The Great British Colouring Map From Laurence King*

I've had a couple of adult colouring books now thanks to Laurence King publishing, and this newest one was the perfect gift for my Grandad recently for his birthday. This is The Great British Colouring Map* by Ordnance Survey, a colouring book full of older ordnance survey maps just ready to be coloured in.

Almost every page is black and white, with slight accents of red to talk more about the map that is ready to coloured in. It appears as a very stark book, as every square inch of map is designed to be coloured in however you please. And they are so detailed!

The book covers England, Scotland and Wales, but the star of the show is the centre pages, a huge double fold out of London with the Thames running through the middle of it. You can see how much detail there is, lots of little bits and pieces you could do in the wildest of colours, or in patterns, however you want!

I gave this to my Grandad for his 73rd birthday, along with a pack of expensive pencils. He doesn't have much in the way of hobbies, and I thought colouring in would be the perfect way for him to unwind. He still works, so something relaxing was the key!

I think it's pretty neat that this is real older Ordnance Survey maps, and with Christmas coming I think adult colouring books are an amazing present. Laurence King have an amazing range, I've blogged about my other two books from them here and here. This particular one retails for £19.95, and the quality of it is beautiful, and well worth it. This isn't one I would necessarily pick for myself, but for my Grandad it was absolutely perfect!

Have you tried out any adult colouring books yet?

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

*this item was gifted for review purposes. All opinions represented are entirely my own.

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Adult Colouring Books : Floribunda by Leila Duly*

Adult colouring books are one of the new big trends, and I have been so intrigued to see one in the flesh. The idea of them is wonderful, a more complicated version of a colouring book designed with adults in mind.

When Laurence King Publishing Ltd got in touch about their newest adult colouring book, I couldn't resist. The lure of botanical illustrations was totally up my street, especially when I discovered they were inspired by the English countryside. I love our countryside and nature so much. I feel incredibly lucky to live somewhere so pretty.

'Floribunda' by Leila Duly is absolutely beautiful. It retails at £14.95 and you can grab it on Amazon here. It features 20 illustrations to colour in on very high quality card, put together in this beautiful book.

It has some examples of the plants you can find in the book in the inside cover, so if you choose to colour them in scientifically, you can use it as a reference point. I opted to just use whatever colours I wanted!

The illustrations themselves are just absolutely lush. The level of detail is incredible, and they are so pretty. They are art that could be displayed as is.

The mixtures of different flowers and botanical goodness make for a very detail-centric colouring book.

I treated myself to some colouring pencils as such a beautiful book deserved some good pencils! We have some kicking around the house for my step-kids, but they are a bit worse for wear.

I opted to start at the very beginning, a very good place to start! This circular design is so intricate. The more you look at it the more details begin to pop out at you.

The use of the black sections really helps distinguish where one plant or flower starts and the next begins and is a really great touch.

I started at the bottom with some pinks and purples. I haven't coloured in years and I sat happily colouring for a good while, while my step-kids coloured in their Adventure Time colouring books.

I'm not the best at colouring in, but I really enjoyed myself. It was so relaxing, and I lost myself in my own little world concentrating on all the little details. Knowing I have a full book of these illustrations is filling me with delight! I can see myself sat in the garden through the summer happily colouring away, enjoying the nature outside too. Hours of lovely relaxing quiet.

Have you tried any adult colouring books? What are your favourites?

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

*this book was gifted to be for review purposes. In no way does this impact upon my opinions which are entirely my own.