And here’s finally a new blog post! I haven’t posted a blog about coloring related things since the end of October. I’ve explained the reasons for this in a blog and video that you can read and watch by clicking here. So it’s about time to get back on track and write about the things I like best: coloring books! ...

Why things have been so quiet Hello you lovely lot, it’s been quite a while that I’ve uploaded something on my website. So I figured I owe you an explanation as to why it is so quiet in here. Traveling for two weeks and coming home ill. That’s it in a nutshell. Watch the video below, and I’ll tell you ...

Just for the fun of it I asked my husband today: “How many coloring books do you think I already have?” Why did I ask? I will tell you. Click here to go to the ‘Tabby Reads‘-podcast video in which I read this blog to you, in case you’d rather listen to it while watching some nice visuals. Today I received ...

Hand drawn mandala In this blog post I’m going to share a mandala coloring sheet I recently drew. And I’m about to tell you about a decision I made three months ago, that in hindsight wasn’t all too smart. The last couple of days I’ve been working on a review of a new mandala coloring book. And that book inspired ...

Before I tell you about Handsome Molly, I want to share some relevant history. (And tell you that this blog is also available as a Tabby Reads video). Years ago, in my first marriage, we had friends that were music lovers just like we were. Especially live music. So every year when there was a summer festival in our town, ...

Against all odds How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace. When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh. You’re the only one who really knew me at all. I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry. There’s so much I need to say ...

To listen to this blog post, play the video below. To read the blog, scroll below the video. All read blog posts are also collected in ‘Tabby Reads Her Blogs‘. Blog Post Video Suprise, surprise Yesterday my husband went to our mailbox, which is on the other side of town in a business center, so we only go there when ...

Summer time, always a time of happy cheer and fun. Well, not always… For the ladies in the coloring page on the left, that summerly sunset is the end of a lovely day, promising for the next day to be another great day. At least, that’s my interpretation 😉 In case you’re interested, this is a drawing made by Julia ...

Early May Tim Holtz and Ranger announced that they would release a new Distress color on May 20th 2020! For many of us crafters this was great news. With 60 colors already available, and no new colors in the last five years, this announcement was a biggie! Especially that they would release this new color in 8 different Distress products. ...

Two blog posts ago, at the end of that blog, I started to tell the story of my husband and me, which started way back in the early eighties. The story continues, but first… Before I continue our story, I first want to give you a review of some great new colored pencils I’ve bought recently: Faber-Castell Black Edition! Of ...