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RANDOM SELECTOR

Use this Random Tangle Selector with your TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE to help you select tangles. See Pages 7 and 9 of the Guide for instructions. You can also use this to select random Strings: simply pop in any number in the range of 1 to 250.

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Tangle Refresher 169 – Happy New Year wishes and featuring a random string, plus how to draw Icanthis, Rainking, Veezy, Funsin, Infinity

Tangle Refresher!

My heartfelt best wishes to you for 2018, along with Buried Treasure and our random string of the week …

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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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How to draw JESTER

Zentangle pattern: Jester. 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: Jester.

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How to draw SCENA

Zentangle pattern: Scena. 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 video instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: Scena.

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How to draw SLOWPOKE

Zentangle pattern: Slowpoke. 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® Cris Letourneau’s Zentangle® pattern: Slowpoke.

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How to draw TOODLES

Zentangle pattern: Toodles. 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 the Zentangle®-original tangle: Toodles.

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How to draw RUMPUS

Zentangle pattern: Rumpus. 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 the Zentangle®-original tangle: Rumpus.

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How to draw FESTOON HOLIDAY

Zentangle pattern: Festoon Holiday. 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 Joan Stark’s Zentangle® pattern: Festoon Holiday.

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How to draw JESTERSTICK

Zentangle pattern: Jesterstick. 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: Jesterstick.

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CZT Dorian Eng shows how to make a ringing bell Christmas ornament using Zentangle tiles

CZT Dorian Eng's Zentangle ringing bell ornament

In this 5-minute video presented by Sakura, Certified Zentangle Teacher Dorian Eng demonstrates how to create a Zentangle-inspired holiday ornament using 3.5″ square Zentangle tiles.

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How to draw STELLA

Zentangle pattern: Stella. 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® Jana Rogers’s Zentangle® pattern: Stella.

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How to draw STARSKY

Zentangle pattern: Starksy. 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® Sue Schneider’s Zentangle® pattern: Starsky.

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How to draw JAXSTAR

Zentangle pattern: JaxStar. 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: JaxStar.

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Tangle Refresher 168 – Featuring Tangle Folk, a random string and how to draw Waybop, Loopy Blossom, Paravan, E’rutats, 96X

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world. Also featuring CZT Billie Lauder’s Tangle Folk and a random string …

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How to draw MOFINS

Zentangle pattern: Mofins. 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® Betsy Wilson’s Zentangle® pattern: MoFins.

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How to draw FILI

Zentangle pattern: Fili. 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® Yuenman Wong’s Zentangle® pattern: Fili.

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Tangle Refresher 167 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Gourdgeous, Sundy, Batumber, Ingwi, Hexastar

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! This Black Friday we have useful links for inexpensive DIY paper crafts that are fun to do for the upcoming Christmas season, Plus our random string of the week …

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How to draw ABUKAS

Zentangle pattern: Abukas. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Charlotte Carpentier’s Zentangle® pattern: Abukas.

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How to draw ZEEZ

Zentangle pattern: Zeez. 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 Prairie Kittin’s Zentangle® pattern: Zeez.

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How to draw OOFS-A-DAISY

Zentangle pattern: Oofs-a-Daisy. 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® Cris Letourneau’s Zentangle® pattern: Oofs-a-Daisy.

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How to draw IRRADIAL

Zentangle pattern: Irradial. 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: Irradial.

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How to draw DEWD

Zentangle pattern: Dewd. 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 the latest Zentangle®-original tangle: DEWD. And seven more videos from Project Pack #1.

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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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Tangle Refresher 166 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Noom, Ginili, No-No, Sunsun, Lenche

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! A Veterans and Remembrance Day salute, and our random string of the week …

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A change in TanglePatterns BADGE codes, please update your blog or website now

TanglePatterns BADGE

If you have a website or a blog currently displaying a TanglePatterns site Badge, there has been a change in the code. Here’s how to easily update the code you’re using in your site sidebar so the images will continue to display …

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How to draw COUNTERPOINT

Zentangle pattern: Counterpoint. 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® Milde Weiss’s Zentangle® pattern: Counterpoint.

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How to draw ENDO

Zentangle pattern: Endo. 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: Endo.

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How to draw MESHMERIZE

Zentangle pattern: Meshmerize. 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: Meshmerize.

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Help keep this one-of-a-kind Zentangle® resource going for 2018!

Please help keep the lights on and your emails coming for 2018

If my email newsletters brighten your day and you enjoy using the creative resources of this “Wikipedia of Zentangle”, remember that your contribution matters to help keep it going.

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How to draw WOOOOOOO!

Zentangle pattern: Wooooooo. 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 Joan Stark’s Zentangle® pattern: Wooooooo.

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