Thursday String Idea #19

 Welcome to another

Thursday String Idea,

and yes, I know it's already Monday.

Hahahaha! 

If you saw my last post then you already know 

the crazy, busy week I had week.

Publishing three books in one week is an 

awesome kind of crazy week to have!

And even though it is almost here again,

here is the string for last week.

A little different this time.

Instead of using my string, do what I did.

I picked up a couple items that were laying on my desk

and traced them onto my tile.

That became my string.

 This would be a prilosec bottle and a sharpie

that I traced.

 Then I just started putting in some tangles.

 I am thinking this is a strange combination of

tangles, which I can explain by saying I am sick.

My little Frankles had a cold when I stayed with her

Friday, now I have it. Ugh.

Here if my completed string #19.

Whimsical, Dr. Seussical, that could be Cat in the Hat's hat!

Those tangles would be printemps, diva dance rock n' roll,

and two of my own - skinz and Tennison.

So, grab a couple items from your desktop and trace them,

then tangle on and have fun!

Thursday String Idea #18

 Here it is Thursday again,

and once again I have a string ready.

Will miracles never cease?

Hahahahaha!

I seem to like roundish strings,

so here we are one more time - 

tangling in the round.

(Should you like to print that tile out at 3.5" size,

simply click here for a link.)

I know there is probably a lot more that could be done with this tile, but I am liking the minimal effect here. So I am calling it done. And my actual tile is a 3.5" one, so it is smaller than it appears here.
That tangle in the center going around in a circle - that one is called Shiretown. If you are interested in it, you should be watching for an announcement here oh, just any day now. Hehehehe. Thanks for joining me for Thursday String Idea!
(Again, click here for a printable tile.)

Thursday String Idea #17

It is another Thursday String Idea! I missed last week because I was in Maine and just wasn't prepared. Sorry. But it is all good now, because we have a new string this week! Should you want to print the string above at the  standard 3.5" size, click here.  This is what I did with string #17. I know it is hard to follow, but trust me. The string is definitely in there. I used two tangles - one of mine called baubles, and one of Julie Beland's called beauchamp. They work very well together! You can find those tangles in the Facebook group Zentangle: Tangled and Journaled, Too!
I would love to see what you do with this string! And here is the link one more time if you should wish to print the string. Right here. 
Coming soon - a bunch of photos from Maine!

Thursday String Idea #16

 It has been one crazy, crazy week so far!

Trying to meet some deadlines, getting everything finished up,

so I can head to Maine on Saturday.

Day after tomorrow and I haven't even begun packing yet.

I wanted this week's string to be a little different.

Something other than the normal string.

Hahaha! Now that I look at this string,

it reminds me that it is hunting season.

So not what I had in mind.

Oh well.

(To download the string and print at the 3.5" tile size,

click here.)

And here is what I did with string #16. I mixed up some of my own tangles and used them together. Bow*petal, patch, and ringz. Sadly I haven't posted any step outs to these patterns yet.  Let me work on that. I should be able to get in one more post before I head out of town. I'll make that be a post with step outs for one of these. Probably ringz. That's the crazy space alien looking one. I love it. It's my favorite one to draw right now.
So, there you have string #16. I hope you enjoy working with it. Again, if you want to print out the string at the 3.5" tile size, click here.  Have fun!

String #15 and Diva #243 Combined

Welcome to Thursday String Idea #15.

 Yes, I still owe you a step out for ringz, but first

here is Thursday String Idea #15,

also posing as The Diva's challenge #243 - Just a Tiny Taste.

A simple string on the surface.

Deciding where to go with those sections is another thing.

If you would like to print the string out at the 3.5" square size, 

click here and print.

Then just pick a section and start tangling.

For me, when I looked at this string I had

crescent moon screaming out my name. 

I draw my crescent moon a little different than most,

but this is what consistently works for me. 

The Diva's Challenge was to consider white space. 

More specifically to leave a majority of the tile blank.

I didn't quite hit the mark on the "majority"

but this is still a major step for me. 

Like the Diva - I tend to tangle everything in site,

every bit of the paper is filled when I am done.

So this was a bit of a challenge for me,

and isn't that what the Diva Challenge is all about anyway?

Stretching us to be better tanglers.

If you would like to see all the artwork posting this Diva Challenge, click here.

If you would like to print the string out, click here. 

I would love to see what you do.

AND if you are new to my blog,

wherever you see pink in the post, that means it is a link, because

Pink = Link.

Thursday String Idea #14

 It's another Thursday String Idea!

On Friday because I have too much happening in my life.

It's time to start weeding out some of the unimportant stuff,

if there is such a thing, 

and focus on what's important.

Right now what is important is getting ready to make the move to Maine. That's all I think about when I'm not drawing, and usually while I am drawing, too. Hahaha! BUT, back to the string idea. 
Here is my new string for the week, a day late. This string can be interpreted in a lot of ways.  I chose to go with some tangles in the foreground, then use my blox as the background, tangled in a small handmade journal I have. I used scrapbook paper, watercolor paper, mixed media paper, and pages I pre-colored with dylusions ink sprays and Brushos. For tangles I used paradox, ceedarr and blox in the first square. The second square has corn rows, golden, arrowhead, patch, and part of dayz eaze. All are my own patterns with the exception of paradox. Fun times stacking squares!
If you would like to print out the string as a standard 3.5" square, click here. Have fun! Happy Thursday a day late!

Thursday String Idea #13

 Welcome to Thursday String Idea #13.

Sorry I missed the past two weeks,

I was in Maine with no internet.

This week's string is a kind of a 

loopedy-loop kind of string.

To print the string out at 3.5", click here.

As for myself, I am going to start moving away from the 3.5" tangling tile. As I get older I find that little tile is too small. I need a larger work area.  In my tangling string #13, I opted for some white space in my work.  I like the contrast and the way the string of  TootsieMoon holds the gnarly tangle in place.
Want to try string #13 for yourself? Just go here and print out the string. To use this same string on a larger work area like I did,  just extend the ends of the lines. My tile is 4" x 6". Have fun!

Thursday String Idea #12

 Welcome to Thursday String Idea!

This week we have a stacked straight-line string

that can be filled with both straight and round tangles.

The string is all ready to print at the official 3.5" square tile size 

just by clicking here. 

For my tile, I wanted to incorporate both types of tangles. I started with the longer dividing lines and  filled those with TootsieMoon, rain, coaster,  and folie-form. Then I started filling in the other spaces with printemps, ahh, flux, shattuck, and portholes.  Quick to tangle, this little stack was complete.
Won't you try out the string this week? Here is a link to print. 

Thursday String Idea, #11

 Welcome to Thursday String Idea.

This is week #11 and it's a fun string!

To print at 3 1/2" tile size,

click here.

I enjoyed this string! That top left section is a new tangle I've been working on  and I'm calling it corn rows. Step out to come soon, but there's really nothing to it. It melds right into a variation of merryweather, then frost flower. The little bit of rounding comes with those first two tangles.
To print out the string, simply click here. I hope that you might consider posting your completed string art in our Facebook group  Zentangle All Around where we have fun tangling - - - in the round!

And, if you are looking for some more tangle fun, head on over to Ina's Tangles here and check out her Pattern-a-Day posts for  Inktober.  Bermuda is one of Ina's new tangles.
Ina makes up one third of Simalina, our book publishing team of Simona Cordara, Ina, and myself. If you haven't picked up your copy of Tangle It! Journal yet, you can do that by clicking here. We are still the #1 Hot New Release on Amazon!

To those of you who already have your book - thank you so much for supporting us! 

Thursday String Idea #10

 Welcome to the Thursday String Idea.

This week's string is a basic spiral

that you can turn any direction you want.

Upside-down, rightside-up.

It's your call.

To print the string at the correct size for 

a 3 1/2" tile, click here. 

My spiral is flipped from what you see in the string. And I opted to use my spiral on a larger size than the 3 1/2" square. Some of the tangles I used are: popsicles, ixorus, indyrella, antidots, printemps, flux, sedgling, and sanibelle. All can be found on tanglepatterns.com .
Spirals are fun, sometimes a challenge, but always fun! I would love to see what you do with this week's string. If you haven't tried one of them yet, this would be a good time to start. Click here to be taken to a printable page.

Thursday String Idea #9

 Welcome to Thursday String Idea!

We are already on string #9, 

that is really hard to believe!

Today we have a straight line string.

Have fun!

You can download today's string here to print it.

The string is sized to fit onto a 3.5" tile.

Lately I have been focused on tangling in the round.  Even though this is a straight line string, you can still tangle in the round as you can see from the tile I made. Tangling in the round is as simple as using some element of roundness, whether it be round tangles, round tiles, or a round substrate. If you'd like to get involved in tangling in the round, check out my Facebook group called Zentangle All Around. To print out this week's string,  just click here and it will take you to a place to print. You can share your string #9 on Zentangle All Around!

Thursday String Idea #7

 Welcome to Week 7 of the

Thursday String Idea!

It is still Thursday for another 3 1/2 hours, so I am not late. Hahaha!

But close!

This past weekend I kicked off a new Facebook group called

Zentangle All Around.

We are focusing on tangling in the round,

and each Thursday I will be sharing the weekly

string idea with them.

If you are interested, go to Facebook and check us out.

We would love to have you join us!

Tangling in the round includes several things: round tangles, OR round tiles, OR tangling on any round substrate. Not every tangle used has to be round, there just have to be some manner of roundness included. Today's string has some curvy angles and I chose not to use any round tangles at all. Using a round string is enough to meet the qualifications.
You can print out the string template by clicking here.  The string is sized to fit a 3.5" tile.
The tangles I used are knightsbridge, cheesecloth, and msst.

Thursday String Idea #6

 Welcome to Week 6 of the

Thursday String Idea!

I am sorry I missed posting last week.

Mark and I were in Maine looking at houses.

The Florida heat is really messing with me and we want to move to a cooler climate.

We did a lot of research before we went.

We knew exactly what we wanted.

And even though our 'dream' cabin turned out to be a dud,

the realtor pointed us towards a dream house we would have 

never looked at because of the price.

Fortunately, since we first saw that house online -

and the time we went to see it last week -

the seller dropped the price $30,000.00 

which made an unattainable house suddenly attainable.

Long story short - the seller accepted our offer and we should be closing on this beautiful home in a little over a month.

Blog post with tons of photos coming soon!

Anyway, I am back this week with string #6. You can print the string out here - it is sized to fit a 3 1/2" tile. If you want additional size links, just let me know and I will make it happen.
The tangles I used are fiore and frost flower. It reminds me of the Starship Enterprise for some reason. Hehehehe.
In case you missed the link above, here it is again. Print the string from this link and tangle away!

Thursday String Idea #5

Welcome to Week 5 of the

Thursday String Idea!

Please feel free to print the string and tangle your own work of art with it.

The string is sized to fit a 3.5" tile.

You can print it from this link

OR

there will be another link at the bottom of this post.

I liked the curvy nature of this string, and opted to add some curvy lines in the 4 sides.
Tangles I used: diva dance - waltz and rock 'n roll.
If you would like to print this string, just click this link.
I would love to see what you create with this string!

Thursday String Idea #4

 Welcome to Week 4 of the

Thursday String Idea!

Please feel free to print the string and tangle your own work of art with it. 

The string is sized to fit a 3.5" tile.

You can print it from this link

OR

there will be another link at the bottom

of this post.

This is a basic blocked out string that leaves you several spaces to tangle. You might even carry tangles over from space to space. There are several ways you could interpret this string.
Tangles I used: printemps, frost flower, fiore, florez, and ta-da.
If you would like to print this string, just click this link.