<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Wishy-Washy Watercolors? No&nbsp;Way!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Happy Friday folks! Looks like rain in New England this weekend (we need it!) so it is a nice excuse to stay inside and paint! One of my favorite tricks for making my watercolors nice and bright is to use complimentary colors next to each other like I did here with red and green in my new<a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/learn-to-paint/learn-to-paint-chinese-lanterns/prod_6931.html"> Learn To Paint with Lindsay kit: Chinese Lanterns</a>:</p>
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<p>As with all of my <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/lindsay-39-s-stamp-stuff/aff_100.html">beginner kits</a> the cost is $3 and you get about 20 step by step photos and instructions to paint this. No previous painting experience is necessary. I&#8217;ll show you how fun and easy watercolor painting can be!</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/learn-to-paint/learn-to-paint-chinese-lanterns/prod_6931.html" target="_self"><img title="Learn To Paint Chinese Lanterns" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.mygrafico.com/images/uploads/thumbs/thumb_lss_chinese_preview.jpg" alt="Learn To Paint Chinese Lanterns" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/learn-to-paint/learn-to-paint-watermelon-/prod_6924.html" target="_self"><img title="Learn to Paint: Watermelon!" src="https://i2.wp.com/www.mygrafico.com/images/uploads/thumbs/thumb_lss_watermelon_preview.jpg" alt="Learn to Paint: Watermelon!" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/learn-to-paint/learn-to-paint-pussy-willows/prod_6909.html" target="_self"><img title="Learn To Paint: Pussy Willows" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.mygrafico.com/images/uploads/thumbs/thumb_lss_catkin_preview.jpg" alt="Learn To Paint: Pussy Willows" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/learn-to-paint/learn-to-paint-birch-trees/prod_6892.html" target="_self"><img title="Learn To Paint: Birch Trees" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.mygrafico.com/images/uploads/thumbs/thumb_lss_LTP_birchtrees_preview.jpg" alt="Learn To Paint: Birch Trees" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>If you have some extra time this weekend why not check out the other <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/lindsay-39-s-stamp-stuff/aff_100.html">Learn to Paint with Lindsay kits</a>, the <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/learn-to-paint/learn-to-paint-birch-trees/prod_6892.html">Birch Trees lesson</a> is still at the special introductory price of $1 so why wait?</p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting (and painting!)</p>
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