I also bought some for others as Christmas presents but none for myself. I don't have free time for this sort of thing
This....
While I like the concept, I have SO many other crafty stuff that I want to do, but I don't have time for those. I would hate to have something else looming over me that I haven't started yet.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jan 19, 2016 16:13:33 GMT -5
I can post a pic of my started piece...I don't have a lot of time to do it and I'm not crazy about the colored pencils I've been using to color. Hopefully someone has a recommendation for media so I can step up my game;)
A girl I work with pumps in the same storage closet that I do. For Christmas she got a daily coloring calendar. We both work on coloring the pictures together and are now decorating our closet! It's actually really nice doing something while pumping and time flies! We've been using highlighters and Sharpie pens because we're limited to office supplies. Here's our work so far.
Post by jillywilly on Jan 19, 2016 16:37:48 GMT -5
I love the idea of the coloring calendar - for some reason that seems less overwhelming than a book. I'm in the camp of I'd like to color, but by the time baby's in bed, kitchen/house is cleaned up, or I've worked out, basically the only thing I'm capable of doing is sleeping, watching TV, or wasting time on my phone. Maybe if DS ever starts sleeping well?
I have eight books (FFC?) and so far I LOVE my prisma colored pencils. I colour when LO is asleep for the night or napping if I've gotten all the cleaning/chores done. I often colour while watching TV so that I don't use my hands to stuff my face with food.
After seeing the gorgeous pick the @hazeldublin, coloured I'm sooo not sharing.
I got one for Christmas but haven't started it yet. mrsmonogrammed, I have prismacolor pencils which is what we used in architecture school to do renderings. They also make markers if you prefer that to pencil.
I also bought some for others as Christmas presents but none for myself. I don't have free time for this sort of thing
This....
While I like the concept, I have SO many other crafty stuff that I want to do, but I don't have time for those. I would hate to have something else looming over me that I haven't started yet.
My mom teases me that if I ever actually finish the projects I'm working on I'll probaby keel over. In addition to scrapbooking I have about a billion cross stitch projects on the go plus a knitting project, a crochet project and there is always a half finished sewing project on my table.
I have a adult coloring book that has been sitting in my coffee table drawer for a while now. I did a little before I went back to work. Since then I've been too dang tired. I should do it though. I love coloring
Post by silv3rlining on Jan 19, 2016 19:50:22 GMT -5
I was gifted 3 books in the last 2 months. I've colored 2 pages. But seriously, I don't got time for that! Give me the kid coloring books! Adult coloring books are stressful to me...too many small spaces and I want stuff to be symmetrical, etc. Plus my 2.5 year old wants to color in my books and I'm anal/OCD...
I have the Harry Potter one and have been using thin tipped markers. I honestly prefer crayon but they are too thick. I've colored for about an hour since Christmas and haven't really made a dent. It is stressful because they're overwhelming! But I love coloring. I'm assuming my kid will sleep one day and I'll get to color again.
musicfrk2002, I love kids colouring books too. People who come over with kids always assume I have them for kids who visit but they are totally for me. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE crayons.
I color during conference calls at work. I have 3 different kinds of markets that I color with.. Sharpie's, Paper Mate Markers and Staedtler triplus fineliner markers
musicfrk2002, I love kids colouring books too. People who come over with kids always assume I have them for kids who visit but they are totally for me. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE crayons.
I also bought some for others as Christmas presents but none for myself. I don't have free time for this sort of thing
Totally this! I bought one for my BFF and contemplated one for myself but who am I kidding? Between full time work, the baby, the house and eeking out 3 days a week to run, I have ZERO time nor energy to sit and color. Too bad though I always loved coloring!
Soo one of my friends bought this one and said it wasn't really all that great! But I do get mine from Michaels as they have a great bunch that are like 8 bucks. Targets dollar section also has a few for $5
PSA: IF you don't love your pencil crayons try buying a new manual sharpener. I got mine at Staples for $5 and it has the two sizes for pencils and pencil crayons but I use both depending on the point I want.
I had no idea how dull my old one was and how damage it was doing to my pencil crayons. It was like getting brand new pencil crayons!
budders, I knew that they were called colored pencils in the USA but I think that's because we get a lot of packaging from there. I have no idea why we call them pencil crayons to be honest since it doesn't make any sense.
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