In honor of Queen Elizabeth's 89th birthday, we used TanglePatterns String 89 and three patterns that bring royalty to mind.
The results are truly "fit for a queen." Let's take a look ~
The first tile arrived from Lily Moon, last week's honoree ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*corners of
Queen's Crown
*stunning shading
*sparkled dark stripes of
Jeewels
From Sarah Antoinette, a "Corgi lover", and
here on her blog ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*splendid curves for
Knightsbridge
*pretty variation of
Jemz in the center
*golden
Jeewels
From Joanne Hawes ~
...Knightsbridge is the only one I've used before. I should have practiced them before tangling but I didn't I think my jemz need a little work, but over all I'm happy with the tile. Also glad to be back...
Tangled Tidbits -
*dark centers of
Jeewels
*wavy lines of
Knightsbridge
*grand white space
From Suzanne Moshier, and
here on her blog ~
My Queen’s Crown made the four corners look like doilies.
Tangled Tidbits -
*great shading
*rows of
Jeewels
*large corners of
Jemz
From Sandra in Germany ~
this challenge was really great - I loved the Patterns String 089! I will certainly use it again I think :-)
I also liked the different patterns.
The tile is on my blog too.
Tangled Tidbits -
*singular
Queen's Crown corners
*weighted outer lines of
Jeewels
*Tipple accents
From Bhamathi Pai ~
I find these challenges a fun way to learn great patterns. This week I've used Jems, Knightsbridge, Queen's Crown. I have used Knightsbridge before but other 3 were new to me. I managed to tangle Jems and Queen'sCrown but I still need to practice Jeweels. I also need to work on my shading skills..
Link to my blog
Tangled Tidbits -
*crisp lines
*
Jemz in
Queen's Crown
*aura for
Queen's Crown
From Talia Maynard~
Here's my attempt at a regal tangle. I can't believe I'm British and I didn't even know it was old Queenie's birthday!! Many happy returns, Mam.
I couldn't resist throwing a royal reference in this one. I hope you like it.
Tangled Tidbits -
*marvelous monogram
*waves of
Knightsbridge
*diamond drops for
Queen's Crown
From Beth Broadway ~
I enjoyed this week's challenge, although my knightsbridge got a little wacky.
Looking forward to seeing everyone's submissions.
Tangled Tidbits -
*
Queen's Crown lined
Jeewels sections
*small and larger
Jemz
*nice movement of
Knightbridge
From Carmela with "lovely greets"~
Thanks for this beautiful Queenly challenge.
I loved it and enjoyed the tangling on this tile.
Really Zen and surprising enough i was very pleased with my endresult. i hope you to.
@ my blog.
Tangled Tidbits -
*awesome aura
*double
Queen's Crown
*stippled aura for
Queen's Crown
From Cheryl Stocks ~
Thank you for this week's challenge. As always, there's a little creative stretching going on in addition to tangles and patterns that I've not met before. My intention was to channel some royal energy as a tribute to the Queen. Alas, as I was working on this, it seemed more like the chess game in "Alice in Wonderland." I chose to honor a less is more ethic before the queen could say, "Off with her head."
It's posted so far on my flickr page .
Tangled Tidbits -
*wonderful comments :)
*superb shading
*
Jemz morphs into
Knightsbridge
From Emily Shelton and
here on her blog ~
I really liked how this turned out. Thanks so much for the challenge and the tips on Knights Bridge. Can’t wait to try a more dynamic variation of KB than I used here.
Tangled Tidbits ~
*added detail lines on the orbs of
Queen's Crown
*singular
Jemz
*halo of
Jeewels
From Kath G. ~
I wanted to use regal purple for my tangle, but unfortunately, the ink looks black. Fun challenge, however.
Tangled Tidbits -
*a very regal purple
*curves of
Queen's Crown
*nice borders of
Jeewels and
Jemz
From Annemarie ~
Wow, I like this week's String Thing so much and had a really good time creating it.
I will probably use this string again because it's quite inspiring. I 'had' to put Knightsbridge in the corners and did two of them just wilt a pencil because it would have become too dark. I think the Jewels in the middle is just right and because of the name I wanted it to be blue. I took a Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic pen for it. Such a pity you can't see that in the scan.
Tangled Tidbits -
*curves for
Knightsbridge
*dark and lighter shaded versions of
Knightsbridge
*centerpiece of
Jeewels with elongated blue side diamonds
From Ilse Lukken ~
Thanks for this Royal challenge! Plenty of birthdays to celebrate, as you can also read at my blog.
Tangled Tidbits -
*super swirls of
Knightsbridge
*circular
Queen's Crown
*wonderful shading
From Magdalene Lee~
Last week I was too busy to do any tangling, but I'm back with this week's tile. Jemz and Jeewels were both tangles that I thought would be difficult to do, but they were surprisingly simple to master. Looking at my past tiles, I'm surprised to see I've never done Knightsbridge. And here I've always thought of it as a go-to easy tangle!
I've put the tile on my blog.
Tangled Tidbits -
*fabulous sections of tangles
*two variations of a
Jeewels and
Knightsbridge combination
*sensational shading
A very warm welcome to Kylie Dinning. She wrote ~
I have recently begun to tangle and just discovered your challenge this evening and decided to give it a go.
I accidently coloured one of the circles in Jemz but like how it turned out anyway.
And Jeewels is one of my new favourites!
Tangled Tidbits -
*great variation of
Jemz with darkened center circles
*wonderful depth to
Knightsbridge
*bands of
Jeewels
Another warm welcome to newcomer Sidney Kapinos. She wrote ~
...I attended my first basic Zentangle class in November 2014. Naturally I'm hooked!
I have been enjoying your blog, and find your work very inspirational. I especially love Lanie! Thanks for the wonderful tangles and tips.
Also, I've been wanting to get my "feet wet" by participating in a challenge. So, without further ado, attached is my entry for It's a String Thing #89.
Looking forward to seeing the results from this weeks challenge.
Tangled Tidbits -
*fabulous contrast with curved and straight-lined
Knightsbridge
*a touch of
Queen's Crown
*nice shading of
Jemz
Here is a warm welcome (the third in a row!) for Bobbie Witt who wrote ~
Here is my very first entry! I’m nervous about it; but I think it came out ok.
I love doing your challenges they are self-teaching me in so many ways!
Tangled Tidbits -
*beautiful black center sections around
Knightsbridge
*a criss-cross of
Jeewels
*corner concentrations of
Jemz
Would you believe four new submissions in a row?! A very warm welcome to Tabby Barnett from Kentucky. She wrote ~
Greetings from a chilly but sunny Hazard, KY! First of all I would like to say Thank You for your awesome challenges. This is the first time that I have had the pleasure of participating as I am fairly new to Zentangle and just discovered your challenge last week. Oh what a challenge it was, I definitely struggled with this one. I know it's definitely not one of the best tiles you'll receive, but it was fun to do! I'm excited to see what my fellow tanglers come up with.
Tangled Tidbits -
*neat lines
*shaded shadows of
Queen's Crown
*splendid depth of shading for
Jemz
From CZT Lucy Banta ~
Loved this week's royal challenge! Thank you Adele, have a great weekend.
[on my blog]
Tangled Tidbits -
*furls of
Knightsbridge
*a cross of
Jeewels
*rich shading
From CZT Judy Wanner ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*great movement and depth in
Knightsbridge
*opposing corners of black and white with just a peek of
Queen's Crown
*super sparkle and shading
From Betsy Gentry ~
I loved this string and am symmetrical by nature so challenged myself to not end up with a tile of symmetry. Did I succeed? I love borders so started there and as usual the pen and lines took me over. I took my lines for a walk...love that! Such freedom. And why is coloring in solid Black ink so enjoyable??
Thank you for providing us with an opportunity to escape each week!
Tangled Tidbits -
*a FABULOUS question - why is coloring in solid black ink so enjoyable?! Tangling with a black pen takes much of the decision making away that artwork in color presents and therefore makes the method more relaxing - more Zentangle® magic.
*an aura-ed
Jeewels border
*great variations of
Knightsbridge
*lovely shading
From Jane Glotzer ~
In honor of Queen Elizabeth...my piece this week is some royal fun--:)
I started with my wonky Knightsbridge in the background...and decided to use lots and lots of lines for the darkened squares (love that new micron!!) which I'm pretty pleased with. Filled those circle shapes with tons of overlapping Jeewels...every time I darkened the little half circles, they became birds! A touch of Queen's crown at the top and a little shading...Happy Birthday, M'Lady!!
Tangled Tidbits -
*four and twenty black birds perhaps?!
*lots and lots of lovely lines
*great shading
*super succession of dots for
Queen's Crown
From Ingrid Coventon who said that she "loved the string and tangle patterns" ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*bold black and white spaces
*plump black and sparkled orbs of Queen's Crown
*curved corners of Knightsbridge
A very warm welcome to the fifth newcomer this week, Erica Sher from Ottowa, Cananda ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*wispy lines to accent a lighter
Knightsbridge
*
Queen's Crown that auras inward
*pretty variation of
Jeewels
From Donna Symons ~
This one took a lot of thinking and sketchbook time.
Knightsbridge was never a favorite but after looking at
Maragret Bremner s tutorial and Tips on Tangling
I realized the challenge and potential of this basic
tangle.The facets of the precious gems in the
Crown Jewels collection came to mind!
I enjoyed this very much. Thank you!
Tangled Tidbits -
*fabulous curves for
Knightsbridge
*overlapping
Jeewels
*nice shading
A very warm welcome to Mary from Baltimore, Maryland - our sixth new member. She said that she "enjoyed drawing this tangle a lot, and combined Knightsbridge and Jemz in one pattern."
Tangled Tidbits-
*delightfully detailed tangles
*layers of Jemz, Knightsbridge, and Jeewels for each corner
*grand shading
From Christina Luis ~
Here is my entry for the week. I've also posted the tiles on my blog.
Tangled Tidbits -
*sparkled
Knightsbridge
*intricately tangled
Jeewels and
Jemz
*wonderful variations of
Queen's Crown
From Daniel Lamothe~
Ah, so much fun! I normally have something in mind when I start tangling - a string I want to use, a tangle I want to use, a surface I want to use, or in the case of this challenge, how I want to use a particular tangle within the string. All of that flew out of the window. Queen's Crown along one of the arcs seemed logical, so even though I would've preferred something a little less obvious, there it was. Jemz got tucked into the corner, and Knightsbridge and Jeewels played Hollibaugh. Fill the third arc with more Knightsbridge, add some shading and suddenly everything's fallen into place! I wish more of my tangling was like this, spontaneous and a pleasant surprise once I finish and look at the big picture for the first time. Thanks so much for all your effort into putting together this wonderful challenge!
Tangled Tidbits-
*an enthusiastic write up of a wonderful tangle experience
*curved and sparkled
Knightsbridge
*great shading
From Susan Szathmary~
I tried three different compositions - this is my favorite one. I'm looking forward to see what others came up with!
Tangled Tidbits -
*wavy lined grid for
Knightsbridge
*shading add great depth
*nice border of
Jeewels and center of
Jemz
*pleasant symmetry
*stark black and white contrast
From Lori Byerly ~
What a fun way to celebrate her Majesty's birthday. :) I had no idea there were so many royal patterns.
You may also see my tile here.
*elongated curves of Queen's Crown
*singular Jemz
*just a touch of Jeewelz
*lovely shading
From Sharyn Penna ~
So much fun with this week's prompt... the patterns are bolder than usual for me, but it's good to step out of the comfort zone. Thank you for a bold change of pace.
Tangled Tidbits -
*bold and beautiful tangles
*diamond grid for
Knightsbridge
*aura of a wonderfully tangled
Jeewels
*repeated dots of
Queen's Crown
From Susan Theron ~
I had to put a lot of thought into this one deciding where to put what. At the end I enjoyed this tremendously and are satisfied with the result.
Thanks again for your challenges. It helps me to think out of the box.
Tangled Tidbits -
*wonderful feeling of depth
*Queen's Crown tangled from the center outward in four fabulous variations
*super sparkle and shading
From Jodi ~
I had something a little more free-flowing in mind but this is close enough. Thanks for the gem-filled royal theme, it was lots of fun!
Tangled Tidbits -
*inventive variations of the tangles
*
Jemz of red and green
*great shading
From Felicity Strohfeldt ~
Challenge 89 was really challenging. Where to start and what to do? All seemed impossible and then yesterday after many “thinks and some practise”, here it is! 5 tiles in 1! And even with its own story to go with it.
This came to mind: Once upon a time there was a Queen who wore the Queen’s Crown (righthand bottom corner), but was under the thumb of the domineering Knight (same corner), guardian of the towering Knightsbridge (middle). He ordered the Queen to imprison her beautiful stepdaughter, the future wearer of the Queen’s Crown, in an auraed tower (Righthand top corner) for fear that she should demand to inherit the empire and all its dazzling Jemz protected by by the crowning rays of the Sun (lefthand top corner). Through the years the beautiful princess prayed that her best friend Jeewels (lefthand bottom corner) would come and save her, but no one dared to cross over the the towering Knightsbridge. Sudddenly Jeewels had a a magical idea: He would conjure up three strings of fierce-looking jeewel birds and with himself in the middle of this strange flock, they would fly over Knighsbridge safely, rescue the beautiful princess and fly on to Jeewels’s home and live happily ever after. The End. Also on my blog Just a bit of fantasy to match each tangler’s “fantastic” submission this week.
Tangled Tidbits -
*I love a good fairy tale, don't you?!
*Jemz and Jeewels abound
*splendid variations of the tangles
Cathy Cusson said that she decided her tangles "needed some color" ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*circular Knightsbridge
*rows and rows of Jeewels
From Joya ~
...Jemz and Queen's Crown were new to me and I decided not to use Jeewels as a border-pattern as I usually did but as a space-filling pattern in the middle. King's Crown is such an easy pattern with lots of potential to tangle around with it, I like it :)
Tangled Tidbits -
*gorgeous tangles, wonderfully shaded
*
Queen's Crown center and string lines
*pleasing mix of light and dark space
From Donna Flynn ~
This one was very enjoyable! I added lots of gold, although it's not easily captured by the camera. Sorry this is so late!
Tangled Tidbits -
*regal colors
*sparkled Knightsbridge
*matching lined sections of Jeewels and the aura of Queen's Crown
From K. Bish - "A Royal Exchange: ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*diagonal Knightsbrigde center
*curves of Jeewels
*nicely shaded Jemz
After a relaxing early afternoon of tangling, here is my tile ~
Tangled Tidbits -
*furled Knightsbridge
*Jeewels caps for Knightsbridge
*aura-ed Queen's Crown
And now the tile for honors this week was sent in by Carol Bourret~
Carol wrote ~
Phew! I think I might be able to do this. I'm the first to admit that it would appear I have not followed your "string" suggestion, but I really did start off that way! And, yes, I did add a bit of Onomato to create more jewels. Having not ever submitted a drawing before, I'm just happy I got this far. Thank you so much for your wonderful website! This was fun, and I hope to do many more.
Tangled Tidbits -
*creative use of the string line and tangles
*elegant lines of Queen's Crown
*shaded centers of Jemz
*morphed Jemz and Jeewels
Congratulations, Carol! I have a little something coming in the mail for you.
Carol's tile marks the seventh first-time submission this week - wonderful news!
Thank you to everyone for sending in your beautiful tiles this week and celebrating Queen Elizabeth's birthday so royally.
Many thanks to the creative minds behind the string and tangles we used ~
TanglePatterns String 089 by Beth Snoderly
Check back Tuesday afternoon for "It's a String Thing" #90!
