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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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TanglePatterns String 146

TanglePatterns String 146

This String is shared by tangler Lily Moon for your creative enjoyment. For quite some time I’ve noticed many tanglers are making the String the major feature in their Zentangles and that’s all well and good. However the original intent in Zentangle, and the reason strings are done in pencil, is so the string magically melts into the art and it becomes difficult if not impossible to …

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Zentangle® and Gelli™ printing with foam stamps

Tips, Tools, Techniques

Here’s another way to create wonderful Zentangle-inspired art! This video tutorial demonstrates how to print greeting cards and matching envelopes using simple foam sheets to create stamps to use with a Gelli printing plate.

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How to draw RAFFZ

Zentangle pattern: Raffz

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Vikki Howard’s Zentangle® pattern: Raffz.

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How to draw ACROSSTICK

Zentangle pattern: Acrosstick. 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® Ed Gucker’s Zentangle® pattern: Acrosstick.

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TanglePatterns String 145

This String is shared by tangler Sandra Schubert for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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Tangle Refresher 97 – Exploring the creative possibilities of Auras

Auras in nature

Buried Treasure! And exploring the creative possibilities of the tangle-enhancing technique of the aura.

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How to draw PHROZ

Zentangle pattern: Phroz. 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® Lynn Mead’s Zentangle® pattern: Phroz. And a very Happy Chinese New Year!

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How to draw KOZY

Zentangle pattern: Kozy. 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 Marieke van Nimwegen’s Zentangle® pattern: Kozy.

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TanglePatterns String 144

TanglePatterns String 144

This String is shared by CZT Angela Werner for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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How to draw LOLO

Zentangle pattern: Lolo. 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 Hsin-Ya Hsu’s Zentangle® pattern: Lolo.

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How to draw HEART BOX

Links to online instructions for drawing Helen Williams’s Zentangle® pattern: Heart Box. Includes a video tutorial by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer on how to make an “Explosion” Valentine’s Day card using the Turkish Map Fold.

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How to draw HEARTFULLY

Zentangle pattern: Heartfully. 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: Heartfully.

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TanglePatterns String 143

TanglePatterns String 143

This String is shared by tangler Beth Snoderly for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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Tangle Refresher 96

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! And inspiring testimonials shared about the not-so-obvious benefits of the Zentangle Method.

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How to draw OZZIE

Online instructions for drawing Linda Dawson’s Zentangle® pattern: Ozzie.

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How to draw CHUCHU

Zentangle pattern: Chuchu. 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® Hsin-Ya Hsu’s Zentangle® pattern: Chuchu.

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TanglePatterns String 142

TanglePatterns String 142

This String is shared by CZT Jane Dickinson for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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How to draw BOZE

Online instructions for drawing Jan Steinle’s Zentangle® pattern: Boze.

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How to draw NEIT-LITE

Links to online instructions for drawing Annette Plaga-Lodde’s Zentangle® pattern: Neit-Lite.

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How to draw ARCODOS

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Lianne Woods’s Zentangle® pattern: Arcodos. And a very Happy Australia Day to all our Aussie tangling friends!

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TanglePatterns String 141

TanglePatterns String 141

This String is shared by tangler Judiellen Palumbo for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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Tangle Refresher 95

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Today we’re seeking your input for a fellow tangler asking for advice about what to do if you get stuck completing a Zentangle®. Includes tips from Rick and Maria.

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How to draw JUMU

Zentangle pattern: Jumu

Online instructions for drawing Judy Murphy’s Zentangle® pattern: Jumu.

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How to draw SUTYGAL

Zentangle pattern: Sutygal

Online instructions for drawing Jenny Lundak’s Zentangle® pattern: Sutygal.

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TanglePatterns String 140

TanglePatterns String 140

This String is shared by tangler Sabrina Croft for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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How to draw ANTIQUE

Zentangle pattern: Antique

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Kathy Barringer’s Zentangle® pattern: Antique.

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How to draw SPUPA

Zentangle pattern: Spupa

Online instructions for drawing CZT Damy Teng’s Zentangle® pattern: Spupa.

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How to draw WAAX

Zentangle pattern: Waax

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Esther Piszczek’s Zentangle® pattern: Waax.

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TanglePatterns String 139

TanglePatterns String 139

This String is shared by tangler Barbara Finwall for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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Tangle Refresher 94

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Here’s what was new in the Zentangle® world a year ago – five tangle pattern gems for your tangling pleasure.

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