Recently Taiwan CZT Lin Chiu shared her lovely Flovine tangle with us and today she’s back with the very seasonal Xmas-red.
I’ve been saving this one for today.
Lin writes,
“This pattern inspiration comes from poinsettias.
In Taiwan, in the Chinese language poinsettias are called ‘Xmas-red’.“
“Weihnachtsstern – groß” by André Karwath aka Aka – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons.
Whether Lin’s tangle pattern reminds you of holly or poinsettias, Xmas-red is a winner this special time of the year.
Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) have a really interesting history and I learned a lot I didn’t know about them, check out this Wikipedia link.
Lin illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Xmas-red here and she also suggests many different ways for you to explore this simple iconic Christmas holly-or-poinsettia motif in her lovely Zentangle® examples.
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December 22, 2014 | 
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What a fantastic tangle and multiple ideas. Thanks, Lin, for sending.
love it merry christmas!
with the busy christmas period over i have just had a go at your beautiful tangle. i feel like starting next years cards already. Hope you have a very happy new year and thanks for all your inspiration in 2014.