Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today I'm rounding up 7 easy watercolor projects for beginners that I have shared in my last 7 years blogging! They're perfect watercolor paintings for home decor, gifts, and parties.

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Some of these are older YouTube videos and some of them are videos I created for other websites, but all of them are EASY.

Supplies I use in this video (affiliate links where possible):
- My watercolor pallet - amzn.to/32ml5fJ
- My tubes of watercolor are super old, these ones look great though - amzn.to/38X1WCo
- I use almost exclusively round brushes: amzn.to/2Ot27fC
- I use this watercolor paper most often- amzn.to/2WnHHsD
- Ceramic Paint Palette - amzn.to/3h1dnvH
- Black Ink I use (lettering place cards) - amzn.to/30rJhuX

Projects shown in this video:
- Cake Topper Banner tutorial is no longer available online
- 2 Botanical Leaf Paintings: youtu.be/FCM-B8-XXkg
- 2 Super Simple Watercolor Paintings (line art): youtu.be/WhBKkWbaDBE
- Planet painting is also no longer available online
- Floral Monogram: youtu.be/xXgaOC4rvHA
- Bunny Silhouette Painting: youtu.be/bPTEPS1EQww
- Placecards tutorial is from my ecourse: lemonthistle.com/learn-brush
- Placecards are based on these free printable ones: lemonthistle.com/sponsored-neutral-autumn-tablescape-friendsgiving


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