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Tian Tones
handmade to be used
made by hand, designed for use and play
We created a range of handmade pieces designed to be used in different ways:
- Watercolour paints for painting, sketching, and layering
- Crayons in shaped forms that support grip, movement, and dexterity
- Jesmonite magnets made for everyday spaces
- Magnetic bookmarks designed to be handled and reused
Each one built around use, and function, not just how it looks.
Everything is made in small batches, focusing on colour payoff, usability, and how it feels to work with — not how it looks sitting untouched.
Metallic Watercolour Paints
Our Handmade metallic watercolour paints are made with the highest quality pigments for strong colour payoff and visible shimmer.
Each pan is poured and finished by hand, creating paints that activate easily with water and hold their intensity on the page.
What makes them different?
Our watercolours are made using mica pigments which where selected for their reflectiveness and depth, giving a consistent metallic finish rather than a dull or chalky effect. Designed for layering, detail work, and adding contrast — whether that’s in sketchbooks, illustrations, or mixed media pieces our watercolours will blend seemlessly into your current art supplies.
Why not ty them in your card making for adding accents or backgrounds. They are versatile and nothing to be afraid off.
Jesmonite Magnets
Our handmade Jesmonite magnets designed to bring colour and character into everyday spaces. Each piece is cast, sanded, and finished by hand, creating durable, lightweight magnets that are made to be used — not just looked at.
They’re not just decorative. They’re functional objects designed for daily use — on fridges, boards, and workspaces — while still holding onto a playful, creative feel.
Made for notes, reminders, photos, and anything else you actually want to keep visible.
Magnetic Page Markers
Our page markers are not just run of the mill bookmarks. They are shaped, papercrafted page markers designed to clip neatly onto your page. Each one is made by hand, using a folding structure that holds securely while staying easy to move and reuse.
These aren’t flat bookmarks you lose halfway through a book. They sit on the page, hold their place, and bring a bit of character with them — whether that’s a flower, a cupcake, or something more playful. Designed for books, journals, planners, and anything you come back to :
- visual
- tactile
- reusable
- fun to interact with
- shaped (flowers, shamrocks, cupcakes, butterflies )
Easy to move, easy to spot, and made to be used again and again.
Shaped Crayons for Grip & Dexterity
Handmade crayons designed to support grip, movement, and coordination.
The shaped forms encourage different hand positions, helping to build fine motor skills while making drawing part of play.
WHY THEY’RE DIFFERENT
These aren’t standard crayons.
The shapes are designed to be held, turned, and explored — helping develop manual dexterity and control while children draw, mark, and experiment. They support fine motor skill development encourages learning through play and are designed for hands-on use, not just colouring
Every item here at Tian Tones starts the same way — by hand.
From mixing pigments in watercolours to pouring crayons, creating bookmarks, and finishing jesmonite magnets, each step is done in small mindful batches. That means no two pieces are identical, and slight differences in colour and texture are part of the process.
These aren’t made to sit untouched.
They’re made for sketchbooks, notes, pages, desks — and anything else that benefits from being used properly.
Made to be used
Colour that works when you need it to — whether that’s a quick sketch, a bold mark, or something more considered.
Explore handmade watercolour paints, artist crayons, Jesmonite magnets, and magnetic bookmarks — all created in small batches with a focus on colour, function, and everyday use.
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