The Three Thrifty Sisters: Making Watercolor "Paint" with dried out markers

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We are three sisters who want to share how we "live within our means" but live well! We will show you how (with a little elbow grease) you can make any found object into a treasure, cook an inexpensive meal, or bring you inspiration to enrich your life. We grew up in a large family (8 kids) with a mother who was very crafty and creative! Though our lives (aka husbands) have taken us to live in separate states, we still enjoy sharing what we are up to with each other. Now we want to share with you! We hope you enjoy our blog and we also hope it will bring you inspiration and happiness!

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Making Watercolor "Paint" with dried out markers

A few months ago I came across this blog post: Recycle old markers into watercolors, and I really wanted to try it. So today I sat down with my markers, and tested them. I got so excited every time I found a dry one.

I then separated them into like colors, and filled six cups half full with water. I didn't rubber band mine, and I wish I had the baby food jars for easy storage, but it worked just fine.

I then let my two year old paint. The only hiccup was that she wanted to use one paint brush, and I had to remind her to switch brushes when she wanted a new color, so that the colors wouldn't mix.

It looked so fun, that I decided to paint a picture too.