my spine. Fingernails on blackboard. Great video though.

@michelleannette7994 Год назад

What a cool video. I have so many pastels that just crumbled when I got them, or arrived crumbled. What a great idea. I'm glad i saved those tide bits now. Thank you!

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Nice!

@geriprior751 Год назад

Wow. Great idea for using up all your pastels! No wastage us always a good thing. Thanks Lindsay.

@paulasanders1078 Год назад

I love all your "savings" ideas. Thanks so much. I have also done this by rubbing the pastel pieces against a screen/strainer.

@annettefournier9655 Год назад

Thanks Lindsay. Even I could do this! 💜

@taylorjudi Год назад

There is so much I could say, but I will behave 😄

@Nasauniverse001 11 месяцев назад

Neat. But could you use a plastic bag to crush the bits up using a rolling pin? It might save loss of pigment from it being stuck inside the mortar. Then you could keep the powder in the bag.

@thefrugalcrafter 11 месяцев назад

Great idea!

@eileensnyder7356 Год назад

Thank you Lindsay! I really enjoyed this video. The tip you gave on another video for making your own metallic watercolors with gum arabic was also enjoyable. I made my own and am enjoying them. If there are any other uses for gum arabic please let me know. Great idea!!

@sambabird7 Год назад

Lindsay McGyver Weirich! 😂🤣😂

@olderendirt Год назад

I just had a flashback to your old video about making eye shadow paint with gum arabic. Could you add a little eye shadow powder to the pastel mix to give it a little sparkle? This is a really cool upcycle. Thanks!

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Sure

@micheleyoung9292 Год назад

Such an excellent idea! 🤗

@starshinesoldier Год назад

That is such an amazing idea! You’re always coming up with the best ideas!!

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Thanks!

@PaintergirlCreations Год назад

This was such a cool video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@berolinastrassmann Год назад

Fabulous tip! Reminds me of Schmincke's yearly "random grey" colour, both as watercolour and oil tube, collecting their excess pastel left overs. Every year is different, as they have different amount of colours left over. Will definitely give this a try!

@petrajimenez7323 Год назад

Will give this a try just for fun . Thank you !

@loke-art7383 Год назад

Wow, great idea, i love your ideas and projects 🥰

@turtleeye4 Год назад

This is awesome! Thanks so much, Lindsay!

@melissaaldosari8024 Год назад

Woow! What a fabulous idea! Thanks!

@craftergin Год назад

I found an article on Snopes called "Is Twice-Boiled Water "Toxic"?" Mostly false. There are factors depending on the type of water you have, where it comes from and the chemical content of the water.

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

That's good to know:)

@clipperrn Год назад

If you have minerals in your water you need to watch for build up in your pot and remove it.

@bellnorton1691 Год назад

Wow, that is a great idea.

@mjpete27 Год назад

Hullo Lindsay, I did something very similar to this without the gum Arabic when I was breaking my Schmincke pastels and have one of them turned to dust in my hands, I was very discouraged and then I watched someone make their own from scratch like this and I simply got a piece of glass crushed the remaining dust and “larger” pieces and made the stick pieces back into two smaller ones! I am glad that you are just amazingly frugal and willing to share your thoughts and ideas with us! Oh! I almost threw those pieces in the trash, but I did just pay so much for those sticks that I had a couple that did not break well and ended up in baby food jars! Thank you!

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

I love schminke pastels and they are so expensive now!

@sondrabrown442 Год назад

Awesome! Thanks Lindsay!

@Goldi-Luc Год назад

this is such a good idea! i have too many of certain colors i will try making new shades now!!

@grannysmithart Год назад

brilliant !

@jillc2700 Год назад

Fun to watch. Do you think you could show us sometime how to make pastels from scratch? Thanks for the video!

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

I don't have the dry pigments for that on hand, or the dry clay. There are tutorials online tho but it will be more expensive than buying pastels from a reputable manufacturer. This is easy and saves me money whereas the other is harder to get right and more expensive. This is foolproof 😆

@sarakurth Год назад

❤❤❤❤ Could the pastel scraps turn into watercolor paints by adding more gum arabic?

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Yes but They will be chalky watercolors

@sandyb4693 Год назад

What an awesome idea!! I know this exact process wouldn't work with oil pastels. Any ideas/tips on how to do the same with them?

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Melt them down and pour in a mold

@sandyb4693 Год назад

@@thefrugalcrafter That's so simple! Thought there would be more to it than that. Thanks!!

@joycewickman1148 3 месяца назад

I just hit my table top easel and dropped three Sennelier pastels and they obliterated! I recently purchased a mortar and pestle for this project. Do I need to season it before using it with pastels? Thanks for this video!

@thefrugalcrafter 3 месяца назад

Not that I know of

@RebeccaHails Год назад

Would using the silicone ice cube trays that make long ice cubes for water bottles be a good way to shape these?

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

I think if you have horizontal ones that have an opening along the long edge it will work but if they are tall ones with the opening at the top they would break and also hard to fill. Rolling them is so satisfying tho!

@tracy8338 Год назад

What was the bottle of stuff you used as a binder for the pastel?

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Gum arabic

@unboundbytiffany Год назад

Question if you happen to see this and have a second, if gum arabic makes this harder/less soft, is there a way to soften it instead but keep it binded? Been struggling to figure out how to do so, especially to use other mediums with the pastel dust etc. Hmmm thank you in advance

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Try not adding any. You could add China clay to help bind it and keep it soft.

@unboundbytiffany Год назад

@@thefrugalcrafter tyty

@unboundbytiffany Год назад

Now I just need to figure out what binders they use In oil pastels and wax and oil pencils lol. Been going nuts on this little science experiment of mine lolol

@Jo_WillowingSpirit Год назад

Could you put this in a container (like a Pringle’s lid) and use as a “pan” pastel?

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

You could but it won't be as soft as pan pastel because pastel sticks contain more binder so they don't crumble.

@downrightdaffy3692 Год назад

Would a silicone mold be better than rolling it in wax paper? 😁😁😁

@thefrugalcrafter Год назад

Do you mean rolling in a silicone mat? That will work, or teflon or you can put it in a mold but I like the natural hand rolled look.

@downrightdaffy3692 Год назад

@@thefrugalcrafter I thought molds in the shape of rectangles or square blocks. There are so many smaller molds for candy and really any smaller molds in different shapes too😁

@amandajackson6284 Год назад

Please wear a mask and gloves when you do this. Do not reuse the mask. Wipe down all surfaces with wet paper towels to remove pigment dust. (There will be dust even if you can’t see it.) Pigments vary in toxicity and may be more toxic when combined. They are absorbed through the skin and invisible particles are breathed into the lungs to end up in the bloodstream. Please be safe. ( I’m a retired analytical chemist who specialized in nano gram (ridiculously small) levels of contamination in computer parts.) Oh and don’t let pastels or any powdered art supply anywhere near the kitchen or anything used around food. 😊