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How to draw TOFUBE

July 25th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Tofube. 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® Damy Teng’s Zentangle® pattern: Tofube.

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How to draw VEA

July 23rd, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Vea. 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® Ria Matheussen’s Zentangle® pattern: Vea.

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How to draw CALIGRAV

July 20th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: CaligraV. 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 Mary D’Angelo’s Zentangle® pattern: CaligraV.

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How to draw CENTRAAL

July 18th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Centraal. 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® Rita Nikolajeva’s Zentangle® pattern: Centraal.

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How to draw JIVE & JAZZ

July 16th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Jive & Jazz. 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 Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Jive & Jazz.

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Tangle Refresher 183 – The Five-Minute Rule, our random string, plus how to draw Beeline, Jobowtie, Conoor, Odee, Cheerz

July 13th, 2018

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Featuring The Five-Minute Rule plus our random string of the week …

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How to draw DEEDAY

July 11th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Deeday. 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® Angie Gittles’s Zentangle® pattern: Deeday.

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How to draw STIKZ

July 9th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Stikz. 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 Laurel Sponseller’s Zentangle® pattern: Stikz.

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How to draw QUIRCLES

July 6th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Quircles. 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® Chrissie Frampton’s Zentangle® pattern: Quircles.

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How to draw LIBERTY FAN

July 4th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Liberty Fan. 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® Connie Green’s Zentangle® pattern: Liberty Fan. And wishing you a very Happy Fourth of July!

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How to draw SHIRA

July 2nd, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Shira. 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® Marguerite Samama’s Zentangle® pattern: Shira.

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Tangle Refresher 182 – Featuring our random string, plus how to draw Gneiss, Tumbleweed, Tamarai, Cake, Joki

June 29th, 2018
Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw TEKTONIK

June 27th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Tektonik. 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 Tomàs Padrós’s Zentangle® pattern: Tektonik.

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How to draw BROADWAY

June 27th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Broadway.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 Tomàs Padrós’s Zentangle® pattern: Broadway.

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How to draw RINGZ

June 25th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Ringz. 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® Laura Marks’s Zentangle® pattern: Ringz.

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How to draw PEAOOO

June 22nd, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Peaooo. 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® Damy Teng’s Zentangle® pattern: Peaooo.

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How to draw PAPERMINT

June 20th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Papermint. 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® Sandy Hunter’s Zentangle® pattern: Papermint.

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How to draw SHOOTING STAR

June 18th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Shootingstar. 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 Maia Tonkin’s Zentangle® pattern: Shooting Star.

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Tangle Refresher 181 – Featuring Zentangle travel journals, our random string, plus how to draw Jonqal, Aniane, Wacho, Braidle, Drawave

June 15th, 2018

Buried Treasure – our biweekly potpourri of things Zentangle (and sometimes not), hidden tangle gems, and our random string of the week …

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How to draw SLING-SLANG

June 13th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Sling-Slang. 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 Lisette Hofer’s Zentangle® pattern: Sling-Slang.

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How to draw DAYZEE-MAE

June 11th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Dayzee-Mae. 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® Bunny Wright’s Zentangle® pattern: Dayzee-Mae.

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Crystals for a Cause: “To Infinity and Beyond!” A Fundraiser to support the TanglePatterns website

June 10th, 2018

Recently my CZT colleague Jenny Perruzzi asked if she could launch this fundraiser to help support TanglePatterns.com. Jenny has announced this fundraiser in her CZT Groups on Facebook. For those (like me) who aren’t Facebook users, I’m sharing Jenny’s post on the site so everyone can get this “perfect symbol of the unity of our Zentangle® community”.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #03 Summary – A Zentangle Ensemble

June 9th, 2018
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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How to draw HEXA

June 8th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Hexa. 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® Ria Matheussen’s Zentangle® pattern: Hexa.

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How to draw HEARTS & DIAMONDS

June 6th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Hearts & Diamonds. 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 Helen Williams’s Zentangle® pattern: Hearts & Diamonds.

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How to draw ILA

June 4th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Ila. 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 Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Ila.

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Tangle Refresher 180 – The 2018 FIFA World Cup, our random string, plus how to draw Auraknot, Humpzy, Sea Wave, Flutter Net, Remo

June 1st, 2018
Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! News from the world of international sports, and our random string of the week …

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How to draw ZARA

May 30th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Zara. 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 Beth Snoderly’s Zentangle® pattern: Zara.

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How to draw CARACOLE

May 28th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Caracole. 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 Lily Moon’s Zentangle® pattern: Caracole.

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How to draw SWEET 101

May 25th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Sweet 101. 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® Sandy Hunter’s Zentangle® pattern: Sweet 101.

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