Stained glass coloring book atc swap

Hi Susi, do you have a link to a homepage where I can see those books?

Greetings

Me too. I've never seen them! Cheers!

i didn't realize that i put the date so soon...i wonder if i can change it? i would like more than 3 people on the swap. i don't have aebsite, but i wiil send a scanned pictue of one up asap. susi

there, i fixed it so there's more time for people to join an d for me to get an image up. susi

Ok, I've made quite a few minor changes and corrected a LOT of errors on the swap description, and have also added a pictue of one that I made tonight. The uniqueness of these books is the reason I thought it would be a great swap. Like I said in the description, I would be willing to send 3 precut ATCs for those people who absolutely cannot find the stained glass coloring books. All I ask for is that who needs this to be done,, that they send me an SASE. International players could send a bit of ephemera to cover tghe cost of postage, just send a self addressed envelope. I hope that my more detailed explanation and longer sign up date will get more players! Susi

I thought I would chime in with more info. The publisher is "Dover Publications". These are sold either as miniature books with 8 pages each for $1.25 or $1.50. They also have the regular big books with 16 illustrations in them which retail for $6 each. They are sold not just at Amazon but also in the kids aisle of the major big chain bookstores. Also, AC Moore craft store chain in USA has them in the children's crafts aisle with the kids coloring books. Lastly, check in small independent toy stores such as the 'educational toy' stores. I have not ever looked in the big name toy chain stores.

If you want to see what they look like go to the Dover Publications website (they sell their books direct to customers on the web and in paper catalogs, too).

By the way the children's books Dover catalog is a great source for tiny images to cut out and collage with. That catalog has b&w and color images of historical images, famous people, holiday designs, and more. So if you want that while on their website sign up for their mail order catalogs on their website.

This is a great idea for an ATC swap.

Did you know Swap-bot now has a special category for ATCs? You might get more players if you edit it to add in that category. I am signing up now since I already own some of these coloring books I might as well use them!

Thanks Christine for all your great information! I thought that the publisher was Dover, but was not sure so I did not mention that. You sure did give some great info also ideas where to get images etc! How do I find out about the just ATC swaps? I have got 3 ATS swaps going right now, and so far this is the only one that seems to be attracting people attention. I'd like to put them in that category, to see I can get more participants. Thanks again, susi

Dover makes these .. go to their web site.. there prices are not too bad. email me eeyoretuma@hotmail and i can mail you one or two from the ones i have here at home birds/flowers

i am still learning about atc.. so i am not ready to sign up for this

christy

To view any category of swap by that category go to "view all swaps" then use the drop-down menu to pick what category, for example, to pick 'ATCs'. Then all marked with that category come up.

I colored in my page last night while watching TV and my kids joined in and they wanted to color in the book also. So all three of us had fun with it.

So glad you are hosting this theme of an ATC swap!

One last thing, I used markers on mine but in the past we have used colored pencils, which give a different effect. (We own Berol Prismacolors.) THe colored pencils allow you to make more of a shadow effect. Okay I have said enough! Have a good night.

would it be all right if we were to do a Google for "Stained Glass Coloring Pages" and use a page we printed out from there?

Yippee! I got my books from amazon so I could start coloring......

Selise.... if you print it out from the web page you would need to print it out on velum... the point of the swap is so the piece is translucent and looks like stained glass. if you print it out on regular paper it will not be translucent...hope that helps Samantha

selise, I agree with mouseybrat, this needs to be on translucent paper, plain white paper just won't cut it. If getting a book is the problem, I can send a page or two, and i saw that there is one other person who would be willing to do the same!

lizard plum, i am going to email you and convince you to join... this swap cannot be any easier. All you need to do is color a stained class picture, and then cut it up into ATC size cards, nothing else needed, no embellishments or anything else! so, jump right on in! susi

I was going to do it on transparency paper. I get a lot from my school, I just meant print a picture from the internet, trace over it with the transparency paper and colour with my Sharpies.

selise that sounds fine to me, go for it, it'll be like real stained glass! susi

hmm, i wonder how i could get a hold of lizardplum and selise to convince them to join! anyone know how? susi

Ok.. I joined! I'm tracing my images now :)

The images available are quite large in size. I love a challenge the I have signed up to create this work of art. I have seen them but they are too big for an atc. How am I supposed to cut it up for an atc, it is too small. Is there a website that has smaller images for atc's. Great idea though. Oh and exactly what pencils do I use to colour them in. My daughter would like to know can you use shrinky dink paper.

http://www.thestorefinder.com/glass/patterns/patternlinks.html Just found this website that has free patterns (chantals) This website has all the links associatedwith Stained Glass Coloring Books. Hope it helps some of you.

thenerns, yo color the big picture, then cut them, they will be random looking but pretty at the same time susi

did anyone get my message about me getting 2 prtners? if the same happens to you please contact me asap, I have let the swap bot people know.

"Clothqueen" your ATCs are packed up and going out in the mail. Hope you enjoy.

Susi, it is thenerms, with a 'm'. and YO thank you for the advice of cutting them. I have already finished mine and ready for mailing tomorrow morning. Thanks for your great advice.

oops, sorry for the misspelling!

i am extending the due date because somf us got 2 partners rather than just one. the new due date will be the 18th of february. susi

Hey Helen in Oz, yours went out yesterday...let's hope the postal service gets it right crosses fingers CJ

janet and I are the only partners to get 2 partners, ourseves, so we are getting double duty! Who has had fun with this? I have a bunch of these coloring books, and the swap was easy, maybe I can host a #2! susi

oh I got mine, they are BEAUTIFUL. Thank you!!

Janet B your ATCs arrived. Thank you very much! (How many times is Swap-bot going to match the two of us up with each other?). :)