The grown up colouring craze seems to be continuing at a relentless pace, and I am lucky to have had the chance to sample a good range of the books and magazines on offer.
I find colouring in relaxing and I like the finished images (I generally like the animal prints as they look great framed). It’s been a tough couple of weeks here with one thing and another and I found that in the evenings, when I had too much time to sit and think throwing myself into colouring in was a good way to relax and distract my mind.
Pop into any supermarket, bookshop or newsagent and there are so many different books to choose from. I was recently sent a new range of books from Quercus. The Peace in your Pocket series has four titles, Animal Kingdom
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These books are quite different to others that I have looked at. Firstly they are pocket sized so sit nicely into a bag (or handbag). Each page also features a quote intended to help relax the mind or inspire thoughts. I’m not usually into this sort of thing but I did like some of these quotes and they have made me think more as I have scribbled and coloured away.
My favourite books in this series are Animal Kingdom and Patterns. I find patterns nice and relaxing to colour; their is something about the orderliness of them that I like. I also quite like using Sharpies – they give a nice bold colour and the added bonus is that they are currently on offer at Tesco!
When I have struggled to concentrate on anything such as planning things for the children, blogging or cross stitching the short time I have turned to the colouring books has helped me to clear my thoughts has been really useful.
These are such lovely, good quality books and I think they’d make the perfect gift for someone who is looking to gain a bit of relaxation time and I can’t wait to share my copies with friends soon, I am sure they’ll agree how lovely they are.
I am going to start on this fox picture next – I think he is going to look great. I’m thinking of using browns and oranges for Mr. Fox but then pinks and reds for the flowers. I can’t wait to see how he turns out. The quote for this page is:
‘Whatever change today brings, embrace it, knowing that is is a step forward into a new adventure’.
It feels very apt for some of the changes that have taken place recently.
