"It's a String Thing" #69 Tiles

This week's string, created by CZT Sue Jacobs, featured three basic geometrical shapes and tangles that gave us mix of sand and snow and flowers with a lovely grid based pattern for good measure.
Let's take a look~


The first tile arrived from Carmela (Netherlands) who described the string as "playful."  She added, "Sandswirl and Sooflowers are cheerful patterns and I enjoyed it."  She also posted it here on her blog.

Carmela used three variations of Screen along her string lines.  Very cheerful Sand Swirl and Sooflowers fill in the background.

CZT Joan Delony wrote ~

When I started drawing, I had no intentions of drawing this challenge like this, but this is how it came out and I really like it! I immediately thought of "Dancing on the Rooftops"!
Well, then I got inspired and thought I would draw the string again only this time I would do more Snowzags in the same style.
The funny thing about this challenge is that included one of my favorite tangles, Sand Swirl by Karry Heun. I couldn't wait to draw it. Notice that Sand Swirl is not in either tile! See them both on my blog..

Don't you love when that happens?  Some times, and with the most satisfying results, tangles take on a life of their own.  Notice how Joan used a line of Snowzags on either end of her piece - one rounded and the other angular - both free of the mid line.



Lori Byerly said ~

What a fun challenge. Geometric shapes, grids, swirls and more. There were so many options I might have to try this challenge a few more times. Here's my first go at it.
You can also see it here. 

The angular Screen and the curves of Sand Swirl compliment each other perfectly.  Lori created incredible depth through shading.



Kristen Kostelnik Killips who will be a CZT next year (YAY!) said, "... I discovered a couple of new tangles to add to two of my favorites (Sooflowers and Sand Swirl)."

Kristen's tangles are light and lovely.  Notice how she shaded the background of Sooflowers - it makes the tangles stand out.



Janice L Johnson said, "This was a fun challenge this week. I have used these patterns before but not a lot. It was nice to get a chance to play with them a little bit."

Snooflower in Sand Swirl - what a great idea.  Notice, too, how Janice tangled Snowzags on a three sided line - very nice.

From Sandra S. ~

...I really love this string and so I did two tiles this time because I had so much fun with it :-)
I used three of the patterns for both tiles but in a very different way. I only used sand swirl before and the other patterns were new to me. And what can I say - Sooflowers and Snowzags are really wonderful and I will use them again!
I posted my tiles in my blog too:

Sandra gave us a tangle party here - what fun.  Her tiles feature small and large versions of the tangles, wonderful shading, dainty dots, and dark spaces that anchor the lighter areas.  

Christine Forrester said that she is reminded of "presents by the tree" ~

That is very festive.  Note how Christine changed the look of Screen and Snowzags with shading.


From Ragged Ray ~

I took a few liberties with the string, and the tangles this week. Stripping them back to basic elements and then fusing them together. Not that much ink, but lots of shading to differentiate the three shapes. And a surprisingly summery result for these dark English winter days. Which is perfect because it reminded me that it's not winter everywhere, and it won't always be winter here. There's always another day, another tile!

Her "basic elements" are clean and crisp, shaded in and around, and shine with sparkle - truly a touch of summer on a wintry day.

Ilse Lukken said ~

Here's my contribution from this week. It was quite a challenge to me to make a nice composition of these patterns, but I think I've found one ;-)
It's on my blog as well:

Yes, she definitely found a nice composition.  The single string of Snowzags, the large Sooflower and the daintily drawn smaller ones, are just a few of the finer details.

Mother/daughter tanglers, Kathryn White and Tonya Marie, exchanged tiles by text before submitting them - how fun!
This is Tonya's (also found here on Kathryn's blog) ~

Tonia's Screen with the diagonal line and shading make it a stand out.  Sooflower in layers is lovely.

And this is Kathryn's tile - also found here on her blog ~

Notice her rows of Snowzags - each one is different.  She used Sooflower on a string line and as a filler.  

With Advent greetings from Germany, Heike Mosebach sent in this tile ~

Notice how Heike cleverly repeated the Sand Swirl scrolls in the other three tangles.  The lines playfully break away in Screen, curl up and out from Snowzags, and accent Sooflowers  - so much fun in one little space.


Sharyn Penna said that this challenge resurfaced sweet memories.  She wrote ~

I gave a curve to the grid of Screen...that made working with the grid so much fun. Snowzag melted out of Screen.
Screen makes me smile from a favorite memory of when my oldest daughter was a toddler. When it would rain she would pull her rocking chair next to a window. She'd sit with a pad of graph paper in her lap and color pencils in her left hand. She'd look at the wet window screen and scatter colorful boxes across the paper similar to the many rain drops on the screen. She learned counting, colors, shapes and patience. She taught me a new way to see her world. 

Notice the circular grid Sharyn gave to Screen and how, as she said, "Snowzag melted" out of it.  Sand Swirl with darkened centers and spaces between is very dramatic and is a wonderful compliment to the neighboring Sooflowers.

Annemarie wrote about her tile here on her blog.  Here is an excerpt ~

...I tangled on a white tile with black pen and after finishing I saw that it was very busy indeed (not to say 'chaotic'). I decided to color the Screen background soft purple with my Derwent inktence pencils and the string in the same color with a Sakura metallic pen. This last thing is not visible in a scan, that's always a pity.

It must sparkle and shine in person.  Annemarie added Screen to her entire background and chose smaller sections for the other two tangles.  Notice how she wove her string line under and over.

Linda Bladen said she has taken a bit of a break from tangling, but a good friend encouraged her to begin again.  She said, "Makes you realise how precious good friends are."

Yes, they are very precious.  And so is the time spent tangling as Linda shows through her work.
Sooflower looks wonderful with Tipple between them.  Her beautiful tangles are accented by the shaded white spaces.

Natasja Rijsbergen wrote, "The tangles were lovely. I made a few variations and used all the tangles."

A few tremendous variations, that is.  Sooflowers along the border and Screen on a global grid with thick dark boxes are very dramatic.

Ingrid Coventon wrote ~

In the attachment my ST # 69 tile. Sand swirl, which I like very much, already was familiar to me, the other patterns were new and I had fun learning them. I like this tile.

There is so much to like about it - the cascade of Sooflowers, the double lines of Snowzags, and the very pretty variation of Screen, just to name a few.


Christiane Plate said, "...it was joy to tangle again after a long "summer" break".

And it is a joy to see her tile.  Notice how her tangles and variations of them change where they meet the string line.  She shaded Snowzags to the same side of each jagged line and look how that changed the tangles appearance.


Lucy Banta said that she knew Sand Swirl already and had fun learning three new tangles ~

Lucy used Sooflowers in Screen and Sand Swirl in Sooflowers - that is fun.  Snowzags makes a great border here, especially the way Lucy shaded it.
 Here's the link to the post on her blog.


From Felicity Strohfeldt ~

Here’s my tile no.69! After much contemplation of the four tangles and several efforts, it finally gelled. I experimented with several version of this string and the tangles. To me each one was busier than the next. Screen has so many possibilities, that it was overwhelming, wasn’t too keen on Snowzag and so I eventually settled on three out of four and went also for a simpler versions of Screen. Sooflower was new and gorgeous to do. I combined it with Printemps and the result is rather floral and almost perfumed, don’t you think? I love the flow of Sand Swirl, and great for shading. And all of this I composed on a simple background of Screen.

Sooflower is just gorgeous tangled along the string line and spilling into its bouquet.  Sand Swirl shines as both patterns' curvy lines play well against the grid of Screen.  

Kay Owens said, "The color was fun to work with on a gloomy - rainy day."

It looks as though it was fun to tangle and it certainly brightened up a rainy day here.  Kay layered her tangles in an arc fashion and Snowzags looks very sunny that way!



Jane Glotzer describes her tile ~

I started with the Sand Swirl, a tangle I absolutely love. The lines came out so clean--the benefit of a new micron!! I combined some of the sections that were defined by the string, but still left a couple of open, white areas. I continued with a variation of Screen--I used a double line for the grid and a circle in the middle, instead of a square and then decided the centers were calling out for a little color. Afterwards, I also added the red to the centers of the swirls. I used a very light touch with the shading and I am quite pleased with the feel and openness of the final piece.

Add to that delightful description the darkened spaces around Sand Swirl and the way Jane shaded the center circles of Screen and that is one wonderful tile.

(And there certainly is something magical in a new Micron ;)


Kelly Rickert said, "I call this "Space exploration" because I explored uses of negative space :)"

What a great name, dramatic white space, and swirls that fill and fade.  Notice how Kelly's shading where Sand Swirls meets Screen adds great depth.


Susan Theron said that she "enjoys each challenge."  Her enjoyment shows here ~

Susan's tile is light and airy, nicely shaded, and set off wonderfully with Screen as a background



From Lily Moon ~

Layers of Sooflowers - I should say spirals of Sooflowers - grace her tile.  Black, brown, and touches of gold and white - all beautifully shaded - make her tile shine.  

Lily also posted her tile here on her blog.


CZT Margaret Bremner who brought Screen to us, wrote ~

Attached is a tile I did using the tri-shape string. I really like that string and use it in one of my classes. Snowzags was new to me, and I made a few... umm... opportunities for me! I also did some variations on Screen and Sand Swirl.

Margaret has so many things to soak up here - striped Sand Swirl, Screen meets Moving Day, Sooflower with light and dark backgrounds, and fabulous shading, just to name a few.

Peggy Kohrmann wrote ~

Sand Swirl is a favorite but the others were new. Screen was rather interesting to make with variations. Snowzags is not as easy as it looked and of course a corner was difficult. I did a slight variation to include the center of Sooflowers in brown. The triangle of Sooflowers and it's edge variation was enhanced with brown and I really like it.

An elegant edge of Sooflower, and brown does make it come alive all the more.  Peggy's tangles are beautiful as is her shading.



AND now, the tile for honors this week was sent in by
Portia Hyde of Michigan ~

Despite feeling under the weather, Portia took time to tangle this beautiful tile ~

There is something magical about Sooflower  when it is used on a string line or border as it tucks over and under.  Portia did that here and she added variations of the tangle - a double treat.   Notice how she layered the flowers over Sand Swirl and used a thick outer line.
With shading and lines, she also created pretty versions of Snowzags and Screen.

Congratulations, Portia, I have a little something coming in the mail for you.

Many thanks to the creative minds behind the string and tangles used this week:

TanglePatterns String 067 by CZT Sue Jacobs

Sand Swirl by Karry Heun
Screen  by CZT Margaret Bremner
Snowzags by Lori Howe
Sooflowers by Livia Chua

Stop back Tuesday afternoon for "It's a String Thing" #70 !

Tips for Tangling IXORUS

Last week's "It's a String Thing" featured Maria Thomas' tangle Ixorus.   Participants did beautiful things with the pattern and even commented on enjoying the tangle.  (Just in case you missed the fabulous results, click here to view them.)

I, on the other hand, found following the step out to be challenging.  Not quite sure why, but every once in a while, my brain is slow to take in a tangle.  Ixorus proved to be one I had to wrestle with quite a bit before I felt comfortable with it.

Maybe the struggle made me more appreciative because I absolutely love it now.

Here are some Tips for Tangling that I created to help anyone else learn to love the pattern too~

The tangle works wonderfully on straight as well as curved lines.
The doubled lines can be extended and smoothly morph into neighboring tangles.
In the above example, I shaded to the left side of each line although the pattern can be shaded to your liking.

ENJOY!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

While shopping with my daughters and granddaughter yesterday, I came across this sign in a Target store's $1 bin.

I have officially adopted it as my mantra for this Christmas season.

I thought you might appreciate it too ;)

"It's a String Thing" #69

It's Tuesday, your good news day AND it is December!

This week we begin with TanglePatterns String 067 created by CZT Sue Jacobs ~

Copyrighted image used with permission by TanglePatterns.com 

In honor of Sue, we will use four tangles that begin with the letter "S".  They include ~

Sand Swirl by Karry Heun
Screen  by CZT Margaret Bremner
Snowzags by Lori Howe
Sooflowers by Livia Chua

There is a mix of sand and snow and flowers with a lovely grid based pattern for good measure - should be lots of fun!



The step outs can be found by clicking on the names of the tangles above -
or by visiting Tangle Patterns.

Remember, use as few or as many of these patterns as you wish.

Simply pencil the string line onto your tile and tangle away!

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.

PLEASE NOTE: I will add a link to your blog or web site with your tile photo, upon request. The site specific URL must accompany your request.

I look forward to your emails.
HAVE FUN!

"It's a String Thing" # 68 Tiles

This week's string combined straight lines, sharp angles, and a long curvy cross line.  Many participants were reminded of mountains as they tangled away.  Let's take a look ~


The first tile arrived from Lori Byerly who wrote ~

I haven't used ixorus or jax before in a tile, so I was pleased to be able to use them both. You can also see my tile here. 

It must take a great deal of thoughtfulness to use the minimalist approach that Lori used here.   Jax floating from its line and  Ixorus are stunning in their simplicity.


A very warm welcome to Kathy McDaniel.  Kathy recently took her first Zentangle® class (from me!) and it is so good to have her join in the fun.  This is her first tile ~

Kathy said that one her second tile she "added two more patterns but kept to the “J” and “D” patterns… using Jelly Roll and Diamond Drops…"

Both tiles are very detailed.  Kathy used each of the string's sections to highlight a different pattern.  Notice how she curved the line for Jax in her second tile.  That is a great idea.

Sandra S. said ~

Every Tuesday I look on your blog several times, just to get the new string-thing ;-) This time, I was really glad, because I like this string very much - it looks like two mountains to me and so I decided to tangle the picture in a way you can identify these two mountains ;-)
I used Jax, Undling and Ixorus for my zentangle. I had a try to use Undling a few weeks before, but I was not really pleased with the result... This time it was better :-)
I show my zentangle on my blog too 

Sandra used Jax so creatively - along the string line angles and then to fill in the spaces below.  The Printemps sun and cloud cluster are happy additions.

From Cheryl Stocks ~

Attached should be my response to the challenge you posed this week.
I immediately saw mountains with snow, that fresh sparkly snow that makes everything glisten, bright and fresh.

Bright and fresh are just the words to describe Cheryl's tile.  Notice how she used Drip Drop and Jax in a Msst type fashion.  That is a fabulous idea.

Carmela wrote ~

This was again an real challenge to fit in an nice combination of the patterns.
I used them all, because i had so many places to fill in, hahaha
Thanks again for this challenge that make us artisticly grow.
Also on m,y blog.

Carmela said that there were "so many placed to fill in".  She did just that and did it so beautifully.  The three sections of Ixorus carry the eye up and around to the other tangles.  

From Lily Moon ~

Lily's Ixorus and Undling morph together as well.  Notice how a small detail like the little white dot she added to the dark arc of Ixorus makes such a difference in a tangle.  Lily put Jax on a grid and it looks right at home there.  She also tippled Drip Drop and playfully reversed the pattern as it crossed from a white to black background.  

Ragged Ray wrote ~

Ixorus is a new one for me, and I think it's got a lot of potential but I need longer to work out different ways to use it. For now quite simply filling some of the string sections, with Undling in basic too. And across the middle an amalgamation of Jax with Drip-Drops on it. I left a halo around that section as I wanted them to stand out from the background - I think of this as a 'Sue Jacobs halo' as she employs this technique so effectively!

A resounding yes to all of her observations about this wonderful tile.  She not only included a "Sue Jacob's halo", she added lovely orb shapes to the tips of Jax along with sparkle and shaded under the darkened beads at the string's ends and they magically rise off of the paper.

Ilse Lukken said ~

Thank you for another nice challenge! I didn't know the string, nor most of the patterns (I only used Ixorus before) but they gave me a nice zen-feeling. Just what I needed ;-)
I put the tile on my blog. 

Can't you just feel the zen looking at Ilse's tangles?  The alternating Undling and Ixorus are beautifully complimentary.  Notice how she included a line of Jax that ends in Drip Drop on either side.


Donna Flynn said that she has been "stuck for several months, and this challenge inspired me. The mountainous string did the trick."

That is exciting news - with exciting results!  Undling in the main sections of the string with all of the dips and curves and shading give the entire piece a dimensional feel.  Ixorus spins up and out from the peaks and Jax and Drip Drop add lovely light touches.  

Cathy Cusson said ~

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! This was one of those challenges that I loved everything about it. I loved the string, it reminds me of the mountains in the children's book, The Polar Express, for some reason. I love all of the tangle choices. So to sum it up - I loved this challenge!

It really does - and now with the Polar Express in mind, I need some hot chocolate :)  Notice how Cathy added aura to Jax and added brown.  It makes for a wonderful wintry tile.


Karla Smith said that this "this light and airy tile came forth and things looked brighter" for her ~

It is light and bright and airy.  She added sparkle and shading and embraced the white space.  Through her example, Karla reminds us all that taking time to tangle is good for the soul.

Heike Mosebach said,"I enjoyed this challenge because the last weeks were very busy."

Heike's tile looks relaxed and comfortable - strings of Drip Drop, a line of playful Jax and complimentary white space for Ixorus and Undling.  

Sharyn Penna tangled this as snow fell in New England ~

We had our first two snowfalls ... all day Wednesday and again Thursday night. Fortunately, there wasn't enough to shovel ... just enough to be festive.
The snow definitely influenced my tile. I mashed together Jax and Undling as well as Drip Drop and Ixorus. My daughter suggested I use this tile for Christmas cards. If I don't manage my time, I just might.
Enjoyed another String Thing prompt!

What a wonderful idea.  This would make a beautiful card.  The 'mashing' of the tangles is fabulous.  Jax seems to spin off its line into the Undling sections and off into the sky.


Portia Hyde wrote, "I feel compelled to use all the tangles suggested and then i think it is too busy. Still having fun though."

Can a tile be "too busy"?  No :)  

Portia very cleverly made her intersecting string lines into the first step of Ixorus.  She opted to keep the arcs white and her aura dark.  From there she filled in the spaces with the remaining tangles.  That is fun!

Annemarie said, "I just started this ST Friday night. And ..... enjoyed every minute of it!!"  She added ~
On my blog I wrote:

Right away, when I saw what string had to be used this week, I wanted to start. The string is number 64 by Judi Palumbo and the tangles all begin with the first letters of the first name:
Jax
Undling
Drip Drop and
Ixorus
Because I was busy doing 1001 things this week, I only started drawingFriday night.
I decided to make a zentangle as it was meant to be done at the beginning; black and white. Lately I use color quite often, but this string did not 'feel' like color. I used all four tangles and drawing was just very pleasant and zen like.
I'm very pleased with the result and that's not always the case.
So, thank you Adele, thank you very much!!!!

To view her tile it is easy to imagine that it was "pleasant and zen like" to complete.  The wave of Undling, the curves and shading of Ixorus, the flow of Jax, and the trail of Drip Drop all add up to one wonderful piece.

Annemarie sent a photograph a project that has been keeping her busy this week.  She has been making these pendants.  Aren't they beautiful?  I spy Ixorus :)

Ingird Coventon wrote ~

...Ixorus and Drip drop were already familiar to me. The horizontal wavy line asked for Jax. So I did. While drawing I embraced Jax as one of my fav's from now on. Not so happy how Ixorus turned out. But Jax makes a lot of good..."

Ingrid has made Jax one of my favorites now too.  Notice how she tangled that pattern - she added sparkle and aura-ed with detail lines.  It looks very much like lace the way she drew it.  

Ingrid also took a very fun approach to Ixorus.  She used the lines of the string as the beginning lines of the tangle then she shaded in the arcs instead of darkening them.

Felicity Strohfeldt took time to tangle during a busy 'Grandmotherly visit' and wrote ~

This week’s tangles were so tempting, so here goes. On first sight the string had a festive feel. Jax especially fits the festive bill. Drip drop and Ioxorus are one’s I’ve used before and enjoyed. It had to work quite quickly and that for me is also a first, yet the outcome seems to worked. Hope you agree.

Yes, I agree.  It is everything Felicity mentioned, especially festive.  With little time, tangling can be surprisingly rejuvenating as Felicity demonstrated here.

CZT Sue Jacobs said ~

The string this week made me think of majestic mountains so I pulled out one of my hand colored tiles to tangle on. The tile started out with a mottled blue coloring - all I could think of was a pretty blue sky. Blue pen, blue colored pencil for shading and white colored pencil for highlights. Fun!
On my blog 

Beautiful blues abound.  Just as Ragged Ray described and illustrated, here is Sue's halo around Jax.  How absolutely fun is it that they both used Jax on the same string line as well and they literally live half way around the world from each other.  

CZT Laura Emler said

I worked on these patterns for quite a few days.
I love the way "Undling" flows. It was hard to resist a tile with
only that pattern!
Here's my blog link

The tree like images she created from this string line are superb.  Laura's love for Undling shows here as it does on the rest of the tiles she has pictured on her blog.  Click on the link above to visit her site and view them.

Sue Agnew sent her note a tile with a story to share ~

This was a tough one (good thing I had an extra day off)! I really like Ixorus, but I found it to be the hardest to work with any other tangle, and with the string. I also already liked Jax and Drip Drop, and I enjoyed getting to know Undling. I ended up using predominantly Undling with a little nod to Jax and Drip Drop (I also got into the spirit of the upcoming season a bit). Undling is a huge challenge for a control freak like me because it doesn't want to be controlled. It's hard to predict where the peaks are actually going to be ... so highlighting the peaks is a challenge.

This puts me in a Christmas mood - trees, garland, stars - so beautifully rendered.  

Sue added ~

Working on Undling reminded me of an artist named Sol Lewitt. One of his art series consisted of writing instructions for wall drawings. The drawings would be executed by teams at whatever museum was exhibiting them. So it was very random, depending on people's interpretations of his written instructions. A couple of years ago they did a show at the University of Arizona Museum of Art, and a couple of my friends participated on a team. For their particular drawing they were instructed to draw a mountain skyline in black and then draw equally spaced lines beneath it, following the original line, in red, yellow, and blue. What they discovered (which is what working on Undling reminded me of) is that it is very difficult to keep following the same line without it becoming distorted and flattened. I'll attach a photo of them working on the drawing. 

It must have been quite an opportunity to participate in a project like that and quite a grand scale to work in.   There are some parallels to Zentangle - the free flow interpretation, the aura lines, the fact that lines take on a life of their own...

Thank you for sending that along, Sue.  

Janice L Johnson said that Jax was "one of the first tangles" she ever used "in a completed project."

Tangles can be like old friends, can't they?  Janice used Jax along the string and notice how she used half of it along the border line.  She really made Drip Drop shine with thin and thick lines as well as shading.


Susan Theron sent in this festive tile ~

She ended her note with "I LOVE tangling!"  It shows.  Susan added sparkle to Drip Drop and Jax, ran her lines of Undling horizontally, and shaded an aura around Jax - all very pretty details.


Kathryn White and her daughter Tonya were both reminded of twin mountain peaks as they tangled their tiles ~

From Kathryn (also here on her blog)

Kathryn blended the patterns together beautifully.  Notice how she tucked Jax into the arcs of Ixorus.  

From Tonya (also here on her blog) ~

On her blog Tonya makes mention of the snow and ice in the Chicago area and the chill is felt here in her pretty tile.  The connected Ixorus makes for a glorious pattern.  

Gillie Rhodes was also happily busy with grandchildren and took the time to tangle.  She wrote, "I really enjoyed this weeks String..as soon as I saw it & the patterns I thought rain in the mountains!...so many lines though!"

Rain in the mountains - can't you smell the fresh air?!  As Gillie notes, there are so many lines - so many lovely lines here - and they give Undling and Ixorus such life.  

Cheryl Rotnem said this was a "fun tile!"

She included a corner of Ixorus and left the rest airy and light. Cheryl's detailed shading of Jax makes it look raised from the paper.  

Kirsten Bish called her tile "Mountaineske'"   She added, "I loved Undling as you can tell. However, I couldn't seem to find a place for Jax. Drip Drop needs a bigger space, as does Ixorus but I attempted to fit them in."

Her tile is a showcase for Undling - so many curves and lines and shading.  Multiple Ixorus are pretty too.

And now, the tile for honors this week was sent in by

Natasja Rijsbergen of the Netherlands.

Natasja Rijsbergen said that she really enjoyed this challenge.  She added, "I like the tangle combination.  Each week I learn new tangles so my own tangle library grows! I like it."

And look at her tangle clever combinations!  Natasja doubled the string lines and tucked patterns into them.  She also aura-ed Ixorus but then added Undling to the remaining open spaces.  Once shaded, the tangles have great depth and movement - what a lovely piece.

Congratualtions, Natasja!  I have a little something coming in the mail for you.

Many thanks to all of you for sending in your treasured tiles this week.

Thank you to the creative minds behind "It's a String Thing" #68 ~

TanglePatterns String 064 by Judi Palumbo

Jax by Vera Giesbrecht
Undling  by Susie Achter
Drip Drop by Debbie Perdue, CZT (who first introduced me to Zentangle. Thank you, Debbie!)
Ixorus by Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts

Stop back Tuesday afternoon for "It's a String Thing" #69!