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I have done decorative folk art and tole painting for many years now, but I haven't ever ventured to landscapes or anything else really. I have watched YouTube videos about water color painting and tried that a bit, but just a little dabbling! When I was offered to do a review of Winnie's Picks, I was so excited to try my hand at a different type of painting. I always find painting relaxing and cathartic, a real stress reliever!
Paint by number sets have been around since the early 1950s, and I do remember doing one or two simple ones as a child. Those early sets are actually collector's items nowadays! It seems that more and more people are starting to enjoy the hobby of painting by numbers again.
In order to do this review, I was allowed to go to the Winnie's Picks website and choose a painting to work on. I was amazed at the wonderful selection of pictures to choose from! Here are just a few:
Seriously, there are so many choices on their website that it was hard to make a decision. Not only that, there is a choice to have your own custom pictures made into a paint by number chart! That is something that really interests me! Well, I finally made a choice for this project, which I will tell you about in a moment, and let Winnie's Picks know what I had decided on. They sent it right out to me in a sturdy package! Here is a video showing my experience opening the package.
The canvas, paints and brushes all came in a very sturdy tube. I was so impressed with the quality of the products, especially because the price for the kits is so reasonable! I have done some price comparison and the price for Winnie's Picks great quality paint by number kits is extremely competitive. Plus, here is the exciting news! If you go to Winnie's Picks and order a kit, use the code 3winksdesign and you will get $5.00 off your kit!
As I said in the video, I chose a picture called Austrian Train. As of this writing, I haven't finished it yet, but here is a photo gallery of some of my progress:
Winnie's Picks has resources on their site that give you tips about the best ways to paint and take care of your supplies, like the brushes. As I worked, I found a few of my own tips that helped a lot. Here is another video that shows more of my progress and I explain my review of the product and go over some of the most important tips.
Now, if all of this info has given you the bug to try Paint by Number yourself, here is one more bit of exciting news! I am collaborating with some other awesome grandmother bloggers and Winnie's Picks to host a GIVE AWAY! 3 lucky readers will win a $50 giftcard! So, come back everyday and keep entering! (I really hope that some of my readers win!) Here are the rules:
THE GIVEAWAY
• This giveaway is open to everyone worldwide age 18+ • Three winners will be chosen • Each winner will receive a $50 gift card to be redeemed at Winnie's Picks • Starts on August 3, 2019 at 9:00 PM Central • Ends on August 17, 2019 at 9:00 PM Central • You may enter once per day • Winners will be randomly selected using Giveaway Tools • Winners will be notified via email • Winners will have 24 hours to respond or new winners will be chosen • This giveaway is void where prohibited • No purchase necessary Disclosure: This giveaway is not endorsed by Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter.
Even if you don't win, please click through this link and use code 3winksdesign and get your $5.00 off. When you go to their site, you will be offered an opportunity to join The Painter Club and receive 10% off of your first order! There are just all kinds of ways to save money in order to try this fun form of art expression that is so relaxing and rewarding!
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Last summer I went to visit my nieces up in Wyoming. My original intentions were to bring them back down to Phoenix for a girls week, but the drive between Phoenix and Casper was one I did not want to have to make 4 times. Once I got there I thought, “I know, I’ll just look to see what I can do with them locally!” Turns out… there’s not very much to do locally in most of the Midwest… unless you make the drive to South Dakota! Rapid City, SD ended up being our vacation destination. It was only a 4-hour drive and there were plenty of things to do to keep the three of us occupied for a week! What first caught my eye when looking for activities was actually the hotel we stayed at. It was attached to an indoor water park! Watiki Water Park is an indoor water park with an upstairs arcade, attached restaurant that will deliver to you in the park, and attached hotels. The girls had so much fun with this! We ended up going there for two of the days. It was perfect for the hotter days and so easy to just walk down the hallway from our hotel room to the entrance of the water park. Another destination we made the trip to twice was Mount Rushmore (Or Mount Smushmore as the girls called it). Since it is a national park, you can buy a pass and go as many times as you want. There is a trail you can follow down to get right up next to the monument, with different viewpoints set up. The drive through the town on the way there was fun too. We stopped and walked around, window shopping and stopping for lunch. The drive between Rapid City and Mount Rushmore is full of fun activities and sights to see. My favorite? Cosmos Mystery Area. It’s a very intriguing play on the mind. Is it real or is it a trick? I don’t know, but I do know it was a lot of fun and the whole tour group we were a part of loved it. One of the girls even got to be used in a demonstration! There were plenty of sights we didn’t get to see along that drive as well. A petting zoo, Bear Country, a lizard emporium, and more. Bear Country looked especially fun! It's a drive through range that allows you an up close look at bears! We spent one afternoon just walking around downtown Rapid City. There are plenty of cute little shops and boutiques and historical landmarks to check out. I also took the girls to a salon to get their hair done. Just a short drive from downtown was Dinosaur Park. Several dinosaurs set up on a hill, perfect for climbing and taking pictures- free of charge! There is a gift shop across the street with a little restaurant inside so you can grab lunch as well. There was also the county fair in town that week, so we went over for a day filled with rides, funnel cake, animals, and balloon swords. Overall, Rapid City was a surprising little nest of fun and activities in the heart of the Midwest. There’s plenty to do for a whole family to enjoy and fill up a fun summer vacation. If you’re wanting to plan a summer family trip, I would highly recommend adding a trip to Rapid City to your list!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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