Saturday, April 11, 2015

It's new to me challenge- week 14- letter Q

Okay, here is the tangle that is 'new to me'.... Quareis in the upper right corner. interesting. I also made up a tangle... My grandson, Malakai told me I should make some 'tornadoes' (we were watching the tornados that hit the midwest on the news).... I threw some in and called them "Tornadokai's" (tor-NA-do- kies)... thought they were cute and easy.


Saturday, April 4, 2015

It's new to me Challenge- week 13, letter L

This first one I did two weeks worth of tangles on it.... For this week's challenge, I did the Logjam (lower right side), but because I posted it for week 11 (I was playing 'catch up').

I'll do another ZIA with the legitimate "L" on a new one.LaBel is on the lower right side.... Other tangles are Showgirl, Henna Drum, JessiCup and Antidots.

It's new to Me Challenge- week 12 -letter O

Playing catch up kinda fun, but not when you're in the middle of Easter weekend and you're having Easter dinner tomorrow. Good pressure when it's relaxing... Windy outside and starting to warm up.  I started this ZIA in March, but just didn't have anything to add to the lower right side....

Organza! It works.... Also, there is Pi, a variation of Joy, and others....

It's new to me Challenge- Week 11 -letter B

I missed out posting one for week 9 & 10 and while I'm late to the party, I'm still gonna try and post one for week 11.This one is for week 11.... The letter B is Biscus (lower left side)

I call it "The Offering" ... kind of appropriate to post it the day after Good Friday, when Jesus offered himself upon the Cross. Just saying.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

It's new to me challenge, Week 9, letter H

This one I did a new H pattern for me. It's in the  the upper left (Hatch Patch)  and tried Spikies (my variation eliminates the petals on the inner circles...

I also did another one with Henna Drum in it that was new to me, also. Flowery/viney things to the left.


March- 1st week's tangles

Here are a few in my new book....(sketchbook). The paper is different and I'm not sure if I'm going to draw on both sides (this book allows it), or still make notes on the back side of the art.

This one is funny because, since I do pieces of it at a time, I did the shell (middle left) first, then the checkerboard (Knight's bridge), ... then the next time I picked it up, I picked up the  book upside down, then drew the flower and the 'rain' and the design along the 'top' (now the bottom). Once I realized I'd drawn the flower and the rain upside down, I added the petals and the stacked stones and the rest....sheeesh.
"Water me UP!"
 Think I would have preferred this one upside down, too....

Swinging Faberge

Monday, February 23, 2015

Birthday Weekend- not mine

Yes, I know,... it's not my birthday, but my oldest daughter is turning 31 on Monday (today)...

I did these this week. Pretty pleased, because it uses up almost to the last page of my journal. I'll have to buy another one or use the 3" square papers I have.

"Hidden in the Sails"

"Side a Beef"

"Taking a Walk"

"Fashion Statement" or "Cloaked"

"Blow Hard"
Although I have a new pattern (to me) in it, NuWave, I'm thinking the name of this one should be "Hanging  Around".... Although it's looking like "Origami".
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It's new to me- Challenge- Week 8

This was a challenge to use a tangle with the letter N... I chose to use the pattern, NuWave. It's the black and white wave at the top.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

It's new to Me Challange, -week7- letter S

Okay.... There is a story to this one.

I started out checking out the patterns for an 's' tangle and I found one that I love... scrolled feathers. the perfect amount of swirl to it. (my style). My mistake is that I went into the other room and watched a movie as I did my ZIA, and I realized that the scrolled feathers weren't coming out like I thought and I REALLY didn't want to get off the couch and 'check out' the actual pattern, so I 'fudged' it.

Since I knew I did it wrong, I added something to make it into something else... you know the routine... and I think I designed an original one. I'm calling it ICU (I see you), since it looks like amoebas with eyes and antenaes on them.  Scrolled feathers is on the far left topside. My ICU falls along the right side...

Saturday, February 14, 2015

It's new to me Challenge - week 6 letter W

Here is my tile for this week's challenge, Named "Worms in the walls"... using Whirlee, wormholz, between, and phicops.

Some for February 14th

This one I found in my piles of sketches.... glad I found it on Valentine's Day!
 This is the second black Zendala tile I've done, like it much better than first (you'll have to scroll through posts to see that one). Actually, I have this one upside down, but I like it that way....

 I think this was the original way it should be, since I signed it this way.... Haven't named it yet.
"Jellyfish Playground"
 This is the next string I'm playing with.... like it so far.



Sunday, February 8, 2015

Weekend wanderings

Just doing a few this weekend, since I had the time.... These first three are done.
"Windy"
"Connected"

Haven't shaded this one yet.... will change it when I do.
"Plantings"


"Plantings"-shaded





















Then I decided to play with some (not done yet) and post the next few strings I will work with.
String 1


String 2

String 3