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Zentangle® Project Pack #01 Summary – Introducing Sakura’s White Gelly Roll Pens

Zentangle Project Pack #1

Project Pack #01 – Introducing Sakura’s White Gelly Roll Pens. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #02 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2017 Edition – A Stroll Down Memory Lane

12 Days of Zentangle Day 1 tile

Project Pack #02 – A stroll down Zentangle memory lane. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #03 Summary – A Zentangle Ensemble

Zentangle® Project Pack #03 – A Zentangle Ensemble

Project Pack #03 – A Zentangle Ensemble. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #04 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2018 Edition – Making a Zentangle Spinner

Linda's Zentangle Spinner

Project Pack #04 – Making a Zentangle Spinner. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #05 Summary – Zentangle Cartouches

Zentangle® Project Pack #05 – Zentangle Cartouches

Project Pack #05 – Zentangle Cartouches. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #06 Summary – No Mistakes

Zentangle® Project Pack #06 – No Mistakes

Project Pack #06 – No Mistakes. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #07 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2019 Edition – Light & Shadow

Zentangle® Project Pack #07 – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2019 Edition – Light & Shadow

Project Pack #07 – Exploring the world of light and shadow on the new gray Zentangle tiles. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #08 Summary – Dancing in the Moonlight

Zentangle® Project Pack #08 – Dancing in the Moonlight

Project Pack #08 – Dancing in the Moonlight. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #09 Summary – Spring has Sprung

Zentangle® Project Pack #09 – Spring has Sprung

Project Pack #09 – Spring has Sprung. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #10 Summary – The Legend of Zentangle

Zentangle® Project Pack #10 – The Legend of Zentangle

Project Pack #10 – The Legend of Zentangle. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #11 Summary – Fee-PHI-Fo-Fun!

Zentangle® Project Pack #11 – Fee-PHI-Fo-Fun!

Project Pack #11 – Fee-PHI-Fo-Fun!. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns. It also includes a download link for the FREE new Markus Operandus II tool created by Zentangle co-founder Maria Thomas. (Its use is explained in the Introductory video.)

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Zentangle® Project Pack #12 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2020 Edition – Zentangle Renaissance

Zentangle® Project Pack #12 – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2020 Edition – Zentangle Renaissance

Project Pack #12 – Zentangle Renaissance. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and includes links to the individual videos. Plus Happy Holiday wishes and many blessings for a healthful, hopeful 2021!

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Zentangle® Apprentice Project Pack A1 – Basics of the Zentangle Method

Zentangle Apprenticce Project Pack #1

Perfect video lessons covering the Basics of the Zentangle Method for Zentangle beginners (Apprentices) of all ages! This article includes all 8 video lessons.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #13 Summary – Layers & Transitions

Zentangle® Project Pack #13 – Layers & Transitions

Project Pack #13 – Layers & Transitions. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. The full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #14 Summary – Accessing the Artist Within

Zentangle® Project Pack #14 – Accessing the Artist Within

Project Pack #14 – Accessing the Artist Within. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack making it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be viewed on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #15 Summary – Alphaborders, Letter Forms, Alphabets and the Birth of Zentangle

Zentangle Project Pack 15 - Alphaborders: Letterforms, Alphabets

Project Pack #15 Summary – Alphaborders, Letter Forms, Alphabets and the Birth of Zentangle. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #16 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2021 Edition – Keeping Score

Zentangle Project Pack 16 - 2021 TWELVE DAYS OF ZENTANGLE - Keeping Score

Project Pack #16 – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2021 Edition – Keeping Score. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #17 Summary – The Kaleidoscope of Our Lives

Zentangle Project Pack 17 - The Kaleidoscope of Our Lives

Project Pack #17 – The Kaleidoscope of Our Lives. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #18 Summary – Introducing Zentangle’s new Translucen-Z Tiles

Zentangle® Project Pack #18 - Introducing Zentangle's new Translucen-Z Tiles

Project Pack #18 – Introducing Zentangle’s new Translucen-Z Tiles and trompe l’oeil techniques inspired by Joris Hoefnagel. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Tangle Refresher 241 – “Twelve Days of Zentangle”, our random string and how to draw Schway, Peace Out, Wigwag, Owline, Trumpets

Buried Treasure – Getting our holiday season project planning underway plus spotlighting hidden tangle gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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Zentangle® Project Pack #19 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2022 Edition – Zentomology

Project Pack #19 – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2022 Edition. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #20 Summary – Blossoming Tangles

Zentangle® Project Pack 20 - Blossoming Tangles

Project Pack #20 – Blossoming Tangles. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #21 Summary – Organic Tangles: Tangles of a Botanical Nature

Zentangle® Project Pack 21 - Organic Tangles

Project Pack #21 – Organic Tangles: Tangles of a Botanical Nature. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #22 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2023 Edition – Exploring the Spiral

Zentangle Project Pack 22 - Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2023 Edition

Project Pack #22 – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2023 Edition – Exploring the Spiral. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle’s Project Pack #23 Summary – Birth of The Zentangle Method

Zentangle® Project Pack 23 - Birth of the Zentangle Method

Project Pack #23 – Birth of The Zentangle Method. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #24 Summary – Crescent Moon and Aura

Zentangle® Project Pack 24 - Crescent Moon and Aura

Project Pack #24 – Honoring Crescent Moon, one of Zentangle’s most famous tangles, and aura. This article provides detailed notes with timestamps for each of the videos in this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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