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Paint a Purple Cupcake in Watercolor Pencils!


thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich's avatarThe Frugal Crafter Blog

Howdy friends! The other day I shared this watercolor pencil painting I did in my sketchbook:

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I had a few requests to do a tutorial so I thought I would for our beginner tutorial this week. I have been posting beginner (probably over explained but I just want to make sure even beginners can follow along) tutorials on Wednesdays and I hope they are useful:) Let me know if they are just too simple or if I hit the mark:)

Photo credit: thescranline. If you like baking check them out. Their Instagram account is fabulous! (I don’t bake so I follow their IG account for the pretty photos and they encourage fan art!)

Supplies: Affiliate links used. Watercolor pencils and paper from Arteza *Use coupon code FRUGAL10 for 10% off if shopping on the Arteza Website.

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Woodburned Winter Ornaments with the Creative Woodburner


Kelli @ CraftShackChronicles's avatarwalnuthollowcrafts

Have you seen the brand new Creative Woodburner yet? It’s such an amazing tool!

Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner

I’ve had so much fun getting to know this new wood burning tool and these  Ornaments are a great project whether you’re just learning to wood burn or a seasoned pro.  The beautiful Birch rounds make gorgeous wood burned ornaments. I decided to combine my love of wood burning, bark edge rounds, and snowflakes to make these Winter Ornaments and I’m excited to share them with you!  You can purchase this amazing new Creative Woodburner and the beautiful birch ornaments here on the Walnut Hollow website, or at your local JOANN craft store!

Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner Winter Ornaments

Winter Ornament Supply List:

Winter Ornament Supplies

Find or create your own snowflake design.  Trace your design onto the birch ornament using graphite transfer paper to transfer the…

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Modern Thanksgiving DIY: Wood Burned Hexagon Placemats


Katie Smith's avatarwalnuthollowcrafts

Hello everyone, It’s Katie here and today I’m going to show you how to make some Wood Burned Placemats! These are great for everyday Autumn decor, but the Hexagons will also bring a fun, modern touch to your Thanksgiving Tablescape!

Here are the supplies you’ll need to make your Wood Burned Placemats:

Make your own Wood Burned Placemats for Thanksgiving using the NEW Creative Woodburner tool by @walnuthollow and this tutorial by @studiokatie!

Today I’ve got 2 versions of my project, a candle mat with a more detailed Leaf design, and a few placemats with a simpler design.

Step one:

On a piece of paper, sketch out the leaf shapes you want in your design.

Step two:

Place a piece of transfer paper (included in the New Creative Woodburner kit) onto your wood hexagon, and your leaf template over…

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DIY Watercolor and Wood Birch Ornaments


Katie Smith's avatarwalnuthollowcrafts

I love the magical winter scenes you find in snow globes: a little winter cottage, a truck carrying home a freshly cut Christmas tree, or a snowman, etc. Today’s I’ll be showing you how to make wood burned ornaments inspired by those winter-y scenes!

DIY Watercolor and Wood Birch Ornaments

Supplies you’ll need:

DIY Watercolor and Wood Birch Ornaments

Step one:

Begin by deciding what winter scenes you want to capture on your ornaments! I knew that I definitely wanted snowy mountains, a snowman, a lamp post, a church, and a truck for mine. Use a pencil to sketch the scenes out onto the Birch Ornaments.

Step two:

Now it’s time to burn your designs into the ornaments!

Walnut Hollow’s new Creative Woodburner tool comes with 4 interchangeable nichrome wire tips for more precise burning. I used the Ball Point Tip for most of the designs, but I…

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