Monday, February 27, 2017

New giveaway: Jan Kohler's Carmel-by-the-Sea coloring book!

One of the unexpected pleasures of blogging in tea land has been the discovery of so many talented and creative individuals who happen to share my love for tea. Even though I haven't (yet!) met Donna Kohler in person, we've corresponded over the years about some of our various creative projects and teatime, so I was delighted when she wrote to let me know her husband Jan (he was born and raised in the Netherlands, so it's pronounced "Yan") has just published a coloring book about Carmel-by-the-Sea in California. Donna said she wanted to send me one and also offered one for me to give away to one of you, so of course I was only too happy to accept her generous offer! On the cover is an image of the famous Tuck Box, built by Hugh Comstock in 1926 and operated as a tearoom in the forties by two sisters from England. It's still in operation today, and you can click here for more information.


I've never visited the Tuck Box, or Carmel-by-the-Sea, for the matter, but oh, how I want to after reading this delightful book filled with images of charming cottages and businesses! Have any of you been to Carmel-by-the-Sea? I'm betting some of you have, especially those of you who are frequent travelers and/or live on the west coast (or are dog lovers; apparently the town is known for being quite dog friendly!). The Tuck Box is so reminiscent of Merrie Olde England with that cheerful awning and those pretty flowers blooming in the boxes out front. One thing I noticed was that somehow, Kohler has managed to create drawings that could be colored in minute detail by more advanced colorists, yet they aren't intimidating at all to amateur colorists such as myself. I love that! This page, of course, was the first one I colored, and the book also features drawings of other buildings like the Prestige Hat Shop, Cottage of Sweets, and even the Cypress Inn, co-owned by actress Doris Day, and Hog's Breath Inn, once owned by actor Clint Eastwood.


So go ahead, make my day and leave an "Enter me" to this post if you'd like to win the giveaway copy of Jan Kohler's terrific new coloring book! Entries will be accepted from now until 7 a.m. EST Friday, March 3. (US and Canada only, please.) Donna shared with me a great article that was written about the new book, and I loved that it included a link to a video showing how Jan created the coloring book. Go here to check it out for yourself. And if you'd like to go ahead and order a copy of the book now on Amazon, click here.

61 comments:

  1. We were stationed at Ft. Ord, CA (Monterey)early in our Army career. LOVED it! Such a gorgeous area. We could have stayed there until we retired!
    If you ever have an opportunity to go, take it!
    Shari in Columbus, GA

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  2. Oooh! Please enter me! I have never visited this area, but would love to. I read once that Doris Day and her son own an inn there at Carmel-By-The Sea.

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  3. Please enter me. What a delightful giveaway.

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  4. Please enter me for this lovely feature and beautiful book.

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  5. The Tuck Box is so lovely! All the shops are quaint and dog friendly. We are about two hours away. We always enjoy visiting Carmel when we have out of town guests. So come visit us and we can go together! Please don't enter me, I have been so lucky recently.

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  6. Please, enter me! I've never (yet) been to California, but it sounds like I'll be putting Carmel on my "bucket list" when I do eventually get there.

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  7. Yes, do please Enter Me in the contest. Having been to Carmel and seen that very little shop front it would be nice to have the book.

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  8. Enter me for this marvelous giveaway. I love to have various coloring books to choose from to relieve my stress.

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    1. HAPPY MARDI GRAS!���� Enter me!

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  9. Please, enter me. Coloring is so relaxing. Thanks for the chance. (jozywails@gmail.com)

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  10. Oh yes, please; enter me! I adore coloring! It's such a great stress buster. Especially if one colors with a nice cuppa nearby! 😊

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  11. Please enter me for the coloring book! I love to color with a cuppa tea.....so relaxing.
    Sherry R. in PA

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  12. Please enter me.
    Thanks,
    Laura L.

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  13. What a very fun giveaway. I would love to win. Please enter me!

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  14. Yes, please enter me! Thank you so much!

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  15. Thank you for entering me.

    slmartin at vtc dot net

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  16. Enter me! This is a lovely way to help me relax and make pretty pictures.

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  17. Please enter me. I find coloring so relaxing. Thanks for the giveaway.
    MarilynDKC[at]AOL[dot]com

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  18. Enter me,please. That coloring book is lovely.
    JoanEC128[at]AOL[dot]com

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  19. Enter me please. Thank you. I love to color.
    MarionMPC[at]AOL[com]

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  20. please enter me! I never owned an adult coloring book and i absolutely love these designs!

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  21. Enter me Please! I'd love this to gift to my Mother!

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  22. Hello Angela,

    Such a lovely coloring book! Would love to win and share it with the coloring club at my library next month. One of my favorite coloring books is "Meditations on Tea" based on Okakua Kakuzo's "The Book of Tea." They have it at Barnes and Noble. Thank you for the chance to win this unique coloring book.

    Have a beautiful day,

    Mary Jane

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  23. Enter me please! My mom would love this coloring book! Thanks so much!

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  24. Enter me please! These are gorgeous!

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  25. YES PLEASE....OUR FAMILY MANY YEARS AGO STOPPED AND HAD LUNCH THERE.
    SYLVIA FAYE

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  26. Please consider me entered. I have never had an opportunity to color as an adult but would love to try.

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  27. Please enter me. Coloring is so relaxing and I really need to unwind these days as I've had a lot of stress in my life since losing my dad 9 weeks ago.

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  28. Please enter me :) I would love to win for my mom. She's a retired art teacher and has started coloring as a way to relax in the evenings.

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  29. Enter me please
    hrddiana556@gmail.com

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  30. Please enter me! My sister has been there, she loved the area.

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  31. Please enter me in the giveaway. Thank you.

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  32. Enter me please. :) My daughter's both like to color and they would love this.

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  33. Please enter me. I need some coloring therapy.
    tallulahjane65(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  34. Please throw my name in the hat for this delightful giveaway! I see many relaxing moments in my future!

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  35. Please enter me! A great giveaway!

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  36. Please enter me. I would love this.

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  37. please enter me. thankyou, ken pohl19@comcast.net

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  38. Enter me please, thanks!

    kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

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  39. Enter me please! This looks like a lovely coloring book. I've always wanted to see Carmel.

    glindathegood@bellsouth.net

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  40. Enter me please! What a nice giveaway! Thanks!

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  41. Enter me please and thank you!
    reneejr(at)earthlink(dot)net

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  42. Please enter me! I love coloring! :)

    lauralynnrose(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  43. Please Enter Me. I'd love to win.
    Pam C.
    treasuretoday@aol.com

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  44. Please enter me in your giveaway!! I love to color!

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  45. Please enter me :) I would love this coloring book for myself! I love to color!

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  46. Please enter me! I would love to color this!

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  47. Please enter me! I love when I have a new book to color! Thanks for the chance!

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  48. Please enter me! It would be wonderful to relive memories of the many places I visited in Carmel over the past 60 years...
    My niece owns one of those cute cottages that has a name instead of a street address.

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