9 Art Kit Gift Ideas For Amateur Crafters

Lighthouse Felting Kit

Featuring wool from Ontario's Mariposa Woolen Mill, this kit contains everything you need to felt a tiny Lighthouse portrait.

Etsy, $72

Tobio's Watercolour Kit

This pocket-friendly watercolour kit is an on-the-go artist's dream. The mini kit comes with pigments, brush, and watercolour paper-palette hybrid.

Tobio's, $48 (was $105)

Winter Landscape Paint by Number Kit

This stunning landscape paint-by-numbers kit is perfect even the most amateur painter. It comes with an engraved round wooden panel, paints, and brushes. You also have the option to include a macrame hanging cord to mount it on a wall.

Etsy, from $57

Brin Brun Scrunchie-making box set

This Montreal-designed scrunchie set is made exclusively of recycled, recyclable, and natural materials.

Simons, $37

 

DIY Cyanotype Bookmark Kit

Cyanotype is a deceptively easy medium that allows you to imprint a design of your choice—such as a pressed flower—onto paper using sunlight. 

Etsy, $17

Sardines Complete Embroidery Kit

This playful nautical embroidery pattern is "ambitious beginner-friendly," according to the Etsy seller. It comes with everything you need to sew the design.

Etsy, $46

Bear Soapstone Carving Kit

Designed and made in British Columbia, this kit is great for kids and adults alike. Simple carve away the soapstone to shape your animal of choice, such as a grizzly bear or turtle.

Etsy, $34

Gouache Paint Bucket & Accessories Set

Gouache paint is a water-medium paint that's similar to watercolour, though it dries more opaque and is often easier for beginners to work with. This set comes with 24 paints, a hand bucket-palette combination, and brushes.

Mastermind Toys, $35 (was $50)

Brin Brun crochet kit

This beginner-friendly crochet kit will show you the ins and outs of making a vintage-inspired market bag.

Simons, $70

Sandnes Barn Learn To Knit! Kit

This learn-to-knit set comes with two balls of wool yarn, needles, and a booklet of patterns to get amateur knitters started.

The Knitting Loft, $30