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Sunday, September 30, 2018

DIVA 369, IAST 262, Square One Lee-Bee, and Anything Goes


♻️ Square One September 21 - 27, 2018 with LEE-BEE. If you've ever visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia you noticed whole temples suffocated by Strangling trees. My Angkor Wat 'temple' got engulfed by Lee-Bee.


Square One September 21 - 27, 2018 with LEE-BEE
Tangle Patterns: Lee-Bee



DIVA's challenge #369 is Orb-tastic. OK, I agree, it is not an 'Out of this World' Zentangle tile, but you can't deny it, it is 'Out of this World'.
Black & White...


DIVA's challenge #369 is Orb-tastic B&W with Tangle Patterns: Planets, Bublz, Tipple
Tangle Patterns: Planets, Bublz, Tipple



...and with a flare of galaxy color overlayed.


DIVA's challenge #369 is Orb-tastic colored with Tangle Patterns: Planets, Bublz, Tipple
Tangle Patterns: Planets, Bublz, Tipple



FBs creative prompt group "Anything Goes" presents us with an octagon string challenge. I did 4 tiles because somehow my creative mind froze and got stuck in octagons.

I personally like this the best. There is truth in the KISS method.


Anything goes with Octagon string and stripes
Tangle Pattern; just lines





With Nymph.


Anything goes with Octagon string and Nymph
Tangle Pattern: Nymph



♻️ No comment except the tile is recycled paper.


Anything Goes  with Octagon string and Betweed, Indy-Rella, Fescu, Raindotty
Tangle Patterns: Betweed, Indy-Rella, Fescu, Raindotty, 



♻️ Household tissue roll. I made it a bit too wet, the layers are falling apart.


Anything Goes  with Octagon string and Koloski, Aura-Leah, Pokeroot, Knightsbridge
Tangle Patterns: Koloski, Aura-Leah, Pokeroot, Knightsbridge



Fun tile with focus on a heavily altered Rainking tangle.


Fun tile with focus on an altered Rainking tangle
Tangle Patterns: Rainking



IAST challenge #262 using tangle Gourdgeous and some Wooooooo! We all have tangles we like and tangles we like less, or yes, even tangles we run away from when we read the first letter of its name. Gourdgeous is such a tangle for me. No matter what I try, no matter how often I draw it, it has 7 seals I don't seem to be able to crack. Having said all the above, I conquered my inner you-know-what and drew my IAST tile (thank heavens that's done!), albeit again a day past deadline.


IAST challenge #262 with Tangle Patterns: Gourdgeous, Wooooooo!, Koloski, Tipple, Printemps
Tangle Patterns: Gourdgeous, Wooooooo!, Koloski, Tipple, Printemps




Animal Happy Day

So much dog!!!! Can that be good for you?




Wishing all visitors a hopeful future!





Saturday, September 22, 2018

DIVA 368, IAST 261, Square One B-Leaf, RSAG Crescent Moon, and more...


Square One of September 14 - 20, 2018 featuring B-LEAF. I added Hanky.


Square One of September 14 - 20, 2018 featuring B-LEAF with Hanky
Tangle Patterns: B-Leaf, Hanky



DIVA challenge #368 "Straight Lines" (can be curvy/round, too?). I think the purpose here is that we draw lots of parallel lines.


DIVA challenge #368 with Tangle Patterns: Arukas, Balloya, Sez, CrabEye, Clob
Tangle Patterns: Arukas, Balloya, Sez, CrabEye, Clob



No can do. When the DIVA says "Straight Lines" it does mean 'Straight' lines'. So I made an experimental tile and drew 3 grid tangles in petals or leaves string and an ogee grid. Akira in both, ogee and leaf string; Bundles in ogee grid; and a Rainking tangleation in petals. Although I prefer the first tile, you can't knock the 2nd, the lines are straight!


DIVA challenge #368 with Tangle Patterns: Akira, Bundles, Rainking Tangleation
Tangle Patterns:  Akira, Bundles, Rainking tangelation



♻️ IAST challenge #261 this week features Hexonu (Hex on you) and 3-Loops-6. After I completed the recycled packaging paper tile I wasn't 'thrilled' with the outcome, but I liked the Hexonu tangleation. So I tried again on a yellow smaller tile (emphasize on 'tried' - 'trying' doesn't guarantee success!).

Now my hope is focused on next week's challenge. May the string/tangles dice fall more favorably for me.


Iast challenge #261 with Tangle Patterns: Hexonu, 3-Loops-6
Tangle Patterns: Hexonu, 3-Loops-6




Oh, well. Well...... well, well, well! (That is all I can say to this, but it was fun drawing it)


Iast challenge #261 with Tangle Patterns: Hexonu, 3-Loops-6
Tangle Patterns: Hexonu, 3-Loops-6



Ready, Set, Anything Goes on Facebook this week lets us play with Crescent Moon. After I finished this pink tile,  Crescent Moon in Circles, I remembered the leaf experiments I did for above DIVA...


Ready, Set, Anything Goes with Crescent Moon in circles
Tangle Pattern: Crescent Moon in Circles



...thus the 2nd tile, Crescent Moon in Leaves, was born. And from here it was only a tiny step to my 3rd tile...


Ready, Set, Anything Goes with Crescent Moon in leaves
Tangle Pattern: Crescent Moon in Leaves



... Crescent Moon in Toodles.


Ready, Set, Anything Goes with Crescent Moon in Toodles with Sez
Tangle Patterns: Crescent Moon in Toodles, Sez



Refresher #187 with tangle bundle Hurry, Leelee, Wibble, Zimba, Heart Offset.


Refresher #187 with Tangle Patterns: Hurry, Leelee, Wibble, Zimba, Heart Offset
Tangle Patterns: Hurry, Leelee, Wibble, Zimba, Heart Offset




Quiz part 2 of 2, the Answer

Last week I showed you this image, and I was wondering whether you can see what it is.



Today we got the answer: It is an Orchid Mantis!


Nature is amazing!
If you need to see this very rare insect moving and kicking, click on this video.





Animal Happy Day

This cat has adopted me. Help! Somebody please remind me that I am a dog person!

One of my neighbor's cats in my garden!



And here the weekly video:
It takes a village and a pair of tongs...




Hope you have better weather than we have.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the weekend!




Sunday, September 16, 2018

IAST 260, DIVA 367, and FB's Ready, Set, Anything Goes challenge


♻️ 'Nzeppel, or Crazy 'Nzeppel, is the featured tangle in DIVA #367. Am not sure what "Crazy 'Nzeppel" really is, but figured it must be different to the normal one. So I made my own "different" 'Nzeppel, the "Pointy 'Nzeppel", short for "Any 1-Corner Pointed 'Nzeppel", and added Klabue. Tile is my favorite packaging material.


DIVA challenge #367 with Tangle Pattern 'Nzeppel and Klabue
Tangle Patterns: Pointy 'Nzeppel, Klabue



We all love 'Nzeppel, so I had to do it again: My 2018 'Nzeppel study. I recall DIVA having an 'Nzeppel challenge running in July last year where I also made a study, even with an update. This 2018 'Nzeppel study is about a string. I used this string in all the tiles more than once:


The String



First 'Nzeppel tile with a shadow; 2nd tile the same string twice, at 90' to each other and beadlines; 3rd tile the same string twice, at 45' and moved down an inch; last tile the same string 3x with Pointy 'Nzeppel.


Inspired by DIVA challenge #367. This 'Nzeppel study is about a string used 2 and 3 times in the tiles together with tangles Beadlines, Heart Beat, and Poiny 'Nzeppel
Tangle Patterns: 'Nzeppel, Beadlines, Heart Beat, Poiny 'Nzeppel.



A new challenge called "Ready, Set, Anything Goes" has arisen on Facebook and the 2nd challenge runs under the title "Alphabet Soup". The good thing, no string and no preset tangles...as it says: Anything Goes. My tile is called Double D, not as in bra size, but for Dagobert Duck.

Thanks, Meridiana, for emailing the info.


Ready, Set, Anything Goes with string DD and Tangle Patterns: Sprigs, Farling
Tangle Patterns: Sprigs, Farling



In case you do not believe me...Dagobert's Duck Safe




Adele from TickledToTangle has her 5th IAST (It is a String Thing) challenge anniversary with her 260th edition. 5 candles on the tile are deservedly so, decorated with the tangles Kitl, Prestwood, O (for Oscar - one of her own tangles), and Knightsbridge, a classic tangle. I tried to do better for this occasion than last year and will actually stay with the string Adele provided. But it wasn't to be; it didn't work out for me. I tried real hard, made several attempts, but never succeeded for the tile to look pleasing to anyone's eye. So I gave up and almost gave up on the challenge itself, too. However, Sunday morning came along and I chastised myself for being so stupid. "Just draw 5 candles, dah! How difficult can that be? And show a bit more gratitude, woman!"

And so I did.
Dear Adele, thanks so much for all the fantastic challenges (and some are real challenges) you entertained us throughout the last 5 years. I may not always send in my tiles, but I do hop over to your site every Wednesday morning as if the day is stenciled into my DNA. A very Happy 5th Anniversary, Adele!
PS: if you see a 6th candle...totally unintended!


IAST challenge #260 with Tangle Patterns: Kitl, Prestwood, O, Knightsbridge
Tangle Patterns: Kitl, Prestwood, O, Knightsbridge




IAST #259 with tangles Hollibaugh, 7Keys, Sling-Slang, Diamonte. Am I the only tangler in the whole world who didn't get last week's IAST challenge? Or is my whole being so averted to ribbons that my brain never registered the string was all about ribbons?


IAST #259 with Tangle Patterns: Hollibaugh, 7Keys, Sling-Slang, Diamonte
Tangle Patterns: Hollibaugh, 7Keys, Sling-Slang, Diamonte



And now a little something different...

Quiz part 1 of 2

Quiz part 1 is the question, part 2 the answer. It will be revealed in my next week's post. So....
What is this?
Hint: it might not be the obvious. Good luck.



....and now to some....



....Animal Happy Day

Duck's on the menu this week. Even if you do not like duck, you will love this one!




Wishing you a great week and stay out of the bad weather.





Saturday, September 08, 2018

DIVA 365, Summer Tangles, SQ1, Refresher 186


Summer Tangles 2018 Finale! I did it! Thank you, Yankee Tangler. Okay, you noticed, I missed 3 days (August 3 with Dingbatz August 23 with Zenribbon and August 31 with Macrotangle (work large). I may still do them at a later stage, but for now I lean back and enjoy a fine can of beer to celebrate this Finale and Shadow's Sweet 16 Birthday. He made it!

♻️ August 25 & 26 with Zenith and Snail tangles respectively and Florz. I am glad I disgarded my earlier tile with Zenith and two other tangles. I like this much better although it doesn't yet meet the standards for 'just a tiny taste of tangle', a phrase taken off one of Ragged Ray's old DIVA challenge pages, which I aimed for. (Recycled tile from packaging material.)


Summer Tangles 2018 August 25 & 26 with Zenith and Snail tangles respectively and with a bit of Florz on notenoughtime.blogpost.com
Tangle Patterns: Zenith, Snail, with a bit of Florz



August 28 - Celtic Knot with August 18 - Frames. I chose 'Frames' as a tangle this time and weaved it into the corners (last week I made frames). I think it is a great extension to this particular Celtic Knot. Mooka 'frames' the Knot/Frames combo.


Summer Tangles 2018 - August 28 - Celtic Knot with August 18 - Frames with Mooka
Tangle Patterns: Celtic Knot with Frames at corners and Mooka



August 29 - Cayke (flowers) and September 3 - Spoolies


Summer Tangles 2018 August 29 - Cayke and September 3 - Spoolies with Tipple and Zinger
Tangle Patterns: Cayke, Spoolies, Tipple, Zingger



September 2 - Z-Trik with another double: Irradial. Garnishing: Jetties and some leafy pods.


September 2 - Z-Trik with another double: Irradial
Tangle Patterns: Z-Trik, Irradial, Jetties



August 22 & 24 with Arc Flower and Lollywimple, accompanied by Hexonu.


Summer Tangles August 22 & 24 with Arc Flower and Lollywimple, accompanied by Hexonu.
Tangle Patterns: Arc Flower, Lollywimple, Hexonu.


♻️ August 30 - DL Labyrinth and September 1 - Maryhill and Square One week  August 31 to September 6 with PeelD.(Recycled tile from packaging material.)


Summer Tangles 2018 with August 30 - DL Labyrinth and September 1 - Maryhill and Square One week  August 31 to September 6 with PeelD
Tangle Patterns: DL Labyrinth, Maryhill, PeelD



Inspired by Summer Tangles September 1, a tiny tile with Maryhill and Florz-Starz


Inspired by Summer Tangles September 1, a tiny tile with Maryhill and Florz-Starz
Tangle Patterns: Maryhill, Florz-Starz



Refresher #186 with Flukes, Amadou, Soluna, Knightspeek, Achy Breaky.


Refresher #186 with Flukes, Amadou, Soluna, Knightspeek, Achy Breaky
Tangle Patterns: Flukes, Amadou, Soluna, Knightspeek, Achy Breaky



DIVA challenges are back and there are a lot of tanglers all over the world that are jumping up and down with joy - I am one of them! Thanks Laura!

♻️ So DIVA challenge #365 runs under the theme "Back to Basics": a simple string with some of the first and most popular tangles. When I read the  tangle list I instantly missed Pokeroot, so I decided to do a Pokeroot and Pokeleaf string and to link the tangles one to the other. I admit, this tile looks spooky. Skull jumps to mind. (Recycled tile from packaging material.)


DIVA #365 with Tangle Patterns: Hollibaugh, Crescent Moon, Printemps, Keeko String: Pokeroot and Pokeleaf
Tangle Patterns: Hollibaugh, Crescent Moon, Printemps, Keeko
String: Pokeroot and Pokeleaf



♻️ Square One week September 7 - 13: Bran. When I first saw Bran I didn't give it a second thought. I was certain I was going to skip this challenge. Friday evening, with all my chores done for the day, Bran jumped to mind again: 'Why not?'. I grabed a piece of copier paper and pen and looked whether I can come up with something I like and that looks vaguely similar to Bran. 2 minutes later I got it! And now I am glad I gave Bran a chance (and a new look). (Recycled packaging)


Square One week September 7 - 13: Bran
Tangle Patterns: Bran



Shadow had his 16th birthday yesterday. The Happy Birthday 'party' was pretty quiet with just him and me attending, but he didn't complain. I went to the market and bought 30 different fish balls for him. He loooooves those soft tasty snacks, so easy to eat. Bones have been off the treat list for quite a while. He still has left-overs, so we are celebrating 'Happy Birthday' a few days longer.



After the party it was right back to R&R....except for his stomach.




Animal Happy Day

I admit, this kind of videos I am not particulary fond of. No moving pictures only stills, and stills that repeat themselves over and over again and the storyteller's voice is robotic; still, I clicked on the white arrow - the title, it is somewhat intriguing - and I ended up with tears of joy and sadness.



Enjoy the weekend and any Birthday party you have coming up this week!



Saturday, September 01, 2018

IAST 257/8, Square One, Summer Tangles and a Refresher


Refresher #185 with Finery, Pezember, Lily-Eyes, Spoolies, Puffy 8's. For whatever reason, this refresher gave me some hard times and no sooner had I finally finished it, #186 came out today.


Refresher #185 with Tangle Patterns: Finery, Pezember, Lily-Eyes, Spoolies, Puffy 8's
Tangle Patterns: Finery, Pezember, Lily-Eyes, Spoolies, Puffy 8's



IAST #258 with Antidots, Apacore and Afterglo. Antidots I textured into Apacore because I realized too late I had forgotten about it. Goodness me, I really have to do something about my forgetfulness....


IAST #258 with Tangle Patterns: Antidots, Apacore, Afterglo (and Sez)
Tangle Patterns: Antidots, Apacore, Afterglo (and Sez)



This is last week's IAST #257 with the new tangle Twilight. After having seen the Twilight tiles being submitted to Adele at Tickled to Tangle, I painfully noticed that I had missed the mark slightly. Hence I decided to make up for it and drew Twilight with one of my Summer Tangle projects...(see below)


IAST #257 challenge with tangle pattern Twilight
Tangle Pattern: Twilight



Square One for the week of August 24 - August 30, 2018 - Hexonu


Square One Week August 24 - August 30, 2018 ONE: HEXONU
Tangle Pattern: Hexonu



And following this week's results for Summer Tangles 2018. My dates jump a bit all over the place. Many past dates are still not done, but I keep catching up.

August 27 - Strircles. Now this one was easy.


Summer Tangles 2018 August 27 - Strircles.
Tangle Pattern: Strircles



August 20 - Balo. Another tangle that is not looking like intended, but I gonna keep this one as a valid result because it represents 'fun' and 'disappointment' at the same time for me. Fun I had while drawing those leave loops and the circles and the whole thing; disappointed I was that the bookmark wasn't any longer.


Summer Tangles 2018 day August 20 with tangle Balo
Tangle Pattern: Balo



August 18th - Frames, here with climbing Mooka.


Tangle Pattern Climbing Mooka for Summer Tangles 2018 day August 18th - Frames
Tangle Pattern: Climbing Mooka for 'Frames'



Finally! Here the 'other Twilight tile'.

August 21st - Embedded Letter. If this doesn't make up for the too liberal IAST #257 Twilight, I don't know what will. The embedded letters are, you guessed it, SNG.


Summer Tangles 2018 August 21st - Embedded Letters with Twilight and Sez
Tangle Patterns: Embedded Letters SNG with the real Twilight and Sez




Shadow - my grumpy (literally) and grumpy-looking old man.



Next week on Friday Shadow will be 16. Now I have no doubt that he will make it to the 7th. I had a health check done a week ago and the vet assured me that despite his skin problem, blindness, deafness, loss of smell, weakness in standing up, occasional disorientation (which he masters to a T by pumping into something familiar (everything is familiar) to get his bearing again) but with an appetite of a horse he is still strong. Fine, so he is leaking a bit, but even that is under control with self-made nappies. I thank Shadow every day for being a boy!

Both the photos are of today, Saturday September #1. However, the above took much longer to get as he is mostly dwelling in his second favorable pastime (micro-close to the first which is food, treats, and anything edible). Below he is sporting his latest leakage control outfit. Oh, he is such a sweety!


Shadow




Animal Very Happy Day

Check out this story about a truck driver who was allowed a looooong haul to bail out this cutey of a Pitty on death row. Kudos to driver, employer, and the shelter for its decision to hold execution! I just looooove stories like that.



Enjoy your weekend and be good to animals!





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