Cinnamon Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Is anyone else into this at the moment? A few of my Facebook friends & I have been swapping tips, hints & pictures of our finished work. We all find it great fun, really relaxing & a good way to de stress I love the detail in the Johanna Basford books, but have been disappointed in some others I have bought which have rubbish quality paper & blurry lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily95 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 My mum bought an "art therapy anti-stress" colouring book from her last yoga weekend, and we've been colouring it in together. It's great fun. This weekend we're going to buy some fine liner pens 'cause I think they'll be great for all the patterns in this lovely book. I'm looking at getting a more portable sized book to take out and about with me actually, so if anyone has any recommendations I'm all ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm really tempted, but my 'downtime' is usually spent sewing, knitting or crocheting and I can see colouring-in could be addictive! A friend is just recovering from brain surgery, and she's been given some colouring-in books because apparently it's good for her to do something that puts her in a 'flow' state, i.e. she is focused on the colouring in and releasing her subconscious thought process. I find knitting does this for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm looking at getting a more portable sized book to take out and about with me actually, so if anyone has any recommendations I'm all ears! Johanna Basford has little books of postcards for colouring in, which would be ideal I would think . I'm one of the "Facebook friends" . I got 2 Johanna Basford books and lots of pens and pencils for my birthday recently and am really enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm tempted too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily95 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Ooh thanks ANH, I'll have a look when I'm in town on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 If any one is on Facebook & fancies joining the group, drop me a pm. There are only a few of us & it's very friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I've been eyeing those colouring books for ages and was leaving through a few today again... Maybe bite the bullet and buy one. I still have loads of coloured pencils lying around, which I haven't touched for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I'm into this too ... very therapeutic way to spend FAR TOO MUCH TIME!!! If you subscribe to the Hobbycraft email newsletter, there have been a couple of free downloads from those - an owl and a butterfly so far - I think they are Basford ones too = so worth signing up! Like the sound of the postcard sized pics ... pootles off to look at Amazon ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 A colleague is into this, and has some really lovely books. I love colouring and crafty stuff, but like some others of you, I don't really have 'downtime'; my relaxation is gardening or walking the dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I've just bought a couple of books and treated myself to some lovely Stabilo fine liners. Not getting much chance to colour, but enjoying it when I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Just don't let the H-owl-etts near it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Finished my first double page picture . I probably only spend a few minutes each day doing it but because I have it set up permanently, it's easy to just do a bit whenever I have a couple of minutes or just want a break from something else. I just colour randomly with no grand plan so it's not exactly a work of art but it's very satisfying! Helpful comment from OH - "I've never seen a bird like that". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 That's lovely. To be honest I think I just want and excuse to buy a lovely new pack of colouring pens or pencils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 That looks lovely! I am using the current colouring craze as a way to make my persistent doodling more "acceptable" - I've got a plain sketch book at home, some coloured fine liners and doodle away for hours at night!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Just don't let the H-owl-etts near it! Haha, the H-owl-etts are better at it than me these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 What were you using to colour with ANH? I love the colours and the shading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thank you . I just used Staedtler fineliners for that one but am trying to collect a few different types of pens now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Talk of glitter gel pens reminded me that I've bought the kids various pens and colouring things over the years and they don't seem to get much use. A quick trawl of the recesses of toy boxes and drawers has netted me a fine haul of crayola glitter pens and decent felt tips Not going to waste them on the kids anymore, they are MINE ALL MINE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I recently 'inherited' a couple of large pots of various colouring pencils from YD, she has a couple of large tins of better pencils and water colour pencils which she uses for her art projects, so I have the miscellaneous left overs from her child hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I've got a lot of leftovers too. YS had an obsession with fineliners, for some reason, but thankfully didn't use most of them . I'm building up a collection of my own now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 It's a great excuse to browse and buy isn't it? I've always had a slight obsession with stationary, now i can finally indulge it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 It's a great excuse to browse and buy isn't it? I've always had a slight obsession with stationary, now i can finally indulge it! LOL you lot remind me of a colleague who has a bit of a stationery fetish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I find that small kitchen utensils have taken over where my stationary fetish left off, but I do still got a little thrill of excitement when the back to school offers start each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I love to nose around the stationary department in German stores. They have things we in Holland can only dream of! So much choice. For example: a whole rack with things for left handed people! Left handed pencil charpners, left handed rulers, left handed college blocks and a lot more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...