Monthly Archives: September 2015

This is a cute and fun coloring book with lots of variety in coloring options. I love the way this artist looks at life. After coloring in her books, I always feel more optimistic and happy. The designs are similar to the others in this series – I love the dog and cat samplers! There is an adorable cat, a cute pair of socks, mandalas, inspiring sayings, flowers, and a great to color peace sign.

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This book contains 30 designs which pertain to autumn gardens. There are all sorts of elements that are just right for the season: pumpkins, flowers, oak leafs, owls, pomegranates, acorns, pine cones and more. I like that some of the designs are in a circular fashion and some are rectangular, and then also some are free-form in style.

The designs in this book are printed on one side of the white page with the back side left blank. I’m not sure if it is intentional, is something unusual in my book, or is a very slight flaw in printing for all books, but there are anywhere from one to three thin horizontal lines on most pages. These lines are not part of the designs and do not impact my coloring of them but it is there and I needed to make note of them.

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This book has great coloring opportunities of Art Deco inspired fashions of the 1920’s, 1930’s and even the early 1940’s. The clothing designs have had a lot of detail added that were not probably part of the clothing of the period but which make it even more fun to color. The designs are by artist Ming-Ju Sun who has a number of coloring books on various fashions in the Dover family of product. Some of the designs are have intricate parts but I don’t think I will have to use my magnifying lamp for this book. I’ve included pictures of both fully colored samples that are printed in the coloring book.

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This coloring book includes 32 fun and different designs that speak to the unusual spirit in each of us. Some of the designs have messages such as Stay Weird (something that I, as an ex-Austinite of many years, can appreciate.) From dream catchers to unicorns to magic lanterns, this is a cute and fun new coloring book by Thaneeya McArdle.
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This coloring book is a lovely set of 30 mandalas made up of very pretty flowers. It is one of the newer books in the Coloring is Fun series by Thaneeya McArdle. The designs are really lovely and should be fun to color. Most of the designs are in the traditional round shape, are centered in the middle of the page and have a lot of blank white space surrounding them. Some of the designs are fairly open and easy to color and a few have some intricate details but I don’t think I will need my magnifying lamp for these designs.

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This is a beautiful and well made coloring book of Gustav Klimt famous paintings. All of my favorites are included, so while I had never tried a coloring book by Pomegranate before, I had to get this one. I have had their puzzles in the past and was impressed by their quality, so I thought it might be true with the coloring book and it certainly was. Based on the quality of this book, I will be purchasing more in the future.

The book has 22 designs based on Mr. Klimt’s artwork, including: Woman with Fan, detail of The Kiss, Garden Path with Hens (detail), various designs for the Stoclet frieze, Fritza Riedler (detail), and many more. The designs are well printed with clear lines. They are centered on the page with at least inch of blank space surrounding the frame of the design.

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This is a compact travel size book of more than 100 designs which is approximately 7.5 x 5.5 inches. It is the size of a small journal and even has an elastic band to hold the book closed. The designs are a range of floral pictures, abstracts, repetitious patterns, and some that remind me of wallpaper. It is a good mix of designs for a carry-along inexpensive book to color in on the go. Some of the designs are a little too intricate for me to use on the go but those are really the exception and not the rule in this book.

The paper weight is medium and white. The pages are not perforated but the designs leave room at the bound edge so you can color the whole design and, if you wish, remove the page using a pen knife. The book can be opened fairly flat which is a big plus for me.
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