Another colorful Ela Daily Challenge: #1985 with tangles Easter Lily, 70s Cup A, and Buddea.
Tangle Patterns: Easter Lily, 70s Cup A, Buddea
Another Ela Challenge #1985 with two Easter Lilies create an Easter Lily Heart.
Tangle Patterns: Easter Lily, 70s Cup A, Buddea
♻️ Inspired by...70s Cup A in Ela challenge 1985 above. I like geometric patterns because I can just draw lines and do not have to worry about perfect curves and circles. However, this geometric tangle, 70s Cup A, led me back to a botanical version and finally back again to my 3rd Ela Challenge #1985.
The first tile (left below) is drawn on the inside of the box holding my presently most favorable 2 in 1 coffee "Healthiest Brew Latte - No coffee added". When I drew the ovals at the top corner the pattern became botanical. Yes, it is an ad, but somebody has got to pay for this post.
On the 2nd tile on the right I experimented with ovals and...well, no comment. And then I dared to come up with yet a 3rd Ela challenge #1985 with one small Easter Lily and finally, not only fantasy Buddea, but respecting the original pattern, too. Unfortunately, some of the 70's Cup A leaves got attacked by ants.
Tangle Pattern: 70s Cup A Experiment
Tangle Patterns: 70's Cup A, Easter Lily, Buddea
Yet another Ela, but waaaaayyyy tooooo late. #1987 with Jura, Asian Fans and Crest. Here on her FB page.
Tangle Patterns: Jura, Asian Fans, Crest
Ela tile #2004 I actually drew before she uploaded hers in Facebook. Yes, I was super quick for a change. I got the tangle listing on her website: Heartswell, Yola, Chi.
Tangle Patterns: Heartswell, Yola, Chi
Ela Challenge #2003 with tangles Boomer Rang, Hound Dog Tooth and Minouche.
Tangle Patterns: Boomer Rang, Hound Dog Tooth and Minouche
Ela Challenge #2006 with tangles Florz, Intertwine, and Bladz
Tangle Patterns: Florz, Intertwine, and Bladz
In my previous post I had my Paradox infection series running. I had started this Paradox Star "outside the Box" tile as well (the segments are mirrored), but as quickly as I got the infections, it also left and I was left with a tile I needed weeks to finish. Tangle buddies to Paradox are: Toodles, Moonpie, Indy-Rella, Betweed, Knightsbridge, and Pearly.
Tangle Patterns: Paradox, Toodles, Moonpie, Indy-Rella, Betweed, Knightsbridge, and Pearly
♻️ For the Refresher package #215, published August 14th, 2020 by tanglepatterns.com, we have the tangles Well Well Who, Su-sy, Diamante, Chorus, and Sporez. (This is another 2 in 1 healthy coffee w/o coffee packaging!!!)
Tangle Patterns: Well Well Who, Su-sy, Diamante, Chorus, Sporez
Then Square One™: Purely Zentangle® had the fragment S1PZ Sept 4-10. With great difficulties I was able to add a "C" and make an almost empty design with all these symbols x4.
Fragment Pattern: S1PZ with C
Killing Time
I had these puzzles for a long time...reaching back to where I was teaching scuba diving classes. Used them sometimes after a heavy session to 'change subject'. Don't worry, if you can't figure out the one or other, the results are at the very end of this post. No need to wait months for the next post.
To get you started, #1 is SANDBOX.
You can find the results at the very end of this post.
Animal Happy Day
He was abandoned by his owner because he had severe hip dyspepsia. He was rescued and his health condition was taken care of. Then he waited and waited and waited... he waited for a family to love him and share their lives with him. Where he gets spoiled with treats and can enjoy long walks to 'read' the latest neighborhood news with his nose. It took 4 years, a very, very long time in dog years, but if finally happened..
...and another one
From My Garden
This is my Black Bat Flower. Actually, it is no flower, but an unusual tropical herb belonging to the Yam family of Southeast Asia.
Black Bat Flower
Thanks for visiting - CO sends his regards. He is too busy staring and meowing at the hole in my storeroom ceiling.
Puzzle Results: #2 Man overboard, #3 I understand. #4 Reading between the lines, #5 Long underwear, #6 Crossroads
...at least for a few minutes. But first things first.
I am heavily infected, but it is a different kind of virus (= not Covit19 or the one that causes Dengue, which tours the infamous - now empty - tourist city Pattaya as well). The doctor assured me that I will survive it unscathed despite the high number of my age, but that my mind will still be crowded with the thought of it for some time to come after convalescing. The virus is called "PARADOX"!
BE WARNED! The suffering is a lot of fun, absolutely fantastic and you will love and enjoy every gratifying minute of it. So stay clear of the Paradox virus.
(You can find some of the Paradox strings at the end of the Paradox section)
♻️ Tile first infection is Paradox free-style on a recycled packaging cardboard tile.
Tangle Pattern: Paradox
This Paradox attack was supported by Betweed (on a water colored background tile).
Tangle Patterns: Paradox, Betweed
This tile shows the result of a rather mild Paradox virus attack. Still, I enjoyed it while it lasted. Meet the Paradox "Trees" tile.
Tangle Patterns: Paradox "Trees"
This is one of my favorite infections: Paradox with A-Dalfa.
Tangle Patterns: Paradox, A-Dalfa
Another free-style Paradox tile with Kelp I.Am, Boulder Builder, Strutz and Jag. This bookmark style tile I started in the middle and I added triangles to both sides until I had to make the decision which side is up/down. The decision was quick once the new tangle Jag was introduced by tanglepatterns.com.
Tangle Patterns: Paradox, Kelp I.Am, Boulder Builder, Strutz, Jag
Here the Paradox virus hides itself in "The Mask". The tangles Fescu, Clob, and Denma help camouflaging Paradox. They are doing a great job! Time appropriate as well as ancient, reminding me of the Vientiane Carnival.
Tangle Patterns: Paradox, Fescu, Clob, Denma
In this tile Paradox, in circles and leaves, has added some extra lines and garnished its surrounding with Tipple and Crescent Moon.
Tangle Patterns: Paradox, Crescent Moon, Tipple
♻️ This tile I cut out of a Baygon mosquito coil packaging. I admit, here the virus has lamed my brain. For several days I had no clue how to finish the awkward paradox shapes. I added this and that and another this and that over too many days, but finally had my tile full to the rim and I could sign it off. (Thank heavens!) Added tangles are: Phicops, Beadlines, and Veezy.
A mess with a Paradox vine. Tangles causing the mess are Amaze (or Stiritup), Knightsbridge, Boulder Builder, Tipple. Trying to safe the mess is Henna Drum. Thank you, Henna Drum.
Paradox 3D on my surprise 1-day-blooming-only water plant flower. I couldn't resist, there is an early morning taken image of the flower towards the end of this post. A string overlay over the Paradox 3D tile is among the strings below.
Tangle Patterns: Paradox and my unexpected water plant flower.
Geometrical Paradox. Just randomly placed triangles.
Tangle Pattern: Paradox
♻️ The final Paradox tile, drawn on the inside of an 'Equal Cafe Caramel Latte" cardboard box, aptly called "Paradox Out of the Box". Literally! Proof is below on the string/paradox lines overlay tile.
Tangle Pattern: Paradox
Paradox strings for Paradox freestyle, Paradox with Betweed, Paradox with A-Dalfa, The Mask.
Paradox freestyle, with Betweed, with A-Dalfa, The Mask...
Paradox 3D string and with overlay
Paradox 3D with string overlay below.
Paradox Out of the Box string and Paradox lines (blue) overlay.
'Inspired by...' continues...
I drew my first 'copy-cat' tile last month (previous post) with Zentangle HQ's KTT 31. I thoroughly enjoyed following someone else's drawing and relished the result. Now, that I have 'smelled blood', I went in searched for another victim I can copy.
Emiko Kaneko. I knew the stakes were high, too high as I soon realized. But then, if you don't try...
Inspired by...No, this is better described as 'Reminiscing my time'...as a SCUBA diving instructor. A swarm of fish, string rays, soft and hard corals, my bubbles, and feeling safe from the bad weather lurking on the surface. Tangles: Dewdy-leaf kelp, an Indy-Rella fish swarm, bubbling Emo-coral-balls, Sting Rayz, and Angelfish sea-fans. I noticed I needed a filler tangle at the bottom left that would glide smoothly into Dewd, but couldn't find one. Thus my new tangle Kelp I.Am was born.
Inspired by...a new pattern I noticed on Pattern Collections called Windmoon by Uttara Shidore. It looked quite intriguing. I love challenging patterns especially when they are geometric. There is a logical way to approach them...similar to solving a Sudoku puzzle.
Tangle Pattern: Windmoon
I stumbled over a tile in Pinterest I just had to recreate. Except for Printemps (on-a-Stick) and maybe Clob there are no further tangles involved and that is quite alright. I liked the overall design of it.
A Pinterest recreation
Inspired by...the Square One challenge with the new tangle Eofer by Iris CZT. Eofer grows out of a leaf, surrounded by Narwal. Background Eofer and Blockbuster I.Am.
Tangle Patterns: Eofer, Narwal, Blockbuster I.Am
New Tangles in the I.Am family - Kelp I.Am and SiBai I.Am
New tangle Kelp I.Am.
Tangle Patterns: Kelp I.Am
My new tangle Kelp I.Am with Burtz and a Rayz in the background.
Tangle Patterns: Kelp I.Am, Burtz, Rayz
Step out for my new tangle Kelp I.Am.
New tangle Pattern Stepout for Kelp I.Am
New tangle SiBai I.Am with tangles Fescu-Dewd, Springkle, Free-style Paradox, Sedgling
♻️ Another SiBai I.Am sample. Here each, what-cha-ma-call-it, segment?, in its own hanging rhomboid garnished with glass buttons. The paper is recycled from a brown manila envelope.
Tangle Pattern: SiBai I.Am
Stepout to new tangle SiBai I.Am.
New Tangle Pattern Stepout for SiBai I.Am
Animal Happy Day
The other day I was looking for C.O. knowing he must be around the house somewhere...
...Here is where I found him.
As for my video choice for this post. Calm....ing!!! This is not about our usual pets may they be dogs or cats or even farm animals. No, it is about more. As she says in this video, saving humankind.
Anti-Boredom Therapy and Odd Ends
Are you sitting at home feeling bored at times? I found a site that might keep you interested for a few minutes. Stereograms. I always loved to see the 3D image hidden in the flat color mess image in front of me. Once you figured out the trick to see the 3D shapes and words the mess contained you can hardly stop jumping to the next messy image. This is a simple one I made myself with the tool available on the Stereogram site Hiden-3D. Have fun! If you have never seen this kind of 'entertainment', there is a 'how to' on their site.
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This 26 July Sunday morning, when I did my usual early morning round through my garden, I came across a little surprise: my water plant, which I got from my Chinese hardware shop guy, sported a beautiful blue flower. Never in my wildest dreams would I have expected that!
May you adapt easily to this new world of ours. Who would have thought that this drastic of change can happen that quickly and include the whole world.
How to draw IZZY
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Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp's Zentangle® pattern: Izzy.
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