Hooray for time off… especially time off with very few commitments, allowing one to do whatever one chooses with said time… in my case (as you might well imagine), plenty of tangling! Happy Tangled Tuesday!
New Tangles
This week I learned Flapper, L zen 7’s, Curl, Woodlock, Inchworm, Snail, and Helix, all from TanglePatterns.com.
Finished Projects
For the first time in awhile I managed to start AND finish a slightly larger piece (in this case, a 6″ x 6″ tile) – hooray for time off indeed!
Challenges
I started out with Diane & Carolien’s Weekly Challenge #31: Tangle with S-F-T, choosing the tangles Sprigs, Fandance, and Tipple. The first two patterns were ones I’d previously learned but had not yet had a chance to use in a finished project, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to do so… and the third is one of my go-to filler tangles which seemed to suit the remaining space.

Zentangle 108 for Weekly Challenge #31: Tangle with S-F-T
Then I moved on to Zendala Dare #115 from The Bright Owl. An extra level of challenge this week was to only use tangles beginning with the letters T-H-A-N-K-S. I chose Ta-da, Heartline, Apeel, Narwal, Kringel, and Swag.

ZIA 63 for Zendala Dare #115
Next was joey’s weekly tangle challenge #86, which was to use W2 in a monotangle. You might remember that I chose this pattern as the base of a recent larger piece (ZIA 48, shown in this post), so for this challenge I decided to change it up a little and work with a more warped grid.

Zentangle 109 for joey’s weekly tangle challenge #86
Finally I completed The Diva’s Challenge, in which we were to do “just a tiny taste” of tangling and leave the majority of our tile empty (a whole lot harder than you might think!).

Zentangle 110 for The Diva’s Challenge #243
Now on to a new week of tangling!
P.S.
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How have you been creative this week?
Please share!

Twitter: parul2411
November 10, 2015
I love your tangles. And I always wonder – you are so awesome, how will the certification help? You can train people on zentangles. 😉
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you so much! The certification, as I understand it, will train me how to teach tangling rather than how to tangle. Teaching is something I’ve never done and have no clue how to do, so I need the education!
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Wow, a lot of tangling done and all so beautiful.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you!
Laurel Regan recently posted… In Flanders Fields
Great tangling I love the divas one. 🙂
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thanks, Joanne!
Laurel Regan recently posted… In Flanders Fields
Wow! Gorgeous tiles!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you!
Laurel Regan recently posted… In Flanders Fields
Great work, you have been busy – well apart from the Diva’s tile, but slacking on that was on purpose lol.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
LOL, it was indeed!
Laurel Regan recently posted… In Flanders Fields
Beautiful work
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you!
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Twitter: vidyasury
November 10, 2015
You know, Laurel, whenever I see your Tangles, I always remember my Botany Record Book from College – the cell structure diagrams especially. So intricate! I love your dedication in all that you do. Enjoy time off! ♥
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you so much! I can definitely see the similarities. 🙂
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Twitter: kohleyedme
November 10, 2015
Beautiful! Always loved your work!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you so much!
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Twitter: ReemaMichelle
November 10, 2015
Wow! Beautiful work there. So nicely and neatly done. I appreciate the effort you must have put.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you so much!
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Twitter: 1951
November 10, 2015
Just gorgeous. You have to be the best tangler I know.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Wow, thank you so much, Carol! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… In Flanders Fields
Nice work. I couldn’t really pick one out and say I like it best because I like them all.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you so much!
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Twitter: vinithadileep
November 10, 2015
Fabulous, Laurel! Just love your tangles. 🙂
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November 11, 2015
Thank you! 🙂
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Twitter: RamblinGarden
November 10, 2015
Beautiful as always – #108 reminds me of vining leaves. A zentangle houseplant, maybe. I haven’t done much creative this week. Can’t say taking sunset photos is truly creative.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you! Sunset photos sound pretty creative to me. 🙂
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Twitter: Boomeresque
November 11, 2015
Well, you certainly made good use of your time off! Of the challenges you did, I only did the Diva’s challenge to be minimalist. As you noted, it’s harder than it seems it would be. I didn’t do Joey’s Challenge, but I love your tangleation of W2. I might have to “borrow” that.
Suzanne Fluhr recently posted… Zentangle Diva Challenge #243 – Less is Enough Edition
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you, Suzanne! It’s hard to be minimalist when it comes to tangling, that’s for sure.
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November 11, 2015
Hey Laurel, You are one dedicated woman. I’ve become a fan of your zentangles.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 11, 2015
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… In Flanders Fields
Every one of these is lovely.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
November 12, 2015
Thank you so much!
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