The Gift of Internet Friends

I have been so fortunate (and blessed) to have all of my internet friends!!  These are people that I talk to on most days and share things about what's going on in my world and they share what's going on in theirs.  Some might think it a little strange because we have never met, but at the same time there is an odd closeness.  I'll admit that I'm 51 (but don't tell anyone) and over the past 10 years or so, I haven't been in a position to meet a lot of new people I would call my friends.  In the past six months I have more than made up for that!  My internet friends are warm and caring, as well as being encouraging and generous.  Plus most of them have the creative bug like I do which is what initially brought us together.  There are new patterns in this piece that were made by LeeAnn (ledenzer) and I just had to try them - so thanks LeeAnn for your creativeness and your willingness to share!!  Today might be the day you find a new friend, whether in person or some other way, so put yourself out there and don't let the opportunity pass you by - not only will you be missing out but someone else will be too!!

The Great Escape!

I had the help of Mr. Thisorthat while drawing this.  He likes to say "you should do this over there" or "if you do this it will look like a ...." and stuff like that.  Sometimes I listen to him and most other times I just look at him with that confused look on my face.  Then he just chuckles at me - he's great!  After I finished (with the added help) it looked like a lot of different exit stragies.  Then it hit me - when you're looking for "a way out" you can find all sorts of things to help you out.  Sometimes we use those as excuses instead - which is never good.  The excuses are a lot easier to find, especially when we really don't want to do what we know we should be doing anyway.  Remember, sometimes doing the right thing is harder than it looks.  Keep striving to reach your goals (you'll be SO glad you did) and enjoy your day!

Thoughts

Sometimes my mind is so full of things I want to do, that everything gets all jumbled together - which this tangle reminds me of.  One thought over another, over another, and then where do you start???  Of course there are priorities and those always seem float to the top (and sometimes are "accidentally" ignored overlooked), but the things that are deeper tend to be more the ones I want to explore - they are more adventurous and  certainly more fun!!  I hope on this first Saturday in June you enjoy the adventurous and fun things in your world!!

Capsules

Capsules come in all sorts of sizes for all sorts of uses.  Most often they are used in medication (and they aren't very fun) but sometimes there are fun things like space capsules.  Of course in space you could find all sorts of exciting things.  Since I have never been to space, I can only imagine what it might look like.  So in my mind, space looks a little crazy with all sorts of satellites, planets and stars floating around.  So when I finished this tangle, it made me think of outer space and some of the things that might be floating around up there.  Even if I only made it up in my mind, it made me chuckle a little.  I hope you find something that makes you chuckle a little today!

Shading Rules???



Sometimes when I get done with a piece I'm so excited to get started on the shading!!  It's like putting the frosting on the cake!!  Some people shade as they go - which I do sometimes, and others wait until they finish.  I usually like to look at the entire piece when I finish and try to get the feel of it.  For me, it makes a difference on my shading.  Other times I like how a pattern turns out and I can't wait to shade it and see how it looks completed.  I can't believe even with all of the tangles I make, I still get excited about them.   In case you have forgotten, I love, love, LOVE Zentangles!!  I don't think there's a right or wrong way (after all it's still Zentangling) but to be honest I haven't seen alot of dark shading on a lot of tangle tiles.  Of course I have to admit that I'm not a CZT and I haven't had any formal training so I really don't know what they teach you about shading (if anything) during the class.  I would love to take the class but circumstances won't allow it right now.  Maybe sometime down the road.  Hope you do something that YOU totally love, love, LOVE today!!

Initially

After doing these last two challenges with the focus on the strings, I thought I would use my initials as the string and see if was something I could work with.  Sometimes the strings get so crazy and the pieces are so small that I tend to focus on the small pieces and forget to look at the piece as a whole.  I'm pleased with how this piece turned out - even though it's not my most favorite work (there's always some that you like more than others) it was a fun challenge for myself.  Find joy in something you accomplish today - it truly will make your day!