Author: barmac5

I set up Crafted By B Studio after retiring from writing a blog for over 10 years on chronic pain. As a chronic pain sufferer myself I had always used art as a way to relax and take me away from my pain and stumbled upon paint by numbers by fluke. I was hooked from day one and went into custom paint by numbers as I progressed with my others. Over the past 3 years I have completed over 20 pieces and also made some of my own unique pieces. I am happy to help anyone who might like a custom picture made into a piece of beautiful art using this type of technology. I am also interested in lots of different types of crafts which I enjoy with my 4 grandchildren so my site will have lots of links and posts on mixed crafts and arts.

MAKE THAT SPECIAL MOTHERS DAY GIFT WITH AN INSTANT DOWNLOAD…

It is never to late to make Mum something special made just by you. There are loads of downloads available. Here are some great ideas…

Made for Mums have free Mother’s Day downloadable vouchers which offer a lie-in, breakfast in bed, a relaxing ‘day off’, a day of ‘best behaviour – and there’s even one you can customise yourself. Print out them out, give them to the mum in your life – or persuade your family to give them to you and enjoy a well-earned treat…

From another company with similar ideas Mums at The Table have a sheet of 8 vouchers you can cut up and put into Mums card.

Other ideas are “Keepsakes” like a handprint or button craft and of course your own hand made cards. This Mothers Day Printable from Etsy is soooo cute, and only 58p.

A Happy Home in Holland have some great Mother’s Day Free Printable Gifts & Cards – Easy DIY Ideas

Finally, these heartfelt watercolours with a poem from my website for Mothers Day are also rather nice. They are all A4 size and are only 50p to download…

Flowers in bade

Source: Made for Mum Mums at The Table Etsy A Happy Home in Holland Crafted By B Studio UK

CREATIVE COLOURING BOOKS – WHICH ONE SHALL I BUY?..

I don’t know about you but I love a bit of colouring. I can sit quite happily helping any of my grandchildren colouring in their pictures. I keep lots and lots stored in a cupboard for them so we never run out of pictures to colour.

I rather liked this Johanna Basfords weekly illustration in this breathtaking planner, it features a striking selection of Johanna Basford’s whimsical artwork pulled from her best-selling books. Fans of Johanna Basford will recognize and appreciate her detailed, intricate, and dream-like illustrations, designed to transport users to other-worldly locations and unlock fantastic adventures. Of course, the best thing about buying this now is that we are already in March so the price has dropped from when it was advertised at the end of last year from £15.99 to £9.68!

For the children these two books were my favourite and my grandchildren. They all love unicorns so this Fantasy Colouring Book is a must. Relax into the creative world of colouring ready to take you to a world filled with magical adventures. Containing a beautiful and diverse collection of illustrations, this fantastic book will allow the artist within you to shine! 

This edition contains a selection of fantasy artworks for you to complete in your chosen colour scheme. You can make your finished artworks as simple or as complex as you like – however you choose to colour, you’ll be thrilled with the results. It contains 60 artworks to colour. Priced at £6.99

With Easter around the corner I think this Disney Easter Colouring Book with Over 80 springtime images to colour is brilliant value for money, reduced from £11 to £5.70 as it is sure to keep the little ones occupied. Colour your way through spring and help your favourite Disney characters celebrate Easter! Get creative as you colour in this cute collection of springtime illustrations featuring your favourite Disney friends including Disney Princesses, Stitch, Winnie the Pooh and many more! 

With intricate patterns, characters hunting for Easter eggs and floral scenes, this charming colouring book will entertain fans for hours. Includes artwork featuring characters from Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, Tangled, Encanto, Zootropolis, Frozen, Moana, The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Princess and the Frog and Disney Pixar’s Toy Story, Up, and Monsters Inc.

Finally, I came across another adult Creative Colouring Book which was a little bit different from the normal ones as it has 12 modules to help you enjoy the art of colouring books. It turns it into a real creative way to paint or colour your books in style.

Source: Johanna Basford Hobbycraft Amazon Ebay

A BEAUTIFUL WATERCOLOUR MOTHER’S DAY GIFT TO DOWNLOAD TODAY…

With Mother’s Day just around the corner we all like to find something a bit unique as a gift. Check out my beautiful watercolour pictures for Mother’s day which all have a lovely poem on them for that special Mum.

The best thing of all is they are a simple download then you can just purchase a unique frame to pop the image into. There are lots of offers on lovely frame at the moment like this one from Amazon.

Here are a few of the Mother’s Day pictures…

Look through Crafted By B Studio for more details.

Source: Crafted By B Studio