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[4kitties]

Forgot to add that the last time I was at Walmart I found some new Crayola crayons.  They have boxes of 24 in Neon, Glitter and Confetti.  Also Colors of Kindness and Colors of the World.

Of course I bought myself a box of each!  🤣🤣🤣🤣

[ALRATIBA]

My coloring book collection and coloring pencils and pens has grown exponentially over the years.  

I have a shoe box full of pencils and pens and a storage hassock full of books.   The glitter pens are fun and also get some of the metallic pencils.  

Dover Publications sends out a regular email with links to sample pages from their books .... and as you can guess, I have a stack of those pages.

[redbird]

I enjoyed coloring when the adult books came out a few years ago. When the pandemic hit I rediscovered my stash of coloring books. pencils, and pens. It is so cheerful and relaxing to spend time coloring when my daily chores are done.

[wilma]

I have always loved to color. I loved it as a child. We had folders with detailed black and white designs that we colored. I have a few coloring books and a huge set of colored pencils. It is very relaxing for me to sit and color. 

[alliswell]

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@Shanus wrote:

I love my coloring books. It IS very relaxing. My favorites are the complicated mandala designs. I always put my book pages on the printer and make copies and I color on the copies. That way I can use water soluable crayons and it doesn't go through to the next page when I apply water w/ with my brush to blend. ***Neocolor II makes great water soluable pencils/crayons. Neolcolor 1 sets are permanent. Uh, if you get both, put a bit of washi tape on the end of the crayons in one set or the other. They all look the same.

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@Shanus  The Mandalas are my favorite also. Thanks for your tip about using  Neocolor 1 and II.

[Shanus]

@alliswell   You're so welcome. You can get dark rich color with the ones that are permanent...similar to using a Sharpie, but doesn't soak through the paper.

[Alter Ego]

My mother LOVES her coloring books but originally thought I was crazy for bringing them up years ago. She can no longer do a lot of her other crafting, but she is still able to color. I think it’s good for her hands.

My brother (who is almost 60 BTW) is the main provider of her coloring books. And I just get such a good giggle when I imagine him at his local WalMart looking for coloring books for her! 😊

[Enufstuff]

Coloring is very relaxing . Most of my books are Mandalas. Some are florals and one is a book of wild birds and song birds.

Two books are Art Nouveau designs from the famous works of

Alphonse Mucha. My pencils are a set of 150 polychromos made by Faber-Castell in Germany. They are some of the best pencils to work with and are available in smaller sets from Cheap Joes

art supplies.

[qvcaddition]

When I send a BD card,  I enclose a picture i,ve colored to fit that person.

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[Duckncover]

My eyes just aren't up to the task of coloring in those tiny lines. I try and do brain-stretching games like crosswords to try and keep my wits about me!