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RANDOM SELECTOR

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How to draw SKWIRL

Zentangle pattern: Skwirl

Online instructions for drawing Annie Taylor’s Zentangle® pattern: Skwirl.

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STORIES: Zentangle helps 80-year-old get through difficult times that come with life

Sunflower tranquility and hope

In this occasional series on TanglePatterns, readers describe in their own words how Zentangle® has changed their lives. Eighty-year-old tangler Nancy explains Zentangle has helped her handle the challenges of “loss, age-related physical conditions and the sometime resulting depression” that come with age and shares her latest Zentangle-inspired creations with us.

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TanglePatterns String 130

TanglePatterns String 130

This String is shared by tangler Henrike Bratz 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 WHIRLEE

Zentangle pattern: Whirlee

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Lynn Mead’s Zentangle® pattern: Whirlee.

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How to draw STEPS

Zentangle pattern: Steps

Links to online instructions for drawing Helen Williams’s Zentangle® pattern: Steps.

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How to draw MINLINE

Zentangle pattern: Minline

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

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TanglePatterns annual request for your assistance with operating costs

Heartful thanks!

Greetings my friends, this is the time of year when I must make a personal request for general financial support for the sustainability of TanglePatterns.com for the upcoming year.

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TanglePatterns String 129

TanglePatterns String 129

This String is shared by tangler Nancy Smith 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 89

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! It’s Hallowe’en and “Candy Season”.

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How to draw REFLECTIONS

Zentangle pattern: Reflections

Online instructions for drawing Cheryl Craver’s Zentangle® pattern: Reflections.

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How to draw YNY

Zentangle pattern: YNY. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Lianne Woods’s Zentangle® pattern: YNY.

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How to tangle on glass Christmas ornaments, a tutorial by CZT Anna Houston

Tangled Ornaments Tutorial by CZT Anna Houston

As the calendar edges relentlessly closer to the holidays, it’s time to start thinking about getting a few of those seasonal crafts underway. In this tutorial CZT Anna Houston shares her beautiful tangled ornaments and gives us tips on what works, and what doesn’t.

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TanglePatterns String 128

TanglePatterns String 128

This String is shared by CZT Margaret Bremner 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 PODZ

Zentangle pattern: Podz

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Nancy Newlin’s Zentangle® pattern: Podz.

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2015 CZT Certification Seminar dates announced by Zentangle

Tangler Tips

Though the registration links are not yet available, for your planning purposes Zentangle® HQ has just announced the CZT certification seminar dates for 2015. All seminars begin on a Sunday and end on a Wednesday. Registration links will be available in another two or three weeks, in mid-November, and I will also alert you when registration opens.

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How to draw GNARLY

Zentangle pattern: Gnarly

Online instructions for drawing Barbara Finwall’s Zentangle® pattern: Gnarly.

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How to draw BEANIOUS

Zentangle pattern: Beanious

Online instructions for drawing Abbey Gray’s Zentangle® pattern: Beanious.

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TanglePatterns String 127

TanglePatterns String 127

This String is shared by tangler Lily Moon 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 88

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! AND: Frugal Friday! Great tips on getting more out of your Sakura Micron pens, and how to make your own tortillions (blending stumps).

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How to draw ZNZU

Zentangle pattern: Znzu. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Online instructions for drawing Hsin-Ya Hsu’s Zentangle® pattern: Znzu.

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How to draw ONION DROPS

Zentangle pattern: Onion Drops

Online instructions for drawing Shasta Garcia’s Zentangle® pattern: Onion Drops.

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TanglePatterns String 126

TanglePatterns String 126

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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How to draw ROXI

Zentangle pattern: Roxi

Online instructions for drawing Beth Snoderly’s Zentangle® pattern: Roxi.

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How to draw TAMI

Zentangle pattern: Tami

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Hanny Waldburger’s Zentangle® pattern: Tami.

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How to draw ZAILZ

Zentangle pattern: Zailz

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Loretta West’s Zentangle® pattern: Zailz.

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TanglePatterns String 125

TanglePatterns String 125

This String is shared by tangler Cathy Clifford 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 87

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Bonus! Strathmore Artist Studio’s 2014 FREE workshops on drawing basics, visual journals, and watercolor sketching and journaling.

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How to draw JUJUBEEDZE

Zentangle pattern: JuJuBeedze

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Rosie Hill’s Zentangle® pattern: JuJuBeedze.

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How to draw CORNMAN

Zentangle pattern: Cornman

Online instructions for drawing Kim Cyr’s Zentangle® pattern: Cornman.

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TanglePatterns String 124

TanglePatterns String 124

This String is shared by CZT Nancy Newlin 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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