Diva CZT Weekly Challenge #186: String Theory - leaves, leaves, leaves

This week we were challenged to use a leaf or leaves as a string. I used one from the wisteria vine that covers our back deck. It took quite a few tangles to complete it, but I am happy with it. I used 4 Corners (Barbara Finwall), Bask-it (Anna Houston), Crescent Moon, Dragonair (Norma Burnell), Garlic Cloves (Fru Billedkunst), Hi-Cs (Anita Roby-Lavery), Inapod (Carole Ohl), and Sprigs (Michele Beauchamp).

It's a String Thing challenge #58

This challenge was to use Tanglepatterns String 058 with one or all of the following tangles: Gingham (Margaret Bremner), Girdy (Karl Stewart), Gothic (Mariet Lustenhouwer), Girlande (Simone Bischoff). I ended up only using Girdy and Girlande. 

Diva CZT Weekly Challenge #185: Duotangle of Phicops vs. Diva Dance

This week we were challenged to use two tangles only, a Duotangle. The two tangles are Phicops (Brad Harms) and Diva Dance. I did them in traditional black and white at first, but the Phicops sort of got lost in the Diva Dances, so a little color to the rescue! I actually really like the way it turned out. 

And a few monotangles for good measure:

More Monotangles

I am really enjoying doing monotangles on Bijou tiles. I have been doing 2 to 4 every time I sit down to tangle. I have built up almost an entire tin of them! I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them, if anything, but Sheryl Lamarand, CZT suggested at our Meetup that I could use them as cards to randomly draw tangles. Brilliant!  Tonight's quartet: Z-trick (Yamit Fridman), Zonked (Barbara Finwall), Zinger, Zenplosion Folds (Danni O'Brien). 

It's a String Thing challenges #57

Challenge 57 asked us to use Tanglepatterns string 056 along with the following tangles: Drip Drop (Debbie Perdue), DeKore (Kari Shultz), Dust Bunny (Margaret Bremner), and Drupe. Drupe has always been one of my favorites, but the other 3 were new! 

Made by Joey Weekly Challenge #25: Leaflet by Helen Williams

This week Joey asked us to use the tangle Leaflet. I went with a Renaissance tile and added Euca (Anne Marks) and Dragonair (Norma Burnell). I used a rounded version of Tanglepatterns String 120.

I also did a monotangle of it along with a few others to add to my Bijou monotangle collection. 

Diva CZT Weekly Challenge #184: "Ing"

This week's challenge was to use the new official tangle "Ing". I had to practice it a bit before I felt ready to put it on a tile. I found that turning the tile was really helpful on this one. Here, I used Ing as my frame and string. I added some Crescent Moon and Drupe for some softer edges.

Zentangle® Meetup!

I started a meetup group to get some tanglers together a couple times per month to share, learn, and tangle! We had our first meetup last night and I had a great time! We were lucky enough to be joined by Sheryl Lamarand, CZT. We had 2 folks completely new to tangling, it seems like it spoke to them. We were going to do this week's Diva challenge together, but the tangle was quite complicated, so Sheryl  suggested playing with Bales. 

I was quite inspired so I tangled some more after it was over.

Made by Joey Weekly Challenge #24: 5 overlapping circles

Joey is feeling the craziness of the end of summer & the start of the new school year, so running in circles is the theme. She asked us to tangle 5 overlapping circles. 

I used Sooflowers (Livia Chau), Fern (Jane Monk), Cadent, C-scape (Sue Olsen), and Crescent Moon.

Sunday night tangle

I used versions of Bales, Crescent Moon, Pendrills, and Euca (Anne Marks).