Day 314 - Every Inchie Monday

    The word for this week is "nymph".  So I googled it for an idea.  I discovered I could 1) draw a really beautiful woman (out of my artistic realm), 2) do something that relates to a bug (ewww), or 3) use a tangle named nymph.  No contest, right?  So I tangled my little inchie with nothing but nymph.  I also added a bit of color.

      Thank you for dropping by and saying hello!  Have a great Monday! 
One more just for fun!

Day 313 - Review of a new magazine, DO!

     I am a sucker for anything with the word "tangle" on it.  Seriously.  I get every book I can afford and love looking at other artist's works for inspiration.  I also am really into the current coloring book craze.  Rarely - only once - has my purchase not lived up to my hopes.  That should tell you just how many good books there are.  So naturally when I saw the advertisement for a magazine devoted to "color, tangle, craft, doodle", my blood started pumping.  The magazine by Design Originals, "DO", is going to be a winner. 
     Inside this publication - the premier edition - there are tons of things to color, guide to tangles, and several projects.  The seven projects look well laid out with clear directions and include coloring sheets if needed.  I haven't done any of them yet, but I am seriously eyeing the purple stool.  That would look so cool in my classroom.

     The page with the tangles would be very helpful for a person new to tangling, but they were not as important to me.  I did enjoy reading the article about zentangle and its philosophy. 

    There are nine feature articles.  Each one is well written and enjoyable to read - when you need a small break from creating.  I particularly enjoyed reading about artists Ben Kwok, Suzanne McNeill, Marie Browning, and Joanne Fink.  It is always interesting to see the creative process from another artist's point of view.  The artists each have several pages of their work to color.  The coloring pages are printed on great paper - cutting down on bleed-through.  I decided to scan and print the ones I wanted to use right away.  I didn't want to lose access to them if I wanted to try them again sometime.  You really wouldn't have to though. 

     Above is a picture I colored using some of Joanne Fink's suggestions.  I added some details of my own and am thinking about a frame for this one.  I have always enjoyed her art work so it was fun to color on her design!
    One of the most interesting feature articles was about using your tangles and doodling to enhance a prayer journal.  I think I will be using this idea very soon. 

     Okay, I am smitten.  I like this publication.  I like the type of art work it promotes.  A year's subscription is a little under $30.  I usually live on a tight budget, but I plan on trying to figure out how to afford it.  There are only 4 issues, but with as much as there is to do inside this magazine I really wouldn't want it to come out more often - I would never have time for mundane tasks like cooking, cleaning and working on my school work. 

Days 309 - 312

     Day 309, I worked on the challenge for Suzy Mosh's That's New to Me Challenge.  We had to use a new tangle that began with the letter M and other tangles by artist Kathy Barringer.  I chose to use mooned zen for the center and then antique, flower box, and haley's hearts.

      While I love the tangle sand by Adele Bruno, I am less than happy with this monotangle using it.  I could not make it work into the string she gave us to use.  Either way, here is day 310.

      Friday and day 311!  I am so glad it is Friday.  It has been a rough week.  Lots of people sick at school so some schedules rearranged to accomodate.  Children sick and whiny.  Just a rough week.  I had thought all week about what I might do for the Tangle Me 3 challenge.  Then I looked the tangle up in my notebook.  Good thing I did because I was thinking of the wrong tangle!  So here is hepmee not hekzee (both by artist Carole Ohl).

     I got to work on a couple of things for day 312.  I did my tile for Square One using cyme.  I really like this tangle a lot, even if I don't use it very often.

     I also worked on the Diva Challenge #242 using the new tangle gourdgeous.  This is a really pretty tangle - but not my version.  I need some serious practice with this one.

     Thanks for dropping by and if you have any spare sunshine your way please share - I am sooooo tired of rain!  Hugs to all!

Day 308 - Diane Clancy's Alphabet challenge

     One of my favorite challenges is the one at Diane Clancy's site.  We are given 3 letters of the alphabet and have to find tangles that start with those letters.  Any thing "alphabet" appeals to me so this is right up my alley.  This week our letters were SFT.  I used fandance, sooflowers, twile and a new tangle by Adele Bruno that I wanted to play with some more - sand.

      I am really enjoying our fall weather, but I do wish we weren't getting so much rain.  The weatherman is predicting a very cold and wet winter - oh fun!  I do want one pretty snow, but I hate to miss too much school as that eats into my summer.
     Thank you for dropping by and leaving me some - much needed - sunshine.  I hope you are having a blessed day!

Day 307 - Verdigogh

     When I saw the challenge over at Made by Joey's, I wasn't sure what I would do.  It has to be a monotangle so even while verdigogh works well with other organic tangles, I wasn't sure how to make it a successful monotangle.  Coming home today an idea popped in my head (isn't that strange?) and here we go.  Would make a nice Christmas card, wouldn't it?

     Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful day. 

Day 306

     Rainy and dreary here today.  So when I thought about an inchie for the word emotion, I just couldn't work up a sunshiny face.  This little guy is a bit stressed (probably from all the paperwork he had to do at school), worried (when will his next evaluation be?), tired (sinuses are a gripe), and frustrated (oh will it ever stop raining???).  But even with all that he is trying to be a sunshine yellow. 

     Hope you are having a very blessed day and perhaps you can make this poor fellow smile with some sunshiny comments!  Thanks for taking the time to take a peek.

Days 303 - 305

     Tonight is Halloween.  Sorry if I offend some who love this holiday, but I will be so glad when it is over.  As a child I did the usual costumes and treat gathering.  It was always lots of fun.  Now though, I do not participate at all.  It doesn't appeal to me.  There are too many dangers without a holiday that invites them.  I worry something fierce about "my" kids (my class).  It is always a relief to see them safe and sound the next day or in this case on Monday.  So if you do celebrate - Happy Halloween and please be very safe.
     Now onto more artsy endeavors.  For Diane Clancy's challenge this week I used the tangles - ole, arabel, archer, crux, and come and go.  Lots of fun to play with the circular shape and some color.  Here is day 303.

     Friday at school (day 304) we had the most awesome presentation by fifth graders.  They dressed up as historic figures and presented a "wax" museum.  As you walked by and stopped at the exhibits they told about the character.  Even my little guys were entranced.   The fifth grade teachers at our school really knocked themselves out with this one!  I was so tired this afternoon I didn't get a lot of tangling done.  I worked on Square One's challenge to use verve - which is one of my very favorites!

    Which brings us to today, day 305.  I took a "crafting day" as we call it.  It is almost too late but I completed Diva's challenge on stones.  Very relaxing tangling for this one.

     I also added new tangles to my notebook thanks to Tangle Harmony's weekly update and worked a little on a card for a friend.   It is dreary outside so staying in with hot chocolate and a pen is my kind of day.  Lazy me, smile.
    Take care and I hope you are having a very blessed day.