How To Relieve Stress and Send Love this Holiday Season
Learning how to relieve stress is hard any time of the year. But around the holidays? Sheeshโฆ everything seems to be working against you sometimes! Iโm so excited to show you a way to help relieve some tension AND make someone else feel great in the process. Todayโs post is sponsored by Hallmark Gold Crown, but my love for their products is all my own. Affiliate links included.
How To Relieve Stress
Youโve probably heard by now about how relaxing coloring can be. If you havenโt, you should seriously try it. Iโm not talking about stealing the kidsโ coloring books either. Iโm talking about the amazing adult coloring books that you can find at Hallmark. I picked up one of these books and a nice holiday cardโdesigned by Sarah Jessica Parker (?!)โfor my grandma.
After flipping through the pages, I decided a couple of the patterns would make awesome ornaments. It got me thinking about how I could make one and send it to my gram in the card.
I decided to use some transparent material I found lying around in my craft cabinet to trace over the pattern and cut it out. I used permanent markers to make sure the ink wouldnโt bleed and I think it turned out really cute. Plus, I can still color the full page in my coloring book!
Check out how easy this process is in the video below.
Coloring like this has such a calming effect on your entire being. It makes me want to cozy up in a blanket fort with a cup of hot chocolate. (PS. Thatโs my plan for the rest of the weekend.)
Spreading the Love
The best part about this method described above is that you can make these ornaments and send them to all your loved ones in adorable Hallmark cards that will be sure to put a smile on their face. Plus, theyโll have a cute, special ornament to remind them of you for the whole season.
I love your little turtle ornament. I relieve stress by singing with my chorus. Canโt be uptight and sing your heart out.
This is a really cute idea. I love doodling in coloring books. It definitely helps me!
This would be fun to do with my kiddo. It is cute and fun to do and I love that it has nothing to do with any technology.
My daughter paints and draws all the time and she is always telling me how relaxed it makes her. THink I will have to visit our local Hallmark and find these and do one for myself.
So pretty! What a great way to give someone a thoughtful gift.
Iโve been wanting to try an adult coloring book. I love coloring! Iโm just afraid I wonโt be able to find the time to actually sit and color. I need to sit down and make some time for myself.
I love to color. I find it very relaxing. I like to have a nice hot bath and read a good book every night before bed. It helps me unwind.
I think an adult coloring book would be a great idea. I should send one to my sister this year! I love how you made that cute turtle!
I love this ornament idea!! The coloring books are such a great way to relax as an adult I love that they finally started to do this!
Iโm up for trying anything to relieve stress. I love adult coloring books! They are so relaxing.
I love coloring. I even have a coloring ook of my own. Not an โadultโ one like these but a Barbie one! haha. My girls love that I have a book just like them and we will take our books out and color together.
It is importat to relieve some stress during the holidays! I would love an adult coloring book.
I could definitely do with some stress relieving. I need some of those coloring books!
What a beautiful handmade ornament. And thatโs a great idea to include it in a greeting card for something special this holiday.
This is such a great idea. Iโd never think to send an ornamentโฆ which is actually something Iโd love because one of my favorite things is Ornaments!
I think the adult coloring books are super smart! I think sending an ornament is such a thoughtful idea.
My husband and I have gotten into coloring. I canโt seem to get into meditation, and coloring seems to calm me down and let me forget things that are stressing me out. I love the idea of making ornaments out of themโฆ so cute!
This a fun way to relieve stress and at the same time it also a nice bonding to the kids. Great idea.
That is a sweet craft idea for the holidays! I would like to do this with my little one.