When I talked about hobbies last week I was quite surprised at how some of you feel you do not have hobbies. I guess some things goes down to interpretation of the word. For me it's anything that brings YOU joy and that you do from time to time for mostly selfish reasons.
My problem is that I love to do so many things - most of them creative to some extend. Although my most practiced hobby is definitely reading - I do that without fail sometime every single day, I crave some creative bits. I am really a bit of a craft addict and any raft or art project makes me very happy indeed. However packing and unpacking materials, setting up etc can take a lot of time. And sometimes you have a few minutes to spend on yourself. For this, the not so new any more craze of adult colouring in is just perfect. I enjoy it tremendously and have 4 books of which 2 were gifted to me.
So I thought I would share my favorite colouring in materials with you.
Books:
Gosh yes, there are many many books for every single possible taste . My favorite is a small A5 one that I can slip into my handbag and take out anytwhere. But honestly I adore all 3 the others equally - it's just the size of this one that makes it more desirable. I am not even going to share which ones I have - I suggest you visit any local book shop - Exclusive books has shelves full and CUM books stock beautiful ones with inspirational Bible verses in.
Colouring in pencils:
My favorites is a set of Derwent fine art pencils that I absolutely adore and do not share with anyone. However when we bought school stationery this year I by accident bought an extra set of Staedtler Noris colour pencils and I have these in a pencil bag that I carry around as I feel less precious about them than my Derwents. They are stunning and feel very different than they used to - almost as if they are heavier with a different feel to the whole pencil. Give them a try.
Felt tipped pens /kokis:
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| Fine - Stabilo 88 |
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| Thicker - Stabilo 68 |
I am a total total
Stabilo fan - I have used the thin yellow ones for year - I write every single day with them because in my books life is way too boring to write in black. Bring a little colour. I also use them to colour with - in particular if it is very fine lines and area or if I feel like colouring with lines etc. This year I discovered the Stabilo 68 ones - a thicker one but fine enough to colour in with. They have a great very firm tip without being too hard and showing lines too much. The perfect koki.
So, who has tried this? And what are your favorites?
I have not tried it, but I am not sure I will enjoy it. It looks pretty intense.
ReplyDeleteI did the one when I was meant to be studying for exams :) So there's that - excellent procrastination tool.
ReplyDeleteI will say that I don't mind the Leonie Dawson ones - not as fiddly as the standard ones and the bonus is my kids can colour too. Connor and I often do the same sheet. She put out a free 100-page colouring book.
Mine actually love to do the fiddly adult ones - or well, mostly C. Would love the link to that book.
Deleteleonie dawson.com and use the search - I downloaded it ages ago :)
DeleteI've bought quite a few books and bought the 48 Staedtler pencils. However Zoe got her hands on the pencils and they are now scattered all over the house. So I've lost interest. The other problem is that I can't sit still for long enough to actually do it.
ReplyDeleteAlso fallen in love with my adult colouring book. Prefer fine-tipped markers over colouring pencils though, just feel the final result is more vibrant and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love colouring in and have to hold myself back from doing Liam's pictures. Perhaps this is something I can take up myself.
ReplyDeleteThere you go Helen - the hobby you've been looking for
DeleteI love those adult coloring books! In fact, I colored in one today. I'm going to have to look for those fine tip pens. They look heavenly. Also, I have pencils and markers I won't share too.
ReplyDeleteI am loving the adult colouring book. I initially bought them for my grandmother and then I got hooked too. I use the Staedlter Norris colour pencils most of the time and I like the way the colour. But my husband recently bought me Colleen colour pencils. They look like wax crayon sometimes on page but the colours are so vibrant and they go onto the paper like silk. I don't want to stop using them once I start even though the Steadlter looks better. I will definitely give the Derwent pencils a try.
ReplyDeleteGosh yes, Colleen pencils was like the holy grail of expensive pencils when I was a child. Maybe I should give them a try
DeleteLove your color in book!!! <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeleteI'm too impatient to do take up this hubby and I just don't have enough time in my day. Plus I can't colour within the lines even if my life depends on it. So not a hobby I will take up
ReplyDeleteYour "Stabilo 68" markers look like heaven... Ive never seen them before, but I am going to hunt them down now!!!
ReplyDeleteI found mine at CNA
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