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How to draw FINS

July 5th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Fins. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Fins.

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How to draw PINBALL

July 5th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Pinball. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Pinball.

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How to draw MAIZE

July 5th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Maize. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Maize.

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How to draw POR FIN

July 3rd, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Por Fin. 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® Cathy Staeven’s Zentangle® pattern: Por Fin.

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How to draw FLOOR TOO

July 1st, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Floor Too. 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 Jennifer Carter’s Zentangle® pattern: Floor Too.

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TanglePatterns String 059

June 29th, 2013
TanglePatterns String 059

This String is shared by tangler Carolyn Koesters for your creative enjoyment.

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Tangle Refresher 54

June 28th, 2013
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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“The Beauty of Zentangle” now available for pre-order

June 27th, 2013
The Beauty of Zentangle

The latest Design Originals title, “The Beauty of Zentangle”, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

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How to draw KUKE

June 26th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Kuke. 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® Katy Abbott’s Zentangle® pattern: Kuke.

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How to draw FIORE

June 24th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Fiore. 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: Fiore.

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TanglePatterns String 058

June 22nd, 2013
TanglePatterns String 058

This String is shared by tangler Sue Agnew for your creative enjoyment.

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How to draw GOOD JOSS

June 21st, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Good Joss. 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 Patty Mercer’s Zentangle® pattern: Good Joss.

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How to draw ARUNDEL

June 19th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Arundel. 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® Arja de Lange-Huisman’s Zentangle® pattern: Arundel.

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How to draw CHARTZ

June 17th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Chartz. 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: Chartz.

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TanglePatterns String 057

June 15th, 2013
TanglePatterns String 057

This String is shared by tangler Bambi Lint for your creative enjoyment.

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Tangle Refresher 53

June 14th, 2013
Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Here’s what was new in the Zentangle® world a year ago – five tangle pattern gems for your tangling pleasure. And Canadian artist Robert Genn, on “How to paint intuitively.”

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How to draw MAELSTROM

June 12th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Maelstrom. 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 Linda Dawson’s Zentangle® pattern: Maelstrom. And a recipe for creating grid tangles using “seeds”, from the founders of Zentangle.

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How to draw EEZ

June 10th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Eez. 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® Judy Burkett’s Zentangle® pattern: Eez.

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TanglePatterns String 056

June 8th, 2013
TanglePatterns String 056

This String is shared by tangler Jill Dobis for your creative enjoyment.

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How to draw ORBS-LA-DEE

June 7th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Orbs-la-Dee. 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 Anneke van Dam’s Zentangle® pattern: Orbs-la-Dee.

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How to draw BIRDS ON A WIRE

June 5th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Birds on a Wire. 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® Mary Kissel’s Zentangle® pattern: Birds On A Wire.

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How to draw CHECKERED ZAG

June 3rd, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Checkered Zag. 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® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Checkered Zag.

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TanglePatterns String 055

June 1st, 2013
TanglePatterns String 055

This String is shared by tangler Sue Agnew for your creative enjoyment.

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Tangle Refresher 52

May 31st, 2013
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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How to draw JAPAN DIAMOND

May 29th, 2013
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 Liu’s Zentangle® pattern: Japan Diamond.

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How to draw KANDY RIBNZ

May 27th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Kandy Ribnz. 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 Cheryl Wilson’s Zentangle® pattern: Kandy Ribnz.

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TanglePatterns String 054

May 25th, 2013
TanglePatterns String 054

This String is shared by tangler Hope Martin for your creative enjoyment.

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How to draw 8’s

May 24th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: 8's. 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® Jane Eileen Malone’s Zentangle® pattern: 8’s.

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How to draw KITCHENER

May 22nd, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Kitchener. 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® Mary Sargeant’s Zentangle® pattern: Kitchener.

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How to draw LOOPY

May 20th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Loopy. 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 Ronnie Szczerba’s Zentangle® pattern: Loopy.

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