Hobbies and Projects

@ENKELI Your tree diamond art looks awesome. i have not purchased any new ones for a very long time, so I haven't seen ones with all the different shaped diamonds before. Was it tedious to do?

@ENKELI That is so pretty. Well Done 😊

@MissGremlin Very nice 😊

Well done @Bow that looks great. Good on you.

Your bracelets @avant-garde look very nice. Do you find them soothing to make?

@Former-Member great work. I love colouring. But unfortunately, I live in a small cabin a there is no room where I can sit comfortably to do it 🤔

@Former-Member great job 😊 I love colouring in, but unfortunately, I don't have any room in the cabin I live in, to sit comfortably while i colour ☹️

@Former-Member

@MissGremlin what do you do with the lucky stars?

Good morning everyone. I found this discussion group by mistake last night, so I thought I would be the perfect place to share my completed Diamond Art projects,  

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@Mustang67 the lucky stars just sit in the little jars 😊. 

The colouring pics from the former member is my old account, I do miss doing it and I only did that one picture recently being the frog. Thankyou for the kind words ❤️. 

@MissGremlin I have a couple of different colouring books, maybe I will pull one out so I can actually see it, and it might prompt me to do a picture. I will have to do it in bed with a stable table. That will work.

Enjoy your day Dreamy, ❤️ I am going to try and get some sleep, since I have been up all night 😴

@Mustang67 

Yeah, they settle my mind

@Mustang67thank you!

I enjoy doing diamond art because it is precise and the colours are preselected so I don't have a battle trying to figure out what colour to do like in colouring in.

I find it very easy to do, I usually will do a painting while I am watching TV or listening to music because I don't need to concentrate.
I have to stop buying them because I have a bag full of canvasses that need to be done before I get any more in. 

When I have finished the paintings I put them into a display folder so that I can look at them but not have to worry about where to store them. I also have some hung in the toilet and bathroom as well as my bedroom.

You definitely have to be in the mood though to do them. I have a partially completed one sitting on my desk at the moment and I will do a little bit then go off and do something else. 

Good Afternoon @ENKELI So far, I have only finished ones that I have given away as gifts. And the one I have out and am trying to build up the motivation to do, is a picture of a frog to give to my mum. I do have a few that I purchased for myself a while ago, when I had somewhere to hang them. But now I don't. By the time I get around to doing them, the glue surface will probably have lost its stickiness. I only purchased cheap ones from AliExpress & Temu. 

After months of my gel pens being out of stock they are finally back again. So here's the first picture I've done.

@Bunniekins @Jynx @avant-garde @Oaktree @Mustang67 @ENKELI @Glisten @Sunnyside226 @MJG017 @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @NightFury @PeppyPatti @Shaz51 @rav3n @Chasingsunsets @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @Till23 @Judi9877 

@MissGremlin It won’t let me support your post, but it looks very pretty!! 😊❤️

Thankyou @Blackcloud ❤️

Beautiful 😍 @MissGremlin 

Thankyou @Shaz51 ❤️

That’s awesome @MissGremlin !! Sorry my support button isn’t working 😜

Thankyou @Chasingsunsets ❤️

@MissGremlin  it is stunning Dreamy!  you are one clever cookie arent you.  i wish i had the ability to colour like that. again well done sweetheart. love bun xxx

Thankyou my sweet @Bunniekins ❤️

I don’t participate in this thread but I’d like to share some of the stuff I have done. 

I hope that’s ok. 

Some resin work

some mosaic. 

some diamond art

Love these @Captain24! especially the diamond art of the pups! 

Thanks @Ru-bee 

Ive got another diamond art that I’ve started but haven’t gotten back too. It’s of Pix and the white and yellow one. It was their last photo taken together before we lost Angel. I also need to find a decent photo of Jett and get one made up. 

Maybe that’s something else I should dig out and do. I need more space in my house! 😜 

@Captain24 @Mustang67 both your diamond art pieces look amazing, love it!! 😍

@Captain24 these are great, and i love the mosaics - the rainbow coloured one is so satisfying 💙 

@MissGremlin yay, it's so great to see your colouring again!! 💙

Thankyou @rav3n ❤️.

Thanks @rav3n 

Aww thank you for jumping in! @Captain24 These are lovely. 🤩

@Bow, I would love to see what you've been working on too. 💖

I feel a bit awkward and uncomfortable but I tried. @AuntGlow 

Oh wow @MissGremlin  that's so nice    well done. 

Thankyou @Sunnyside226 ❤️

@Snow_Leopard here's the thread I was telling you about. It's for sharing all sorts of hobbies and projects ☺️

Here's a picture that I did for someone that means the world to me. 

@Bunniekins @Sunnyside226 @AuntGlow @rav3n @Oaktree @Jynx @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @ENKELI @Glisten @Mustang67 @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @PeppyPatti @Shaz51 @Till23 @RiverSeal @Ru-bee @Chasingsunsets @Judi9877 

Love it @MissGremlin, great work 👏 ❤️

@Captain24 

that’s INCredible !!

wow

@Oaktree @ENKELI @MissGremlin @Sunnyside226 @Glisten 

I really love this @MissGremlin !!! Thanks for the tag wish I could colour in as good as you 🤩🙏

@ENKELI, my friend 💜🙏 so good to see you around 💜

@MissGremlin @Oaktree @Captain24 @Sunnyside226 @AuntGlow @Bunniekins @rav3n @Jynx @NightFury @MJG017 @Glisten 

@Mustang67 @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @PeppyPatti @Shaz51 @Till23 @RiverSeal @Chasingsunsets @Ru-bee @Judi9877 

Whilst doing some self-care I finished the below diamond painting.

I have over 100 paintings to complete so between study, gardening and looking for work I will be busy!

Much love to you all ❤️ 😍 

Awesome @Captain24!! You are very talented!! Resin work looks cool!! Also are they your dogos? So cute!! 😀

Will wait for your pics @ENKELI 🙏

Awesome @ENKELI, what an awesome design!! Look at all the work that’s in that one! Looks good 😀

@Chasingsunsets thanks gorgeous 😍 

This is beautiful @ENKELI 

@thinking about you my friend 

@Sunnyside226 @MissGremlin @Oaktree @TAB @Chasingsunsets @Glisten 

@MissGremlin Oh Dreamy, it is wonderful and i know that person would feel the same way. you have a real artistic talent. love you always. bun xxx

Thankyou my sweet @Bunniekins. Love you beautiful ❤️.

@ENKELI  oh ENKELI that is fantastic! you are a very clever lady. we really do have some wonderfully talented people on this forum. love bun xx

Thank you @Chasingsunsets @PeppyPatti 

The mosaic is just kits but I have one of my own design to do. Just have to work out the best way to go about it. 

Resin is fun I ran out of resin so I’ve just gotten some more and mums getting me some for Christmas so I will be able to try different things. 

The white dog is mums that we lost 2 years ago and the one with mud is mine. I’m in the middle of doing one with mine and mums. It was their last photo together. I have to find a decent photo of Jett and get on done up of him. 

@ENKELI that's absolutely gorgeous 😍 

Wow! That looks amazing!! @ENKELI 😍😍😍

@ENKELI  It’s gorgeous. 🙂 

Beautiful @ENKELI,

Hoping you are well. 🥰

I can’t get over how nice your diamond art is …… @ENKELI 

  looks lovely nice @ENKELI  well done.

Hey @Captain24! That’s awesome! You have so many cool projects on the go!! I look forward to seeing what else you create 🤩

Aw they are great the artwork with your dog and your mums dog. The one that you are working on now with them together sounds very special 🙏

@PeppyPatti thanks my darling Pepster xo

@Captain24 your mosaic work is gorgeous, I love mosaic. I would love to try it but I know I wouldn't do it justice like you 🙂

@MissGremlin @Cuddlebear how are you both? I think of you even when I'm not here and I have you on my prayer list.

You are both so lovely and kind, I miss chatting and can't wait until my brain is back to it's usual lopsided self again! 

( I am trying to conserve my waning energy by mentioning you both in one post, but you both have equal separate time in my thoughts each day).

@Chasingsunsets hope you're well xoxo

@Bunniekins 

thanks @Blackcloud , I hope you are well xoxo 😍

Hello @ENKELI sweetheart, I've been thinking of you and praying for things to get easier for you ❤️. 

I'm struggling so much at the moment, my thoughts have been so dark and I'm very emotional (I'm safe). Just trying to do the best I can to keep pushing through. 

Sending lots of love and hugs your way beautiful ❤️ 

@ENKELI, how are you my friend I am doing ok thanks for asking 😊, how are you going? 

Hey @ENKELI 

They are just kits from Bunnings! They tell you where to put the mosaics. It’s actually quite easy. You can easily do it. I recommend you get one to just try. 

Is the resin good that’s sold at Bunnings @Captain24 ? 
I bought some embroidery kits thinking of you and another 2 forum members @Jacques he used to show his mums tapestries ……and @ENKELI  

@Captain24 @Oaktree @Chasingsunsets @MissGremlin @ENKELI 

I got the resin kits from spotlight and the mosaics from Bunnings @PeppyPatti. I have my own resin, molds and colours now so I’m trying different things. 

@Captain24 oh wow, I didn't realise the kits were available at Funnings! (that's what a few of us here in Sane-land call Bunnings 😁) Thanks so much for letting me know 😍

Once I get through some more of my diamond paintings (I have about 100 ready to do) and the 3 latch hook kits waiting for me I will definitely look into the mosaic kits.
I am a typical person with bipolar (I have the less intense version, BPD2) and when manic I will buy things I don't need and can't afford so I have heaps of craft things I want to finish before getting in to something else.

Please share your creations when you can, I truly love seeing them.

@PeppyPatti @Captain24 @Chasingsunsets @MissGremlin @AuntGlow here's the latest diamond painting. The next one is a little bigger and almost a full drill (like the ones @Captain24 has done) of a peacock. I thought of you my Pepster when I chose it ❤️

I get the bipolar @ENKELI. I just spent a fortune on resin and supplies! 

@ENKELI 😍 that's stunning. I've almost finished my diamond art that I'm working on. 

I spent so much in my recent hypomanic swing no-one needs to know. @Captain24 . I have bipolar I. I am so embarrassed.

IDE just forgive myself @GezzaP 

@my oldest son has bipolar. 
he is an absolutely wonderful human being……

think if the lovely positive things you do. 

@Oaktree @MissGremlin @Captain24 @ENKELI @Glisten 

I’m feeling angry at myself so frustrating @PeppyPatti . I felt better after crying and yelling about email not working.

@Bunniekins @ENKELI @avant-garde @NightFury @Jynx @Chasingsunsets @rav3n @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @0ddsidian @Sunnyside226 @MJG017 @Oaktree @Glisten @PeppyPatti @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @Shaz51 @Till23 @Mustang67 @RiverSeal @Judi9877 

Ohhh I love it @MissGremlin ❤️❤️

Love your diamond art @ENKELI and @MissGremlin 😊. 

Would love to see your resin work @Captain24 if you share any?

I am hoping to start doing some arty-crafty things again next year. I used to do papercrafts when I was younger, and still have a lot of supplies. 

I don't let myself look at the craft aisle at bunnings anymore 😛 because it is too tempting - I want it all lol. 

I am hoping soon to experiment with making moulds of items (which I can then cast with plaster to paint).

Sometimes I have made mini things out of polymer clay for props for friends.

I also enjoy doing 3d plaster painting. Here's 2 i did recently that I posted elsewhere as an example.

Thankyou beautiful @Shaz51 ❤️

Thankyou @AlwaysMyself ❤️.

Hehe can totally relate to avoiding the craft section at certain places 😂.

Oohhh I love those plaster paints that you did, well done ☺️

@MissGremlin  wonderful Dreamy just wonderful!  aren't you the talented one love bun xxx

Thankyou my sweet @Bunniekins ❤️

Well done everyone! I am blown away by everyone’s talent! Wish I was arty and creative too hehe

Fantastic guys, very inspiring 😀💃

@ENKELI @MissGremlin @AlwaysMyself @Shaz51 @Captain24 @PeppyPatti @Oaktree @Bunniekins 

That sounds really cool @Captain24 

@nighty night everyone 

@Bunniekins @StuF @Oaktree @Chasingsunsets @MissGremlin @TAB 

@Bunniekins @Oaktree @PeppyPatti @Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself @ENKELI @Glisten @Jynx @Sunnyside226 @rav3n @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @Shaz51 @Till23 @Mustang67 @Judi9877 @0ddsidian 

@Captain24 it's bad but so good! A boss I had told me about how her husband went and bought a new car when he was manic. I couldn't believe how calm she was about it all, but as she said, he didn't realise that he was doing something bad. I am grateful I don't have enough money to do something like that!

Although I did just buy 5 more diamond paintings that I "had" to have!

I have a dentist appointment this afternoon so I know I have to have money for that. Otherwise I might be in trouble lol.

@MissGremlin I can't wait to see it darlingheart, I imagine it will be lovely.

@GezzaP please don't be hard on yourself. I spent too many years regretting and feeling ashamed after overspending. 

What I try to do is tell myself that I will do better next time and ask myself for forgiveness. 
You have nothing to be ashamed of.

@Chasingsunsets I never considered myself arty, in fact I still don't! Diamond art is good for me as the colours and patterns are pre-set. I love colouring in but I will spend half the time choosing a pattern and then the colours. I get frustrated that my brain won't let me just colour!

@MissGremlin I love it! Border collie is my favourite breed 🙂

@MissGremlin now that is art! The colours are so vibrant and gorgeous 🙂

Thankyou @ENKELI sweetheart ❤️.

Border collies are a gorgeous breed ☺️

I don’t have the euphoria to go with it though. @ENKELI. I’m just not sleeping and inside of me is full of energy but the outside has no motivation and is tired and worn out. But I keep pushing myself to match my inside energy. I have the intrusive thoughts that hit as the day goes on and I’m really irritable! So this time it’s not actually fun which is so disappointing! 😜 

@Captain24 I understand that feeling. These days I struggle to get out of bed, yet my mind wants to get up, clean the house and potter in the garden. Usually by the time I go to bed and my night meds have kicked in my mind is racing with all the things I want to do. Thank goodness the night meds put me to sleep. Don't be hard on yourself, I am learning that feeling guilty really doesn't help after all, it just adds to the frustration.

Thinking of you xoxo

It's lovely @MissGremlin   well done 

@ENKELI your Dimond art is very good ☺️ but I know that sometimes others saying it doesn’t always help 😊

I get that frustration re colouring. 🙏

nice one @MissGremlin 🙏

@MissGremlin beautiful colouring in Dreamy! well done hunny. love you bun xxx

Thankyou @Sunnyside226 ☺️

Thankyou @Chasingsunsets ☺️

Thankyou my sweet @Bunniekins ❤️

It gets so hard @ENKELI. My night meds aren’t putting me to sleep at the moment. I’m only getting under four hours of sleep a night. I was excited to actually get 6 1/2 last night. It doesn’t feel any different but I guess it has given my body and mind a rest. Should have seen me go on an hours sleep! My body is tried but I’m not sleepy at all! 

@Captain24 oh I am so sorry your night meds aren't working. I think we ate probably on the same one, I know that if I have a certain pain med it interacts with the night meds and I will be wide awake for 24 hours with no sign of tiredness. But boy do I crash and burn afterwards!

I hope you get a good sleep tonight, if okay with you I'll say a prayer for you.

Have you got plans for the weekend?

Hugs 🫂 

@Captain24 no I don't have the euphoria that goes with it either. Are you BPD1 or BPD2? I am type 2 and while I have manic episodes where I do things to the extreme (ie shopping) I have never felt euphoric. I feel cheated lol! No, having periods where I talk like I've been sped up or doing a task and then jumping to the next and the next, it's not as extreme as type 1.

Im a type 2 as well @ENKELI. But I get the feeling of joy, empowerment, over confident, rapid talking and full of energy and nothing stops me. I didn’t get any of that this time. Which is sad just the on the go constantly and not sleeping. I ran out of things to do yesterday so I washed all the outside of the house down and washed off all the fences! It was a bit ridiculous! I was going to weed the garden but I wouldn’t have had time before my friend came.

Only this time I got the depressive thoughts with it.

I did sleep a little better last night, I got a few hours in and actually yawned before I went to bed so maybe your prayers helped! Thank you! 

@Captain24 Glad to hear you got a good sleep. I am the opposite! I didn't sleep last night but it was more because of the pain killers interacting with the night meds. I went through the bad depressive thoughts and contemplating whether I needed to present at the hospital before I did something not good. Fortunately the depression passed and I got a few hours' sleep this morning but I am feeling rather ordinary now. I had some dental work done yesterday and my jaw is sore as is my top gum. My dentist had to cut into the gum to put a filling in one of my teeth and that is really tender. I am going to enjoy the air conditioning and finish my current diamond painting - it's 37 here in the Midvegas so remaining cool and indoors is the plan!

I hope the weather is better where you are.

@Oaktree @Captain24 @MissGremlin @Bunniekins @Chasingsunsets @PeppyPatti 

I just finished this piece. 

@PeppyPatti I thought of you while doing this one 🫂 🤗 

Oh @ENKELI sweetheart, that's just stunning 😍. I've got a peacock one to do aswell but mine is only a small one. 

@Bunniekins @Oaktree @ENKELI @Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @Glisten @PeppyPatti @Shaz51 @Till23 @Sunnyside226 @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @Judi9877 @Mustang67 @rav3n @Jynx @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @0ddsidian 

@MissGremlin @Hello lovely. Absolutely gorgeous work. Love the heart and colours you’ve chosen too. 

wow, that looks beautiful! Love the colours too!! @MissGremlin 

Hello @Cuddlebear my sweet, thankyou ❤️

Thankyou @Blackcloud my sweet ❤️

@MissGremlin  You’re welcome. Ps my support button not working. 

@MissGremlin no worries, friend. ❤️

support button isn't working so I'm responding back

hi @Cuddlebear my friend, how are you?

@Blackcloud   Hello my friend. How are you in this awful heat we’ve been having? 

I am much the same and really struggling. 

This heat really isn’t helping at all. 

try to stay cool my friends @Cuddlebear , @Oaktree , @Blackcloud , @MissGremlin , @ENKELI 

I agree the heat is terrible 

thats true @Cuddlebear it really does drive us insane indeed. I'm doing fine with it today though as I've been in the house all day and have had the fan on for the whole time even during my sleep last night so I haven't felt hot since. By the way, I'm not sure if you have read my post that I tagged you yesterday about what the supervisor has said to me yesterday, I can send you the link to the post if you haven't read it 🙂

Tomorrow's gonna be 33 degrees which is gonna be another hot day lol

@ENKELI the flower diamond painting looks awesome. Well done to you.

It sounds like you will be a busy Chicky 🐤 between all the diamond paintings, studying, gardening and looking for work.

Don't forgot to take time out for yourself care my sweet. 

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@MissGremlin Gorgeous and well done 

Thankyou @Mustang67 ❤️

@Bunniekins @Cuddlebear @Oaktree @Mustang67 @Blackcloud @Shaz51 @Till23 @ENKELI @Glisten @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself @PeppyPatti @Sunnyside226 @Judi9877 @AuntGlow @Jynx @rav3n @Ru-bee @RiverSeal @0ddsidian 

It looks great! @MissGremlin 

Thankyou @Blackcloud my sweet ❤️.

@MissGremlin Support button not working for me so responding back ❤️❤️❤️

So cute @MissGremlin !

I wonder if they are hedgehogs, porcupines, or echidnas? 🤭

Thankyou @AlwaysMyself ❤️.

I'm going with hedgehogs, very funky ones at that 😂

@MissGremlin  Soooo cute! I’d love cups like these! 

Thankyou @Cuddlebear my sweet ❤️. Cups like these would be awesome hehe.

@ENKELI 

Yes I don’t have mania but I bought 3 needlework kits. 

@Oaktree @MissGremlin @Cuddlebear @AlwaysMyself 

@tyme 

@PeppyPatti  Hello lovely how are you? I hope your day is are well. 

Iv enjoyed reading your messages @Captain24 about helping your dad out. 

didn’t know this but a couple months ago I ordered semi expensive bon bons

 No wonder iv been so broke…..

@Oaktree @Cuddlebear @MissGremlin @AlwaysMyself @avant-garde 

Hi @PeppyPatti 

I love buying craft supplies but I really don’t need more.

Yes it’s a wonderful addiction 

@Oaktree 

@Cuddlebear @MissGremlin @AlwaysMyself @Blackcloud 

who’s eaten too much ? Me. 

@PeppyPatti  What did you have? I havnt eaten today. 

You haven't eaten today at all @Cuddlebear ?? Aww hun. Would it be worth eating something just to help keep your physical strength up?

Do you still have any of those lovely cherries you were given?

@PeppyPatti i love buying craft things too. 🤭 i was given a few from my mother for christmas 🥰.

What was inside your fancy bonbons??

@MissGremlin @Oaktree @AlwaysMyself @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud 

@tyme @TAB 

we have each other 

Neither do I @Oaktree 

@I’m finding any crafting a bit tough atm ……

@AlwaysMyself @Cuddlebear @MissGremlin @Blackcloud @TAB 

@avant-garde @Ainjoule 

@Bunniekins @PeppyPatti @AlwaysMyself @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @Chasingsunsets @Flutterbug9 @Captain24 @Mustang67 @ENKELI @Glisten @Shaz51 @Till23 @Appleblossom @Oaktree @Sunnyside226 @Jynx @rav3n @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @0ddsidian @Judi9877 

@MissGremlin @Great achievement !! I love your pencil artwork. 🖼️ 

you do practice your own self help hey ?

finding kind posters and staying creative 

Thankyou sweet @PeppyPatti, colouring is one thing that really helps me ☺️

It’s been okay today @Cuddlebear …….

i just ate bowl of spaghetti sauce. 

@MissGremlin hey beautiful love the hearts. thank you for including me. love you bunxx

Thankyou my sweet @Bunniekins, love you beautiful ❤️.

Lovely work! @MissGremlin 

@MissGremlin @Oaktree @Blackcloud @Bunniekins @Captain24 @ENKELI @AlwaysMyself @Cuddlebear @rav3n @AuntGlow @Jynx @Appleblossom @NightFury  @Chasingsunsets 

mystery mosaic colour by number I’ve done last few weeks using double ended felt tip markers.  No idea what the picture will be until have coloured at least half of the page.

Ooh this spunds interesting! @Flutterbug9 never heard of a mystery mosaic colour by number! 

Waiting keenly for the photos to be approved and show 😁

@Flutterbug9 i absolutely love these, well done. I've been looking for some of the books myself. Thankyou for sharing ❤️.

I’ve got a few of the books @MissGremlin 

found them all on Temu

@Flutterbug9 i don't have Temu but I do use Shein occasionally so maybe they have some on there. I will go and have a look ☺️

This is the book those pages are from @MissGremlin 

@Flutterbug9 that's literally the one I just found on Shein and added to my cart 😂.

Hahaha

It’s well worth the money @MissGremlin 

@Flutterbug9 well now I just have to wait for it to arrive haha

@Flutterbug9  They’re gorgeous! They must have taken a while to do. Love the colours and choice of pictures. Was it hard? 

@Cuddlebear  the pages of the book I’ve used come fully covered with either squares, hexagons, triangles or circles.  In each one there is a number which corresponds to number and colour chart in the book.  Challenging part is the size of the number and the ‘pattern’ around it as they are small.  Page with hexagons on it the colouring area is 38 hexagons wide, 68 hexagons, circles are similar numbers.  

I do some and have to stop otherwise page starts to become blurry or my eyes start to hurt.   I finished 2 pictures whilst in hospital for the week and received lots of comments from nurses about it being different

@Cuddlebear  I find seeing things can be better, sometimes, than written description

 @MissGremlin @Oaktree @Flutterbug9 @AlwaysMyself @Cuddlebear @Bunniekins 

Oh that looks amazing! @Flutterbug9 

Oh, thanks for the pic @Flutterbug9  - very interesting to see the hexagons! Definitely could cause a headache after a while lol. 

@PeppyPatti very pretty bunnies. 😍. 

@Flutterbug9  I really like that and it’s not easy peasy but the results are sooooo good! 

Hmmm there’s some cheaper types of magnifiers vision Australia sell. Hand held ones that might help with eye strain. 

@MissGremlin @Cuddlebear @Shaz51 @AlwaysMyself @Chasingsunsets @Rosepetal96 @PeppyPatti @ENKELI @Mustang67 

@Blackcloud that's stunning my sweet ❤️

Thankyou lovely ❤️ @MissGremlin 

So beautiful 😍 @Blackcloud 

Thankyou @Shaz51 ❤️

Nice @Blackcloud ! Did you have a hoot colouring it? 😄

Beautiful work @Blackcloud :ok_hand:

Hi Flutterbug9’s space @Flutterbug9 qhello possum

im just popping in for a minute to say nighty night …..

thanks for writing in. 

I'm sitting with you. 

have you seen @MissGremlin ot @Appleblossom 

hope you sleep well tonight. 
@Oaktree @Rosepetal96 

@AlwaysMyself @Blackcloud 

Beautiful. @Blackcloud 

Thanks @AlwaysMyself 

I posted them for @Bunniekins 

because there’s just something about her rabbits ……….

i just had my medication. Waiting for my brother to call ……. 
he’s in Perth doing some work……

@AlwaysMyself @Oaktree @Rosepetal96 @Blackcloud @Shaz51 

@Blackcloud  Gorgeous colourful own. Such beautiful animals. 🙂 

I hope you slept well @PeppyPatti 🌻

Thank you guys ❤️❤️❤️

@Cuddlebear @Rosepetal96 @PeppyPatti @AlwaysMyself 

@AlwaysMyself i wouldn’t say so 😂😂 it actually took me several different days in order to finish it all & everytime I colour, I get both physically and mentally tired so I do have to take breaks each and everytime and then come back to it whenever I’m ready to continue 🫠

I like colouring in too, I think I've done 3 pages and it took about a week for each page, flowers🤣🤣🤣

As you say, @Blackcloud , it's physically and mentally exhausting colouring in, and considering which colour palletes to go with, it's a great tool to keep in the moment though 

@Rosepetal96 oh wow, I really admire your dedication in completing a page per week! I personally can’t do that so usually it has to be whenever I feel like I can continue working on the colouring sheet, and I’m not too fussed about aiming to complete it at a certain period 😂😂😂 

true, choosing colours is hard when it comes to figuring out what colour you think would suit best for a certain section. I’ve definitely struggled with that for this one 😂 not just this one but for every other colouring sheets I’ve done too hehe. But at the same time I also think it’s ok if the colour you end up choosing isn’t the ‘right’ or ‘perfect’ colour for it. What matters is being able to work on it and finish it 😊

@Blackcloud , yeah when the motivation hits, it hits hard, but when it goes, it's left half done for a while 🤣🤣

I love that mantra, what colour doesn't have to be 'perfect' it's the sense of taking a pencil shade forward in completion that matters 🌻

@Rosepetal96 @Blackcloud i can relate to the difficulty/stress of choosing colours.

Thats why i do "by numbers" 😅

@AlwaysMyself , that's a brilliant idea, then we completely eliminate the seasoned task of choosing what colour to use 👏

@Blackcloud very nice. I love the colours you used.

Thank you @Mustang67 I appreciate it ❤️

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I have just finished a painting for my psychologist. I hope it’s good enough. It’s for her new room. She just started her own practice.

@Oaktree that's beautiful!

I love this piece, how long did it take you to create this artwork? 

@Rosepetal96 

Probably around 10-12 hours all together. I am glad that you like it. I mixed the cream colour myself. I wanted to put shading in the corner but that didn’t work out exactly as planned.

Beautiful 😍 @Oaktree 

@Oaktree wow, that's amazing! I definitely am not as creative painting wise, but give me some inspiration and I can paint a vivid image with words. 

Creative writing or any writing of the sorts, is my forte 🌟

What's the process like for mixing your own coloured paint? Does it have a certain degree of ratio for the perfect shade or is it a bit about trial and error? 

@Rosepetal96 

I do trial and error. I have a bit of an idea what colours I need to add. The cream was white, yellow and a dab of brown 

@Oaktree your painting is beautiful and tranquil. I think your psychologist will love it.

Well done to you. You obviously have a talent for painting.

I would never be able to produce something that looked that good.

I think it is lovely @Oaktree 😊. It is such a thoughtful gift also! Add nice character to their new office too.  I hope they like it as much as I do. 😊

Thank you @Mustang67 @AlwaysMyself @Rosepetal96 

I enjoy painting but if I could draw I would be better at it!

@Oaktree, ohh ok, that sounds really interesting 😊 The process sort of sounds fun, seeing what different variants you end up with 

Wow @ENKELI @thankyou. I’ve had a bit too much chocolate to be as impressed as I should but as iv just become a 

Re born………"….

starter up in the second part of my LIFE 

im feeling a bit self involved. @TAB @Ru-bee @tyme 
I love you @ENKELI

@Oaktree @Rosepetal96 @AlwaysMyself @Mustang67 

@Oaktree @Don’t feel too upset @Rosepetal96 @TAB because I have a BA visual art and hand on my heart I can’t draw either. @Mustang67 @Shaz51 dating dillema 

@Bunniekins @avant-garde @NightFury @AlwaysMyself @Cuddlebear @Blackcloud @MJG017 @ENKELI @Glisten @PeppyPatti @Mustang67 @Oaktree @Chasingsunsets @Flutterbug9 @Captain24 @Sunnyside226 @Shaz51 @Till23 @Appleblossom @rav3n @Ru-bee @Jynx @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @0ddsidian @Judi9877 

@MissGremlin You really are good at choosing the right colours! Love the colour in you’ve done! 

Thankyou @Cuddlebear my sweet ❤️

@Flutterbug9 my mystery mosaic books arrived today, I can't wait to start one tonight as soon as I've finished my current picture that I'm working on ☺️

@Oaktree That’s beautiful !!! 
I can imagine a tea towel with that pattern repeated on it 

it’s completely what psychologist needs. 

Many  years ago I went to Perth Clinic : I was in there for a week and somehow ; I don’t know how I ended up selling one of my paintings to the Psychiatrist. It looked like yours !! A few years later I was working at Bunnings, one of my workmates ended up in Perth Clinic and she saw the painting still hanging on his walls. 

@MissGremlin @MissGremlin @Cuddlebear @Rosepetal96 @AlwaysMyself @TAB 

Oh that is so lovely @PeppyPatti 😍😍😍. Do you recall what the painting was of? 😊

(Or dont mention if you put your name on the painting and it could still be there...)

I think its so lovely that they ntotuce your art, and loved it so much they chose to buy and display it 🥰

 from my studies well I can feel  

Nonchalant about it but I find the real power of nature in some pieces of artwork. 

@Oaktree your picture reminds me of-branches split and going  upward—they don't "run," they simply reach toward the light. It is sturdy. It is calm. 
it’s unconscious. 

i never studied for a title. I studied to recover from a head injury. 
I think your artwork would look good repeated on curtains or a tea towel. 

@AlwaysMyself @MissGremlin @Cuddlebear @Rosepetal96 

@TAB 

I'm loving this imagery developing through your description of the painting @PeppyPatti 🥰

@PeppyPatti  That’s just so awesome! 

@MissGremlin 

What are your mystery mosaic books called. How do they look inside? Are you happy with them. Please send a picture of the cover. I was looking at some on Amazon