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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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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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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 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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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 DOUBLE MARASU

Zentangle pattern: Double Marasu. 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: Double Marasu.

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Tangle Refresher 165 – Featuring pumpkins, a random string and how to draw Opus, Hollyhock, K-Leesi, Curly-Q, Fluxogee

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Featuring tangling pumpkins, and our random string of the week …

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Tangle Refresher 164 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Huggins, Aloha, 3D-Room, Cathedral, Litbee

Lady North's Canadian Thanksvigin Gourds

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Our random string of the week and Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

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Tangle Refresher 163 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Betweed, Ltd, Fran, MA-XIII, Angel Line

Miss Mouse and her cuppa tea

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw TRIX

Zentangle pattern: Trix. 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 Lucy Farran’s Zentangle® pattern: Trix.

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Tangle Refresher 162 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Aquafleur, Chloe, B-Twixt, Bep, Ando

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week … with a Hurricane Irma update

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How to draw 03

Zentangle pattern: 03. 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® Ai Ling Hung’s Zentangle® pattern: 03.

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Tangle Refresher 161– Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Marasu, Xin, Lamar, Sinchun, Petal Pusher

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Hurricane memories, Hurricane Harvey, and our random string of the week …

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Adapting the Zentangle philosophy to life, notes from Judy Okawa

Let's discuss it!

Guest contributor and Ohio tangler Judy Okawa shares her notes about how the Zentangle® philosophy can be adapted to a “philosophy of life” …

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Tangle Refresher 160 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Strircles, Kiasom, D’rua, Ping, Whimriph

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw Z’ELE

Zentangle pattern: Z'ele. 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 Dickinson’s Zentangle® pattern: Z’ele.

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Tangle Refresher 159 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw BB, Sati, Y-Chain, Fraccing and 3-Loops-6

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw TRISNAIL

Zentangle pattern: Trisnail. 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 Jenna Black’s Zentangle® pattern: Trisnail.

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Tangle Refresher 158 – Featuring a random string, plus how to draw Fife, ‘Dillo, Eclipse, Fission and Tamisolo

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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Tangle Refresher 157 – Two special occasions, a random string, and how to draw Molygon, Tattle, Zooloo, Natti and Wocar

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Plus two special occasions, a random string, and how to draw Molygon, Tattle, Zooloo, Natti and Wocar …

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Tangle Refresher 156 – A random string, plus how to draw Cadent, Subline, Croissant, 2SS2 and Snowflower

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw RAINBOW BRIDGE

Zentangle pattern: Rainbow Bridge. 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 Sarah Harrison’s Zentangle® pattern: Rainbow Bridge.

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Tangle Refresher 155 – A random string, plus how to draw Ellish, 2-S, Calix, Fe-Ba and Caught

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw TRELLA

Zentangle pattern: Trella. 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® Adele Bruno’s Zentangle® pattern: Trella. And remembering what Memorial Day is for …

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Tangle Refresher 154 – A random string, plus how to draw Ixorus, Marnie, Win-Zetta, Contacted and Hua

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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