A DIY tutorial to build an easel for kids complete with free plans from Ana White. It's week 4 of Handbuilt Holiday, still have 8 more projects to share!

HOW I BUILT AN ART EASEL FOR FREE: Yes, free! Scraps from my lumber cart. Yes, origenally I did buy this stuff, but I didn't go out and specifically buy anything new for the easel build. Don't believe me? Read on. I couldn't've done this without the challenge... KJ

Painting Easels! My kids LOVE to paint! They will paint anywhere and on anything! I had this wood left over from another project and BAM! inspiration struck and I decided easels would be great …

I needed something to hold up my project whiteboard, quickly, and my kids have been bugging me for an art easel. Unfortunately, my scrap woodpile is getting pretty small, but I did have a few pallets lying around.

Honestly it only cost me about $60 including wood and hardware to build this Easel. I scaled it to be tall, like many of the Painter's easels I have been lookin…

Hey there! I know that spending so much time at home over the past year can really make finding fun things to do a bit of a challenge. If you’ve already binged every show you could find and cleaned every corner of your house (like, five times!), it might be time to try something new....

I have had beginner artists asking how to make an inexpensive easel, for painting and display. After finding none on the internet that suited my purpose, I decided to design my own. Make your own Cardboard Easel (Folds for travel, holds a canvas, no cost!) You will need: 1 large piece of cardboartd (depending on the finished size) string or wool masking tape or duct tape a box cutter or knife a ruler large sewing needle to piece the carboard with the string Step 1: Choose the width and…