You are doing such Brilliant job in de cluttering your coloring books and It must be tough, but you are doing so well. Really proud of you . Remember watching you with your hauls back in the day hahahha well done anyway. Happy Art Journey

Just don't let this happen: get rid of a book, then miss it and months later, you buy it again!

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Yes I could imagine that happening with books I've had for a while but those that I have never coloured in I don't think I'll miss 🥰

@AliWade1971

Жыл бұрын

Don’t let the thought that you may end up replacing a decluttered book one day put you off decluttering in the first place. One replaced book is worth it to have a simplified craft room, space to be creative and breathe, no debt and easier stash management.

Adorable 😚🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣

It seems almost sacrilegious to declutter (or not buy in the first place) some of those uber popular books.. but really we get sucked in too many times by what everyone is doing. I kept Ivy, Worlds of Wonder, and Worlds of Flowers.. and that's it from Bassford. And I'm fine with it. When Rooms came out I must have looked at it twenty times.. but really I only like about a third of it.. so no, no buy from me. You couldn't pay me to color an entire page of office supplies LOL. I kept two Mayo's, Animals and Magical Creatures I do really love. I kept I think three K. Rosanes. One each of a couple of other "coloring royalty" authors, most went away entirely. At one point I came "this" close to decluttering ALL of my double sided books because I just never actually colored in them. I always go for something I can base in marker because it's so much easier and faster. Their entire purpose is to color in so if they have been sitting there empty.. or with one page in a year or more.. there is a reason whether I want to admit it or not, and really.. you can only color so much in any given time period. I average a week per page (sometimes longer for only pencil large scale books) and a single Bassford or Rosanes would take me a year to finish even if it was the only book I ever colored in. By the time I actually finish that one book, how many more will have come out for me to choose from? Loads. I wound up keeping that very much cut down selection of the double sided with the decision they would be watercolor pencil/inktense only... it's the only thing that saved them. Took two huge stacks of books to work and made a bunch of people happy.

Well done Lily look forward to seeing final result xx 😍

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

I should make people guess the end result 😆

Totally needed to watch this video ive been thinking of getting rid of some of my collection,i have far too many that i will never use so thank you for posting this 😂

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Its when I couldn't fit any more onto my 6 cubes I realised things had got a bit excessive! It feels much nicer having less to look through and decide what to colour. 🥰

So much fun to watch, thank you for sharing your destash. I stil don’t feel brave enough to go through my coloring books and supplies🤭 i was on a no buy for a month and i just broke it a few days ago, realy im just to bad 😱saying that the rest of my house is very minimalistic and have a lot of empty spaces, so i think im kinda oke with my art room more filled with stuff. ( everything is nicely stored behind doors so the look is calm of my room🥰)

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

It's taken me a while to get to this stage. I did a month no-spend in 2021 and then three months in 2022. My goal for this year was longer but I've definitely let go of more than I've purchased. My craftroom is, like you, the only non-minimal room in the house. Thanks for watching, it's good to connect with people with a similar mindset 🥰

There are some lovely books there. Ideas for my future stash.

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Hehe 🥰

Hi another wonderful video. i love watching these flick through as it helps me to decide whether i would buy them or not, as you cant always tell when seeing them on amazon look inside and then they are sitting in the basket/wish list. As another brit i love listening to your chatter describing your life and artistic choices.. Plus i love to see your honest opinion on what is worth buying and what isn't. i have certainly bought from the works and the range and love the decotime set. Have you got the 220 pencil set or the metal case of 300 markers yet?? Take care and keep slurping your brew. ... LOL

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh that metal case of 300 markers Rebecca! Doesn't it look lush? Can't beat a cuppa tea 😄 Thanks for a lovely comment, always nice to meet other Brit colourists 🥰

Where’s Noddy? Lovely books can’t wait to see the next video. Good destash to cleanse and feel refreshed. If you have a scanner you could probably destash even more. Sometimes you like only a handful of images and so end up keeping the entire book. Consider to make a copy of the image you want and pass on the book. You can then choose to keep a soft copy or get the images printed and colour the when you want. This helps to declutter the space even more.

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

He fell off the shelf to be with Big Ears, he's back guarding the shelf now 🥰

Well done, Lily! I do like the Mythographics but they do take a long time to color. Kanoko Egusa - winners! Bermans Asien & Europe - winners! Have a good weekend!

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

I hadn't been tempted by the mythographics books when they had hidden objects so jumped on that one that didn't but I just can't imagine colouring it. Have a lovely weekend too Leslie 🥰

@leslieladyhawke

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK Oh I dont like the hidden stuff either. Aviary is my favorite then Deep Blue, I dont have Voyage yet.

Love how you always say 'people of the internet'

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Hehe it started a long time ago, my first ever speaking video, and then stuck. 🥰

See how you get on with Christl vogls. I've really struggled with the paper. Pretty good for paint though randomly.

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Ooo that's good to know. Thanks 🥰

Makes total sense to let go of something you will never colour - Johanna Basford or not 😂 probably good I’m not in the UK….I’d be tempted to take some of those off your hands 🤣

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

That Rooms of Wonder book... lol... definitely not for me. Wish you were in the UK! 🥰

I just discovered Rita Burman & ordered one of her books, can’t wait until it gets here to the US it’s bit of a wait as it comes from your neck of the woods also can you tell me the name of the Japanese book you showed at the very beginning you said you would keep, it’s about 27 minutes into the video light pink cover Conoco gusto??? Not sure we if we have available in the US, I love coloring books with animals & nature.

@ArtJourneyUK

8 ай бұрын

Hi, the book was by Kanoko Egusa. The pink cover was the Dutch version, but there is an English version now amzn.to/3rJ6WZk

No sound on the start of the video Lily, well at least here in Australia ❤

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Sound from the start over here Claire 🥰

I hate octopus too Lily! The more details the more I hate the illustration! Thank you for another fantastic video 😊

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

They just seem so... slimey > 🥰

@judithfaber2667

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK I think it's the tentacles. I have to shut my eyes when contestants cook them on Masterchef. And eating it. Double shudder 🤢

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

@@judithfaber2667 urgh... the thought of eating it! 🤢

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oooo well done you very brave

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks my fellow warrior 😅🥰

This video makes me wish I lived next door😂😂

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Hehe I have lovely neighbours already but I'd love another colourist next door! 🥰

I took some to the animal charity shop with some pencils Helps others. And the charity.

@ArtJourneyUK

11 ай бұрын

Good idea Deb! I made up some boxes at Christmas with a book and some pens or pencils for a children's gift charity. 🥰

@deborahjane68

9 ай бұрын

​@@ArtJourneyUKHubby Thinks I'm mad doing it, sell on ebay he says, No I want the freshfields Animal shop have them. I also gave the. 12 big Me to you bears still In thier boxes never opened. I had over 50 I gave most to a friend that did memory boxes when thier babies had died.

Love you 😘❤️🦋🕋🇲🇺💯👌

I do this often

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

It's good to keep on top of things 🥰

It is a good thing I am not in the UK, you are getting rid of lots of books I think I would enjoy. I am running out of room but Amazon thanks you for their increase in sales. 🤣😉

@colorcrazy2944

Жыл бұрын

The older books I have seem to have better paper too, so those are very tempting when I find them.

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Ooo interesting. Do you mean the old Amazon printed books? I noticed that with my older CBN books that the printing seemed better, blacker and less streaky 🥰

@colorcrazy2944

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK Not so much the Amazon printed, more the ones from 2015. I could be wrong. And congratulations on getting rid of ones you will not color. I'd like to do that too but I don't know what to do with them. I keep thinking I should see if the hospital or something might use them. (And then I see so many more I want to add, but I am going to try to color what I have more...I hope lol)

@colorcrazy2944

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK In that Mythographic book, I couldn't see a snake but I think there were legs? Could it be a spider or a beetle? I really like Kerby's old books with the little hidden things. I love how he made a picture out of odd things and it worked, but I didn't like the ones with great big stuff sticking out like sore thumbs. I guess I am one of the few that liked them (I hope I am not the only one...) They make me think of Escher?, the sort of pictures like the fish that change into birds?

If there is a page you rly love you can always snap a picture of it print it but not keep the book you did pay for it after all. I do understand that not everyone has that option. I make sure i never buy something i am iffy about or dont love. So i dont have to do this, also most of mine are non amazon printed and if they are i scan or snap picture and print on paper i dont hate same with colouring heaven hate paper there too >.< so i snap on what i like then my neice gets them to colour. Dont like things going to waste.

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have a good system there. Nothing goes to waste here either. Even my old, dead pens get recycled at Rymans Stationery Store. I cringe when I watch people just toss plastic pens in the trash 🥰

@thelipsofanangel90

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK I love that you are very mindful. Its one of the reasons i watch you i think. I too like the mentally of not keeping things you dont use. Also there is so many colouringbooks now a days so why not only have things you love and know you will use. I get some might buy to do hauls for their youtube but it seems wastefull as papers isnt a free resurce after all. I think everything should be done in moderation, dont want our hobby to ruin the planet more.

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

@@thelipsofanangel90 Totally agree 🥰

I can't talk you how many times I have almost purchased a Lulu Mayo book, based on the hype. I just can't do it though. The illustrations are just strange and a bit too young for me.

@ArtJourneyUK

10 ай бұрын

I used to feel like that Lucy... and then I coloured a page in one and the paper was lovely and you'd have never have guessed it was a Lulu Mayo book! I will admit though, some of the images are a little weird and kiddish! 🥰

@lucylu59

10 ай бұрын

@ArtJourneyUK well, I might have to try one then. You never really know, right? I just don't know what one to get. I am leaning towards magical creatures.

morning I got back into Rita Berman this week really like colouring them I gave away nearly all the Johanna Basford books I got ill colouring them in I contacted her to say they are to intricate she did not reply not buying them again rooms of wonder was the one I could not look at it was not nice the book looks good but to much detail

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

Rooms of Wonder was so different to her other books, wayyyyyyy too many fiddly bits, hurts my head to look at it! Hope you are feeling better now 🥰

@niccijames3836

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK im getting there thanks for asking had covid pneumonia not long ago not been good since the Rita Berman books are so good to colour in I found arteza works best x

For some reason everyone got on the Basford bandwagon and the creepies and the mandalas. I don't get it. Coloring should be fun, relaxing, satisfying. These books (and many others) irritate, annoy, creep or bore.

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

I like Mandalas, I find them relaxing but do not understand colouring creepy images, zombies with flesh hanging off etc. 😅

I shed a lonely tear when you let all three Daria Song books go... 🥲 Congrats though on being resolute 💪

@ArtJourneyUK

Жыл бұрын

They've been with me for so long... and so unloved... they'll go to a better home where someone else will cherish them and colour in them like they deserve 🥰

@feralshojo

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK That's certainly a good and healthy attitude! ☺