I love post-its. I could keep the company in business, single handed. I use them for school, home, scrapbooking and to mask off areas in my rubberstamping. The reason I mention post-its is because they got to help out with this week's dare by Erin at
The Bright Owl. More about that in a minute.
I knew before I ever saw the template I was going to figure out a way to use the tangle "lap" that I had discovered on the computer. It really appealed to me. Probably not a good idea to become so committed to using it before I even knew if I could. So I opened up the dare Friday morning and voila! How in the world was I going to put a tangle that was giving me a fit into a box that some areas were hidden? Enter the post-its! I took the post-its and framed off the box (outer edge) as if it were all in view. Then I did the tangle going right over the post-it. Once I pulled the post-it up, it looked as if it went under the edges. Does that make sense? It worked perfectly for me. Of course, the overall zendala has a few (maybe more than a few) "boo-boos" in it. So when my brother asked what to name the file, I said let's call it "Murphy's Law". You know, what can go wrong will.
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I usually print all three template sizes. I love that Erin gives us the choice of size. Murphy's Law was done on the large round size. I figured I needed it to work out my struggles with "lap". So next I did the small circle and then the zentangle tile. At least once, I have to play with color. One day, I will feel good about the color tiles. I just don't seem to have the "pizazz" with color I am seeing on the other people's entries.
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Totally unrelated to zentangles - I am constantly looking for something easy and good for breakfast. I have trouble with cereal, due to the carb count (diabetes and all). I don't have time during school for fixing a cooked breakfast. Granola bars can be mostly sugar too. So when I discovered this awesome
refrigerator oatmeal, I had to share. It can be varied. It is easy. And most importantly it is delicious! Hate to sound like a commercial, but this is really worth a try.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
Oh my! Three great zendalas. In the third one I really like that you alternated three different tangles. I thought of using two alternating tangles but realised that nine didn't divide by two. But it never occurred to me to use three! Doh! Would you believe that I am a mathematician?
ReplyDeleteLove your tiles! :) My favorite part is the way that the loop becomes thinner on one side for the third tile. Cool idea! Will borrow it if you don't mind.. :)
ReplyDeleteI think 'Murphy's Law' turned out very well. They are all three very nice, but my favorite is the last one.
ReplyDeleteAnnemarie Huijts
Three terrific zendalas! I think I like the first one best.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the refrigerator oatmeal recipe. I will definitely try that!
Loved your idea with the post-it and your 3 alternating tangles in your third zendala.
ReplyDeletecathy - i am still struggling with lap - yours looks great! the shading really adds to it - such lovely work! and your color is beautiful in tile 2 :)
ReplyDeleteAll are great - the second one has a very folk art feel to it - love the colors
ReplyDeleteYummy, yummy, yummy! The second tile reminds me of a quilt. The colors are perfect for my bedroom!
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