Tangle Refresher 100 – Features 10 Treasures from the first 100 Refreshers

One hundred !!!

That’s a lot of Refreshers and literally hundreds of tangle treasures “unburied”.

In thinking about this upcoming “100” milestone, last week I took time to go back through every one of them. (When you click on the tag “refresher” in the left sidebar under TANGLES BY ARTIST, you get the entire list with links.)

At the beginning of the series I didn’t say much by way of introduction although in Tangle Refresher 3 I explained how the name “Buried Treasure” came about.

As time went on, occasionally I used the biweekly opportunity to share things from daily life and/or some additional creative inspiration. Here are 10 gems I unearthed in the first 100 Refreshers:

1. Tangle Refresher 25 – (May 2012) Zentangle® milestone and mindfulness study
2. Tangle Refresher 53 – (June 2013) Robert Genn and thoughts on creating intuitively (personal favorite!)
3. Tangle Refresher 60 – (September 2013) Harmonizing with Feng Shui
4. Tangle Refresher 76 – (May 2014) Enjoying your “diary” of Zentangle
5. Tangle Refresher 84 – (August 2014) “Anything is possible, one stroke at a time™” and the Zentangle Method of mindfully creating unplanned, abstract art
6. Tangle Refresher 85 – (September 2014) Wisdom from The Book of Zentangle, and don’t give up on a tangle
7. Tangle Refresher 86 – (September 2014) Touching base with the core of Zentangle, the honest-to-goodness basics
8. Tangle Refresher 88 – (October 2014) Frugal Friday – Micron surgery and making your own tortillions
9. Tangle Refresher 95 – (January 2015) What to do if you get stuck while creating a Zentangle
10. Tangle Refresher 97 – (February 2015) Exploring the possibilities of auras

With each new Refresher I also highlight links to earlier content on the site and feature them in the section after the tangles called “More good stuff …“.

I hope you get as much enjoyment going back and looking at the “history” of the tangles posted as I do.

I encourage you to visit each of the Refreshers – even if the patterns are familiar to you – to see if there’s a tip or technique there you might learn or be reminded of.

Remember to check the comments too, and as always you are invited to add your own thoughts. So much gets buried in the flow of new tangles and this series is a quick and easy way to brush up.

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The Tangle Refresher series, aka Buried Treasure, spotlights hidden tangle gems from the past. It can remind you of tangles you might not have used for a while or introduce you to some you haven’t come across yet.

Here are five more tangle pattern gems and a Tangle Refresher from a year (or two) ago for your tangling pleasure. Remember to check out the “More Good Stuff” links below too. Zenful tangling!

BTW as you visit these tangles it would be great if you’d take a moment to leave a comment and Tweet or “like” them on Facebook to share them with your followers. Sharing links are on the left side of each tangle’s page. Thanks!

Buried Treasure from a year ago

	Rixty
	Qian-Long
	Pop’t
	Hurray
	Gutz
	Tangle Refresher 72

More good stuff …

• It’s Spiralicious — A Zentangle Spiral Guide by CZT Michele Beauchamp
• Exploring the elegance of Zentangle in a larger format by CZT Michele Beauchamp
• New to Zentangle®? The Official Zentangle Kit has everything you need to get started, including a great DVD tutorial by Zentangle co-founder Maria Thomas.
• Everything you need to know about creating Zentangle-Inspired Art or Products
• Free Interweave eBook – Know Your Rights: Copyright 101 for crafters and artists
• Tangle Pattern Refreshers – the entire Buried Treasure series.
• Find more tutorials on TanglePatterns by visiting the TUTORIALS tab on the pink alphabetic menu bar
• Find a CZT near you – the link to the list of Certified Zentangle Teachers is located in the left sidebar of the site under the heading SOURCE WEBSITES. Interested in becoming a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT®)? Here’s more information.
• Linda’s List of Zentangle-original tangles — THE tangles to learn first if you’re new to Zentangle.

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