Today’s happiness is brought to you by a long-awaited, tangling-related, makes-me-elated milestone: Ten Thousand Tangles now – finally – includes a Zenletter Collection featuring my tangled alphabet series!
Yay! It’s been a long time coming, has it not?! I started with “A” back in May, and only just wrapped up “Z” a couple of weeks ago, at which point I set to work on converting the drawings to digital files and creating products. I’m so very pleased to have reached this stage of the game, and really proud of myself (if I might say so!) for sticking it out and finishing the project.
Definitely happy-making!
→ The 100 Happy Days web site
→ My 100 Happy Days posts
Oh, and before I move on to this week’s Tangled Tuesday post, I just want to make a quick comment about the current selection of products on Ten Thousand Tangles. While there are a few items available for each letter of the alphabet, the Zenletter Collection is a little sparse at the moment. Thing is, creating products takes time anyway, but when you have to repeat the process again and again in order to cover all 26 letters of the alphabet, I’m sure you can imagine the commitment involved! Never fear, however – I will be adding more products every day (plus would be totally open to special requests, if you’d like something in particular!), so please keep checking back periodically to see what’s new.
Now, on to your regularly-scheduled Tangled Tuesday!
Tangling Goodies
Did you know that a popular Zentangle®1 challenge is posted each week on a blog called I am the diva? It’s been going on for quite some time now (the current challenge is #193!), and though I’ve seen various individuals’ interpretations of the challenge shared in Facebook tangling groups, on Instagram, and so on, I myself have never participated (probably because I was far too busy tangling the alphabet to think of anything else!).
Now that my huge project is complete, though, I finally decided to check it out – and discovered that the challenge is posted each Monday. Rather convenient for me, since it’s my day off, so going forward I’ll aim to participate each week and share the results in the next day’s Tangled Tuesday post.
I’m looking forward to it! And hey… if you’re a fellow tangler and decide to get involved in the challenge yourself, please link me to your photo or post – I’d love to see it!
New Tangles
This week I learned Minline, Holly, Steps, Jingles, Leaflet, Holiday Ornaments, YNY, Reflections, Whirlee, Fassett, Skwirl, and Puf, all from TanglePatterns.com.
I also learned Trio from Zenjoy so that I could take part in The Diva’s Weekly Challenge.
Tangling-in-Progress
I have several Christmas-related ideas swirling around in my brain (as you might be able to tell from some of the tangles I chose to learn this week). We’ll have to see what comes of them!
Finished Projects
Most of my tangling time this week was spent over on Ten Thousand Tangles, but I am grateful to have been able to participate for the first time in The Diva’s Challenge. Here’s the description from the blog of this week’s challenge
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day in the United States, and Thanksgiving is just a couple of weeks away. In the spirit of gratitude and celebration of both of these events I would like to issue a challenge of THX (thanks). This week’s challenge is a TriTangle… using the patterns of:
Though I am not in the US, this challenge was still meaningful for me in Canada, as today is Remembrance Day and this year’s observation is particularly poignant. As I tangled my way through the tile I thought of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan Cirillo, both of whom were killed in recent attacks right here in our own country, and prayed for the loved ones they left behind.
Here’s my own offering for the challenge.
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!)
So… what made you happy today?
Please share!
1The 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.

Hey Lauren
How on earth are you so creative? Teach me how to tangle 😀
Today was not my best day. I felt completely deflected, dejected and defeated as a human being and a writer, but I am supremely grateful for some close friends who always prevent me from falling…
Of course, getting your posts in my Inbox makes me very happy #HUGSSS
Happy Tangling <3
Much love
Kitto
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 12, 2014
I am so sorry you had a bad day… this is not good! I hope today is MUCH better for you… and glad you have such good friends. Thinking of you. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 28 + 100 Happy Days – Day 60
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November 11, 2014
Laurel, your response to the Zentangle Diva’s challenge this week manages to be creative, in addition to being well executed. You also managed to honour veterans in the same tile. I was moved to also do that in my blog post about this week’s challenge, but I wasn’t clever enough to incorporate both into the same tile. Good one.
http://www.boomeresque.com/zentangle-divas-challenge-193-veterans-day-edition/
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 12, 2014
Thank you so much, Suzanne – I appreciate your kind words! Will head over to check out your tile.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 28 + 100 Happy Days – Day 60
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November 11, 2014
The feeling of finishing a project cannot be described right? You have done it with so much passion that the joys would have now doubled…Good on you 🙂
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November 12, 2014
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 28 + 100 Happy Days – Day 60
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November 12, 2014
Way to go, Laurel! Must be so satisfying to complete all these wonderful Zentangle projects. Good luck with your Zazzle shop. I love your zentangles. Every time I see them, you inspire me and I’d love to learn how to do some. They look like such fun. All the best with them! You, go, Girl! Woot! Woot!
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November 12, 2014
Thank you so much, Cathy – I appreciate your support! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 28 + 100 Happy Days – Day 60
Beautiful tile! Well done!
Anoeska recently posted… Diva’s challenge #193 + Art Every Day Month
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 12, 2014
Thank you so much! Glad you stopped by. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 28 + 100 Happy Days – Day 60
I didn’t know there were weekly zentangle challenges out there. That is so COOL. I would LOVE to participate if possible. It would be fun!
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November 12, 2014
Oh, I hope you do, Kathy! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 28 + 100 Happy Days – Day 60
Nicely done tile for remembrance day!
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November 13, 2014
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 62
Congrats on completion of ur awesome project 🙂 it does require lots of commitment and patience 🙂
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November 13, 2014
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 62
Beautiful memorial tile for the veterans. Love how you achieved this…not an easy trio a real challenge! That cross with xyp was inspired.
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November 13, 2014
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 62
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November 13, 2014
Wow Laurel: 10,000 zentangles! Congrats! I love your designs including the one you posted above. I swear if i had more – lots of time – I would consider doing it. However….perhaps I am concerned about adding one more thing on my plate! ; ) <3
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November 13, 2014
Well, I haven’t got to ten thousand tangles QUITE yet! Here’s the blog post where I explain how I came up with the name:
http://www.alphabetsalad.com/tangled-tuesday-16/
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 62
love your tribute to our two fallen heroes.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 13, 2014
Thank you so much. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 62
Nice idea to make a cross of Xyp. Beautiful!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 13, 2014
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 62
Creative challenge piece. Love your Xyp cross with the Huggins background.
Donald W recently posted… Diva Challenge #193: TriTangle – Trio, Huggins, & Xyp (THX)
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November 13, 2014
Thank you so much. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 62
Too meaningful and beautiful. Congrats.
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November 14, 2014
Thank you very much. 🙂
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November 16, 2014
Awesome, Laurel! The happiness and satisfaction on completing a challenging task is amazing and You Did It! 🙂
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November 17, 2014
It really is! Thank you!
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Lovely tile and congratulations on completing your project. I like your XYP cross.
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November 17, 2014
Thank you so much!
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