How to and Why I Disc Bind my Adult Colouring books

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

The coloring book companies would do well to watch your video. That is how a coloring book should be.

[@jicolourist]

@@TravisBrady-wn8fr awe thanks, I would love for them to start with excellent paper, and yes let us decide on how to bind 🫶🏻

[@Shannon5909]

I had no idea you could even do this!! THIS IS LIFE CHANGING!!! Omg..I am beyond being fed up trying to squeeze my pencils around the binding...I am soooo going to Staples tomorrow to get that punch! Thank you so much for sharing this video...truly life changing..Cheers from Canada!

[@jicolourist]

So glad to give you an idea, I love it. Definitely worth getting the better quality hole punch in my opinion. Thank you for subscribing love to have fellow 🇨🇦 on the channel. Have a blessed day.

[@BoBeanieCreates]

I just have to express my gratitude for such a well made video! I was so discouraged with pages coming out of my books…& then I found this video! I’ve just disc bound my first coloring book & put the video on my channel today. I especially appreciated hearing the benefits of this method, which helped me decide! So a very big thank you from me! ❤❤❤

[@jicolourist]

So glad it helped, I am going to to watch your video now! 🫶🏻

[@Baelorae]

You're a genius! I'm a Happy Planner user and have the punch, extra rings, clear acetate cover sheets, tabs from previous planners, and more. You've inspired me to gather all my stuff and re-purpose it for my coloring books and swatch sheets. Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤❤

[@jicolourist]

That is awesome, so glad when I can use what I have for multiple purposes.

[@HarperSophia]

Same here!!! I’m so happy right now!!!

[@michellechalmers8753]

This video is SO helpful!!!! I too am tired of tryinig to squeeze pencils and background mediums into the binding and also am tired of maneuvering a fully extended book. I find it so much easier to color a book that can be folded in half - makes for a much more pleasant coloring experience. Thank you so much for sharing this!!! ❤

[@jicolourist]

So glad you found this helpful, I do like doing this for all my larger books 🫶🏻

[@maureenmorley9555]

First your pages as you were flipping through are beautiful and secondly thanks so much for sharing this I like how you have done all of your books!

[@jicolourist]

Thank you, I have some videos of completed books if you want to see some pictures.

[@DieterPrivate]

Awesome! I did took some Amazon colouring books apart for easier colouring, but just put them in a folded A3 sheet, which makes them hard to flip through. So I might try this one out. Thx for sharing!

[@jicolourist]

Thanks for watching, if you have already dismantled your book your half way there.

[@Mickey-jn8hz]

I love the idea of removing and putting your pages back in. I see you are in Canada. I am also in Canada in the summer only, in winter in Florida. I find that everything related to coloring is super expensive in Canada. What a smart woman you are, I love your swatch book! Where in Canada are you, I am in Quebec, just out in the country not far from Montreal, where I was born actually.

[@jicolourist]

Hi, I live in Alberta bit have a second home in Las Vegas where I prefer to spend some of Canada’s cold winter LOL. Yes art supplies are expensive unless I find a sale. I purchase some items when I am in the USA for sure. Glad to have a fellow 🇨🇦 colourist in the group.

[@Ginger_McElfresh_Art]

This is freaking genius!!! Thanks so much for sharing ❤❤❤

[@jicolourist]

Your very welcome, I love my disc bound books. ❣️

[@nancyhappily9503]

Thanks for sharing all this info. I really like this idea of binding coloring books this way. Your explanation is thorough and informative. So clear and concise.

[@jicolourist]

Welcome to the channel❣️ glad you found this useful.

[@TinRoofVintage]

Thank you for a most wonderful and organized explanation of your coloring book punch system! I've waffled around the decision to separate and punch my books, but you've certainly inspired me with all the reasons I absolutely love! Are you a teacher? I appreciate you! 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽💥💥💥

[@jicolourist]

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. I am an accountant but have taught quite a few classes so that is likely it 😊

[@amyt6254]

I am new to your channel, and I look forward to watching more!What a marvelous idea to disk bind coloring books! Thank you!

[@jicolourist]

Welcome to the channel, glad you found this video useful 🫶🏻

[@zinniazen9923]

This is brilliant thank you! I was getting upset with my books falling apart. I have never heard of this kind of binding! 🇨🇦hello from Canada! Glad to know I can find at Staples.

[@jicolourist]

Warm greetings to a fellow 🇨🇦 Colourist! Disc binding would definitely be an option for a book that is currently in pieces. Test punching a few pages first before doing your book to make sure your happy with disc placement. Staples online is available too if your local one does not have the Arc punch.

[@debschoen5581]

So glad I found your video!!! Great information!! And the recommendation I ordered the Arc as I was watching your video. You have done beautiful work! Thank you again-I love this idea & look forward to future videos.

[@jicolourist]

Thats awesome, have fun

[@briantaitt]

This was super informative and I’m very interested in doing this in the future with pdf coloring books. Thank you!

[@jicolourist]

Glad it was useful, Pdf pictures is very easy since they are already loose. Good luck with yours!

[@jackiehull1469]

Thanks for sharing some great ideas...I really like how you bound the large color books!

[@jicolourist]

Thanks, I do like disc binding all my larger books, so much easier to use many mediums on a page.

[@jackiehull1469]

@@jicolourist I have never herad of that...I only knew to take it some where and pay through the nose when it was don...lol. Again Thank you!

[@Rose-bv6wp]

I really enjoyed this very informative video, thank you so much for taking the time to share your methods and the equipment needed! 😊

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching and commenting ❣️

[@leighhornak3383]

What a neat idea!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@jicolourist]

Your welcome, it works well for me 👍🏻

[@jennye126]

Wow, thank you for sharing. I love this!!

[@jicolourist]

Glad you enjoyed it! I still do this to my large books ❣️

[@sylviechomiak2228]

Your pages are so beautiful your an amazing Artist🤗thank you for all the tips

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for the kind and encouraging words.

[@HarperSophia]

MY MOUTH IS AJAR!!!!! Holy crap this is brilliant !!!!! Thank you SOOOOO MUXH FOR THIS!!!!! Omg I’m excited to do this!!! I have so many unused sets of plastic HP discs (bc I use the metal ones) and a punch.

[@jicolourist]

Sounds like your all set then, glad I could spark an idea for you ❣️

[@HarperSophia]

@@jicolouristyes thank you so much!!!

[@MommyLizzie_Vlogs]

I love your idea!!! Thanks for sharing!! 😀

[@jicolourist]

Glad you found the video useful, thank you for watching.

[@Kirstycolourandsketch]

Thank you! I’ve bought some supplies to give this a go myself as I have noticed in some of my most worked in books the glue binding is coming away ❤

[@jicolourist]

Practice with your new punch on some scrap paper first, best of luck. For all my large size colouring books binding is a must.

[@janicek9399]

Great idea! I didn’t know there was a punch that could take that many sheets. I have seen that happy planner punch and wasn’t sure if it would go thru some mixed media paper I have. You have answered all of my questions! Thanks for sharing!

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching, glad I could help ❣️

[@specialk8927]

I have a generic happy planner hole punch,ive had trouble with my paper staying in the rings, however i do have a spiral bind machine that i might do instead, I may not can take in and out but at least it will lay flat!

[@jicolourist]

I was not happy with the Happy Planner punch either. The Arc punch holes are slightly different. Spiral is nice for laying flat for sure. Thanks for the feedback.

[@W.i.n.n.i.m.i.n.n.i]

Wow I’m so impressed this is a fabulous tutorial, but that aside your colouring is stunning , I’ve only just got into colouring this year, I have 6 books I got from Amazon I’m reasonably happy with them for staring off, I have just today got 3 of Johanna Basford books I have coloured a page today in the small victories book and the paper is so much better, I just thought paper is paper ha ha but now I know it’s not, I have checked out your channel and I love it will work my way through all of them, you have a new subscriber here I’m so impressed ( I just wish you lived next door to me you could teach me so much🤍 thanks so much I really appreciate you lots of love from me to you 🥰

[@jicolourist]

Awe, thank you and welcome to the channel. I hope you have fun with adult colouring it is a world full of wonderfully creative people 🫶🏻

[@wendyscolouring]

Hi, I've never seen this type of binding before so this was really interesting to me here in the UK. Not sure if its something we can get, but does look like a great system. Going doing some research now. thanks for sharing 👍

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching, I hope you can find something local!

[@latitacolorista]

What an interesting idea, thanks for sharing it.

[@jicolourist]

Thank you, it has definitely been handy for me. Thanks for watching and commenting❣️

[@elliemcgeeart]

Very informative video. Thanks so much for sharing. I need to look into this.

[@jicolourist]

Thank you fr your feedback! Have an awesome week❣️

[@ms.sweetscraftingtherapy6265]

Thank you for sharing this with us. Great idea that I may just put to use. 💕🦄

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching! I have been watching some of your videos lately too 💞

[@amandacolours]

So interesting! Thanks for sharing your process and why you do it!

[@jicolourist]

I really do love this system, thank you for watching 💞

[@carolestevenson1051]

Very thorough! Thanks so much!!

[@jicolourist]

Hope it helps 🫶🏻

[@themaddtatter6679]

Been looking for a way to do this easily. And wondering if I was the only one who would want to do this! Lol.💗👍👍👍 I love this, Thankyou for sharing your time and talent.

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching, glad you found it useful ❣️

[@stephaniegower5103]

Just the video I was looking for. Thank you 😊

[@jicolourist]

Glad I could help!

[@shecraftseverywhere3250]

I do not bind my coloring books but I do use a disc bound system for my Colouring journal and my swatches. For my Colouring journal, it allows me to put my books in alphabet order as I receive them and I bind it at the top because I’m left handed :) I do hate when I can’t color to the very edge of the page, but the holes in my pictures would drive me batty I think!

[@jicolourist]

Great use of disc binding, thank you for watching and your comments ❣️

[@SpiceyCatColors]

Thanks for the info, Jody!!!

[@jicolourist]

Glad you found the video, hope it helps. ❣️📚

[@FeathPymArt]

I've been thinking on this a while now (9 months by my last comment!) and finally put some tools on my wish list. I can't afford the hole punch you showed (or indeed, any mushroom punch) but I got stuff that should work. Thanks again for the idea!

[@jicolourist]

I look forward to seeing your alternative. I am sure items are priced differently in other countries.

[@jsscraphappy]

I love your coloring and love this idea! My Magical Jungle book is falling apart, so I just bought the Arc punch so I can disc bind my coloring books and disc bind my swatch book. Do you what size discs you used on RC? Thanks!

[@jicolourist]

Hi I use the 1inch disc size for most of my books.

[@EverColors]

This is such a great idea! Thank you so much for making this video.

[@jicolourist]

Glad you liked it!!

[@debbi408]

Great tips! Glad you did this video! 💕

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching ❣️

[@lorianne4608]

I love this idea!!

[@jicolourist]

Thank you! I do too 💞

[@susanasousa9600]

I loved your video. I ended up buying the arc punch. But the smallest discs they had turned out to be huge. What size do you advise me to buy? What is the size of that disc you mention in the video as your favorite size? In books with hardcover do you also does the same? Many thanks 🙏🏼 you colorings are beautiful

[@jicolourist]

Hi, I like to use the small size just under 1inch for books like Johanna Basford books. You can find them in multipacks at Johann’s if in USA or Amazon anywhere else.

[@valeriemartin3506]

I do this to all of my Bible studies. I never thought to do this with my coloring books! I have the Levenger Heavy-Duty Duty Punch. It punches a bit longer than the ARC but not as Ling as the Happy Planner 360 punch. Think you for sharing this brilliant idea!

[@jicolourist]

Using disc binding for your Bible studies is a great idea. I have heard good things about the Levenger punch so glad to know someone who has one and uses it. Thank you for your comment!

[@trishmcleod6245]

I was a dozen pages from completing Ivy and the Inky Butterfly, when my book imploded and every page fell out. I now take my 'important' books to the printer and they cirlox and bind them with a clear ring of the right size, and clear covers front and back to protect the lovely artistic covers (apx $7 Cdn). I also have days when I have to lie down, so I pop the part of the book I'm not coloring into a protective cloth bag, fold it tidily, and flip the book over. This way I am dealing only with the page I'm coloring, and the whole book is protected. Also useful if you spend a lot of time outdoors coloring. I have several books that I only color a few pages in and with your method, those pages could be put into a completed book of their own and not forgotten. Aren't we a queer breed that get excited over a swatch book. Yours is lovely, by the way. I'm in Alberta; where are you?

[@jicolourist]

Hi Trish, those are great ideas for the way you colour. I live close to Calgary on an acreage, nice to have a fellow Alberta Colourist here ❣️👋🏻🇨🇦🖍️

[@NishaNicole1]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching, I hope you found it useful 👍🏻

[@be_a_bright_sparkle3687]

Brilliant…I have just started with HP and wondered if this can be done as my Mythographic books fall to pieces….In the UK we are so far behind in craft and journaling we can’t even get books bound like you can…🥰

[@jicolourist]

Then hope you can bind on your own 👍🏻 Happy New Year ❣️

[@laureenignarro8030]

Wow !!! That’s Genius !I’m a subscriber now !!! W Beautiful coloring.

[@jicolourist]

Thank you and welcome! Hope you have a colourful and creative week ❣️

[@noneyabuizz9749]

For unbinding a "perfect bound" aka glued book. Use heat. I use my heat gun on low but a blow dryer works well. Especially if the pages are a bit thicker. Also for a punch i use the punch dile mushroom shape. Since i punch along the top. But usually the top of the page has more room and doesnt intrude on the picture of the page

[@jicolourist]

Wow great tip, I may give that a go!

[@noneyabuizz9749]

@@jicolourist for thicker books it does take some patience but it also gives you more of an edge to work with. On some books you do need to add a bit of washi tape to the edge of the covers cause the glue tends to stick there the most.

[@helendonohoe1575]

Thank you very much for sharing

[@jicolourist]

You are welcome! Thank you for watching ❣️

[@sherrydennewitz6324]

Vety Interesting! Thank You so very much for Sharing this Information!👍🏻😊

[@jicolourist]

Your welcome! Have an awesome week

[@2pause2]

Thank you i didn't how Disc bind was done.I like to have art journal but they are expensive but I could make my own using Disc Bind

[@jicolourist]

Yes! You can build your own for a lot less and you can add what ever you want to your custom book. Thanks for watching ❣️

[@loveincolors1]

Wow, this video is so interesting! I do disc bound some of my pdf books, but never thought of doing it to one of my printed books. And I noticed that the self-laminated sheets are stiff, just like the heated laminating ones (I don't know why, I imagined that they would be flimsy). Thank you for sharing!!! ❤️

[@jicolourist]

Your welcome, thanks for watching

[@HarperSophia]

OH MY GOD YOURE RIGHT!!!! You made me realize that I can now print off pages and not have to pay for staples to bind them!! I can just use my happy planner discs to keep them together!!!!! Omg thank you for this inspo!!!!

[@nancybarney2330]

Great Idea I just might go have a book binding removed and try it out! I have Happy planner items already but found I didn't like the bulk of the disc. But this might be a better application???🤩😁 Thanks for Sharing!!

[@jicolourist]

Glad you found my video! There are at least four sizes of discs so maybe a different size would help with bulk.

[@_Ms.L_]

I've been having a hard time figuring out what to do with my finished PDF coloring pages, now I know to use my Happy Planner punch and put them on some extra discs. Sometimes the solution is just staring you in the face. This was very helpful, TFS!!!

[@jicolourist]

Wow you have everything so your set! Glad I could spark an idea for your PDF pages, keep colouring ❣️

[@HarperSophia]

OooOoOooh!!! Thank you for this idea!!!! I haven’t considered doing anything with my finished pages.

[@FeathPymArt]

Excellent idea! I was looking for ideas for my swatch book, when it's time to get a new one, and this is a good idea for it! Thanks :)

[@jicolourist]

Glad it was helpful! I have found it very useful in customizing my book.

[@Mickey-jn8hz]

Thank you so much!

[@meganturnbull6148]

Beautiful

[@jicolourist]

Thank you, hope you have an awesome week 🍁🇨🇦🫶🏻

[@debbien.3315]

Thanks! I bought one of those type whole punches at a thrift store with the intention of fixing a few of my books that the pages have started to fall out in. I got intimidated seeing only the big discs. I wasn't sure if It would work. Thanks for showing the different sizes and how it is done. How to they fit on a bookshelf? Does the binding get in the way at all?

[@jicolourist]

That was a great find at the thrift store! The books stand up right with the rest of my colouring books. I have them all pushed together with a bookend so no issue, you only see the colourful discs.

[@debbien.3315]

Thanks for all your tips. I took it out to test it today. I am definitely going to try it on a book as soon as I get some small discs.

[@noneyabuizz9749]

You can bind at the top as well so they flip long way. I find that easier when storing them. I do this with my planner and swatch books

[@mariaglassman4832]

I thinks it’s a good idea..specially if the paper is cheap paper on top of your reasons for doing so. Thanks for sharing

[@jicolourist]

I agree, paper quality is so different from book to book.

[@laureenignarro8030]

Hi 'J' !! I was wondering about binding my coloring books on the top rather than the side ? What do you think ?? Thanks.

[@jicolourist]

I think that would be great if you are left handed. I guess it would depend on the pictures and if you do a lot of backgrounds. You will be colouring over the holes either way so really just your preference.

[@tremas3978]

Very helpful video. Thank you!

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching I am glad you found it helpful.

[@LindaLearnstoColor]

Your pages are beautiful 😍 Love the disc binding idea 💡

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching and the kind comments ❣️

[@jaimiec2404]

I think I like this idea

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching

[@jaimiec2404]

@@jicolourist thank you for sharing your idea

[@carolynpicken6949]

I have mine at staples for $8 for the spiral binder…price varies because of side.

[@jicolourist]

I spiral bound one book, but have disc bound the rest. $8 wow!

[@rebeccaham4008]

Is there a place where you list the materials you use?? Sometimes I have difficulty understanding.. ( hearing loss

[@jicolourist]

Hi in this video it was one of my first, I list the materials in the video it self. In my other videos there are materials listed in my video descriptions.

[@samsmom1491]

Question: how much if the image is lost by cutting the binding off? Forgive me if you've already answered any thanks in advance for the answer.

[@jicolourist]

Hi, the printer only cuts off just the spine, so that plus a bit from the holes, so maybe quarter inch on both sides. It only effects on double page spreads and not enough to notice. I would give that up instead of fighting to colour into the spine.

[@samsmom1491]

@@jicolourist Thanks for the answer. Yes, I agree. Worth it not to have to color in the cracks.

[@kelleyoneal2578]

Great idea! I just need a disc punch.

[@jicolourist]

Yes you do LOL, I do like my Arc punch. Thanks for watching ❣️

[@samsmom1491]

I am left-handed and would put the binding on the right if it won't interfere with the images. I love the ones that are bound at the top. Well, duh! I spoke too soon. If the pages are removable then it removes the interference for lefties.

[@jicolourist]

Yes I remove my pages to colour, then if I have used glitter it does not give me marks too. But you could totally bind on top, I think that is genius

[@Allinmyworld]

How to do you open the discs?

[@jicolourist]

Hi, the discs are a solid circle with a groved lip. you slip the paper over the lip on the disc, the hole punch leaves a slit in the paper and a grove for the disc to sit.

[@joeystoycity3140]

This is awesome I wish I had a hole punch

[@jicolourist]

Thank you for watching. I would keep an eye at your local office stationary store for a disc punch and watch for sales.

[@judithmoye]

I dont have none of these books

[@danielaacatrinei8027]

Fain