You just never know

I got a new cell phone a couple a weeks ago and it has apps and does TONS more than my other phone.  It was a hard change for me because I LOVED my other phone, but it was time.  So the new phone has a game on it (which drains your battery down super fast) but I don't play very often.  Last night I was looking at the screen behind the game and there was this awesome page of paisleys that I couldn't stop looking at.  Partially because it was purple too!  So I played the game down to where most of the background was showing and tried to examine it closely.  This is my rendition of it, but I add-libbed most of it.  Winging things is my favorite way of doing anything!  So I guess the lesson is you just never know when you'll run across something you can get inspiration from. 

Inspired

Sometimes when I'm searching through different websites I see things that inspire me to do.  When I saw this piece on Maddy Moo's blogsite I got so excited that I had to try it.  I changed this a little (as you can see if you stop by her blog) but I liked the overall idea of part of it looking magnified (which hers wasn't).  So it goes to show you that no matter what you're doing, you can find inspiration anywhere!!

Get Inspired!

If you haven't taken the time to look through the flickr Zentangle photostream, you're really missing out on a lot!  There are some awesome tanglers and even some things you scratch your head and wonder how the human hand could draw such a masterpiece.  I've been struggling with ideas lately so I've been looking for inspiration.  I got this idea from Mariët Dronten's photostream.  She had some patterns I've never seen (but that's not saying much since I've only been doing this since December) and does beautiful work.  I like the idea of this one being a picture instead of just a design, but you should take a look at her work and see what she's done.  There is a poem on Mariët's picture and she has graciously translated it.   It's just lovely.   I hope there's sunshine where you are and today brings you smiles and happy thoughts!