Quilts, Barns & Buggies: Amish Quilts and Proverbs Coloring Book - Review

I received this book free from the publisher

Book details:

Series: Coloring Faith

Paperback: 96 pages

Publisher: Zondervan; Clr Csm edition (June 6, 2017)

ISBN-13: 978-0310087595

About the book:

Take Time Away from Your Busy Day to Reflect on the Simpler Life

Take a walk through the fields and feel the warm breeze as you color your way through an Amish lifestyle. With intricate patterned quilts, beautiful scenery, and a focus on the simpler things in life, Quilts, Barns & Buggies will encourage you to relax on even the most hectic days. Sprinkled throughout the pages are wise Amish sayings and biblical proverbs that will inspire you.

Special Features
• 90 beautiful coloring designs of Amish quilts and scenery
• More than 40 Amish sayings and biblical proverbs
• Perforated pages on heavy stock

Look for more inspirational coloring books at Coloring Faith, www.coloringfaith.com.

My thoughts:

I thought this was a nice coloring book. I really liked the pictures as they are some you can color then frame and hang on your wall. The details of each picture was something that drew me to this book. Another thing I liked about this book was the Amish proverbs that were included. The pages are made of heavy card stock which is nice for coloring. I only use colored pencils so I am not sure if markers will bleed through or not. 

The Night Voyage by Daria Song - Review

I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review

Published: August 30, 2016

Number of pages: 80

Genre: Adult Coloring Books

Synopsis:

This third adult coloring book in Daria Song's Time series follows the little girl on a new nighttime adventure when the conductor of her toy train comes to life and helps her distribute gifts across the world.

The Night Voyage is an evocatively illustrated story of a little girl who is swept away on the eve of her birthday by her toy train conductor on a magical journey to distribute gifts around the globe. Taking devotees of The Time Garden and The Time Chamber on an imaginative new adventure, The Night Voyage continues Daria Song's wildly successful series with the beautifully intricate art that her fans have come to love, featuring a world of paper cranes, penny-farthing bicycles, trolleys, cityscapes, and hot air balloon-filled skies.

My thoughts: 

I liked this book even better than the first two. Not just because the story continues on but because of the pictures this one has to offer. I felt like there was more animal pictures this time which I like to color. The detail that Daria puts into her drawings in amazing and I really enjoy following along on the little girl's night time voyages. A fun book to spend some relaxing time coloring.

About the author/illustrator:

DARIA SONG is an author and artist with a master's degree in fiber arts from the Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Fine Arts. Winner of the Kyung Hyang Arts Contest, Song has exhibited at numerous galleries and museums in Korea, Singapore, Turkey, and Hong Kong. She is a lecturer at the Kaywon School of Arts and her illustrations can be found in Amore Pacific and SK Planet. She spent five years of her childhood in San Francisco before returning to Korea, and the sense of wonder and mystery that comes from living in a far-off place inspired her internationally best-selling adult coloring books, The Time Garden and The Time Chamber.

Animal Kingdom by Millie Marotta - Review

Published: September 23, 2014

Number of pages: 96

Synopsis:

Bestselling coloring book from Millie Marotta—with over 1.5 million copies sold!

Millie Marotta's adult coloring books, always filled with intricate patterning and detail, invite adults and older children to add their personal touch to each stunning drawing. Enter her captivating animal kingdom, featuring everything from beautiful birds to fantastic fish, delicate dragonflies to elaborately decorated elephants. Give a rooster plumage, adorn a tortoise's shell, create a backdrop for a ram, and more inspiring creative fun. The high-quality paper makes it perfect for color pencils.

What did I think of this book:

This illustrator has done a great job giving us some amazing drawings of animals. These drawings will be providing me with hours and hours of coloring pleasure. I liked the details she used in each of the pictures and the variety of animals used. Another great addition to my colroing book collection.

About the author/Illustrator:

Millie Marotta is a freelance illustrator working in her studio by the sea in a little corner of West Wales. She has developed a mild obsession with all things flora and fauna, which along with intricate pattern and detail, remains an ongoing theme in her art. She works in both traditional and digital media for editorial, advertising, merchandising, web, and textiles. Her clients range from Virgin Atlantic to Penguin Books.

The Time Chamber by Daria Song

I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for a fair and honest review

Published: October 13, 2015

Number of pages: 80

Synopsis:

Korean artist Daria Song’s sequel to The Time Garden takes readers on a visual journey into a magical nighttime world seen through the eyes of a fairy.

This second book in the bestselling Time coloring series features the voyage of a fairy who, when the cuckoo clock chimes midnight, enters the human world. To the tiny fairy, everything seems enormous and magical, from the curtains to the chandelier to a mystical rowboat that takes her further into an inky adventure. With her she packs her favorite items, which colorers can find throughout the book’s pages: an owl-feathered pen, a star-scented spray, a time tape measure…even the key to the time chamber itself!

Filled with the imaginative, intricately detailed illustrations Song’s readers have come to love, The Time Chamber presents a view of our world made new—and ready for coloring.

The Time Chamber features extra-thick craft paper, ideal for non bleed-through coloring, and the jacketed cover with flaps is removable and colorable. Special gold-foil stamping on the cover and spine and a To/From page make it perfect for gifting to adults and kids alike.

What did I think of this book:

This is the sequel to the Time Garden which is a fun coloring book that I am currently working on. I like how the time theme continues on in this book from the first one. This time we follow a fairy on her journey. Again Daria has done a great job with the details of this book and the added bonus of another story. It is fun that you get to color your own story book. Like the first book this pages are double sided with pictures and the paper is nice and thick so you can use whatever medium you choose. Myself I love to use colored pencils. I am looking forward to more books by Daria Song. Another must have in your collection. 

About the author:

DARIA SONG is an author and artist with a master’s degree in fiber arts from the Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Fine Arts. Winner of the Kyung Hyang Arts Contest, Song has exhibited at numerous galleries and museums in Korea, Singapore, Turkey, and Hong Kong. She is a lecturer at the Kaywon School of Arts and her illustrations can be found in Amore Pacific and SK Planet. She spent five years of her childhood in San Francisco before returning to Korea, and the sense of wonder and mystery that comes from living in a far-off place inspired her internationally best-selling adult coloring book, The Time Garden.

The Time Garden by Daria Song

Published: September 1, 2015

Number of pages: 80

Synopsis:

A dazzlingly beautiful coloring book for all ages, The Time Garden will sweep you away into a whimsical cuckoo clock–inspired world, created in intricate pen and ink by the internationally best-selling Korean artist Daria Song. Then, explore the magical world outside the clock through the eyes of a fairy in the sequel, The Time Chamber: A Magical Story and Coloring Book.

Journey through the doors of a mysterious cuckoo clock into its inky innerworkings to discover a magical land of clock gears, rooftops, starry skies, and giant flying owls—all ready for you to customize with whatever colors you can dream up.

Cuckoo . . . cuckoo . . . cuckoo . . . When the clock strikes midnight, you’ll wonder, was it all a dream?

The Time Garden features extra-thick craft paper, ideal for non bleed-through coloring, and the jacketed cover with flaps is removable and colorable. Special gold-foil stamping on the cover and spine and a To/From page make it perfect for gifting to adults and kids alike.

What did I think of this book:

Yes I have been bit by the adult coloring book craze. This book is very detailed which for me means many hours of coloring time. I like how this book is not only a coloring book but a story book as well. My plan is to get the entire thing colored then give it as a gift to my niece and nephew. I have finished the cover of the book and it took me two days. There are pictures on the front and back of the pages so you get double the coloring pages. Also the pages are made of heavy cardstock. Myself I use colored pencils for my coloring. I also think it is neat that you can color the front and back of the removable cover as well the main cover of the book. A must have for your coloring book collection.

About the author:

DARIA SONG is an author and artist from Seoul, Korea. Winner of the Kyung Hyang Arts Contest, Song has a master’s degree in fiber arts and has exhibited at numerous galleries and museums in Korea, Singapore, Turkey, and Hong Kong. She spent five years of her childhood in San Francisco, California, before returning to Korea, and the sense of wonder and mystery that comes from living in a far-off place inspired The Time Garden.