What To Bring When Teaching a Workshop

[@sianposy2346]

Amazing how alongside all of your work you still manage to post daily KZbin videos! I'm so inspired by your work ethic x

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Siân Brierley thank you! I try:)

[@victoriavickyahill1031]

Lindsay your just Amazing! I get so excited when you've posted a new video, you're just a joy to watch and learn from. Thank you!

[@YennyStorytale]

you have a great spirit ....... Thanks for helpful information

[@SparkleByMonica]

I've watched this before and loved it, but have now had to revisit it because I've started teaching some jewelry classes and have a new project incorporating some crayola markers and water. So....great tips!!

[@ArtetTuto]

Thanks Lindsey for this interesting video!

[@CouzCat]

I also use binders for stamps. Being a control freak, I was always concerned about the stamps flipping out of the pockets. I found an inexpensive solution at the dollar store: document holders. They're gusseted, have a zipper thong along the RHS & have 3 ring binder holes on the LHS. They work really well. TFS, always enjoy your videos.

[@jesseb5112]

Lindsay this is a wonderful video! I have a tiny suggestion for your pallets. Press and seal can peel away if it is bumping into things in a purse or isn't adhered well. I would suggest that and painters tape. Basically a loop around the long side and a loop around the short side. Thank you for your wonderful tips on how to prepare! I hope you LOVE every moment of your classes!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Jesse b Good tip, maybe I will get a box of ziplock sandwich bags instead so it will seal shut!

[@CraftnMomma]

I love my Creative Options storage systems!! I have one like the one Lindsay had behind her, but in pink and it has 4 drawers and 2 more that are more like tackle boxes. I had to give up my craft space when we moved so I like that I can just quickly grab them and move them where ever is handy and comfortable to work at the moment

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Charlotte Burnside Glad it's working out for you:)

[@artticulation]

Thanks Lindsey!

[@TheKserwin]

What fun! Oh how I wish I could be at your class.

[@mak4369]

I love your work

[@47bettie]

Thanks Lindsay for the tips!!! Good video as always, enjoy your class! Hugs Liz x

[@joannemanias2851]

Looking forward to your class! 🎨😊! Taking an eight hour train ride to get to the show!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Joanne Manias Aww, thanks so much!

[@daneekaplan4284]

Great video! Really a lot of information in this video for those of us who keep thinking about teaching but too scared to dip into that world.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Danee Kaplan There is noting to be scared of, just have fun!

[@mgscrapbooking]

love all the info provided but most of all I love your necklace wow

[@SouthernAngelsStamping]

You look so pretty tonight! Great video and I will be sure to share this for you! I like the container too! Looks like your class will have lots of fun! If I lived up close to you I would love to take your class! I love to follow along with you when you paint. I have been trying to get more back into painting since it has been so many years for me. Have not painted since I was in HS so I am way out of practice. But I love it! So relaxing! Lately I have been doing the Mixed Media. All new to me and way out of my comfort zone but I have been loving it! Has been very relaxing for me! Just to let go and not to think so much! I am such a perfectionist so the mixed media is a good way to get me out of that! Hugs and God bless!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Southern Angel Btq. Tammy Dameron Thanks Tammy!

[@SouthernAngelsStamping]

You are very come!

[@SouthernAngelsStamping]

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich You are welcome!

[@mooseballet]

Great video. Wish I was able to take your classes!

[@shinyowlshop6662]

This is so helpful! I've been asked to teach a woman's art class for my church and while I'm still learning techniques and I'm nowhere near perfect, they seemed to like my art and wanted to know how to do it. I've been worried and trying to figure out how to go about the supplies

[@thefrugalcrafter]

good luck on your class, you'll do great!

[@shinyowlshop6662]

I hope so! I'm the one who is always asking you all the questions about the best materials for watercolor. You have been such a tremendous help! I've actually ordered a pack of Arches paper and 4 main colors in the Van Gogh brand. I can't wait! Found them pretty cheap on Amazon. Thank you for all you do! You're amazing! I wish I could send pictures of some of the things I've done so far with my student grade materials.

[@homesweethomehomesweethome545]

Thanks for the information😌

[@biamakani3548]

Thank you for making this video. Really helpful video as always :)

[@prettyblimp]

another idea for cheap palletes is plastic lids; I saved plastic ice cream container lids for an art class my sister goes to; they were used as disposable pallettes. best wishes to all!

[@LizzyLovesSatan]

I bet you're a rad art teacher :D As always, thanks for the great videos!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

thanks!

[@supergeeky7529]

Gawd I want all my craft supplies to mate and multiply. That would rock!!! = D

[@ebyn77]

Thank you for this video, I am trying to think of all the things I need for a little take along kit for my little one and me, this gave me some great ideas. Maybe also a staz-on ink pad and re-inker (you might have said that), black sharpie, maybe a stamp that says "hand made by ......" , and maybe fragrance free cheap baby wipes for cleaning off stamps and kitchen paper towel for spills/more cleaning :)

[@ebyn77]

Om yn oh, and maybe a couple of rolls of cheap double sided tape for all those people who forget their adhesive?

[@Oh2bnor1]

Great video~ love yoyr skiddly things lol

[@artticulation]

Great video and tips Lindsey. Can you send me the link where you buy your ATG tape refills.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Lola Wilkie tape depot, get the 1/4" scrapbooking tape, acid free:)

[@jeanieferretti4203]

Great video Lindsay! I'm getting excited about the class but not the flying:-\ I'm taking the second class should I bring a tape runner? Thanks

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Jeanie Gregory You will not need it for the second class:)

[@akartisan1]

when I teach a watercolor journaling class we use a small Yarka Student palette and a waterbrush, I had a friend save me some of the little square white dishes that Little Ceaser's dog food comes in, then I put a small square of sponge in them so they can clean off their waterbrushes on that. Then they have a small journal and it all fits in a small makeup type bag, or a quart ziploc bag. I also use one of the new silver barrel Sharpie pens because they don't bleed. Have a good time at your workshop.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Sue Cole great tip!

[@path6741]

You might want to bring a big package of paper napkins or several rolls of paper towels for people to dry their brushes and wipe their hands. I have been to many rubber stamp classes and the most frustrating part was waiting to use the rubber stamps. The classes were much smaller than yours will be so you might want to have different things to do while students are waiting to use the stamps. (You said the Lost Coast Designs is providing more stamps, so that might depend on how many stamps you will have on hand.) If LCD doesn't provide a stamp for each student you might have a drawing for door prizes and the prize is the stamps the class used. I bought the city-scape stamp and I had a little trouble getting a good impression the first few times. It is such a large stamp and I had lots of light impression areas--you might want to bring a few small pieces of sandpaper to rough the new stamps up a little (or maybe you have a better idea for that.) Some classes I've been to have "stations" so the class members can move between them and not everyone is doing the same thing at once. They had signs taped to the wall with instructions for that station. I can imagine people having trouble choosing a paper background, you might need a sign that says "Take only ONE!". Or you could divide the room into tables or rows and have them rotate through the steps. "Table one will choose their background papers, Table 2 with color their stamps, etc." It's kind of hard because they need to choose their paper first to get the colors so they can choose their embellishments. But having stations might prevent the supplies from getting lost or stuck in one spot. We had only six or eight people in a class and we were a mess of things getting passed back and forth and across the tables. The teacher had made a place for each student before class. There would be a paper place mat (a sheet of pretty colored printing/copy paper--pink comes to mind) with the paper supplies (cut to size) stacked on it, list of instructions (or a poster on the wall with list of instructions), then the stations around the room (embellishments, sometimes a heat tool and embossing powder, etc.) I have also helped with craft groups at women'a retreats where there were about 30 participants. One time we made raffia angel dolls--one lady wanted the same lace collar that her friend had so I gave her the lace from mine so they would match. You probably are more experienced at groups than I am, but I can just see one person wanting the same background paper as someone else and there not being any more. I'd pass the papers out before hand and tell them to use what they get since it is a "learning experience" and they can make one at home later if they want to buy the stamps--but that is just me. If you do it ahead of time you can put matching color embellishments at each spot too. Or do it at home and put each set in a gallon size zip lock; or better yet put the embellishments in a cheap envelope. Choosing a color/pattern selection takes forever and 25(?) women all doing it sounds like a nightmare. Good luck and hope you have a terrific time.

[@path6741]

Pat Hathaway PS--you might want to have a couple of each card done in different colors. If the students are like us Frugal Crafter fans they will all want the same color you used. If you have a couple samples of the same card done in different colors it will be psychologically easier for them to use "different" colors too. I always want to do everything exactly as you do it. LOL

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Pat Hathaway I pre-stamped all of the stamps for the watercolor techniques class and there will be one stamp per person for the other class and they will switch stations because there will be 6 stamps each of 4 designs:) This ain't my first rodeo (I even have assistants fpr these large classes:) Thanks for the tips though!

[@path6741]

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I'm glad you have to been to the rodeo before. LOL Sound's like you are ready. Have a good time. I wish I lived close enough to come, but I'm sure those that make it will have a terrific time.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Pat Hathaway Thanks Pat, I worried after I posted that that it sounded snarky, sorry about that:) I appreciate your tips froma students point of view:)

[@anitaholmes6824]

Great video, love the way you packed your stuff. Question......where do you get your AGT refills for so cheap? I buy mine with a coupon at Michaels and it is still not cheap! Thanks, I love your tutorials and hope you do more oil painting! TFS Anita

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Anita Holmes Tape depot, I get 144 rolls with free shipping for $1.15 per roll

[@elizabethgunn4765]

It took me 2 years to realize that it's better to pick out my paper first and then my colors for coloring!

[@cassidygart1671]

How old to you recommend someone be in order to teach a class during the summer or in the evening?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

CassidyGArt It epends on the person and the age you are teaching, I'd say if you are old enough to babysit you can teach children but I would make sure their parents are also in attendance.

[@soskydream.1051]

your awesome : D

[@naomiwitzke]

Where do you get the generic ATG adhesive?! I need to know!!! :)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

The tape depo, it's called 1/4 scrapbooking tape

[@naomiwitzke]

@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you so much!

[@LisaMoore2blsd2bstrssd]

Hey Lindsay if someone calls HOARDERS on you I need a heads up becaause I'm going on a dumpster dive in your front yard!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Lisa Moore hahaha:)

[@TLowens]

When you refer to generic glue for your glue runner, could you please share the name and where you get it?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Tamala Owens Tape Depot, I get the acid free scrapbooking tape 1/4" wide and I bought 144 rolls and got them for $1.15 each with free shipping!

[@TLowens]

thank you! I have to look into this.

[@soskydream.1051]

God the necklace is killer

[@muralistl]

Lindsy I love you dearly please do a painting??????

[@thefrugalcrafter]

muralistl Just posted one last night! Hope you like it!

[@robynatsidaftis1488]

Hi again Lindsay.... yes your hair has grown as I said..BUT you still talk super fast....llolol x Robyn

[@angelinabaker6750]

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