Journal

Gift ideas, coloring techniques and notes from the studio.

October 23, 2026Birth month flowers: the flower for every month, its meaning and the colors to useThe birth flower for each month of the year, what each one traditionally means, and the colors to reach for when you color it as a birthday gift.
October 23, 2026Color it, frame it, give it: a handmade framed gift anyone can makeHow to make a personal framed gift without drawing skill: choose a realistic page of something they love, color it, cut it out and frame it in a standard 8 x 10 frame.
October 23, 2026Cozy coloring books for adults who want more detailCozy is a feeling, not a drawing style. What makes a coloring book cozy, how realistic cozy pages differ from bold and easy ones, and cozy gift ideas for winter evenings.
October 23, 2026How to color with a gray shading guide: grayscale coloring for beginnersWhat the light gray shading under a coloring page is for, and how to use it to make animals and flowers look rounded and real with colored pencils.
October 23, 2026The birds, flowers and places Americans search for most as coloring pages in 2026Which birds, flowers and places people search for most as coloring pages in the US, from owls and sunflowers to lighthouses, using 2026 search data.
October 23, 2026What is a single-sided coloring book, and why it mattersA single-sided coloring book prints each drawing on one side of the page and leaves the back blank, so no drawing is printed behind the one you are coloring and any page can be cut out.
October 19, 2026Advent calendar books for adults: a 24-night mystery to solve in DecemberWhat an advent calendar book for adults is, how a 24-night mystery puzzle book works, and who it suits.
October 19, 2026Gifts for adults who like coloring: what serious colorists actually wantWhat adult colorists want as a gift: realistic drawings, the right paper for their pens, and pages they can frame when they are done.
October 19, 2026How to frame a coloring page: cut, trim and fit a standard 8 x 10 frameHow to cut a finished page out of a Nibfern book, which frame fits, and how to keep the color looking good on the wall.