Hi Everyone!
I have such a lot of news to share with you this month!
Firstly, I have always dreamt of having enough money to give some of my earnings to charity each month. I have decided that I am no longer going to wait until I am a huge YouTuber (!!) but just give a percentage each month that is manageable to me. Therefore, I am giving 10% of my advertising revenue from my YouTube videos to a local charity each month. The advertising revenue is what I earn when people watch the adverts on my YouTube videos or if they watch the full video and have YouTube Premium. This means that although it is only a small amount, it is not part of money that people give to support the channel and so I will still get all of that income from those of you who are able and kind enough to do this (it is very much appreciated). I like supporting local causes so I started by giving my first donation to my local hospital. I have decided that next month I would like to give the opportunity for my members (both YouTube and Ko-fi) to vote on which type of charity they would like the donation to go to and some members only polls will pop up soon! (Memberships start at $1 a month on ko-fi and approximately £5 a month on YouTube and you can opt out at any time).
I have been busy working on making my videos more accessible for you. To do this I have created a lot of new playlists so that you can find videos where I colour specific items. So far I have made them for: Flowers, Leaves, Butterflies and Moths, Bugs and Snails, Animals, Fish and Sea Creatures, Birds and Feathers, People, Food, Gemstones, House and Castles, Mushrooms and Toadstools and Bottles and Jars. These join the playlists that I already have which include ones for most books or illustrators, series that I have made, pencil brands, times of the year/holidays and specifics such as backgrounds, flower centres, and metallics. Just click the words if you want to go to my channel and look at any of the playlists as they are all links. If there are any others that you would like, then please let me know by commenting on any social media post or replying to this newsletter!
I have also been working towards finishing a few books, which is always exciting for me! You may have already seen my completed book flip through for Tales from the Witch’s Cottage by Hanna Karlzon and I hope to share my completed book flip through of Lost Ocean with you very soon and also compare it with my original book. I love to compare books, when I have completed two copies and I have done this for quite a few of my Johanna Basford books. If you click on the book titles it will take you to the comparison video: Secret Garden, Enchanted Forest, Magical Jungle, Johanna’s Christmas and Ivy and the Inky Butterfly.
I am also really excited about the two new Johanna Basford books coming out. The first is the 2026 Weekly Planner which I have pre-ordered from Amazon and I will share a flip through with you as soon as I get it. I plan on making weekly videos for each page, like I am doing now for the 2025 planner. If you want to pre-order using my affiliate links you can do so below:
US Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Siw2rI (3rd June release date)
UK Amazon: https://amzn.to/4kDsMTY (12th August release date)
We have to wait a bit longer for her next new book which is Wonderful Wildflowers and I am sure, like me, you cannot wait to see a flip through! I have still pre-ordered it, despite not knowing what is inside, as I trust Johanna to make something beautiful! If you want to pre-order using my affiliate links (which I hugely appreciate!) you can do so below:
US Amazon: https://amzn.to/4kHpEXb
UK Amazon: https://amzn.to/4kclNBo
Waterstones:https://tidd.ly/3W8Cunl
Lastly, I would like to say a huge thank you for your support. Every video or post like or comment, every follow or subscription and share makes such a big difference. The more people do this for me, the more exposure the channel gets and it can help me to spread our love of colouring and hopefully more relaxation and fun across the world! Thank you all, you are all amazing!
Happy Colouring,
Rachel x
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