Make the BEST Dot Mandala Tools that Make Mandala-Making EASY
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- One secret to creating beautiful dot mandalas is having the right tools. I show you how to use a wooden pencil to create perfect dots in just about any size you'll need. I also show you how to make your own stylus tools with ball-shaped ends, and a simple turntable using a thumbtack, straight pin or seed bead. Even better- these tools are either inexpensive to buy (or nearly free) and easy to make!
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- * PURCHASED SUPPLIES SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO * ------------
* White round plastic palette by Master's Touch ($1.29 at Hobby Lobby)
* Nail Art Stylus by Essence (I paid less than $2- you can also search "nail art dotting pen" on Amazon)
- * SUPPLIES USED TO MAKE TOOLS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO * ---------
* Pearl head dressmaking and corsage pins
* Push pin
* flat head thumbtack
* wire cutter
* hot glue gun
* cotton swabs (Q-Tips)
* wine bottle cork
* Painter's tape
* 7" x 7" cardboard painted with on both sides with white acrylic paint
* pencil (or black marker)
* ruler or straight edge
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Ive been experimenting and found a knitting needle works and feels comfortable in the hand or for bigger dots the head of a nail can work well for dotting. You insert the nail the same as you would a pin.
Also. Plastic yogurt lids and similar type containers work well as cheap pallets and it means you aren't sending them to a landfill. I will sometimes even use the yogurt cup (once washed) flipped upside down to have the bottom as my pallet. It sits nice, is harder for my cats to flip or step in, and usually have a recess for containing the paint.
Good luck in your creative pursuits and I hope life away from the work station is treating you kindly ❤️
Excellent ideas!! My granddaughter, who is 7, is coming to stay with Grandma and Grandpa for a whole week this summer. We're calling our special week "Grandma's Craft Camp"! I'm a Fibre Artist and have been scouring the internet for ideas, this one is perfect for us!! So clever!! Just liked and subscribed!!
Thanks, and what a great idea! I look forward to having grandkids of my own so I can do the same!
Actually... MacGyver isn’t anywhere NEAR as clever and creative as you are! This video is terrific! You have such a fun mind!😄Thanks so much again!
haha I LOVE MacGyver Thank you!
wow thank's
This is brilliant! I actually use a hot glue stick for large dots in the middle and a mini hot glue stick for medium size dots 😊 so many focus on the expensive tools when you can sit with so many things!! Thanks for making this video 😊
I love the pencil idea!!!!
Thank you for the clever tips. You are so smart. I’ll bet you’re good at coming up with all kinds of solutions for us in this wonderful world of crafts. Can’t wait to see your mandalas.👏👏👍👍👍👌😀😁😄😃
An icecube tray would be just as handy as a palette. Most people have at least one icecube tray in their cupboard.
That's true, great idea!
Love your video!! Very informative too! Now I'm just about getting crazy scavenging the house for anything I could use for this project. Thanks so much for sharing and more power to you!!
Yes! I agree about your pretty hands and nails! So perfect for doing demonstrations 😊 And your creativity is AMAZING, what great ideas for diy dotting tools, very “ MacGeyver-ish” ( sp?) I wish I’d seen this before buying tools. So fun, thanks so much for doing this!
Using things for doting tools around your house items so it makes it easy to get started without spending a lot of money which helps a lot❤
If you have a Tuesday Morning store in your area, they often have a package of three styluses in their craft section with different sized tips for $3 or $4.
That's great advice- thanks for the info
Thank you. I've searched every art supply stores for these. Dollar tree has one double end stylus with 2 different sizes. Bet beauty supply stores would have many sizes in nail supply dept..
Awesome tips , thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your experience
Thanks for all the tips 💚
Enjoyed this so much!! thank you!
Clever ideas! I especially appreciate the DIY turntable base. Thank you for sharing!!!!!
You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Wow! Great ideas! I'm m not sure I'll do a lot of dot art yet, so I love your cheap homemade styluses! Thanks!
I do my dot art on Christmas Ornaments and Easter Eggs. But I'm Expanding to custom plaques and Crosses, Cups, Mugs and Drink Containers, and possibly decorative vases, Plates and Platters. Looking to modify for Fabric to Customize Quilt Squares.
That sounds fantastic- those are great applications for this technique!
Great tips -TFS!
Fantastic money saving tips and tricks for beginners. Very well explained by a well modulated easy to listen to voice. Top marks!
I appreciate your feedback- thank you!
This is really useful, thank you
I M GOING TU MAKE A PALETTE WITH A PLASTIC DISH AND COLA LIDS FOR THE PAINT. YOU GEVE THE IDEA. THANK YOU
Really great tutorial M. Thanks or the tips 🙏🙏
I just watched this video and you are a genius! I love the straight pin tool but the turntable is awesome! I'm just starting out so this stuff is invaluable! Thank you. I'll be watching more videos!
Thanks- I am so glad you found it helpful!
The plastic palette drying is one of my biggest secrets. I have to regularly remind the family not to wash it and to wait. So happy for this!
Yes, I was so happy when I discovered this little secret- Glad to share it!
Thank you so much for sharing this useful info and tips. You're really clever!
Thank you!
This is so informative! Ingenuity rules! Thank you for this share!
so glad you liked it and thanks!
Love this! I am so excited...and I am a beginner and can't wait to go out and get myself some colors!!
Wonderful- Have fun!
Wonderful tips. It's going help the beginners a lot with out spending money. Thanks a lot 👍👍🙏😊
Nice tutorial! Thanks
Excellent , merci pour ces judicieuses astuces. Je m'abonne.
Sharpening the lead pencils is a great idea!
Sometimes the best solutions are the easiest! Thanks for watching!
super helpful! thank u!
Wow, what great ideas for the rotation! Thanks for sharing!
You are so very welcome!
So happy I found your site. You have beautiful hands and I enjoy your narration voice as well. Thanks for these tips for using everyday objects. I’m just beginning my mandala adventures and look forward to easing my quarantine stress with paint!
Thank you so much!
Thanks A Lot..I just Subscribed..and I’m gonna watch more..🙏🕊
EXCELENT TEACHER VERY DIDACTIVE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
You are welcome!
Genius!!
Great tutorial so well done and helpful.
Thank you- I am glad you found this helpful
Great idea dear 👍❤️
Thanks for the tips. Most enlightening. Clever.
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant tips! TFS!!!!
I am glad you liked this- thanks for subscribing!
Great ideas! I love the turntable. Thanks.
Thanks- glad you liked it!
CLEVER!
Thanks!
Fantástico,👏👏👏👏👏👏
Brilliant. Also a good way to save us money to make our own tools. TFS. ❤️
Absolutely!!
Your tips are helpful, thanks. I think I will push my husband to buy me a ball bearing to attach a stiff work surface to....a little elevated, too. I'll be working with heavier objects. But the straight pin idea is great. I'll do that for sure.
Please share the ball bearing use idea
That's a great idea- did it work out for you? I have a little plastic turntable thingie (that I think is supposed to be used like a "lazy susan" for spices) that I think would also work well for painting heavier objects.
Great dotting tool hacks! Thanks
Glad you like them!
You have really pretty hands and fingernails.
that's very kind- thanks
I love tutorial videos where the creator has such beautiful hands and nails. 😍
you are very calming and explain everything very well, Thanks for all these ideas ,it helps everyone. :)
Happy to help!
This is really useful, thank you! liked1.7..k
Great video thank you for sharing 👏🏽👏🏽💯😁‼
Glad you enjoyed it- thanks for watching and commenting!
Very well explained. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you a lot. Really you helped me. Thank you
I'm so glad- thanks for your comment!
Great ideas
Thanks!
Loved all these tips! I am just getting into this form of art and couldn't wait, so I used a knitting needle! I have various sizes and it surprised me that the results were pretty decent...some have 2 ends and so changing colour is pretty simple. I can see me saving a lot of money on tools and getting results quite a bit different than the 'usual' just have to go on a scavenger hunt now for little odd shapes....want to try the ends of the box of screwdriver bits to see if they will give different shaped dots....looking for fun in some odd places I know but who knows where the imagination can lead you! Thanks for the good instructions and loved your lazy susan! Will sub and catch up on all your videos.....Im sooooo excited...I have so many ideas already and have not done more than my practice bit on a tiny 3x6 old canvas...I wipe it clean or paint over ...it is my 'practice' board....💖👌🙏 Namaste!
Awesome ideas- glad you like the video. You may be an expert by now, but I'd like to suggest that instead of wiping your canvas clean each time, just make your test mandalas on plain paper- even the backs of junk mail envelopes will work. Then you can glue them into a little journal (and u can make that with recycled paper too). It's a great way to keep track of the patterns and color combos you like, and you can look back to see where you started and how much you've progressed.
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For a more "profesh" look to the q-tip/pin tools, cover the handle in washi tape. ;)
FYI: Amazon carries a 5 pk nail dotter tools. They are all double sided with 2 different sizes on each tool. So you're getting 10 sizes for under $5.00.
great tip- thanks
you could use a plastic ice tray too for your paint pallet
That sounds like a great idea. My only concern would be whether or not the paint will peel out easily once it dries. I have found this doesn't always work well, it really depends on the plastic.
I `ve got that paint 🎨 palette 🎨 🎨
I keep a container of wipes when I use paints and I constantly clean my brushes and plastic palette to avoid accidents and drying.
The plastic palette also comes with a clear plastic lid to cover your paints to avoid drying.
What kind of colours can be used for mandala. Can we use acrylic colours of camel or fevicryl brand.
I am not familiar with those particular brands, but any acrylic paint should work (I've even made dot mandalas with watercolor paint on paper). You just want to sure to get the consistency right so thinker paints may need to be thinned with water. Check out my dot mandala basics video for more info on that: ua-cam.com/video/Jevj_x1DrYY/v-deo.html
Excellent 😊
Thanks 😊
Awesome info
Glad it was helpful!
You could stick your glass head pins right into the erasers of your pencils.
Me gustan las ideas. Tu canal es muy Interesante. Pero porfavor poner la traducción al español
Thank 🙏🙏
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you for your video I'm just now four and a half minutes in. I wish I had seen this before I purchased a bunch of tools on Amazon. Oh well, I got a question about the ball stylus Jules, should I tip the entire ball into the paint or only half of it? Also last question, the thickness of the paint I'm not quite certain about what the thickness is supposed to be. I've got Apple Barrel multi surface paint. I appreciate your time thank you have a beautiful night. ❤️
I apologize for the delayed response- hopefully you've figured out the best way to do this but here's how I do it: I dip the entire ball into the paint and I thin out my paint with water until it's the consistency of heavy cream. It's really a matter of trial-and-error until you figure out what works best for you.
Wow! I want to try this.
You are so smart. What a awesome idea. Thank you for being so talented to come up with all these ideas. Love love love them.😃 ❤
You are very kind- I am so glad you found this helpful!
Blue Quarry Art Ahhhh thanks. Enjoy your evening. 😃 thank
Por favor coloca legenda em português obrigada sou brasileira!
I'm thinking if we slap a piece of tape in the bottom, after the paint dries we can pull it right up
The beauty of the palette I show in the video is that the paint will lift up easily when it dries without any tape :)
Have you tried filling the ends
I wash mine in soap water or a baby wipe xx
I put that sticky plastic wrap over my paint pallet
Great tips. The turntable wobbles a bit. Doesn't that make it difficult to control the placement of the dots?
Yes for the 2nd design the turntable wobbles a bit when spinning, but when placing a dot I typically use my pinky to stabilize my hand. If you rest it on the edge of the paper/turntable before adding the dot it's very stable and has only the slightest tilt. For this design, the smaller the bead or pin head, the better.
A thumb tack..we call them drawing pins😅😅
Really? Interesting!
@@bluequarry Yip...😊
И зачем эта болтовня без перевода? Целый ролик трескотни без перевода? Молча все понятно. Смысл то в чем?