"It's a String Thing" #120 Tiles

Thanksgiving is behind us with all of its scrumptious food, company, parades, shopping, and football.
Our grateful hearts remain though, filled to the brim with appreciation for all God's blessings. Gratitude spilled over and onto our tiles this week and they are just beautiful - both the sentiments and the tangles.  As they speak for themselves, "Tangled Tidbits" and the "tile for honors" will return next week.

Let's take a look at our Thanksgiving tiles ~

The first tile arrived from Kate (United Kingdom) ~

It's almost a year since mum died. We miss her dreadfully but are so
grateful for the time we had with her and the love she gave us. So many
hearts on my tangle - so much love for all of us!
Thanksgiving best wishes

From Toby (Oak Park, Illinois) ~

I really loved this challenge-it's the first time I've used Gourdgeous and been happy with the result. I chose to recognize my family in this tile, because the love, warmth and support I get from my family are what keep me going every day. I'm so thankful for my family.

From Sarah and Teigr at hungrycorgistudio (Michigan) ~

Gordeous (sp?) and Lichen are delightful. It was a bit hard squashing those gourds into tight spots on the string but I stuck to it mostly. :)
Happy Thanksgiving, and I'm thankful to be a part of a challenge with such incredible artists. Drawing with all of you makes me a better tangler.

A very warm welcome to Pat Douty (Texas) ~

Here is my first attempt at one of your weekly challenges. I flip flopped the tangles and only used the 2 suggested.

From Victoria (Russia) and here on her blog ~

...This week, you suggested such a wonderful new pattern from Maria - very much wanted to draw it.

From Lori Byerly (Washington) and here on her blog ~

It was great to have a little fall fun with Maria's new pattern gourdeous. Thanks for the weekly challenge that keeps us creative and invites us to use new patterns and strings.

From Tina Kirchhübel (Germany) ~

You asked us to add some words about something or someone we are grateful for on our tile this week. Although we don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany I think it's very important to think about the things we have in our lives and to know that we should be grateful for this. The two names on my tile are these of my daughters. I'm very grateful to have two healthy children who are so cheerful and wonderful.
Thank you for this great challenge this week.
Greatings from Germany

From smgg (Taiwan) ~
                 Have a nice day!!!

From Dr. Shazia ~

I am glad to be a part of ur community! chalenging strings!...lovely work by others...got to learn so much....thanx for including my work..it was an honour!
string thing #120

Iam presenting a thanks giving card to my family....whoz everything to me....my support...my strength and my weakness....
i have come across 2 different families...one before marriage n one after marriage...
the upper string reveals a family i was in before marriage..that is wth my parents....i was protective,,,caring...secure..(small gourdgeous inside).was not allowed to explore the world until i reached certain age ( large gourgeous outside)...i had no complaints... i njoyed the phase thoroughly....
next string has got a diffrent experience with my husband and in laws..(no less than my parents)...they set me out to explore things on own...BUT BUT BUT.... they kept monitoring my steps..(which was good as i was scared of doin things on own))
BOTH MY FAMILIES MEAN ALOT TO ME.... howmuch ever i thank them is nothing in comparision for wat they gave me n for wat iam today...
i love journaling wat i draw...it sets my mind free...

From Ragged Ray (United Kingdom) ~

It was an ordinary Thursday here in the UK - but you gave me an opportunity to think for a little while about the things I'm grateful for - and I thank you for that. There are many things I could have put on my tile - but I chose 'words' and 'pictures' because those two are founding components of many of the things that bring the greatest pleasure to my life. Reading and writing and conversation, films and photographs and of course Zentangle.

A simple tile to let those Gourdeous gourds do their work - and in tidying up my pens (a particular pleasure in itself!) I found a rarely used gold pen and popped in a few highlights.
Until next time, thanks for the thanks,

From Linda Goncalves (Pennsylvania) ~

I hope everyone was filled with gratitude this Thanksgiving. I was.
This year we were blessed to have both of our sons home for
Thanksgiving with their families. So this tangle was made with
gratitude and love and needed to be in color.

From Jennifer Sparrow (North Carolina) ~

Hope that you had a happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for giving a such a sweet and thoughtful challenge this week. With so much to be thankful for, it took a bit of thinking. There's a saying that I try to live by: "Imagine if every morning, you woke up with only what you were grateful for the day before." I am truly blessed, with friends, my health, a loving husband and daughter, a roof over my head, and so much more. But the gold heart of my life is FAMILY.
Peace,

From Karin (Germany) ~

thank you for another great challenge !

First I thougt to add the two words in englisch but when I looked into the dictionary the sounds of the words were not exactly fitting to my emotions so I added them in german.
“Geborgenheit” is translated “safety, concealment or protection”. For me it is just the feeling that nothing harm me when I am together with my boyfriend. That´s why I put the shading all around the pattern “Gourgeos”.
“Fürsorge” is translated “care”.
I think my tile lookes very simple this week but it is just this easiness which makes life so wunderful sometimes!
I hope you have a pleasant and chearful Thanksgiving day!
Greetings from Germany

From Cathy Cusson and here on her blog ~

Sometimes I am envious of the large family Thanksgivings I see on facebook and hear about from friends. When I was younger our gathering was so large we had to eat in shifts (men first, then the ladies, then the children). Now what family I do still have are all so far away. Even so, my brother and I have a wonderful holiday. I took the time to reflect on him and our relationship as I did this tile. He is so much to me - more than I have room for on a tile, but this covers it a bit. He is a special friend.

From Ingrid (The Netherlands) ~

In the attachment my ST # 120 tile.
This time I was able to start on time instead of just before closing time. That gives me much more a "zen"feeling. It was very nice to do. Have to practice more on Gourdgeous, but I like this tangle.
With lots of love, and have a blessed week,

From Becky Welty (North Carolina) ~

From Wanda Ambrose (Virginia) ~

First attempt with a black tile!! And white pen (!!!!! Again). And clearly, I seriously got carried away with Lichen. Appreciate that I live in a world where one is free to "get carried away" whenever and wherever they wish. With the understanding of course that everyone is afforded that same freedom!!

From midori , CZT (Florida) ~

i am SO GLAD 'gourgeous' is one of the tangles for this week. i have been 'meaning' to practice this fun tangle but have been putting it off...until NOW. THANK YOU! i followed the curves of the strings to practice this bulbous pattern with fluid strokes. then, free styled 'lychen' with curves, adding roundings at crevices...slightly deviated from the original?

From Audrie Weisenfelder (Arizona) and on her blog - Purple Butterfly ~

Thanks again for all the work you do setting up the String Things. I may not always post my tiles, but I try to do them whenever I can.

From Marla Mendenhall (California) ~

The state of Gratitude is quite Zen. It puts one in the place of openness, harmony and peace.
I am grateful that my husband was released from the hospital for Thanksgiving. I'm grateful that despite this hanging-on cold I had the strength and stamina to get through each new crisis this week. I'm grateful for the plenty of fruits and vegetables available to make some truly awesome dressing and the good sized bird who's sacrifice graced our table. And I'm grateful I found time today to participate in this terrific challenge of fun patterns with all you wonderful, talented people.

Blessings abound.

From Felicity Strohfeldt (South Africa) and here on her blog ~

Thank you also for your beautiful zany Zendala of thanks to each of your zentangle friends! So special to be honoured in this way and what fun and zenny
exercise it was for face, eyes and neck muscles to find one’s name. Brought a smile to my dial.

Thank you for the great challenge. The string by Sandra Croft was ideal one to accommodate your choice of Tangle patterns. Gourdeous by Maria Thomas, took some
practice to create, but came relatively, naturally eventually and Lichen by Jennifer Hohensteiner was great and supplied the lines for my miniature writing.
There you go now, Adele, it’ s your turn for do a simplified exercise programme to see whom I’m thankful for in my life. Have a great week.

From Anita A Westin (Dalarna, Sweden) ~

Here is my entry. I didn´t want to make another pumpkin or garlic out of Gourdeous so I let Lichen be in the middle and had Gourdeous grow around it. It is not a prefect tile but this is how it came out!
Thankfull greetings

And this is my contribution ~

Thank you all for your beautiful sentiments and tangles.

Many thanks to the creative minds behind the string and tangles used in IAST #120 ~

TanglePatterns String 017 by Sabrina Croft

Gourdeous by Maria Thomas, Zentangle® co-founder.  

Lichen by Jennifer Hohensteiner 


Check back tomorrow, December 1st, for "It's a String Thing" #121!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

THANK YOU!

Zendala featuring the names of IAST contributors ~ Adele Bruno, CZT

I am most grateful this Thanksgiving for all of you, my Tickled To Tangle community.

"It's a String Thing" #120

It is Tuesday, your good news day!

We are also just days away from celebrating Thanksgiving here in the United States - a time to pause and thank God for His many blessings.

At our home the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is staple television viewing in the morning and football follows throughout the day.

We celebrate with the usual turkey, stuffing, and all of the "fixin's".  My mother prepares a ham and sweet potatoes, both favorites with the kids.
It is not unusual for us to host twenty guests or more, although this year our count is about a dozen.

One of our long standing traditions - once we are sufficiently stuffed - is to take turns around the dinner table to say what we are grateful for.  By the time the last person finishes, our hearts are as full as our tummies.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let's do something similar for this week's challenge.

Think of something or someone you are grateful for and add a word or two about them, or it, to your tile.  It could be very specific, or very general, something you would like to share with all of us.

We begin with TanglePatterns String 017 by Sabrina Croft ~

Copyrighted image used with permission by TanglePatterns.com

We will use just two tangles this week.  It will leave plenty of time for enjoying company and preparing meals AND give you some incentive to take time for yourself.
They are:

Gourdeous by Maria Thomas, Zentangle® co-founder.  This is Maria's newest pattern and it fits in wonderfully with a fall theme.

Lichen by Jennifer Hohensteiner This is a nice 'filler' pattern.



Step outs for the patterns can be found by clicking their names above and/or TanglePatterns.

Use as many or as few as you'd like.

Simply pencil the string line onto your tile and tangle away!  Keep in mind that string lines are suggestions and let the patterns lead the way.

Here are the (Not so) Official Guidelines: 
* Challenges are posted on Tuesdays.
*Use the string posted for the week and patterns that begin or contain the letter(s) indicated
* Submit a photo of your tile saved as jpg or scan your tile (300 dpi or higher) and save as a jpg
*Email your jpg file as an attachment to - brunoadelem@gmail.com
*Entries are to be submitted by Saturday evenings.
*Photos and 'Best of Show' are posted on Mondays. 

Send in your photos - you will encourage and inspire fellow Zentangle® enthusiasts all over the world. WHEN YOU SIGN YOUR NAME, FEEL FREE TO  INCLUDE YOUR STATE/COUNTRY. 
FOR EXAMPLE:   Adele Bruno (Florida)

PLEASE NOTE: It is not necessary for you to have a blog or website to participate.

If you do have a blog or website, I will add a link upon request.  
Please include the site specific URL. 

I look forward to your emails.
HAVE FUN!

"It's a String Thing" #119 Tiles

This past week, we tangled away with refreshing bubbly on our minds.   With a string that resembled bottles and related tangles, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola's iconic green bottle.

The results were a mix of traditional tiles along with Zentangle®Inspired Art pieces - a very grand celebration.

Let's take a look ~

The first tile arrived from Jennifer Sparrow (North Carolina) ~

Not a big fan of soda, I decided to go with champagne! That's what I immediately saw in the string this week--champagne flutes. I love Bublz, which was new to me. Your 100 tangle felt like an elegant string of pearls. I got lost in Ripples, and couldn't see where things were going in that small, wonky grid. Must have been the champagne!
Thanks for teaching and challenging us. Have a great week!

 Tangled Tidbits -
*champagne - wonderful idea!
100 and Bublz shaded similarly
*large grid for sparkled Ripples




From Anita A Westin (Dalarna, Sweden) ~

An awesome challenge! String no 11 is one of those I have used before and I like it a lot. Ripples was the pattern I had not met before. This tile came out a little bit heavy, but I like it this way. And Dragonair is my own option, it came to me immediately to join the other wonderful patterns!

Tangled Tidbits - 

*dark sparkled spaces repeat in 100 and Ripples
*stipple and shading add depth

From CZT Tonya Barlow ~

I love the string and the bubbles. Well, For that matter, I love Coke too. Pretty sure they were not the first to appreciate this shape but a great call none the less.

 Tangled Tidbits -
*three Ripple variations
*Bublz shines with shading, varied line weight



A very warm welcome to Ranjitha YP (Bangalore,India) ~

Here is my first submission for IAST.
Thank you

Tangled Tidbits -
*pleasing balance of light and dark spaces and tangles
*crowning touch added with "coca cola"


From Sarah Antoinette (Michigan) and here on her blog ~

First I must say- I love these tangles you picked! I was really excited to work with them. The string was really different too, and could've lent itself to so many combinations! I used a 01 Sakura Micron pen in black, with pencil on a 3.5"x3.5" tile. Yes. I tried my hardest to keep up with all of you talented Zentangle artists. I really feel good that this is something I was able to do. 

Tangled Tidbits - 

*Ripples background
*beautifully shaded 100

A very warm welcome to Chimica (California) ~

This is my very very very first time ever making a zentangle. I know it's ugly and weird and no where as good as the other artist you share but I tried really hard to make it nice ( it didn't work ) . I'm a writer not an artist but I'm trying to learn something new and fun.

Tangled Tidbits - 

*kudos for jumping in and joining the party!
*stacked and single lines of 100

From Kate (United Kingdom) ~

I live near Durham in the North East of England and last week Durham
hosted its 'Lumiere' festival of light when the city was filled with
fabulous light installations by many talented international artists.
Durham has a beautiful Norman cathedral and this year the huge vaulted
ceiling was filled with the most amazing coloured patterns, constantly
morphing into new designs and colours - a zentangle of light!! I've
enclosed some photographs along with my contribution to this week's
challenge, I hope you like them.

Tangled Tidbits -
*four variations of 100
*free floating Ripples
Thank you for sending the beautiful photos of a "zentangle of light", it must have been spectacular to behold.


From Ilse Lukken (The Netherlands) and here on her blog ~

Here's my entry for this week's challenge. Nice to see the pattern 100 in it, it's one of my favourites!

Tangled Tidbits -
*three wonderful takes on 100
*superbly shaded Bublz


From Joanne Faherty (United Kingdom) ~

Heres the coca-cola edition of its a string thing celebrating 100 years of the brown fizzy stuff ( which I have to add I only like when pregnant!?)
So it didn't turn out quite as planned due to me putting one of the ripples in the wrong way no mistakes right I just made them all the same! No one would ever know. I tried to make the same 'green' as those glass bottles its quite a hard green to get right....and then I thought I know I'll add red coke is associated with the bright red. Well now ripple looks like an Italian flag! Umm so not how I pictured things going in my head but oh well its OK till happy Tuesday, tangle on!

Tangled Tidbits -
*alternating dense and lightly filled string sections
*pretty colors and shading


From Lori Byerly (Washington), the creator of Bublz (applause!) and here on her blog ~

You create the most interesting challenges! :) Thanks for using bublz. It was great fun working it together with 100 and ripples.

 Tangled Tidbits -
*simply elegant combination of the three tangles
*Ripple and 100 filled Bublz


From Sara (Western Australia) ~

This one was fun.  Thanks, Adele!

Tangled Tidbits -
*gorgeous variation of Ripples - heart shapes and detail lines
*sparkled, striped double lines of 100


From Elspeth (Pinedale, Wyoming) ~

I know this challenges was inspired by Coca-Cola, but it looked like
wine bottles to me, hence the color purple! Thanks for the challenge!

First champagne, then wine...I like where this is going :)

Tangled Tidbits -
*100 string line and border
*three variations of Ripples


From Beth Gaughan (North Carolina) ~

Here is my tile celebrating 100 years of Coca-Cola. I thought a few dew drops would add to the theme.

Tangled Tidbits -
*detailed Ripples
*lines repeat in Ripples and 100
*wonderful dew drops


From Tina Kirchhübel (Germany) ~

I like this challenge so much. The patterns are so great and relating to the topic "100 years Coca Cola" I had immediately a picture in mind. And because the colours of Coca Cola are red and white I also took a touch of red in my tile and I am very satisfied with the result.
Hope you like it, too.  (Yes, I do!)
Greatings from Germany

Tangled Tidbits - 

*100 string lines aura-ed on one side, shaded on the other
*lovely Bublz and a touch of red for Ripples

From Karen, The Creative Miss L and here on her blog ~

Here’s what I’ve created this week. The bottles look more like wine bottles to me than Coke bottles. Maybe that’s because I don’t drink Coke but do drink wine? I’m struggling to use the Inktense pencils. I’m not getting a smooth finish, even when I blend with the Inktense blender pencil. Mmmm. Need to work on this.

 Tangled Tidbits -
*tangles in every other string section
*balance of light and dark spaces works well with the added touch of green


From Bhamathi (Bangalore, India) and here on her blog ~

Thanks for another fun challenge.
Your pattern 100 was easy to draw. That is a stepout that is so simple to remember and so many variations.
I had a tough time deciding whether I wanted to put Bublz inside the bottle shape or Ripples to look like the glass. Then I decided that since you selected Ripples for the bottle texture, Ripples it would be..
Sad that I dint have much space left for the Bublz.

 Tangled Tidbits -
*curved grid for Ripples adds dimension
*100 string lines with wonderful variations


From Marla Mendenhall (California) ~

Zentangle is truly the "pause that refreshes", so why shouldn't it go better with Coke?
This week, however, I was crippled by a killer head cold. Niagara Falls nasal passages,cacophonous cough, and a mind filled with Marshmallow Fluff. Can't breathe without taking otc meds, and can't rest because they make my legs jumpy. I am quite a joy to be around when I get sick (which fortunately for the whole world is very seldom).
Today I felt a bit better and thought I might tackle this week's challenge (delirium had me anxiously tangling in my sleep, and I didn't even know what the patterns were). While Ripples initially had me stymied, with a bit of practice I found my stroke, and I love the shapes created by alternating the direction of each cube. Doesn't quite look like Helen's example, but then I'm okay with that. Bublz, too fun, and I chose 100 to represent the 'liquid' in the bottles, since it's "the real thing"too.

This week's endeavor took Herculean effort, but I'm pleased with the outcome. And now me and my teddy Chester are hitting the sheets for the next two days...

 Tangled Tidbits -
*alternating the direction of each cube in Ripples - that is genius!
*simple strokes of 100 with shading - a fabulous variation
Get better soon!  Thank you for sharing your sense of humor despite being under the weather.


A very warm welcome to Dr. Shazia who writes from India ~

Here is my first colored tile for coca cola...
Thank you

 Tangled Tidbits -
*wonderful swirls of 100 wrap around the string sections
*Bublz concentrates as the space narrows
*Bublz and Ripples mix in the middle


From Esther (Switzerland) and on her blog ~

 I like the bottle shape idea! All three patterns where new to me and the pattern Ripples was very difficult for me to draw. 

 Tangled Tidbits -
*eight pretty variations of 100
*shading adds depth



From Karin (Germany) ~

this is my entry to no. 119!
I really like bublz! Ripples was new to me und I think I have to pratice more to get a better result.
Enjoy a glass of coke and have a relaxing Weekend!
Greetings from Germany!

Tangled Tidbits -
*shaded string lines and border
*dark and light rows of Ripples
*checkered 100


A very warm welcome to Anja from Germany and here on her blog ~

This is my first participation in the challenge. I really enjoyed it! I thank you so much for your wonderful Challenge!
Very best wishes to all,
Anja from Germany

 Tangled Tidbits -
*rows of delightfully detailed 100 and Ripples
*bubbly Bublz fills the string sections


From Ingrid with lots of love from the Netherlands ~

Tangled Tidbits -
*dense concentration of Bublz gives emphasis on the oval shapes it creates
*alternating detail lines in Ripples
*fabulous 100


From Linda Goncalves (Pennsylvania) ~

This week I had trouble getting these three into a form I liked. I
tried it several ways. In the end, this is what I settled on. I am
still very curious to see what the others have done with it. I am sure
I will be amazed, as usual.

 Tangled Tidbits -
*aura-ed Bublz with black background
*rows of blended Ripples and 100
...and a very nice frame :)

From Jane Glotzer (Colorado) ~

Hope this finds you well...we have finally had a small taste of winter, with a couple of inches of snow falling last night. We had had a forecast of a foot! earlier this week that never materialized...there wasn't a speck where I was, but there was quite a bit in other places...that's crazy Colorado--:)
Fun anniversary you are celebrating with this week's challenge...the iconic Coke bottle. And, for no particular reason, or maybe because of the bubbles, I used a round coaster to trace my initial shape...
I started with the 100 in the center, but just laid it out to start and didn't do any filling in at first--wasn't sure exactly how I wanted to approach that (I think I missed the challenge where you introduced that tangle when I was working on my bench so I haven't had a chance to play around with it.) Put the Bublz on the outsides (that darn symmetry pulling at me) and then the Ripples easily fell into place in the remaining spaces...I decided to use CZT Katy Abbott's Kuke, a favorite of mine, to fill in the 100 zeroes, with some simple line work on the ones...
Whoa, that made it so very very busy!! And I was not liking it at all...
I usually just go with however the string is presented as my top and bottom, but I started rotating this circle around and with just a quarter turn of the string to the left, all of a sudden, it seemed so much calmer and balanced! A touch of shading...no resemblance to Coke bottles at all, but still cool...:)

 Tangled Tidbits -
*wonderful waves in Ripples - the curved grid draws the black centers to a point
*Kuke 100 - a new favorite!



From Becky Welty (North Carolina) ~

Tangled Tidbits -
*mirrored 100 in alternating string sections
*a few free floating circles surround clusters of Bublz


From CZT midori (Florida) ~

i have always been drawn to a 'circle.' drawing, looking at circles connects me to my inner child. circle is universal, all inclusive, a union of heaven and earth. bubbles, glass marbles...a circle is fun and calming. every week, i enjoy discovering new tangles and finding the time to render them.
thank you!

 Tangled Tidbits -
*double lined grid for Ripples and 100
*beautiful Bublz - shading, size variation, layers...



From Joy (Pennsylvania) ~

'Le Bataclan'
This news has left our hearts heavy -- and my vision a rather dark and fragmented one this week. Here's hope for better days and healing to friends all over the world.

Tangled Tidbits - 

*Bublz bubble passed the string lines
*rows of 100
all accented with a touch of green

From Felicity Strohfeldt (South Africa) and here on her blog ~

Tile 119. Great challenge and idea to honour the icon drink Coca Cola. I’m sure other tanglers will also morf the bottle string into stylized coke bottle shapes.
What could be more appropriate? Coke bottles with bubbly patterns like 100 and Bulbz and a background of Ripple. Your 100 suggested the ripples on a
Coca Cola bottle and Bulbz Lori Byerly of course makes excellent frothy Coke bubbles. Ripples is a versatile pattern and works well as a background grid pattern
My lettering is, well, a bit squiffy but it’s a suggestion isn’t it? Anyway I enjoyed the whole exercise. Thank you.

 Tangled Tidbits -
*totally refreshing tile - getting thirsty?!
*at least eight variations of 100 tucked in and around Ripples and Bublz
*logo lettering and red bands - fabulous!



From Elisa (Paris, France) ~

Please find attached my tile for Coca-Cola's anniversary. The three patterns were new to me, so I kept it pretty simple, using this tile as a way to practice them!
I like the Bublz pattern very much: it does bring back happy childhood memories ... I also enjoyed your 100 tangle: I plan to explore all the possible variations in another tile !

Tangled Tidbits -
*100 with pearl-like shading and stripes
*Ripples with Tipple and details lines


From smgg (Taiwan) ~

 Tangled Tidbits -
*alternating rows of Ripples
*four fun 100's



From Wanda Amborse (Virginia) ~

...With each tile I'm learning. Ancora Imparo .
I always look forward to seeing everyone's interpretation of the different strings.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Tangled Tidbits -
*festive tanglations for the season
*100 and Bublz intermingle

And now, for a special treat this week, there are two tiles for honors.
The first was sent in by
 Sharyn Penna (Massachusetts) !

Sharyn wrote:

What a great prompt theme! Whenever I think of Coca Cola, I think of the Coke commercial ... people standing side by side holding hands and singing.
I added my favorite verse from the song to frame my tile. Given all that is happening around the world, it's just a small way to send light and love to all corners of the world. Thanks for a prompt that inspired goodwill to the world! Have a Coke and a smile! Cheers!

(When I wrote the prompt last week that song was playing in my head.  She summed it up beautifully.)
Tangled Tidbits -
*spectacular 100's
*lighter Bublz pops against the darker tangles

The second tile for honors this week was sent in by
Michele Wynne of California ~

Michelle wrote:

Thanks for another fun challenge. This was one of those challenges that seemed to have a mind of it's own. I had no idea what I was going to do when I put pen to paper but just let it flow. The color was a last minute addition. It did get a little murky in places but that's how I roll;-)

Tangled Tidbits -
*twists of 100
*large sparkled Ripples with pretty detail
*depth achieved with shading, color, as well as size of the tangles
*beautiful color combination

Congratulations, Michelle and Sharyn! I have a little something coming in the mail to you both.

Special thanks to the creative minds behind the string and patterns used this week along with my 100:

TanglePatterns String 011 by Yamit Fridman

Bublz by Lori Byerly
and
Ripples by Helen Williams

Stop back Tuesday afternoon for "It's a String Thing" #120!