Quite a busy pattern based on the fretwork on a miniature Faberge chair. Should work well as a border pattern too with just one row of the repeat. This is the second of four Easter tangle patterns. Tomorrow, ‘Egg Shell’.
Inspired by Faberge, this is the first of four new tangle patterns I’ve put together for Easter. Tomorrow, ‘Imperial Chair’. As always, new tangle patterns will be added to my Tangle Pattern Gallery.
To my tangling fans – I’ve neglected you far too long, and have sat down and created four new patterns for you. They are loosely themed on the works of Faberge, so what better time to release them than over the Easter break. Starting on Friday I’ll post a new pattern each day for four days. Happy Tangling!
I thought I’d give you some feedback on Judy’s commission for her prize winning piece of artwork for her being the top commenter on my blog for the first year. I asked her to give me an indication of what she would like, and here’s her reply: “I would love a Zentangle piece with a bit of Promarker and WOW powder for accent color! (or colour, as is spelled in your town!) I would love the quote, “Creative Minds are never tidy!” The regular 3.5 x 3.5 inch Zentangle tile size would be fine. It would also be easy to find myself a pre-cut frame for 4 x 6 inches (approximately 10 x 15.25 cm).”
She also provided an album of images from my blog as illustration:
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So… what did I come up with? I’ve put a watermark across it so that the original remains the only copy and unique to my winner. A combination of tangling, ProMarker, and a smidge of clear gloss WOW! embossing powder to make the colours zing. If you’d like to commission your own piece of art, either email me, or use the Commissions tab at the top of the page. This is now on its way to Judy 🙂
Hello all! If you entered my prize draw, you were one of just over 50 people to do so – what an incredible response, and thank you for all your comments.
The winner of the mug and fancy saucer set is the author of comment number:
Congratulations, Sandy, you’ve won! Look out for an email in your inbox with details on how to claim your prize 🙂
[And you’re still in with a chance… if Sandy doesn’t claim the prize within a week, I’ll redraw]Just a little reminder to those that haven’t entered yet, I’m giving away this mug and fancy saucer set hand-decorated with my own tangle designs. Entry is by commenting anywhere on my blog between now and midnight GMT on my birthday, Friday 10th February. I’ll draw the winner on Saturday 11th February and announce it here on my blog. Good luck! [If you’ve already entered, you’re welcome to make more comments, but you’ll only be entered into the draw once.]
Well I’ve finally done it, and created my third unique giveaway. This one is in honour of 50,000 blog views, and I’ve just passed 55,000! It is a one of a kind, never to be reproduced, ceramic mug and fancy saucer with my own tangle patterns hand drawn onto it. It is dishwasher safe, and the mug is a perfect size for a double espresso (but not a decent mug of tea!). I’ve signed and dated both pieces – you never know, they might be worth something in a few years time 😉
All you have to do to have a chance to win this unique giveaway is to leave a comment anywhere on my blog between now and midnight on Friday 10th February. I’ll draw the winner on Saturday 11th February. Best of luck 🙂
Please note: I don’t like spam, and I wouldn’t want any of you to be getting loads of emails you don’t want. So, please, don’t put your email address into the main text of your comment where everyone will be able to see it! (Unless that’s what you want…) If you have signed in properly, I can see your email address in the private admin area of the blog. If you’ve already added your email to a comment, you’ll note I have edited them away.
I don’t know what’s come over me – it seems my bah humbugness has cracked a little and a bit of festive creativity has crept out. Technically these are not tangle patterns nor zentangles as they resemble real objects (one of the zentangle rule no-nos), but they’re close enough for me 🙂
The Holly and The Ivy
Snowflakes
Hi all, I’ve just updated my tangle pattern gallery – there’s been a week’s hiatus due to a technical glitch (a bit of insulation in the connector in the street box apparently) with my internet connection. All 15 of my latest patterns are now linked from the gallery.
Oh boy, this is a good one – as you can see, I more or less mastered it by the end of the instructions! The pattern is based on 10th century Persian motifs using the pomegranate plant as inspiration. The dots in step 1 are to aid you to keep the orientation of the flowers more or less at the right places later on. I found the trick was to try and follow the imaginary curves of the interlocking outlines as you draw the steps. Don’t despair, just practice!
Well that really is it, hope you’ve enjoyed the series 🙂