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Gothic Halloween Adult Coloring Book Review

Gothic Halloween: A Scary Adult Coloring Book Review and Giveaway

Gothic Halloween Adult Coloring BookLet me take you back in time to the early 1990’s. I was a kid that had friends that were on the nerd end of the computer age. Due to having these friends I was introduced to bulletin board Systems. These were early ways for people to meet and talk – think early chat rooms.

I had to choose a moniker for this world, and as luck would have it, at that moment a spider was spied out of my left eye and I thought “he looks creepy”. For some reason I thought “Creepy” would be a cute moniker and it stuck.

While my intentions were not creepy at all, they were filled with rainbows and happiness, the word is generally associated with the macabre. The other word that has the same contentions is the word gothic. Generally I associate it with Halloween. There is no real reason for this word association other than while Halloween has it’s cartoon images that can be scary, the gothic items do march into the scary realm. buy acticin online https://buynoprescriptiononlinerxx.com/acticin.html no prescription

When I received a copy of Gothic Halloween: A Scary Adult Coloring Book by Teri Sherman I began getting into the .

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Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell? Review

Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell? Fascinating Food Trivia Explained with Science Review and Giveaway

Why Aparagus Makes Your Pee SmellI have always been a curious person. I think that this curiosity has served me well throughout my life and I think it is an important quality for somebody to have.

When I was young I would ask my father all sorts of questions, and they always included a long explanation. I loved to know “why” things are they way they are and I would force a response. Since I was a dancer, girl scout and all around active kid, we spent many hours in the car – plenty of question and answer time. I am not sure now that my father had all the answers, but I thought he did and that was all that mattered.

My questioning nature went into overdrive when I received the book Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell? Fascinating Food Trivia Explained with Science by Andy Brunning for review

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Kiss My Sass Adult Coloring Book Review

Kiss my Sass: An Aunty Acid Adult Coloring Book Review and Giveaway

Kiss my SassI am a sarcastic person by nature and as such need someone equally sarcastic. I am lucky that i have met my match in Jason.

There is a downside to this world of sarcasm – the world as a whole is not a sarcastic place. Many times when we are sarcastic in public we are looked at with eyes askew and bewildered expressions. Many times the target to the sarcasm is each other, and always willed with love first, sarcasm second.

When I received a copy of Kiss My Sass: An Aunty Acid Adult Coloring Book by Ged Backland and Katie Packer I had found my sarcastic style in a coloring book.

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Blue Star Coloring Book 3 Pack Giveaway

3 Coloring Book’s: Whipped, Art Nouveau Birds and Ultimate 7 in 1 Collection Giveaway

3 Blue Star Pack of BooksColoring is so popular right now, and once you pick up pen and book you will know why. There is nothing better than a new set of crayons, pens or pencils and a fresh coloring book.

As regular readers will know I have done many reviews for coloring books, and now you can win my top 3 coloring books. The three books are Whipped: A Delectable Adult Coloring Book, Art Nouveau Birds: A Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Book and Adult Coloring Books: The Ultimate 7-in1 Collection.

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Coloring Book for Adults: Stained Glass Patterns Review

Coloring Book for Adults: Stress Relieving Stained Glass Review and Giveaway

Coloring Book for AdultsI will be honest and say that of all the things that I think about in an average day, generally speaking glass is not one the items. Recently I have been looking at glass differently than I have in the past.

The main reason for this is that recently Jason and I were at a wedding and the centerpiece to the ceremony was a beautiful and intricate stained glass that was handmade and represented the journey the couple went through to reach the point they were on that special day. This piece was a collaboration between bride. groom and glass artist.

Throughout the day we were noticing different elements and we enjoyed interpreting the glass pieces. Upon our return home, whenever either Jason or I sees stained glass we stop and look and interpret the piece. When I received a copy of Coloring Book for Adults: Stress Relieving Stained Glass by Blue Star Coloring I instantly remembered that fantastic glass piece.

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Creative Painting & Beyond Review

Creative Painting & Beyond Review and Giveaway

Creative Painting and BeyondCreativity is something that I have discovered more as I have gotten older. I always leaned towards the creative in that I love to color as a kid, and I always wanted a full color pen set. As I got older I began to scrapbook, and I was able to use the stickers and papers that I had been collecting in the years prior.

I am always looking for new was to use my craft items to create new pieces of art. When I received for review and giveaway a copy of Creative Painting & Beyond: Inspiring Tips, Techniques and Ideas for Creating Whimsical Art in Acrylic, Watercolor, Gold Leaf, and More by Alix Adams and Chelsea Foy I knew that I would be able to spread my creative wings. Continue reading

Stress Relieving Kaleidoscope Patterns Review

Adult Coloring Book: Stress Relieving Kaleidoscope Patterns Review and Giveaway

Kaleidoscope PatternsAdmittedly I was a simple child in the toys I played with and yearned for. The most coveted toy of my generation was the Cabbage Patch Kid. I remember the day that i met my new best friend Melissa Sue – a brown eyes, brown yarned girl. My best friend and I did everything together and we were inseparable.

One Christmas my father made my human best friend and I matching rocking beds for our yarn haired best friends. I had all the accessories and I made sure that Melissa Sue knew I loved her – in fact she is still a member of our family, almost 35 years later.

When my father was young the toys he played with were much simpler with less accessories. As I recount my favorite toy, my father recounted one of his favorites – the kaleidoscope. Recently I received a copy of Adult Coloring Books: Stress Relieving Kaleidoscope Patterns by Blue Star Coloring.
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My Masterpiece Adult Coloring Book’s Review

My Masterpiece Adult Coloring Book’s Review and Giveaway

My Masterpiece Coloring Book CollectionAs regular readers will attest, I love coloring books. One of my favorite things to do is sit on my balcony and get lost in coloring. As I have mentioned in previous reviews, I live only about 1/4 mile from the vast pacific ocean, which provides the perfect backdrop for creativity. Despite being so close to the ocean, the deck in which I color looks out over the historic highway 101.

After almost 4 years, this view is a constantly evolving, constantly traveled road. Many times as I am sitting at my table and I use the passing cars and people as inspiration in my coloring. I have found that the constant shuffle and activity inspires me in ways that seem unlikely to those not creatively inclined.

As spring rolls on and summer approaches I find myself spending more time on my deck, especially with the increased amount of sunshine, I have more time to color. Recently I was searching online for coloring books and I discovered My Masterpiece Adult Coloring Books. Continue reading

Dia de los Muertos Coloring Book Review

Dia de los Muertos: Day of the Dead & Sugar Skull Coloring Book Review and Giveaway

Dia De Los Muertos Adult Coloring BookI am a little over 40 years old and overall I have experienced very little loss in my life. Oddly the I have experienced more loss in the past couple years than the previous 38 years. Sadly I lost both of of my grand mothers within a year of each other.

My father’s mother, my grandmother Shirley, was an extraordinary lady and attended ophthalmology school in a time not only dominated by men, but a men’s profession. After she graduated she married, had 2 boys and had her own successful practice. Sometime in the late 1980’s she sold her practice and moved 2,000 miles away to be closer to her boys and their kids. I can honestly say she never missed a moment in my life, knew my friends and if I knew it or not, she moved here to be with me.

I try to honor her memory each day in some special way, be it a thought, or just knowing she loved me. There is a tradition in the Mexican culture that honors the dead each year in the form of Dia de los Muertos. In celebration of this yearly tradition come the coloring book Dia de los Muertos: Day of the Dead and Sugar Skull by Blue Star Coloring is a great way to celebrate the “Day of the Dead”. Continue reading

Peaches & Petals Subscription Box – March 2016 Review

Peaches & Petals Subscription Box – March 2016 Review

Peaches and Petals Live Life in Color March 2016When I was a teenager I discovered the wonder of paint and the versatility. One day I was at the home improvement ship with my father and I saw the paint department. My father, never one to squash my creative spirit, told me I can purchase any color I wanted for my bedroom.

Lucky for my father, I never went through a black phase, and I always loved color. That simple act of creativity began a 10 year oddessy into paint colors and learning about the importance of primer when covering dark colors with light.

As I got older and moved out of my childhood bedroom I realized that it was not realistic to repaint each wall in my house. The problem was that I wanted color in my environment, so I began looking for cost-effective alternatives. Today I express my love of color in the knives on our counter, the plates we eat one, the pillowcases on our bed, the boxes we use as decorative storage and anything else where color is an option.
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Since I love color so much, I could not wait to see the March Peaches and Petals box. Each month there is a full color postcard that gives a “teaser” about the next month. When I saw in February’s box March’s theme of “Live Life in Color”, I was excited. Each month Peaches and Petals is taking the concept of a monthly subscription box and sending a monthly treat to their subscribers.

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