Watching YouTubers use paint-by-numbers kits is wildly soothing

As the daughter and granddaughter of two artists who are very persnickety about what constitutes as “real art,” I’m reluctant to reveal my love of paint-by-number kits. 

Specifically, watching the completion of paint-by-number kits on YouTube. (I suspect talks of extraditing me from the family is now underway.) 

Paint-by-number kits are a bygone pastime that first emerged in 1953, invented by Craft Masters to enrapture mid-century craft enthusiasts. While the popularity of these kits have waxed and waned over the years, it appears that it is in the midst of another resurgence — and it’s all being documented on YouTube. Read more…

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