Friday, December 13, 2024
Today's Tangle - JEM24
"JEM24" is by Marguerite Samama and you'll find her step-out HERE on Instagram.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Today's Tangle - Cathedral
"Cathedral" is by Kathy Barringer CZT and her step-out is posted HERE at TanglePatterns.
Monday, December 2, 2024
2025 Desk Calendar for Zentangle Tiles
For the past two years, I've posted a printable calendar with a space to insert a standard Zentangle tile each month. I have updated the calendar for 2025 and you can download a free copy of it using the link below. For more information about it, read THIS post.
This is what each page of the PDF file looks like:
Download the FREE 2025 Desk Calendar PDF file HERE.
Print the PDF file at actual size. There will be two months on each of six 8.5x11 sheets of paper. There are lines on the pages that show where to crop them to fit in a picture frame. I use mounting squares to stick a tile to the calendar each month. They work great, they are reusable and they don't damage the tiles.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Video Tutorial - Sound of Sunshine
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Today's Tangle - Scroll Looped
"Scroll Looped" is by Linda Rea and her step-out is posted HERE on Flickr.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Today's Tangle - Persian Carpet
"Persian Carpet" is by Neil Burley and you'll find his step-out HERE on Flickr.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Today's Tangle - Kimmie
I first blogged about my tangleation of a pattern called "Tessie" by Kim Aarts HERE way back in 2018. You'll find the step-out for "Kimmie" in that post as well as several example tiles. Yesterday, Barbara Langston put up a video tutorial for "Kimmie" which you can watch HERE. Her video inspired me to draw another "Kimmie" tile last night.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Video Tutorial - Tangle Dream #17
I followed THIS "Tangle Dream #17" YouTube video tutorial by BB's Tangle Dream. I colored my tile with colored pencils, white chalk pencil, a white gel pen and a clear glitter pen.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Today's Tangle - Verrerie
"Verrerie" is by Cyndi Knapp and her step-out is posted HERE at TanglePatterns.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Video Tutorial - Mini-Mandala Monday - 68
I drew this by following Kelli Blouin's "Mini-Mandala Monday - 68" video which you can watch HERE. This is the same design as yesterday's tile but I added color this time.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Video Tutorial - Mini-Mandala Monday - 68
I drew this by following Kelli Blouin's "Mini-Mandala Monday - 68" video which you can watch HERE.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Video Tutorial - Nidhi Prakash Mandala 103
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Video Tutorial - Tile No.15 Sakura
Once again, I followed THIS "Tile No.15 Sakura" YouTube video by Etuko.T CZT. This time I used a white tile and Staedtler Fineliners in Lilac and Delft Blue. It doesn't show up in my scan but I used a clear glitter pen in the centers of the flowers.
The featured tangles are "Hollis" and "Tipple" by Zentangle and "Yumemi" by Shie Naritomi CZT. The step-out for "Yumemi" is posted HERE at TanglePatterns. "Hollis" is posted HERE in the Zentangle newsletter and "Tipple" is posted HERE.
Monday, August 26, 2024
Video Tutorial - Tile No.15 Sakura
For today's tile, I followed THIS "Tile No.15 Sakura" YouTube video by Etuko.T CZT. You can see her finished tile HERE on Instagram. I didn't have pens in the colors that she used so I used Staedtler Fineliners in Azur and Mustard instead.
The featured tangles are "Hollis" and "Tipple" by Zentangle and "Yumemi" by Shie Naritomi CZT. The step-out for "Yumemi" is posted HERE at TanglePatterns. "Hollis" is posted HERE in the Zentangle newsletter and "Tipple" is posted HERE.
Monday, August 19, 2024
Video Tutorial - Inky Umber Tile 3
I followed THIS "Inky Umber 3" tutorial by Vandana Krishna. The featured tangles are "Flukes", "Flux", "Fragment B12" and "Mooka" by Zentangle as well as "Sandbeez" by Sandhya Manne.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Video Tutorial - Mini-Mandala Monday - 70
I drew this by following Kelli Blouin's "Mini-Mandala Monday - 70" video which you can watch HERE.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Video Tutorial - Fragments & Bookmarks 4
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Today's Tangle - Layered Flower Zendala
This is one more tile inspired by Barbara Langston's avatar on her YouTube channel. This time I drew it with blue and black ink on a white tile. I added accents of metallic gold ink.
These are the tangles that are featured on this tile:
Boofont - by Joanna Quincey. As far as I know, there is no step-out for "Boofont" but Joanna has a video tutorial HERE on YouTube.
Diva Dance - by Zentangle. The step-out is posted HERE.
Henna Drum - by Jane MacKugler CZT. The step-out is posted HERE.
Printemps - by Zentangle. There is a step-out posted HERE.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Today's Tangle - Layered Flower Zendala
This is another tile inspired by Barbara Langston's avatar on her YouTube channel. This time I drew it in classic black ink on a white tile.
These are the tangles that are featured on this tile:
Boofont - by Joanna Quincey. As far as I know, there is no step-out for "Boofont" but Joanna has a video tutorial HERE on YouTube.
Diva Dance - by Zentangle. The step-out is posted HERE.
Henna Drum - by Jane MacKugler CZT. The step-out is posted HERE.
Printemps - by Zentangle. There is a step-out posted HERE.
Monday, July 1, 2024
Today's Tangle - Layered Flower Zendala
Today's tile was inspired by Barbara Langston's avatar on her YouTube channel. You can see the tiny version of it HERE. I asked her if she had done a video tutorial about that tile and she said that she had done a private class a couple of years ago. She sent me a larger photo of her tile so that I could see the details better and I've posted it below. Her project involved creating three different cut out layers that are combined with bits of cardboard between them to raise each one above the one below. I couldn't tell that by looking at her tiny avatar so I drew mine flat on a single round tile. The shading sort of gives the effect of layers.
These are the tangles that are featured on this tile:
Boofont - by Joanna Quincey. As far as I know, there is no step-out for "Boofont" but Joanna has a video tutorial HERE on YouTube.
Diva Dance - by Zentangle. The step-out is posted HERE.
Henna Drum - by Jane MacKugler CZT. The step-out is posted HERE.
Printemps - by Zentangle. There is a step-out posted HERE.
These are the tangles that are featured on this tile:
Boofont - by Joanna Quincey. As far as I know, there is no step-out for "Boofont" but Joanna has a video tutorial HERE on YouTube.
Diva Dance - by Zentangle. The step-out is posted HERE.
Henna Drum - by Jane MacKugler CZT. The step-out is posted HERE.
Printemps - by Zentangle. There is a step-out posted HERE.
Friday, June 28, 2024
Today's Tangle - Nanci
"Nanci" is by Barbara Duel Johnson CZT and her pattern is posted HERE at TanglePatterns.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Video Tutorial - Mini-Mandala Monday - 65
I drew this by following Kelli Blouin's "Mini-Mandala Monday - 65" video which you can watch HERE.
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Video Tutorial - Mini-Mandala Monday - 64
I drew this by following Kelli Blouin's "Mini-Mandala Monday - 64" video which you can watch HERE.
Friday, June 14, 2024
Video Tutorial - Tangle Fiesta Mini Project 30
I followed the "Tangle Fiesta Mini Project 30" by Sandhya Manne. The featured tangles are "Anooka" and "Ando". You can watch her video HERE on Instagram. I drew the tile below while watching the video and drew the embellished version above later.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Video Tutorial - Braze, Finery, Jonqal & Squid
I followed THIS YouTube tutorial by Barbara Langston. It is the 30th video in her Original 102 Tangles of Zentangle series. The featured tangles are "Braze", "Finery", "Jonqal" and "Squid".
There is a step-out for "Braze" HERE on the Musterquelle site. Sandy Bartholomew has a step-out for "Finery" HERE on her blog. You'll find the official step-out for "Jonqal" HERE in the Zentangle newsletter. Sandy also has a step-out for "Squid" HERE.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Video Tutorial - Chainging, Hurry & Tagh
I followed THIS YouTube tutorial by Barbara Langston. It is the 28th video in her Original 102 Tangles of Zentangle series. The featured tangles are "Chainging", "Hurry" and "Tagh".
There is an official step-out for "Chainging" in THIS Zentangle newsletter. However, Barbara told me that the original step-out for CZTs looks more like the way that she draws it in her video and how I drew it on my tile. The step-out for "Hurry" is in THIS Zentangle newsletter and tips for drawing "Tagh" are posted HERE on Adele Bruno's blog.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Video Tutorial - 3D Gray Tile
I followed Yuko Takamasu's "3D Gray Tile" video. The featured tangles are "Crescent Moon", "Hollibaugh", "Opus", "Printemps", and "Tipple"; all by Zentangle. You can watch her video HERE on YouTube.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Classic Zentangle® - Hurry & Moon Pie
I drew this tile for a prompt in the Today's Tangles: Keeping it Classic Facebook group. The prompt was to choose any of the tangles that have been featured in the current Zentangle Be Well video series. I chose "Hurry" from the Day 3 video and "Moon Pie" from the Day 12 video. Watch the Day 3 video HERE and the Day 12 video HERE.
These are the tangles that I used:
Hurry
Moon Pie
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Video Tutorial - Madama Duo Tangle
I followed THIS "Madama Duo Tangle" YouTube tutorial by Romi Marks (Tangled Yogi). I drew mine on a 3.5x3.5 inch tile. I couldn't decide which background I liked the best so I'm posting both of them.
The featured tangles are "Madama" by Marguerite Samama, "Nekton" by Zentangle and "Abundies" by Hanny Nura.
Friday, May 24, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Video Tutorial - Mini-Mandala Monday - 63
I drew this by following Kelli Blouin's "Mini-Mandala Monday - 63" video which you can watch HERE.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Video Tutorial - Mini-Mandala Monday - 49
I drew this by following Kelli Blouin's "Mini-Mandala Monday - 49" video which you can watch HERE.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Today's Tangle - Croscro
"Croscro" is by Hsin-Ya Hsu and her step-out is posted HERE at TanglePatterns.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Video Tutorial - Echoism, seZ & Static
I followed THIS YouTube tutorial by Barbara Langston. It is the 16th video in her Original 102 Tangles of Zentangle series. The featured tangles are "Echoism", "seZ" and "Static". Musterquelle has a step-out for "Echoism" HERE. The step-out for "seZ" is in THIS Zentangle newsletter. Hopefully they will fix the dead link soon. You'll find the step-out for "Static" HERE at Musterquelle.
Monday, May 6, 2024
Video Tutorial - Drupe & Fracas
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Video Tutorial - Nipa, Yincut & Zander
I followed THIS YouTube tutorial by Barbara Langston. It is the 13th video in her Original 102 Tangles of Zentangle series. The featured tangles are "Nipa", "Yincut" and "Zander". There is a step-out for "Nipa" HERE at TanglePatterns. The step-out for "Yincut" is posted HERE in the Zentangle newsletter. At the time that I was typing this, the newsletter's server was down and it is still down this morning. Musterquelle has a step-out for "Zander" HERE.
Monday, April 29, 2024
Today's Tangle - Heart Window
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Today's Tangle - Coriz
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