Shawns 3D printing Altoids Tin Palette Inserts

[@beckylaubmeier6844]

What a find! By chance I found this video, and lo and behold, I found that these items are made by my grandniece's husband! He started making them for his wife (my grandniece) who is an artist. She makes tiny watercolors (size of a penny and slightly larger). The minute I saw this video I was just sure of the maker, so I did check the Etsy site to confirm. I'm just delighted that Shawn sent them to you! Now I must let them know I found this! While we have yet to meet, (they are in Kansas, I'm in Pennsylvania), I am very excited for my relatives.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Awesome!

[@HumdrumCurio]

I’ve ordered from this shop and everything was packaged just as nicely for me too. I use my mini altoids tin pallet all the time 😍 I love that it’s so compact but can still fit lots of colors ❤️ and the expander mixing area is genius!

[@ellenraguette4623]

These mini palettes are perfect stocking stuffers for my watercolor painting group!!!! I didn’t wait…I already ordered. Great prices!!!! Thanks

[@sharonyoung8251]

You sure got a mini watercolor pallet fix today. They are adorable. Also like the mixing pallets. Thanks for sharing.

[@annaguettabi3974]

The magnet clip is fantastic!

[@ArtsiRosi]

I am absolutely OBSESSED with tiny palettes! I've amassed quite a collection and I'm glad to know I'm not alone in my obsession. I ordered several from Shawn and he also did a custom tray for me to fit inside one of his larger tins. He's very nice and very professional and I will definitely be ordering again!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Good to hear!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Nice! Thanks for showing these, Lindsay. This guy's prints are very ingenious.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

They are really cool! Thanks for stopping by, Steve!

[@gerryannbrown9645]

I really like the little Altroids and the 3D paint pans. I need to talk to my son, he has a 3D printer. Those are are really great for on the go too! Great video Lindsay, Thanks!❤

[@kellyro77]

Those are super cute! Thanks for sharing these. I have enough palettes but there's something about those little mint palettes getting repurposed for watercolor that makes me want more and more. I really love those flat palette inserts, however. Genius!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I am a sucker for tiny travel palettes too!

[@recoveringsoul755]

The last altoid tin I had was bumpy on the lid, and if he's selling a lot of these, he's probably not repurposing them, but buying the tins in bulk. Another channel made some inserts 3D printed for their own use, and did pour painting on the lids. But people wanted them so she started to make a bunch of them, offered plain black tin box as well as the pretty pour painted lids. I got one of each back in 2020. came with the 15 wells and a mixing pallette. Studio of MM I think was the channel. If he sells the inserts alone, and you have an empty tin, maybe you could avoid buying the tin that way.

[@tararead4670]

I think this is an awesome idea. His prices also seem real reasonable for the convenience of not having the small pans move around etc. Thanks Lindsay and hats off to Shawn for sending you those.

[@anjaanja7684]

Lindsay you're the perfect person to share such a new product with, being so curious and having so many good ideas all the time.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!

[@junepatterson7928]

Oh my goodness, that is so cool. I have an old Bob Ross tin.

[@journeytravelers5420]

Great to see you Lyndsey bless you , * Wonderful educational and creative invention Congrats to Shaun on new business venture and very appreciated to know these compact paint tins an inserts are able to help alot of artists who like traveling to paint :) * I love the added touch of dollar tree magnetic clip you added very helpful !

[@cloverrabbit5622]

Very cool little travel sets! Makes me want to start painting again. Just watched one of your oil pastel videos, I will definitely give it a try when I have a little more time in the next week or two.

[@LovinglfDesigns]

I really like that you use the product for a few weeks and can give the perspective of what it's like to actually use it Lindsay.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks! I feel I can be more accurate that way.

[@AlyonasWatercolourCreations]

Love your new photo, looking gorgeous!! Back to watching the review! 🧡

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@gailbrule1744]

This was so great!! It also reminded me that I had some thin Altoid type tins and some silicone mini ice cube trays that I’d been meaning to cut apart and fill with watercolors for sets to travel with (40 colors each). So I’ve spent several days doing just that and having a blast!! They work so well with a water brush. I now have Shin Han PWC, White Knights and am prepping my Van Gogh to do next. Surprisingly in such small amounts the White Knights set up quite well, even tho I live in a humid climate. Yay! When I have used my supplies up, I’ll check out Shawn’s! Will try to attach a pic, they are so cute. Thanks for providing me several hours entertainment! I love making palettes...😂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

What did you use to cut the mini ice cube trays?

[@KJayPlays]

Now that’s an option I’d consider over the etchr tiny palette for sure.

[@blahblahart5]

Wow what a thoughtful unboxing gift. The tins are cool! Bravo on the review, Friend.

[@susansacco7583]

😍 love these little palettes! Adorable and fun to use! Thanks for sharing with us Lindsay!✊🏾💕

[@sallyreff2574]

My husband made me a 12 full pan pallet! Great for flat brush use.

[@olderendirt]

Very cute little things. I'll check out his shop. They'd also be nice for post style earrings to keep them paired up. Thanks for sharing.

[@suew4609]

I had no comprehension as to how a printer prints 3D. Glad you’re showing something useful!

[@carolynfuller6237]

I found a Bob Ross, Happy Little Tree Mints box the size of an Altoid box. The public library, where I worked, used their 3D printer to make me a 10 well palette which I use for traveling. The wells are not quite as large as full pans but large enough to put an inch sized flat brush in them. I love it.

[@JanetBuol]

Wow, those are really nice! He even has some Arches paper cut to size for the tins with rounded corners even. Thanks for showing us this!

[@susanavenir]

Love this! Small but not fiddly. No extras I don't need to get in the way. Range of choices. Just so practical.

[@BeckyTregear]

They’re all adorable and useful. I love mini palettes! 3D printing is so cool. I have one of those mystifying mints tins too! 😂

[@Shuvah2Him]

very cool! thanks for showing us his stuff!

[@cynthiastandridge5230]

Just ordered! And Lindsay…..I just received your new brushes! I love them.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!

[@unboundbytiffany]

Omg love that he sent you one of every option too! This is awesome. Seriously!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I am very lucky!

[@sonyaoart]

These are so clever! Thanks for sharing the unboxing

[@bluetkats]

Oh wow, those look super nice and handy. Really like all the customizations that could be done, especially for the mixing trays. Yup, very nice. Makes me want to take up plein air painting just so I could use them (and that magnet clip - great idea!).

[@barbarag7831]

Those are so adorable! Thanks for sharing these. Yes, I very much enjoy hearing about new products.

[@shirleybryant8725]

WoW Ive already checked out the site I’ll be sure to get some. Thank you for reviewing them or I never would have known about these items, Shirl from Australia

[@brook2478]

I got a few palette from Shawn’s after watching your Shinhan review. I really like them! Thank you Lindsay!

[@PhoenyxAshe]

Magic eraser is great for getting the stain off the resin, and as I have found, watercolor beads up on unfinished PLA (what Shawn uses). I picked up the the Large Watercolor to Go set he sells, which came with a nice collection of DaVinci paints. I love the set, and have been having fun with it.... but... Now, this is not a Shawn's 3D prints problem, it's a Mitz and her ADHD problem. For me, the more I have to do before I can start "doing the thing"... the less I am to actually to whatever thing. And for the set, the problem comes in getting the trays out of the tin, something that for me has been a bit of a fiddly thing. Today, as I saw the link for this video, I had an idea for an easy pull "handle"... packing tape. So while I was watching, I was also adding folded tape handles to all three of the shallow trays... and as I type, I realize I only really needed to add it to the one on the bottom (which has four DaVinci colors I bought elsewhere), since I tend to pull all of them out to work. Still, it's a quick fix to the only thing that I didn't like about the kit, and as I said... it's a "me" problem, not the set itself. There are a number of fun 3D print art supply shops on Etsy if you have a few hours to spare for browsing. FabricationFactoryCo has a few items that keep drawing me, but I haven't purchased from them (yet), but their nested style inserts are intriguing. Then there is my favorite shop: ArtstoEmbers. I think I have... five palettes from them, plus a few extra inserts. And this doesn't include, for those (like me) who have 3D printers, all the files wandering about the internet. I've even created a few myself for the "mini/sample" pans that are even smaller than the quarter pans, but it's still in the "tweaking" stages... no, don't look at the multiple prints I've made and have tucked into kits, those are still in the testing phase... honest. They are cute and tiny... but so is the mixing space, damnit. =grin=

[@melissaaldosari8024]

That foam packaging is also good for a base for needle felting. I’ve been wanting to find a large and thick piece for this purpose.

[@PhoenyxAshe]

Cover it with a few layers of the cheap polyester felt sheets. I did that with one of the foam pieces I got with a kit - the wool tries to felt to the poly stuff, but doesn't stick as much as a wool felt cover (like... woolbuddies I think is the brand name?).

[@recoveringsoul755]

Oh good idea. I think they might make good mattresses or couch/chair cushions for doll houses too.

[@monsoongirlnyc]

Omg, these are DREAMY! I want them ALL 😍 I might add glue dots to hold the inserts in place.

[@HumdrumCurio]

Poster putty and thin adhesive magnets also work great 😁

[@monsoongirlnyc]

@@HumdrumCurio yup, they’re great too.

[@amortlepsg]

I like the inserts you used for your ShinHan tubes, so many colors in such a small box. That Ouija tin also looks great!

[@capbin146]

Great treat for Christmas.

[@t2terri]

❤️the tiny pallets

[@theeclecticnest5343]

Placed an order for a couple of the tiny ones. So cool!

[@pamwaldron2566]

You can add little ribbon tabs to the mixing trays and pallettes. Just cut some ribbon long enough to stick up the side from under the tray, fold in half and either glue on the back, or use double sided tape. Drop into the tin and it's easy to pull the trays out as needed. You can add an elastic loop to the outside of the tin yo hold your water brush, too.

[@sarahnoda]

That's a great idea Pam!

[@deb.e.mixedmedia]

Ohhh cool! This look awesome. Thanks for sharing! 🎨

[@JH-wd7ul]

OMG! These are ADORABLE! I would buy them just because they're so sweet! 💕💕💕💕

[@twizzle1710]

What fun, these little palettes. I am sitting here with a sword/dagger brush in hand practicing some strokes. A good labor for Labor Day.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yay!

[@judygrandstrand9784]

What a great gift idea!

[@marytesta3003]

I looked his site after you showed these before. They are so cute and so reasonable. Even for special paint not in your everyday palette. Love them!

[@boyjrr]

LOVE THESE! Ordered some!

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Thank you. Enjoyed it!

[@lookupdownAni]

I am going to try a few. Thanks Lindsay!

[@theoutdoordogandhikinggirl]

Those tiny ones are so freeking cute 😅

[@chrismalone617]

These are really cool. I think it's great that you support other small businesses. BTW - your brushes!!! WOW. They are razor sharp. That dagger brush is probably my new favorite brush.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yay! Thank you!

[@jillwiswall5386]

I’ve ordered from this store before and the products are great!!!! Love that he makes inserts you can purchase separately so I can use my own tins and add layers!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

They fit the cute novelty tins too!

[@craftergin]

What adorable palettes! I wish I was an urban sketcher. These would be perfect for that.

[@JaciPaso]

I have some of his stuff and really like it… you can put two mixing trays on top of a regular palette insert for lots of space.

[@basenjipoppy]

Great review as always, I like the follow up.

[@wulfseig1864]

How cute. I really like the lip balm tin. 7 colors is a big rainbow in watercolor. I'll go check them out. Help spread the love around.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's so cute!

[@fantasticmio]

OH!!!! Michaels (and probably lots of other places) sell metal tins with a plastic insert to hold a gift card. You could totally get one of those, and some of these inserts, and give the gift of the gift card AND a travel paint pallet. Maybe put some of the paints you have and really like in it, throw in a brush, to get them started.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Great idea!

[@shannonwolff2599]

I used altoids tins with plastic 1/4 pans and in one I have watercolors and the other I put Derwent Inktense by cutting a small chunk off of the block and putting it in the 1/4 pans. I used some of the adhesive magnet sheets you can get at Dollarama on the bottom of the pans to keep them in place in the tin, but this allows you to change out the pans if you want to change the colors. Each tin holds up to 15 1/4 pans and by using the magnets on the bottom I can switch out colors easily, depending on what I am doing!! It is so compact that the tin, one or two waterbrushes and a small sketchbook fit easily in the inside pocket of my jean jacket, or a side pocket of my purse so is easy to take with you. I find it nice when at my granddaughters hockey games etc!!! Also I glued some white plastic from other packaging into the lid to give a mixing area and that works quite well too!!

[@rhondita95]

These are pretty cool!

[@ShellyParchman]

Finally my horde of mint tins have a new life!

[@rebeccahesser8057]

Thanks these are really neat I just ordered a small one and a larger one!! Great prices he has a sale going right now

[@PEPSIKERR]

Cool idea. I was wondering about this idea since I have a collection of those altoid tins. Thanks for another great idea video.

[@melissamcintyre7661]

Thank you Lindsay! These are TOO stinking cute!!!! I just placed an order 😊👍

[@dezzydezi]

These look great 👍

[@kristenvigne3590]

Awesome product! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@cindylouwhobohl6983]

Those are so cute and reasonably priced! Thanks for doing a review!

[@Julie-vy3oz]

Nice! Also if you happen to have palette paper around you can cut that to fit in the lid.

[@nanschifris8734]

These are great! I just ordered 4 & he’s having a sale, so my total with shipping & tax was $26 - very reasonable. So glad you shared!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

These are so sweet!

[@hannahcrumley3103]

Oh I am definitely ordering some of these!!!!!

[@sunnycharacter]

Those are amazing things and palettes!

[@NanaBeth1]

Mine is fantastic. After seeing this I'm going to check some more out!

[@unboundbytiffany]

Ok that's awesome!!!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Ok, I wanna see the zoomies, painting of Penny now! Lol!

[@threesixfiveart563]

I’ve purchased some things from this etsy store as well… all was great!!

[@grannyslick1829]

This is so cool! I'm amazed at what is being 3D printed. Did you know Invisalign has one of the biggest 3D printing operation in the world?

[@PhoenyxAshe]

Not surprised... though I think they might use resin printers rather than the FDM style Shawn uses. I believe that full denture sets can be printed that way, though of course they use a very specific type of resin.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Intersting

[@kayclark4406]

Magic eraser sponge takes off most stains-worth a try

[@YuseiLover18]

I just found a pack of Bob Ross mints at 5 Below and these inserts would be perfect to transform it into a portable watercolor set

[@katpaints]

I almost bought some a couple of days ago. I'm thinking that I may have had a better choice then! LOL! Need to check!

[@hollyzessin2886]

White fingernail polish is great on the lids as well.

[@oldladyfarmer7211]

Very nice items and his prices are extremely reasonable also!

[@judygrandstrand9784]

These are so fun!

[@pegboyd4312]

I love his palettes.

[@aptwalker2009]

These are great.

[@windydayz]

OMG thank you for the review. Just places an order.

[@janetsjewellery]

Love these 🙂

[@Naynay1969]

I bought the 24 and 48 palette tins after I saw them on your show recently. I really like them and I will order more from this buisness.

[@thecraftyrn]

I have Altoids pallettes from esty. Great for on the road painting!!!

[@teresafuller3912]

He sold an insert to me today 🙂 tx Lindsay! ✌️

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Nice!

[@tthappyrock368]

With those, you can take watercolor anywhere!

[@recoveringsoul755]

There is another channel that has been making these 3D printed pallets, selling them plain black, or with fancy one of a kind acryllic pour paint over the lids. I got one of each in 2020 I think. It came, both of them, with the 15 wells and the 3 mixing areas pallete inside the tin. Studio of MM I think? She makes other art organization supplies also.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Sounds right. She has a KZbin channel.

[@ginabadeaux9319]

so cute my sister got me happy little trees mints its a tin with bob ross on it.i made many black little tins .i bought bulk on amazon ,its so fun to make clever pallettes.we can buy a bottle of folkart multisurface acrylics in white and bake them it does work

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Cool!

[@YooperGranny]

Very nice!

[@Cuttlebuglover]

They look so cute… I will have to look to see if anyone makes them in the UK as he doesn’t ship to here. My current tiny pallet I have magnets under my half pans to keep them in place 😁

[@nattyw495]

Color me impressed i love these little tins i would love to purschase these.....i have altoids containers i upcycled my toothpaste tops and use tacky glue to hold them to bottom these 3D inserts are really nice can u purschase them the inserts separate if you already have the altoid tins???? Great review...also you can bring along tweezers in your bag to help get set out of tin if you double layer your paint pans my fingers get arthritic so times i cant always grab things...peanut bar inside lides are hard to pull up but tweezers help take the inside safety lid up...helpful hint...mikelle art mom🎨✍👩‍🎨

[@PhoenyxAshe]

Yes, you can just get the inserts, and tweezers are and option, and might look a little less... low end? =l= than the packing tape handles I mentioned in my post above...

[@cathyhaynes2700]

I've got at least 30 empty Altoid tins that I've been holding on to, to make small pallets. So far they're just sitting in a box.

[@jacquelineremus8674]

very cute.

[@monica-NJ-123]

I had an Altoid Palette and the paints got moldy but I’m not sure if it was the cheaper paints that I used or what , love the smaller palette tho , thanks for the review 😊

[@thefrugalcrafter]

That's odd