The frugal crafter tutorials

New Art and Craft Tutorial Videos 4 times a week!Hello and welcome to my channel! My name is Lindsay Weirich, AKA the Frugal Crafter. My videos showcase a wi...

Hi friends! Over the years I have posted many DIY stamping ink recipes and tips for reviving dry ink pads. I decided to put them all in one blog post/video so you can bookmark it and refer back to …

Have you ever gone to stamp and found that the pigment ink pad you wanted to use is dried up? Arrrrghh! Don’t worry, today I’ll show you how to make your own pigment and chalk ink with …

Hi friends! Today I want to share my favorite technique for combing Pen & Ink and Watercolor! We will use fine-liner pens, these are especially useful because not only are the waterproof when u…

Craft supplies can be really expensive...but do you really need the "official" tools and supplies? That depends. In some cases, the quality is so radically

Hi friends! Today I have a fun and cheerful beginner watercolor painting tutorial for you so grab your paints, a cup of tea and block out a relaxing hour of art time! You deserve it! You will find …

Hi Folks! Today I have a viewer request! A prairie painting for Sarah Hoffman. You can find the reference photo I used by Rachelle Eversole at Paint My Photo. Since I did not go over drawing the sc…

Hi friends! I had a great time painting this butterfly. I didn’t have anything planned when I started but the butterfly was so pretty that I wanted to turn it into a finished artwork. It real…

Hi friends! Today I have a rather lengthy watercolor lesson for you. Feel free to break it up into a couple of parts (it will be a nice and relaxing weekend project!) When I saw this reference phot…

Hi friends! After I posted a review of Paul Rubens metallic watercolor last week I got a lot of questions about how they compare to other brands I have used in the past. Rather than rely on my faul…