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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.

ARCHIVES

New TanglePatterns Badge

February 8th, 2012

If you have a blog or a website and would like to add a TanglePatterns badge to it, I’ve just added one to the site. Here’s how to get yours …

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How to draw OJO

February 7th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Ojo. 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® Lara Williams’ Zentangle® pattern: Ojo.

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How to draw WARTS AND WOBBLES

February 6th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Warts and Wobbles. 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 Cindy Straight’s Zentangle® pattern: Warts and Wobbles.

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STORIES: Traumatic brain injury; dealing with loss and grief

February 4th, 2012
STORIES: How Zentangle changes lives

In response to my recent announcement that I would be adding this new occasional series to TanglePatterns, I received emails from readers describing in their own words how Zentangle has changed their lives. Here are two of these touching personal stories.

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How to draw BANDOLA

February 3rd, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Bandola. 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® Sadelle Wiltshire’s Zentangle® pattern: Bandola.

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How to draw PAVONIA

February 1st, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Pavonia. 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 Angie Shade’s Zentangle® pattern: Pavonia.

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How to draw SPAANDERS

January 30th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Spaanders. Please feel free to refer to the step outs to recreate this tangle in your Zentangles and ZIAs, or link back to this page. However the artist and TanglePatterns.com reserve all rights to these images and they should not be pinned, reproduced or republished. Thank you for respecting these rights.

Links to online instructions for drawing Mariët Lustenhouwer’s Zentangle® pattern: Spaanders.

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New Series: How Zentangle® changes lives

January 28th, 2012
STORIES: How Zentangle changes lives

One of my greatest, and most unexpected, rewards in running TanglePatterns.com is receiving comments and emails from fellow tanglers thanking me for the site and describing how Zentangle® has changed their lives …

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Tangle Refresher 17

January 27th, 2012
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 FOHBRAID

January 25th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Fohbraid. 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 Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Fohbraid.

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How to draw MEO

January 23rd, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Meo. 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 Jonathan Baetens’ Zentangle® pattern: Meo.

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How to draw JELLY ROLL

January 20th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Jelly Roll. 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: Jelly Roll. Also, news about Suzanne’s CHA 2011 Industry Achievement Award.

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How to draw DYZZEE

January 18th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Dyzzee. 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 Susan Goetter’s Zentangle® pattern: Dyzzee.

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How to draw DIAMOND DROPS

January 16th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Diamond Drops. 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 Janice Sherlock’s Zentangle® pattern: Diamond Drops.

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Tangle Refresher 16

January 13th, 2012
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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Your feedback on the TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE

January 12th, 2012
Let's discuss it!

The “TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE” is going out by email today! I would love your feedback, so if you feel so inclined please leave a comment here.

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How to draw KRLI-Q

January 11th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: KRLI-Qs. 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® Margaret Bremner’s Zentangle® pattern: KRLI-Q.

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The TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, 2012 Edition, is ready!

January 11th, 2012
TanglePatterns TANGLE GUIDE, 2012 Edition

Woohoo!!! It’s ready at last!

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How to draw POMEGRANATE

January 9th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Pomegranate. 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 Patti Gleve’s Zentangle® pattern: Pomegranate.

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How to draw FLEZ

January 6th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Flez. 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 Lori Howe’s Zentangle® pattern: Flez.

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How to draw SUNDOO

January 4th, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Sundoo. 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 MacKugler’s Zentangle® pattern: Sundoo.

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How to draw DIAGONALS

January 2nd, 2012
Zentangle pattern: Diagonals. 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: Diagonals.

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Coming to you soon: a free PDF of all TanglePatterns patterns!

December 31st, 2011
Happy New Year! Wishing all a joyful new year, members of the Cassini-Huygens team offer us their views of Saturn and the Cassini spacecraft. Cassini-Huygens, a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency, which is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, for NASA. The Cassini orbiter (pictured at the top right of this image) and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.

Happy New Year!

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Tangle Refresher 15

December 28th, 2011
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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A very Merry Christmas and a blessed 2012

December 23rd, 2011
Picasso's Dove of Peace

Well my tangling friends, the Christmas holiday is here with all the love and peace and hope it brings to our hearts. Robert and I are looking forward to our usual quiet celebration with loved ones near and far. We’ll enjoy a few movies, lots of our favorite music, and enough sugary treats to last another year. My wishes for you and yours …

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How to draw YABBUT

December 21st, 2011
Zentangle pattern: Yabbut. 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® Margaret Bremner’s Zentangle® pattern: Yabbut.

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How to draw SNOOKUMS

December 19th, 2011
Zentangle pattern: Snookums. 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® BJ Thompson’s Zentangle® pattern: Snookums.

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Tangling on Fabric

December 17th, 2011
This post contains a video

CZT Suzanne McNeill tangles an apron and a quilt block and explains her experience with various pens and fabric weights.

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How to draw WIRLY BIRD

December 16th, 2011
Zentangle pattern: Wirly Bird. 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 Cathy Clifford’s Zentangle® pattern: Wirly Bird.

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How to draw RETRO

December 14th, 2011
Zentangle pattern: Retro. 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 Elena Hadzijaneva’s Zentangle® pattern: Retro.

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