Today’s happiness is brought to you by friendship in the form of a surprise tangling-related gift that showed up at my door today – “A Year of Tangling” in calendar form! – sent by a couple of dear people I just happen to know and love.
100 Happy Days – Day 96
What a thoughtful and sweet present! I had no idea whatsoever that it (along with the hilarious “Quick Hip Healing” gift for Peter that was included in the package) was coming, but the fact that it arrived on Tangled Tuesday was rather fortuitous, don’t you think?!
I’ve said it before, and will say it again: in terms of friendship, I am blessed beyond belief. Thank you. 🙂
→ The 100 Happy Days web site
→ My 100 Happy Days posts
Now on to some more Zentangle®1 goodness!
Tangling Goodies
I wasn’t sure whether this should be classified as a tangling goodie or as a finished project, as really, it could be either. This past week I worked with my previously-created tangled alphabet series to develop a new piece I’ve called Tangled Love, and I’m so pleased with how it came together! It’s available on Society6 as an art print and also (if you’ve run out of wall space!) on a wide variety of useful items… such as this mug!
I must admit, I’m rather tickled with it. 🙂
Oh, and in case you missed it… I received several packages of my tangled Holly & Snowflake Stationery Cards from Society6 this week, and was delighted with them! I’ve sent the first ones off in the mail as Christmas greetings, and I hope the recipients love them as well.
(Note: Just in case you were curious, everything I earn from the sales of my tangling goodies goes straight into the fund I’m building to fulfill my goal of becoming a CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher). So a sincere and heartfelt “Thank you VERY much!” for all of your support!)
New Tangles
This week I learned On Target, Trimond, Oolo, Trimonds (different from Trimond!), Lealad, Flowervine, and Tipz, all from TanglePatterns.com.
Tangling-in-Progress
I took several in-progress pics of my latest ZIA this week, like this one…
ZIA – WIP 4
…and this one…
ZIA – WIP 5
…and finally this one, where I’d finished the drawing portion and was moving on to shading (with Oscar’s help, apparently).
ZIA – WIP 6
That led to…
Finished Projects
…the finished piece!
ZIA 25
I haven’t decided yet whether this one is going to go anywhere or just remain in my portfolio.
(As an aside, Peter keeps telling me that whenever he looks at this picture he thinks of Magical Mystery Tour – now he’s given me an earworm!)
Moving on to The Diva’s Challenge (the last one of the year!)… this week was all about keeping things simple, and here’s the tile I created:
Zentangle 81, for The Diva’s Weekly Challenge #198
Definitely simple! I almost didn’t do the challenge this week at all, as I didn’t have time to get to it yesterday and had a really full day again today – but I decided to go for it anyway. Because I was rushing it’s a little sloppier than I would have liked it to be, but I suppose it’s a lot better than nothing!
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 Ten Thousand Tangles shops on Society6 and Zazzle. (Pssst… links to my international Ten Thousand Tangles shops on Zazzle 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.
You are loved!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 16, 2014
Right back atcha, my friend! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Twitter: AnneDBoyd
December 16, 2014
Your work is beautiful. You could do a calendar.
anne recently posted… Work the plan
Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 16, 2014
Thank you so much, Anne! I was actually thinking of something along those lines for next year.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Twitter: nabanita21
December 16, 2014
Ahh those tangling goodies are wonderful…And it’s so great when friends go that extra mile to make you smile, no?
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
It really is lovely when that happens. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Everything looks great, Laurel. I love how the most recent ZIA turned out! 🙂
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Laurel – the calendar is too cute; they look like little samba sun hats on the cover!
And now I see that it’s really OSCAR creating all those lovely tangles you claim as yours 🙂
Sammy D recently posted… Words Don’t Flow But Spirit Shines
Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
LOL, yes, you’ve discovered my secret! 😉
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
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December 17, 2014
Exquisite artwork Laurel! I’m sure you will make a fine Zentangle teacher. 🙂 <3
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Twitter: knottymarie
December 17, 2014
I had never heard of zentangling before, but the end result is exquisite! Beautiful pieces of art.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
ohhh woww your work is so intricate… so detailed… I can only stare in wonder…
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
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December 17, 2014
Now that calendar I LIKE
PhenoMenon
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
It is very fun!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Twitter: Boomeresque
December 17, 2014
Laurel, as you know, you are my original Zentangle guru-ess. I fell so hard and so fast that I am attending a CZT training seminar this April. (I used my recovering lawyer earnings to fund it. If I waited until I could do so from my blog earnings, it would probably never happen.)
Suzanne Fluhr recently posted… What is Zentangle® and is it Habit Forming?
Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
Oh, you are so fortunate! I look forward to hearing about it and living vicariously through your experience, as at the rate I’m going it’ll be years down the road before I ever get to a seminar. 🙁
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Always love seeing your exquisite tangles! ♥
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
Thank you, Kathy!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 33 + 100 Happy Days – Day 95
Never heard the term zentangling – but I love it – beautiful work – thx for sharing your art!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 17, 2014
Thank you for your kind words, Donna!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo A Day Challenge – December 1-17, 2014 + 100 Happy Days – Day 96
A lot to look at and worth looking at it! I like the tile for the Diva Challenge!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 18, 2014
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo A Day Challenge – December 1-17, 2014 + 100 Happy Days – Day 96
Twitter: dramamamafive
December 18, 2014
Laurel, what beautiful work! The whole time I was looking at your drawings, I was thinking “I wanna do this!!” Just gorgeous, and it looks FUN, too!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 18, 2014
Thank you so much! If you have time to add another hobby, you really should give tangling a try – it’s great fun!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo A Day Challenge – December 1-17, 2014 + 100 Happy Days – Day 96
Love your challenge tile and lots of other beautiful work too!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 19, 2014
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… 100 Happy Days – Day 97
Lovely work. I wish you well in your endeavors to be a CZT. Hang in there.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
December 20, 2014
Thank you so much! 🙂
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