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Happy New Year! Wishing all a joyful new year, members of the Cassini-Huygens team offer us their views of Saturn and the Cassini spacecraft. Cassini-Huygens, a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency, which is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, for NASA. The Cassini orbiter (pictured at the top right of this image) and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.

Happy New Year!

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Tangle Refresher 15

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Here’s what was new in the Zentangle® world a year ago – five tangle pattern gems for your tangling pleasure.

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A very Merry Christmas and a blessed 2012

Picasso's Dove of Peace

Well my tangling friends, the Christmas holiday is here with all the love and peace and hope it brings to our hearts. Robert and I are looking forward to our usual quiet celebration with loved ones near and far. We’ll enjoy a few movies, lots of our favorite music, and enough sugary treats to last another year. My wishes for you and yours …

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How to draw YABBUT

Zentangle pattern: Yabbut. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Margaret Bremner’s Zentangle® pattern: Yabbut.

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How to draw SNOOKUMS

Zentangle pattern: Snookums. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® BJ Thompson’s Zentangle® pattern: Snookums.

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Tangling on Fabric

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CZT Suzanne McNeill tangles an apron and a quilt block and explains her experience with various pens and fabric weights.

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How to draw WIRLY BIRD

Zentangle pattern: Wirly Bird. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cathy Clifford’s Zentangle® pattern: Wirly Bird.

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How to draw RETRO

Zentangle pattern: Retro. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Links to online instructions for drawing Elena Hadzijaneva’s Zentangle® pattern: Retro.

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How to draw JALOUSIE

Zentangle pattern: Jalousie. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Stephanie Kukla’s Zentangle® pattern: Jalousie.

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Tangle Refresher 14

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Here’s what was new in the Zentangle® world a year ago – five tangle pattern gems for your tangling pleasure.

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Brief announcements

Season's Greetings!

Just a quick note today to alert you to a couple of housekeeping items at TanglePatterns.

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How to draw RAGZ

Zentangle pattern: Ragz. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Christina Vandervlist’s Zentangle® pattern: Ragz.

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How to draw COCKLES ’N’ MUSSELS

Zentangle pattern: Cockles-n-Mussels. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Margaret Bremner’s Zentangle® pattern: Cockles ’n’ Mussels.

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Zen-sational Stitches for Quilting

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As announced earlier this week, CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s new “Zen-sational Stitches for Quilting” book is now available and in this video you can follow along with Suzanne as she demonstrates how to add Zentangle® inspired stitching to your quilts and appliques using templates and stitch patterns from the book.

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How to draw SCALLOPS

Zentangle pattern: Scallops. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Scallops.

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Two new Zentangle-inspired craft books now available

Zen-sational Stitches for Quilting, on Amazon

CZT® Suzanne McNeill has released two new Zentangle-inspired crafting books just in time for the holidays …

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