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Learn how to make natural plant-based watercolor paint for children. Step-by-step process and fun activity for the whole family.

In this blog post I’ll show you how to quickly and simply extract dye from coreopsis flowers using hot water. This makes a beautiful dye that can be used like watercolour paint. Then we’ll play with lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to make a wider range of colours. The paint only takes...

Home Made Ink From Nature: Perfect Purples: Perhaps you value knowing a little about the provenance of your food, consumer goods, etc. - if so, have you ever pondered over the origin of the colouring of your clothes, or perhaps how paints are made for creating art? I first got into making dy…

How to Make Watercolor Paints from Flower Petals - Making water color paints from flower petals is a fun craft for kids that can be used in art projects.

Spring Activities for Kids - Mud Paint Recipe for Play I'm so excited to kick off a month long Spring Activities for Kids series...

Download a free natural earth pigment book and learn how to find earth pigments, make earth pigment powder, and make paint from rocks. #earthpigments #watercolorpaint #watercolors

I’ve been making an exciting foray into the world of natural paints and inks. It’s not so different from natural dyeing really. You can use the same dye plants but just create a really strong dye b…

So here's the bottom line: If you can process your colored rocks or soil into tiny, consistently sized particles, you can make paint from them. Pastels or drawing sticks too (but...

A short tutorial on how to identify pigment rocks. This is how I decide which ones to use for making my handmade watercolor paints.