Do you get stumped trying to put together color combinations in your Watercolor Art? I made this little guide for myself a while ago just to have handly for watercolor projects. I thought you might find it helpful too. It's just a bunch of my favorite color combinations with mixing recipe notes to the side. You can find it along with a bunch of other fun watercolor projects and resources for your creative life in the Lily and Thistle Resource ...
Creative Education
How to Paint Watercolor – Fall Trees
How to Paint Watercolor Fall Trees for Beginners Are you loving all of the beauty of Autumn? Today I'm going to show you how to paint some simple watercolor fall trees. This is a really fun and easy tutorial even if you are the newest beginner. And you can have so much fun experimenting with COLOR! Watercolor is such a great medium because it's so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to do during nap time or whenever you can sneak some ...
Nature Journaling for Beginners Supply List
You don't really need much to nature journal, but sometimes it's fun to invest in a few supplies that can make the experience more memorable and enjoyable. Here is a list of some of my favorite nature journaling tools. There are so many benefits to getting out in nature. You can read about them here, here, here, and here! Before we get started, I'd like to invite you to join us at Nature's Art Club! It's a club designed to get ...
How to Paint a Watercolor Peony Flower Tutorial for Beginners
How to Paint a Watercolor Peony Flower for Beginners Has learning to paint watercolor flowers been on your list for a while? Today I'm going to show you how to paint a watercolor peony flower even if you are the newest beginner. This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy! Seriously. Easy. Watercolor is such a great medium because it's so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to do during nap time or whenever ...
Watercolor Flower Heart Tutorial for Beginners
This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy! Seriously. Easy. Watercolor is such a great medium because it's so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour. This is one of four tutorials/patterns I've made this year for YOU this February. If you'd like to see the rest just go here, here, and here. All of the patterns are available in the Resource Library. If you ...
DIY Hand Painted Valentine Watercolor Donut Card
Oh my goodness! I'm so excited about this one. You can't believe how fun and easy it is to paint a doughnut! Nothing says "I love you" like a hand-painted card. And it is so easy to make something special that can be ready in just a few minutes. Seriously. Watercolor is such a great medium because it's so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour. This is one of four ...
Easy Watercolor Valentine Balloon Card
Nothing says "I love you" like a hand-painted card! And it is so easy to make something special that can be ready in just a few minutes. Seriously. Watercolor is such a great medium because it's so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour. This is one of four tutorials/patterns I've made this year for YOU so stay tuned! All of the patterns are available in the Resource Library. If you ...
Easy Watercolor Valentine Art
Nothing says "I love you" like a piece of hand painted artwork. And it is so easy to make something special that can be ready in just a few minutes. Seriously. Watercolor is such a great medium because it's so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour. This is one of four tutorials/patterns I've made this year for YOU so stay tuned! All of the patterns are available in the Resource ...
Phenology Wheel – Nature Journaling Prompt for Beginners – Bullet Journal or Art Journal
How to Make Your Own Phenology Wheel for Your Nature Journal, Bullet Journal or Art Journal I'm always looking for easy but effective ways to get myself and my children out in nature, recording what we are experiencing together. So when I saw these posts from Lynn Seddon at Raising Little Shoots I was pretty excited to start a phenology wheel in 2019! The word Phenology according to the Merriam Webster dictionary means the study of cyclic and ...
2019 Watercolor Bird Printable Calendar with Free Patterns to Paint
I've had so much fun over here creating a new calendar to brighten your day and I hope your year! This time, I thought it would be fun to focus on birds. Birds are so fun to paint (and surprisingly easy) to draw. All of the patterns are available in the Resource Library. If you don't already have a password, you can sign up HERE to get yours and then get started right away! If you don't have time to do a watercolor project right now (I get it) ...
Eight Christmas Cards for You To Watercolor! Free Printable Patterns and Step-by-Step Instructions Video Included
We have been busy over here creating Christmas cards for friends and loved ones. It's been so fun to bring in one of my favorite mediums: watercolor. It is such a fun medium to work with. I love that it dries quickly and that I can achieve beautiful results with just a little effort. I thought you might enjoy doing some too. So, I'm sharing eight with you! I did a post for each one (and even some videos) so I will just link to them below ...
Bird Watercolor Christmas Card Step-by-Step for Beginners with Free Pattern and Printable
Nothing says "I care" like a piece of hand-painted artwork. And it is so easy to make something special that can be ready in time for the holidays. Watercolor is such a great medium because it's so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of cards done in less than an hour. This is one of the eight patterns I've made this year for YOU! All of the patterns are available in the Resource Library. If you don't already have a ...