Let me ask you a question…. Have you colored lately? Coloring was one of my favorite things to do as a child. I can remember taking great pride in my coloring skills and outlining each section with a darker crayon. Well, fast forward too many years to count and I still enjoy a good color session. Especially when my girls are involved!
So, this weekend we kicked backed and got our craft on. We made Christmas ornaments, colored and just goofed off.
Now, I need to just say that we didn’t color in just any old book. Nope, this one was designed by my friend Patty Young and the pages were not your average circus animals or flowers that I used to color. Nope, instead these pages were filled with the playful designs that are perfect for any age. I know what your thinking… I’m too old to be coloring. Well, let me just say, NO WAY!
It was fun to see what colors the girls picked and I just kept thinking we should do this more often. During the session Missy S decided to “school” me on the world of coloring. She explained that I was doing it all wrong. In fact, she said:
“Mom, you have to do it side to side and not up and down. You’re messing it all up!”
Well, I explained that coloring was fun and there was no right or wrong way to do it. Boy was I wrong!
Interested in getting your craft groove on? You can grab a copy of Playful Designs here and here. Consider pairing it with a box of colored pencils or markers to make the perfect stocking stuffer and cross another name off your holiday gift list!
More Playful Designs-
Monday, November 10th- Patty Young @ Modkid
Tuesday, November 11th – Susan Yates @ Crafterhours
Wednesday, November 12th- Melissa Mora @ Melly Sews
Thursday, November 13th- Heather Valentine @ The Sewing Loft
Friday, November 14th- Teresa Behr @ Dandelion Drift
Saturday, November 15th- Elizabeth Evans @ Simple Simon and Co
Monday, November 17th- Jenny Fish @ Sew Pretty Dresses
Tuesday, November 18th- Courtney Davis @ Sweeter Than Cupcakes
ps- You may have noticed that we photo copied a few of the pages. That was because deciding on colors was hard and we wanted to keep our options open!
A big thanks to Patty to sending a copy of her new book our way. We loved it!
**Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links, which means that I could potentially receive a small commission, like enough to buy a fat quarter to create the next free pattern to share with you on the blog.
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Comments & Reviews
I would love to win a copy! We love coloring at our house.