It's never ending!

...its never ending!

Just like the Neverending Story (ahah ahahah ahahah) my art and craft book declutter goes on and on and on and on!  Today I go through my Children's Drawing Books and Colouring Books.

Now... I was into colouring before it was all the rage, so the colouring books include some children's colouring books and some of the more recent adult colouring books too.

My copy of the Secret Garden Colouring book was purchased from Cass Art in London.  I absolutely love that shop and highly recommend a visit if you are in London... well that's if you love arty painty supplies!  They also now have an online store, which (amazingly) they still sell at the same great prices they do in store! 

Oh... and there's also another giveaway!  This time with two prizes:

Prize 1:  How to Draw 101 Fairies by Dan Green
Prize 2: A Doodle Activity Pad and Colouring Book

Favourite Books Mentioned:-   Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered
UK:   http://amzn.to/2c7P68j    USA:   http://amzn.to/2bQM6iF   Let's Make Some Great Art
UK:   http://amzn.to/2cx4flz   USA:   http://amzn.to/2c4oYJr   365 Things to Draw and Paint
UK:   http://amzn.to/2c7PFyU   USA:   http://amzn.to/2bQLQQD   Secret Garden Colouring Book
UK:   http://amzn.to/2cx435P   USA:   http://amzn.to/2ckR44Z  

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Official Rules:

• The giveaway is open worldwide
• Entrants must be over 18 to receive the prize
• Entrants must be a subscriber to the ArtJourneyUK YouTube Channel
• Subscriber accounts must comply to YouTube Community Guidelines, entrants that don't comply will be disqualified from the giveaway
• YouTube is not a sponsor of this giveaway and, as such, entrants release YouTube from any and all liability relating to this giveaway
• Any personal data you provide during this giveaway will be used solely to contact you in the event you win the giveaway. 
• All such data is collated by Rafflecopter and will not be used by ArtJourney in any way other than detailed above
• ArtJourney commits to providing the prize (as detailed) but beyond that is released from any and all liability relating to this giveaway.
• Giveaway Starts 9th September and ends 19th September 2016

...and so the book sort continues!

...and so the book sort continues!

Just a short video today, mainly because I forgot about the calligraphy books stashed under the desk, so decided to make this video just about my calligraphy books.

Favourite Books Mentioned:-
Calligraphy : A Comprehensive Course by Maryanne Grebenstein
UK: http://amzn.to/2cw5Pnw USA: http://amzn.to/2cwG7MT
The Calligraphy Bible by David Harris
UK: http://amzn.to/2c7w0PD USA: http://amzn.to/2c9fY8V
The Bible of Illuminated Letters by Margaret Morgan
UK: http://amzn.to/2cw5YHR USA: http://amzn.to/2c0GY8z

Decluttering more books... and a giveaway!

Decluttering more books... and a giveaway!

...and it goes on!  After drowning in a sea of books for a week or so, I move onto to sorting through my Drawing, Watercolour and General Painting Books.... and it gives me the chance to do a giveaway.... finally!

I wanted to do a giveaway when I reached 1000 YouTube subscribers, but that crept up on me and I missed the opportunity...so here's my chance to make up for that!  The prize is the "Watercolour in 10 Steps" Book by Patricia Seligman 

Favourite Books Mentioned:-

Drawing Lab by Carla Sonheim
UK:   http://amzn.to/2ctOCLE   USA:  http://amzn.to/2c2ymxc

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
UK:   http://amzn.to/2c6g0O1   USA:  http://amzn.to/2c0bCNW

Painting Songbirds
UK:  http://amzn.to/2c6iWKa   USA:  http://amzn.to/2ctQW27

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Official Rules:

• The giveaway is open worldwide
• Entrants must be over 18 to receive the prize
• Entrants must be a subscriber to the ArtJourneyUK YouTube Channel
• Subscriber accounts must comply to YouTube Community Guidelines, entrants that don't comply will be disqualified from the giveaway
• YouTube is not a sponsor of this giveaway and, as such, entrants release YouTube from any and all liability relating to this giveaway
• Any personal data you provide during this giveaway will be used solely to contact you in the event you win the giveaway. 
• All such data is collated by Rafflecopter and will not be used by ArtJourney in any way other than detailed above
• ArtJourney commits to providing the prize (as detailed) but beyond that is released from any and all liability relating to this giveaway.
• Giveaway Starts 6th September and ends 16th September 2016

Decluttering Art Journaling, Collage and Mixed Media Books!

Decluttering Art Journaling, Collage and Mixed Media Books!

And the Great Craftroom Declutter continues as I go through my books Konmari style and keep only those I love.  This video covers all my Art Journaling, Collage and Mixed Media Books.

Favourite Books Mentioned:-

Collage Playground
UK:  http://amzn.to/2bLNvIe
USA:  http://amzn.to/2bY1HZE

Scraps
UK:  http://amzn.to/2bLNUdI
USA:  http://amzn.to/2bTwZ3s

Surface Treatment Workshop
UK:  http://amzn.to/2cod9Sm
USA:  http://amzn.to/2bTycHP

Mixed Media Girls by Suzi Blu
UK:  http://amzn.to/2bLOpEG
USA:  http://amzn.to/2bTDjcX

1000 Artist Journal Pages
UK:  http://amzn.to/2bLOQyH
USA:  http://amzn.to/2bY2idD

The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon
UK:   http://amzn.to/2bLPBIc
USA:   http://amzn.to/2bY4bqI

The Kelly Rae Roberts Book I Mentioned (and have just rebought!) was called
"Taking Flight: Inspiration and Techniques to Give Your Creative Spirit Wings"
UK:  http://amzn.to/2cofZGR
USA:   http://amzn.to/2c1seIu

Decluttering my Scrapbooking Books... Konmari style!

Decluttering my Scrapbooking Books... Konmari style!

The Great Craftroom Declutter continues as I go through my books Konmari style and keep only those I love.  I also share bag 2 of my 30 Bags in 30 Days Challenge 

 

Favourite Books Mentioned:-

 

Clean and Simple Designs for Scrapbooking

UK:  http://amzn.to/2bQ5463

USA:  http://amzn.to/2bYbgKX

 

Clean and Simple Scrapbooking: The Sequel
UK: http://amzn.to/2bHXWg5
USA: http://amzn.to/2ckMmGa

 

Scrapbooking the Big Picture
UK: http://amzn.to/2bHYVNi
USA: http://amzn.to/2ca5XHh

 

Step Up Your Scrapbooking

UK:  http://amzn.to/2bQ3n8y

USA:  http://amzn.to/2bZ9cnH

The Great Craftroom Declutter Day1 | Clearing The Shelves

The Great Craftroom Declutter Day1 | Clearing The Shelves

The Great Craftroom Declutter continues as I start clearing the shelves in my craft room. 

I have also decided to do the 30 Bags in 30 Days Challenge and show Day 1's bag!

The Great Craftroom Update & Declutter!

The Great Craftroom Update & Declutter!

It's time for a change! Finally! We've lived in this house for 16 years now... 16 YEARS!... where did that time go? I remember how keen we were when we first moved in; ripping up carpets, replacing fireplaces, having double glazing fitted, tiling the kitchen floor, boarding the eaves of the loft, painting the lounge, the hallway, the upper landing, the stairs... all while both working full time (and some!). 

And then we stopped.  Why?  Did we stagnate?  Did our circumstances change? Probably yes to both of those... but in all reality I'm finding it hard to remember why we went from pouring lots of energy into making the house "ours" to settling with where it was. 

Maybe its because the next steps were all "big ones"... you know like removing water tanks, playing with water pipes... big scary things that can go wrong!  Actually I seem to remember the last thing we had done was the double glazing... and my what a nightmare that was!  I think that's when we become scared of having more "big stuff" done!

But now its time... time to make things how we want them... and I'm starting with my playroom...ahem...I mean art room/craft room/scrapbooking room, whatever you want to call it!

I'm going to share my whole craft room update and decluttering journey on YouTube (obviously!) and to begin... here's the before tour....