<?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[How to Package and Display your Watercolors for&nbsp;Sale!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Hello Friends! After sharing my farmers market adventure with you last week I had many requests for a video demonstrating how to mat a watercolor, finish the back, price and display them for sale so in today&#8217;s video I am going to do just that. The secrets to my success are <a href="http://www.papermart.com/lip-n-tape-cello-polypropylene-bags/id=15038?origin=thefrugalcrafter">clear bags from Papermart</a>.</p>
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<p>Now this is not my first rodeo, I have tried other brands of clear bags (all more expensive) and Papermart bags are the best! I bought some art bags before from another company and they were all stuck together in the package and the bags ripped when I went to separate them. I have never had a problem with the <a href="http://www.papermart.com/lip-n-tape-cello-polypropylene-bags/id=15038?origin=thefrugalcrafter">Papermart bags </a>AND they offer a 15% off discount on a clear bag order over $200 so if you want a few sizes it is a great chance to buy them all at once. Sometimes my crafty pals go in together on orders to save on shipping and get a discount so keep that in mind if you have your eyes on a lot of sizes. These polypropylene bags are also FDA approved food safe and come in sizes from 1&#8243;x7&#8243; to 20&#8243;x24&#8243;. You are sure to find the size to fit your needs. I love that I can use the smaller bags to package my cards or candy at a craft fair. They come in packs of 500-1000 so you have plenty to share:)</p>
<p>Here are the other products I used in this tutorial:</p>
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<li>Crescent Mat Board</li>
<li>Logan push style mat cutter #2000  and straight cutter #701 *both use #270 blades. The handheld cutters are around $15 each online. You can use a craft knife instead of the Logan straight cutter but it is nice if you have strength issues.</li>
<li>pencil and metal yard stick</li>
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<p>Please refer to the video for advice on measuring and cutting mats. Check out <a href="http://www.papermart.com/lip-n-tape-cello-polypropylene-bags/id=15038?origin=thefrugalcrafter">Papermart </a>for all of your art business needs, the clear bags not only display your art beautifully but also protects it from fingerprints and becoming shop-worn. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and til next time happy crafting!</p>
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