String #11 for January 11th

 I tried several times yesterday to make a post,

but Photobucket was down and so many of my photos

were missing. 

I didn't want to draw attention to that.

And it seems I have lost 11 subscribers since yesterday.

I don't know if that is because the blog looked so messed up yesterday, or not. 

I do apologize, but I have no control over Photobucket.

That is where all my photos are stored.

They have me totally at their mercy.

At lease it is back to normal today.

Above you see string #11 that I posted for January 11th.

From top to bottom I used - scallops, rixty, and florz. This was a fun string to tangle up. I love rixty, though I rarely use it. I need to rectify that situation. I need to work on those black sections and figure out how to make them more uniform.
If you should want to play along with our String Symphony - one new string for each day of the year -  then head on over to Zentangle All Around at this link and send me a join request. Hope to see you there!

Trip to Paradise

My life just doesn't seem to slow down. I thought when I retired that life would be easier, that I wouldn't feel pulled in so many directions. Boy! was I wrong! I seriously need to learn the meaning of the word 'no' and start using it occasionally. Actually last night I did send an email to a friend who runs an ATC swap  through facebook and asked to be left out of the next swap. I have too many irons in the fire.

I just got back home last night from visiting up north. On Thursday I head south to a zentangle retreat at Paradise Beach. I can not wait! One of the fun things Jo-Ellen arranged for us to participate in is an ensemble tile swap. What you see above are the straight lined ensemble and the curved line ensemble that Zentangle® carries. I sell them in my Etsy store :). There are nine tiles in each ensemble with a running string throughout the nine. For this swap we were instructed to tangle each tile independently - that would be why they look a little strange next to each other. When we come home from Paradise, we will have 18 new tiles - from 18 of our fellow artists. Pretty amazing! And what a great way to collect artwork from other tangle artists! Retreat to Paradise? Here I come! (After I wash clothes, pack, find my supply lists and probably make a trip to Michael's, repack because I will have forgotten something. . . well, you get the idea ;) )