Today’s happiness is brought to you by a packed suitcase, which means that very soon I’m off to the airport and on my way to visit family and friends in Victoria. I’m so excited to see everyone – some of them for the first time in almost three years!
100 Happy Days – Day 25
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But first, an update on my week of tangling in a quick Tangled Tuesday post!
New Tangles
This week I got started with AlphaTangle: A Truly Tangled Alphabet by Sandy Steen Bartholomew, and learned Avreal, Ambler, BB, Cyme, Drupe, Emingle, Hibred, Hurry, and Ibex.
As I’ve mentioned before, there is often overlap and some repetition between the various Zentangle®1 books, and this one is no exception, so several of its designs are ones that I’ve already added to my repertoire. Plus, the book is made up of finished and labelled tangle examples rather than specific instructions. I’ve managed to piece together instructions for a number of the designs from both TanglePatterns.com and the author’s Tangle Library iPhone app (more about that in this post), but there are several that I’ve had no luck finding – quite possibly because they are “official” Zentangle designs which are only taught at the workshops and not available online. (Guess I’ll just have to get myself to the workshop to learn them!)
Oh, and I also learned Amphora from TanglePatterns.com (it’s a pretty one!).
Tangling-in-Progress
I’m currently working on… wait for it… the letter Z in my tangled alphabet series, which means that I AM ALMOST DONE! Sorry for shouting, but I’ve been working on this “little” project since May and am MORE than ready to move on to something new! The very first thing on my agenda when I return from my trip (even before unpacking!) is to wrap up Z and take all 26 originals in to the print shop to be scanned.
Finished Projects
This week I managed to finish both X and Y, in between packing and running errands, and I’m quite happy with how they turned out (so all you Xaviers and Yolandas out there, I hope you’re ready to buy your monogrammed mugs and T-shirts!).
Zenletter X
Zenletter Y
Coming Soon
I’m going to put all of my tangling goals on the back burner for a bit, since I’ll be traveling and unlikely to have much (if any) time to tangle over the next while. I’ll pick them up again just as soon as I get back, though (see above)!
P.S.
Previous posts in this series are all tagged Tangled Tuesday.
For background on how I discovered and got involved in Zentangle, and links to further information and resources, check out my blog post For the love of tangling.
You can browse my entire tangle gallery at Ten Thousand Tangles.
And, if you’re interested in having a little piece of my art for yourself, please click on the GoFundMe button below for more information and also visit my Zazzle shop Ten Thousand Tangles. (Pssst… links to my international Ten Thousand Tangles shops are in the Alphabet Salad sidebar – just click on the appropriate flag and you’ll get to the place you need to be!)
1 The Zentangle® Method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and is copyrighted. Zentangle® is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.
So… what made you happy today?
Please share!
I’d never heard of tangling before. The letters are beautiful. I like the detail in the design. Having a few in a picture book would be very attractive!
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October 9, 2014
Thank you so much! A picture book is a great idea!
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October 7, 2014
Safe travels. Do you tangle on airplanes? I think it’s the only thing that will keep me sane on our upcoming 17 hour flight from New York to South Africa next week.
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October 9, 2014
Oh my, 17 hours?! I can’t even imagine! I’ve never tried tangling on a flight – I’m always in the cheap seats, so there really isn’t a lot of room to do much of anything. I tend to read, listen to audiobooks, or (if it’s a late flight) try to nap. The flights from Windsor to Victoria had satellite TV, too, which was a rather nice time waster.
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Laurel – i hope you have a lovely vidit with your family and cooperstive weather while in beautiful Victoria.
Your letter tangles, as always, are exquisite, and I especially like the pattern in the tail of the ‘Y’. After seeing all these beauties, i know there’s NO WAY I can create 26 artistically-worthy tangle letters for April 2015 A to Z Challenge. Perhaps I will settle for tangling an A and a Z to book end my Challenge posts .
Safe travels!
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October 9, 2014
Thank you so much! I could never have done these letters for the A to Z Challenge – there just aren’t enough hours in the day, LOL! Learning three new tangles a day was more my speed… though I can’t repeat that for the next challenge, so I need to come up with a new idea!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 26
I so love “X”! I think it’s the sunburst in the middle. Anyway, I wish you safe travels, continued good prep for travel, and look forward to your return, too! 🙂
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October 9, 2014
Thank you so much! 🙂
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October 8, 2014
Have fun, Laurel! The sight of that suitcase makes me want to go somewhere!
You’re so good at tangling!
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October 9, 2014
Thank you very much! 🙂
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October 8, 2014
Every time I read your posts, I think of taking up the Happiness challenge. But never did. You are an inspiration Laurel!
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October 9, 2014
Thank you! I hope you do some day. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 26
Your journey with zentangling is intriguing as it is therapeutic! Please share more, and enjoy your holiday.
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October 9, 2014
Thank you very much – I will indeed!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 26
Your zen tangles are so beautiful and creative. Enjoy your holiday!
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October 9, 2014
Thank you so much!
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October 8, 2014
Oh my gosh that is Beautiful! I hope you have a safe trip! Have fun!
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October 9, 2014
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 26
Have a wonderful and safe trip. Your tangles are amazing! ♥
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October 9, 2014
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 26
Have a wonderful time with your family 🙂
those Tangles are beautiful!
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October 9, 2014
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 26
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October 8, 2014
X marks the spot and Y looks like a yoga pose, no kidding! Great Zentangles Laurel. It would be a small world indeed if I met you enroute to Victoria as I will be visiting my folks there; however, you’ll probably go by jet and I won’t! Have a great Thanksgiving weekend! 🙂 <3
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October 9, 2014
Oh, wouldn’t that be something?! It’s a small world after all!
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