The beauty of chalkboard art, with no mess! 32 hand-drawn designs , 24 full-size and 8 medium-size, each with all the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art - 8 beautifully colored examples to help inspire your creativity, plus color palette suggestions - Images of joyful simplicity , from seasonal produce and fresh flowers to farmers market stands and homegrown pickles in Mason jars - Looks like a real chalkboard , with white line illustrations on textured black backgrounds - High-quality, extra thick paper resists bleed through and stands up to markers, gel pens, or colored pencils - Perforated pages detach easily for gifting or display This appetizing coloring book offers a cornucopia of hand-drawn designs that celebrate the community spirit of farmers markets with all the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art! From seasonal veggies and artisanal bread to local honey and just-picked flowers, these folksy market stands are overflowing with natural delights. Relax and fill them with color to create your own rustic-chic masterpiece. Each exquisite white line illustration is presented on a textured black background, just like a real chalkboard. You'll be delighted by the way warm colors, bright colors, neons, and lighter pastel shades really pop from these designs! Use light-colored pencils and gel pens to personalize your work with lettering, flourishes, and patterning. Talented chalkboard artist Valerie McKeehan provides useful coloring tips and tricks, along with beautifully colored examples to help get you inspired. The included Guided Coloring Pages make coloring easy for beginners, with ready-to-use color palettes. Each homey design is printed on one side of the page, so you don't have to decide which pages to color—you can color them all! On the back of each design, you'll find an inspiring quote and place to write a little note for gift-giving. The pages of this adult coloring book are made of archival-grade, acid-free, 200-year paper, and perforated to detach easily for gifting or display. With Chalk-Style Simple Life Coloring Book , you'll enjoy all the beauty of coloring with chalk—but without the mess! This book has earned the DO Magazine Artist Fair Trade Seal of Approval. Show Me—Super Easy Coloring Pages First time coloring? Don't know where to start or what colors to choose? Check out our super easy coloring pages inside. Throughout this book, you'll find easy coloring starter guides and these awesome features: Perforated Pages for easy removal - High-Quality Paper resists bleed-through and is acid free to last 200 years! - How-To tips and techniques - Fully Colored Examples for ideas and inspiration Deb Strain Deb Strain's dream has always been to create art and share it with others. Art is her passion, and family is her real-life love. She merges the two together, drawing inspiration for her art from the laughter, creativity, and love found in her home. ARCHIVAL QUALITY - ACID FREE 200 YEAR PAPER Meets ANSI Standards for Permanence DO Magazine artist FAIR TRADE SEAL OF APPROVAL guarantee COLOR TANGLE CRAFT DOODLE Other Books in This Series Chalk-Style Celebrations Coloring Book Chalk-Style Expressions Coloring Book Chalk-Style Botanicals Deluxe Coloring Book Chalk-Style Good Times Deluxe Coloring Book Chalk-Style Family Coloring Book Chalk-Style Blessings Coloring Book Acclaimed artist Deb Strain has been one of Moda Fabrics top designers for 19 years. She licenses her work on products from fabric to greeting cards, calendars, dinnerware, and figurines. Deb and her husband own Saltbox Wholesale, a business that distributes their Folk Art line of stationery products. She is the author of With Love from a Country Kitchen , and her art has appeared in numerous other books including A Grandma Is a Gift from God , Your Friendship Is a Gift from God , and Hope Will Light Your Way .