{"id":2379,"date":"2013-01-16T20:10:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T19:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2013-01-15T22:08:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T21:08:47","slug":"colouring-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Colouring in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that whenever I get my colouring or art things out, small people gather and want to join in. Especially if the results are to be <em>elaminated<\/em> (sic). So when I got out the gear to make some bookmarks, you can imagine the interest levels were high. <\/p>\n<p>A while ago I got some watercolour pencils and a water brush &#8220;pen&#8221;, and until now hadn&#8217;t had a play with them. In fact, I think I got the pen at the pencil museum when we stayed in Keswick with the Dawsons. That makes it 3.5 years old. I&#8217;ve used the pen before, but clearly not much. <\/p>\n<p>I wanted to make a marker for Joyce as part of her birthday gift, so went with a food theme. I&#8217;m really pleased with how these turned out. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-170803.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-170803.jpg\" alt=\"20130115-170803.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, having cut 2 A4 sheets of card, this is all I got to do. The first batch lined up thus:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-170937.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-170937.jpg\" alt=\"20130115-170937.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got to do 4\/12.  I think this one is my favourite. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-171045.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-171045.jpg\" alt=\"20130115-171045.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of the kids, Joel&#8217;s skylanders bookmark was a simple classic. I hope to pinch this for myself when he&#8217;s not looking. For the uninitiated, skylanders are divided into elements, each of which has a coloured symbol. I love this. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-210031.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-210031.jpg\" alt=\"20130115-210031.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the second set I put my foot down with a firm hand, and managed to get a higher proportion of the blanks for myself. I mixed up the themes and added some dolls in the mix&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-210411.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130115-210411.jpg\" alt=\"20130115-210411.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I may try these on etsy &#8211; if I can get some decent pictures!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that whenever I get my colouring or art things out, small people gather and want to join in. Especially if the results are to be elaminated (sic). 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