tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50399594849341280172024-03-14T06:17:00.785-04:00See Jane.A place to share my musings. There are so many ideas around us and I try to play with the ones that tickle my fancy. Zentangle, needle felting, wet felting, garden art, photography, kayaking.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-29583073094364940212016-09-01T18:57:00.000-04:002016-09-01T18:57:21.959-04:00Life sure is busy!<br />
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I've been playing with some cardboard lunch boxes that I recycled from the last day of school in June. I gelli printed some and I painted some with alcohol ink, then I was wondering what else I could do with the boxes. I looked around my studio, trying to think up some ideas and decided to make a book within the box.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are all of the boxes. You can see the original in lower left. Click on the pic to get a larger view.<br />The box in lower right is my book box, the others are empty.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the sewing of the signatures here. I have 3 signatures and<br />each signature has a cover of gelli printed file folder, folded and sewn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I opened up the book so you can see my signatures and plain, recycled<br />packing paper pages.</td></tr>
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I still want to decorate the inside somehow, perhaps with colorful quotes and marks. We'll see. I'm pleased with it and can see that I will want to make more.<br />
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Do you have any other ideas? I'd love to hear them.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-39006403938068420802016-06-30T18:20:00.003-04:002016-06-30T18:20:56.153-04:00Celebrate!!Well, once again, it has been a long time since I have posted. Hopefully things will get much better now that I have retired from being a special education paraprofessional in a K-8 school. I was there teaching for 17 years. Phew! I mostly loved it but it was time to go begin a new chapter in my life. Soooooooo, what will I be doing????? I will be teaching more Zentangle and Gelli Print classes. I will also be kayaking a lot more, traveling a bit, and if winter cooperates this year, more skiing.<br />
I'll just have to see what turns up. So far I'm having a great time.<br />
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Last week I taught a couple of Zentangle Workshops to some Vermont school employees at a Summer Institute given by VEHI (Vermont Education Health Initiative) at <a href="http://mountaintopinn.com/" target="_blank">Mtn. Top Inn</a> in Chittenden, VT. What a beautiful spot overlooking Chittenden Reservoir! Here are the tiles created from those workshops:<br />
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The ladies did a fabulous job and it was great fun introducing Zentangle to them.<br />
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This is just a short posting as I'm trying to get one completed. I'll be posting more in the near future. I am also updating my classes, so go take a look.<br />
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Happy summer!!janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-51798648474918999992015-02-10T22:38:00.001-05:002015-02-10T22:38:24.430-05:00Such A Hearty WeekValentines Day is approaching and there seem to be a lot of heart-themed tangles coming out to try. The <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> #204 is to create a "Valentangle". I decided to draw in the round and add some pinks and reds. As you can see, my zendala tile was bent a little, but I wanted to use it. I suppose I could cut around the flower shape. Hmmm, not a bad idea, then I could build up a 3D tile. Or not.<br />
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I've been wanting to try more of the Bijou in a standard Zentangle tile. I'm still not real happy with it, but I'm slowly getting there. A bit more practice, I think.<br />
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I also wanted to give a Talavera Tile a go. Getting excited about heading to Santa Fe in April for TangleU (A CZT only event). The tiles we create, and will be swapping, are inspired by the Talavera ceramic tiles. Here's my first attempt.<br />
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I think that I've been enjoying adding some bright colors since we've been hammered by snow and cold lately. It looks very black and white outside so bringing in some color is very pleasing.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-69425445111234535092015-01-24T23:03:00.001-05:002015-01-24T23:03:50.862-05:00A little of this and a little of thatWeekends are just not long enough with so much to do. Here it is Saturday night and I want to get this written up so I can post my tangle for Moebius Syndrome Awareness Week. It's for<a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/01/weekly-challenge-201.html" target="_blank"> Diva's #201 challenge</a>.<br />
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I've been keeping up with my Tangle A Day calendar (except for today's, of course) and the last couple of days I've been playing with the Moebius Syndrome Foundation's logo.<br />
I like the 22nd better, but wanted to play with Rixty over and under, so we have the 23rd.<br />
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One of my sons gave me a wood burning set for Christmas and I finally got it out and played with it. What fun! I also bought myself a kid's mandala maker a while back and this is what I created today:</div>
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And just for fun, here's my pup, Scotia, making snow angels and playing fetch. She certainly loves the snow.</div>
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Time for bed. I have a big day tomorrow. First it's off to cross-country ski for the morning to help raise money for Vermont folks in need of help with their heating costs. If you'd like to help, you can add a small (or large) donation <a href="https://www.firstgiving.com/fundra%E2%80%A6/JaneMacKugler/wild-wings" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-16968268664560224822015-01-06T22:01:00.000-05:002015-01-06T22:02:49.832-05:00Catching Up with Hitch/Oke and a whole lot moreOh boy, it has been way too long since I last posted. Life just marched right along and I must have been caught up in it all. Well, it's 2015 and I'm ready to try to get back to blogging.<br />
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I'm going to go backwards a bit here, I hope you can bear with me. The reason I got back into it is because of wanting to tangle this week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a>. This week we are to use Heidi Sue's Hitch pattern. Here I used it with Oke by Michele B:<br />
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Last month was Christmas and all the preparation that goes with it. I decided to give my mother-in-law an advent calendar that I tangled every "door" and put a photo behind each one. It took a long time but it was well worth it. She enjoyed her present very much. Here's the finished piece (click on it to see larger version). I bought the calendar from Gardener's Supply. You can see a close up of all the tangled doors by going to my Facebook page, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MacKugler">https://www.facebook.com/MacKugler</a>.<br />
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I bought 2 calendars but only got around to tangling one this year. I guess that I better start now for next year's. It really was a lot of fun to create and even more fun to share photos of the doors with my friends.<br />
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Sometime during this creating frenzy of mine, I bought a cool drawing toy. It's called an Original Mandala-Designer by Ravensburger. I got the classic design. Oh what fun it is to play with! I've been having fun creating fun mandalas. The Zendala tiles fit nicely in the designer.<br />
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A bit of zentangle and color added, put it in a frame and took it to the gallery and it was sold! Fun stuff.<br />
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I better stop while I'm ahead here. It's good to be back on the blogging scene again. Hopefully I will be chatting with you folks again soon. Thanks for stopping by. Happy new year.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-35096195432527236572014-09-20T21:15:00.002-04:002014-09-20T21:15:52.660-04:00Phicops & Diva DanceGreetings Folks! I've been such a baaaaad girl and have not been keeping my blog updated. So sorry if you have been stopping by now and then to see if anything has been brewing. Life certainly has its way of getting in the way.<br />
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Last weekend I was playing around with a new tangle called Cosmic, created bySharon McKenney, CZT. How I love this one! It is a lot of fun to draw and play with. In this one I just added a little of Rick's Paradox.<br />
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This next one I wanted to see if I could add another couple of petals and put some Ing around the outside of it, filling that in with orbs, spirals, and Shattuck. I like it.<br />
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And finally, I was thinking of dear Bijou and came up with this after seeing a photo of an endearing snail:<br />
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<br />Thanks so much for visiting. I'm hoping that it won't take too long to post another tile.<br /><br />
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<br />janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-66333944142089884912014-08-15T14:22:00.000-04:002014-08-15T14:27:06.788-04:00A little PlaidBack in the blogging saddle again. Wow, it seems that time just goes whooshing by. Summer is such a wonderful time to get out and enjoy nature's creativity, and time with family and friends. Actually, all year round it's wonderful but it's just easier, perhaps, in the summer.<br />
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You might have heard the big news in the Zentangle world, the introduction of Bijou® tiles. They are 2"x2" tiles, fun to tangle on. The idea is to tangle on your tile like a snail, slowly, simply, pausing often to admire the view, etc. They are available in a tin of 55 tiles with a couple of "Bijouism"s, like Breathe, Relax, Savor, Comfort.<br />
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There is so much excitement around these fun-sized tiles. <a href="http://mootepoints.com/ebooks.html" target="_blank">Cherryl Moote</a>, CZT has come out with directions on how to create a cute tile folder, which I had to give a try: <br />
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I took a class on Tangled Labyrinth Journals with <a href="http://www.tanglevermont.com/" target="_blank">Sadelle Wiltshire</a>, CZT with a wonderful group of folks. What fun! We first created a beautiful meandering journal then began to learn to draw different types of labyrinths. I can see making these with some of the kids at school…it just might be good for them!<br />
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This one on the right is called the Goddess Labyrinth and so I decided to create the goddess as well.<br />
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On to this week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> #180, using Anneke Van Dam's pattern "MacDee". Being a Mack, then MacKugler, I knew that I'd love this plaid pattern. I was going through my e-books and decided to work with Helen William's Flips, Folds, Ribbon and String book. I'm pleased with the result of this one.<br />
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janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-83638908571716716262014-07-08T16:07:00.001-04:002014-07-08T16:07:53.166-04:00Tangling on vacationWell, I guess that I'm finally relaxed enough to write a blog post. I'm sitting on the porch right on the water, watching kayakers, sailors, and fishermen. Friends should be showing up here in about an hour then we will be heading on the water ourselves. In the meantime I can show you what we've been up to here at Lake Willoughby in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784192087199458'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOETnn4Gqyf7wB3uzd5tcRU3eEyv4iOk1TC6xR_lwQ2YP1zZh5E26v641vFyNhMIlxMriVfzsGoL2_vUNcezeWwVEyEvzu_-g36HRIVaCvvQwlJUvwGO0CKtlF2088LXl9-mDZeTBk2Rx0/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='252' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />From my kayak trip this morning.<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784294414096178'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ueNecqYXkGVTd7cEJbOm9g-pYIxoQXwF4ScdNke_qwkx1N0g1ubr8rnxqxGqUzM87CsRWHQ4mRIj42n7TqZs2NY8S5ZUa95OYLoBVwPB2I2dJv9v2k0Co7SARXzoqgxSnFpjSIlt46oe/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='280' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Hiking up Mt. 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No problems though.)<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784428410051346'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoZejiZefNIayjMD8-f60ZAFqy7Ah5e3k5j16sn0L6dHpQOMbeX4ky65phXrrxgBM1DfV4NBAEm2844gE_8_4z73CKSFhCyTfom9rHvqf92JZGuweE1VgljO-8XEZ7f-O3xeQAquSIThm/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />A little tangle break by my son.<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784515662840882'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSj1DnwTaPuC9El_VivmQ8uXmRoL8ebfJQzEmTMu_K2nCIT0kr8_9PRLTzUvXp-h6qg2HGTnRVik6TEWt9iYclrEkpfbxN-8TyrdGLqoSZfZIvCCtf9RphklI0fOd-h4H1qRT5MjE1oyJ/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />One of our beautiful sunsets.<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784651420201842'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6D5dJ2ywKUxfUahNFr5gG4Tdg0_av5WWJs9UKgwGMCl0JAJLnZM9Jx-fdgYNWFadf0vopzjBFU1Ucl2OQf0rk67pai5mA9C1fV_FuQ_YllyFXA3VCWQxye0hezunJnCE32KMhhtyiByq/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='280' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Son trying out my Hobie Revolution kayak with sail.<br /><br />On to the Diva Challenge #175! This week is a UMT, or use my tangle, using a tangle pattern, Crux by Henrike Bratz. Here's my entry:<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784777185491122'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfslzJ1viBGgyun9aPcOR0G4JXoK9p9lKdRW1cgyGbGZm4Vii01BTTuYkheQ-NpfZKXuvbVwz-czmxMyfj4ZJGazcFVe4Z4e3BjyXCdXXApLj-vXzKMV4sURhVDvbT7gytRlCSabf_3q_/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I also used my own tangleation of an Acoma Pueblo inspired pattern.<br /><br />Before coming up here for vacation, I made a traveling watercolor book of paints. I've only used it a little so far, but I do like it a lot.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784883473256562'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdZPO5SyfHWufCteLjzT-CAQK2vPb6N7hYqaJ5bV3J_AFnRWRpcv-qKEaKLNJdOdq77xYSVI8qC5SbyHd-rTMhgKKXdZAEQFQGQxf3ezOd3sVNNCcigeWmZTachNmoz287ID0llLph2ga/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Here's the book and water brush.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033784960209089218'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4_7ydLy-Grpsx-QdLbyS6lyKEWoEdHIPNez4TPZTP37XuciMWeBzCyzQizduA2ONTS81Jl8zWaNc7WcIKI8eC0KR4qvEbgEQPuRLV8ykFOI802nmlBefUMcxpbBkXrp7KZO0_AZf0S_a/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />These are Inktense watercolor pencils.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033785030014868642'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20aSL_9XDTmRNKXW5dz4uqO_QnCJ8pMI-jw8NVG__pIq1SAshb_hlBQR12Vz3Brm8H6mM05RHNcfUsa5m5TmyRHHGTaolWRJRA_Rdlh7NRylomnIxM8Z8KS5-EqfYqSZIXsQI4hAPdJDG/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />These are Tombow markers. Other pages have Caran D'Ache water soluable and prismaloi aquarelle pencils, Dr. PH Martins Hydrus water colors.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#6033785099682951378'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTFGw_Yz1hL0S5woZXO6zwKifsExPD-iHHjE861ijAMplS34rcrPHVBMrzPQ0Dn-AgpthMI44sGz0G2NEnr_rFifvTqFUcn_ksTe1Drqww0lXoMKKPVOeamUJAPRk56ArGAxLvPKDz2Sv/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='172' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Here is an example of my painting using my nifty book.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy your week!<br />janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-49984799305135885902014-05-03T23:42:00.000-04:002014-05-03T23:42:03.206-04:00It's spring with Camelia!Phew, Spring is here. I love to hear the birds and frogs and smell the earth and rain. Spring in Vermont after a looooong, coooold winter is so amazing. Our snow is gone in our yard but the ski trails on the local mountains still have the snow. It reminds me of my oldest son when he was little. He was so excited for his birthday to come (May 16th) and I told him that it wouldn't be his birthday until all the snow has melted. Not yet, Cam! He will be 27 this year, once the snow melts.<br />
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I have been neglecting my blog and my Zentangle classes this winter. I guess that life just got in the way, but now I'm back. I spent 3 full days of tangling with over 100 CZTs (Certified Zentangle Teachers) in Portland, Maine at our second annual Tangle University. It was such great fun to see old friends and meet new ones while learning and getting inspired. Such wonderful and talented folks from all over the world!<br />
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On to the <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> #165, a UMT (Use My Tangle) challenge using<a href="http://preciousworker.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/new-tangle-camelia.html" target="_blank"> Camelia by Anne Marks</a>. I've enjoyed this tangle pattern in the past so it's a great one to help me get back into the swing of things. I also bought some Zentangle supplies and broke out the tan Renaissance tiles with brown and red Microns in addition to my black one. This is the first time trying the Renaissance tile and I had fun exploring it.<br />
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At TangleU 2014, many of us had brought our CZT trading cards which we had ordered from Zazzle. When I opened my pack of cards I expected to smell the bubble gum, but the smell was not there. Funny how our brains work. It was fun to trade and collect the cards and later set them out on a table to revisit everyone. Not everyone had a trading card, but enough did to have some fun.<br />
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janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-91861195464290935272014-01-11T23:09:00.001-05:002014-01-11T23:09:07.464-05:00It has been a whileI haven't updated my blog for a while. Holidays and vacation happened. It sure was a busy time, but now life is slowly getting backtrack to normal. We had a nice, quiet Christmas with local family then my husband's brother and family arrived from MD to help celebrate their father's 90th birthday. It was a lot of fun with a lot of cooking and celebrating. I was able to teach a Zentangle class during that crazy time, which was wonderful, then I taught an extra class to my talented niece and nephews. They were quick learners.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#5967855897229440738'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0XCj5r8bx80BO-WiIpeooLCjDJsLMXCwVhCeBQ1pJ_Y8X1EIBkdLQnvDdvWd7_9V1Z7QS4tycLhNImeGurNZpxqkRzLzzCGtQ6Zv8uBVDhLWSA-bqsAftpbGLrHjNnXzWnYdpcVfV5IA/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='194' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#5967855925800953250'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEFygvlPyPJk_MzeufTpD_MBemVpafmn4og6aewD0hTg0JNV6S0BEo598iIeNXUou6urmq9GfCRo_o8jnImlyfVnEinLj_oKXIgDW-yb1v4n1REIDiQMWq3nNR_Pj40_Ep7lmO-Rf9we7/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='161' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This week's diva challenge was to create a tile using 2014. I had already signed up for a postcard swap for the new year and was a little slow getting them out, but it worked in the long run since I could use them for the challenge! I love it when it works to my advantage.<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/100575476923049628849/SeeJane?authkey=Gv1sRgCNrWktOH18H_2gE#5967855959034654498'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUvEaltsB-WCdHqW199S5RkcN4C6yezFRVSHuzfQqkx2aj7JzuzbhAfa3JNQtcM_bHr_Q_3_HOecRUrGI_uQeMhauIT113Vgy48Uw2htnRPU0y3w5B3_EIy8OVd8CXLwglnodzvoFb-Fq/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='260' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-11889404573546264692013-12-14T23:22:00.000-05:002013-12-14T23:22:33.890-05:00Merry Happy! Challenge #148This week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">challenge</a> is to create a piece for the holidays using Zentangle & the holidays as the inspiration. Since I was in need of creating neighborhood presents, this came in handy. I wish that I had taken a picture of the series of votive covers I made, but I just didn't get around to it. You know….a crush of time to get them done. I also made a few cute birch bark ornaments, but those too, did not get photographed. Ah well. They were well received.<br />
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I got a pad of Dura-Lar by Grafix which are like mylar, but not. It was wonderful to tangle on using a Pigma Sensei pen by Sakura and adding some color with either Tombow markers or Prismacolor Premier colored pencils, again, a delight to use.<br />
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Here is what is left from the presents: These were used with the markers. They do look better in person, but at least you get the idea.<br />
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I wanted to make some more, so I cut up another sheet and created these using the colored pencils. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them, but I do like the light behind them. I lined them up, keeping them flat, so you can see them all.<br />
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Merry Happy.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-12702907265568456742013-12-07T23:01:00.001-05:002013-12-07T23:03:33.074-05:00Different challengesThis week I had to focus on my needle felting more so I could have more product to sell at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Mountain-Painters-Artisans-Gallery/105100486277802" target="_blank">Mountain Painters & Artisans Gallery</a>. I did get some tangling done as well. I got a pad of Dura-Lar which is like Mylar. It is wonderful to tangle on and colored pencils work well with it. What a joy to play with it. I bought some battery powered tea lights and put three behind my tangled piece. Here it is:<br />
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And here are most of my felted pieces completed:<br />
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<br />janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-12778923933214812632013-11-30T18:53:00.000-05:002013-11-30T18:57:06.013-05:00Pea-Nuckle and Well ChallengeHi folks!<br />
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Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. Our family had a fabulous dinner which was cooked by my husband, 2 boys, and myself. Believe it or not, we had 9 different kinds of animals for dinner, so it was a good thing that the girlfriends weren't vegetarians. Duck, turkey, 3 kinds of fish, cows (butter, beef jerky, cheese), chicken (stock), venison (in stuffing), and pig (bacon). Most of the food was local. The duck was the freshest as my son went hunting Wed. morning, my husband caught the fish, my other son and I harvested the cranberries from the local bog, a friend got the deer, cheese was made by one of the girlfriends, and we all stuffed ourselves. You know, for not knowing what we were going to be doing for Thanksgiving on Monday, we really pulled it off pretty well. I am very thankful for having a wonderful family, friends, and for all the farmers from where our food came from.<br />
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On to this week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a>. It was to create a tile using Pea-Nuckle and Well inclusively. I've been so busy trying to make some needle felted creatures for our gallery, that I haven't had a lot of extra time, but here is what I came up with:<br />
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And here's some tangling I finally got around to. This is my front license plate:</div>
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And here's my needle felted santa. I have decorated his tree since this photo:</div>
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<br />janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-28241081536016006572013-11-23T23:41:00.000-05:002013-11-23T23:41:26.119-05:00Zentangle Challenge #145Hi folks!<br />
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It's done in the nick of time. Phew. Here's my response to the <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> this week using Quib. It was drawn fairly quickly, and I used a new tangle pattern I just came up with, "Skyfall" (we were watching the James Bond movie, Skyfall, while I was tangling and I saw the pattern in one of the scenes). I think it has some potential. If it wasn't so late, I think I might have done some more patterning inside the Quib. Perhaps I'll add some later.<br />
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I got some wonderful mail today! I was the lucky winner of the complete set of <a href="http://bumblebat.wazala.com/widget/?nickname=bumblebat&profilepage=1&subdomain=1" target="_blank">Sandy Bartholomew</a>'s tangling cards from Sue Jacobs' blog: <a href="http://www.suejacobs.blogspot.com/">http://www.suejacobs.blogspot.com</a>. I am so excited. Thanks, Sue, and congratulations on crossing the 400,000 page views! These card decks are filled with 40 tangle patterns with their step-outs (drawing directions) plus an awesome 9 card puzzle! I got all three decks: YOGA for your BRAIN, Totally Tangled, and the Kidz Card Decks. PLUS a set of 20 blank tangle cards. I can see that these will really come in handy. Wooo hoooo! Fun, fun, fun.<br />
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janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-30152567597542486542013-11-16T23:12:00.000-05:002013-11-16T23:13:22.968-05:00It's a bug's life…Well, I'm back. I guess that I needed a break. I took a look at what the <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva challenge</a> is this week and remembered it was about bugs. I used all different kinds of pens and pencils.<br />
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This is something that I did two weeks ago. I submitted it to the Frost Mountain Ski Club where my son is ski coach and executive director. Even though I got the most "likes", he has vetoed my design. In all fairness, I got a lot of my friends to vote, so I don't feel so bad. I love the design and think that racers would look awesome in this suit….and they would be VERY FAST!</div>
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This is a relatively short post because I'm having problems with either Blogger, or my computer, or both. Hope you have an awesome week.</div>
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janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-47469301883330443172013-10-24T17:50:00.001-04:002013-10-24T17:50:16.537-04:00Challenge 141: Duo-TangleThis week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">challenge</a> is to create a tile using two specific tangle patterns: Fengle and Quandry.<br />
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I have always liked Fengle, but seem to be in a quandary about Quandry. I don't know what it is, but trying to line up the little triangles seems to be beyond me most of the time. As I was playing around with it last night I decided to start with lines and then, BAM!, it worked. Phew.<br />
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I'm trying to loosen up my drawings a bit. It's not easy, but I think it's working....small steps.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-39264759185437088602013-10-19T20:47:00.000-04:002013-10-19T20:47:07.759-04:00That's the Point!<b style="background-color: white; color: #4e0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Weekly Challenge #140! "Monotangle, Pointillism style!"</a></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I will definitely try this again sometime. Thanks to Laura for coming up with a fun, different, and creative challenge for us. Yay!</span></span>janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-57162374043748861162013-10-12T22:25:00.000-04:002013-10-12T22:25:22.429-04:00Weekly Challenge #139, Cranberry Picking, and CSA pick-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started the day picking up my weekly CSA order from Clear Brook Farm. I was so happy that it included a Romanesco cauliflower among the box of goodies. I love this plant! It is a pattern girl's dream veggie; it's filled with wonderful fibonacci patterning. <i>Click on pictures to enlarge.</i><br />
On to the Diva Challenge #139: 8s Parte Dos is a new tangle created by Jane Eileen and that is our challenge this week. I enjoyed creating a tile, monotangle style: using just one pattern. It was fun to make each one look a little different. I changed the size and the tangleations.<br />
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Today I got back in my kayak after being away from it for a while. My younger son and I went out to a local lake to go cranberry picking for a couple of hours. We have a good time adventuring together. As you can see, Grahame got out of his canoe to go pick. I picked from my kayak most of the time, but did get out and walk in the bog too, mostly because I love walking on bogs. I am happy to report that it didn't hurt as much this time around to get out of my kayak. Yay! I'm seeing (feeling) progress.<br />
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On the way home from the lake I spotted some more cairns. They seem to be popping up all over our community. Here's what I found: <i>Click on pictures to enlarge.</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-38527698746723180162013-10-05T17:50:00.000-04:002013-10-05T17:50:16.804-04:00Watching for bordersHiya folks!<br />
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This week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> is to look around and start noticing potential borders to tangle. I have an old mirror I got at a tag sale and wanted to use the frame as a tangle border. Here's the frame (sorry, I see that it's blurry):<br />
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It has an interesting pattern and I attempted to recreate it, zentangle style. Here's my attempt:<br />
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I might have to work on it a little more, but I do like the idea. We'll see where it gets me.</div>
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I played around a bit with combining the two.<br />
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Hope you enjoy it.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-52262269072894794422013-09-21T22:28:00.000-04:002013-09-21T22:28:21.302-04:00Color me ZentangleThis week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> was to create a tile using color. I'm of the traditionalist, liking the black and white look of Zentangle, but I began by taking a tombow marker and a water brush and began to put color down on a blank tile. I then started the tangling. It was basically all one color and bland so I took out some more markers and colored pencils and added more color. Phew!<br />
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Looks like I should try playing around with color more often; I need the practice.<br />
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Last July/Aug I completed my 9 piece Zentangle ensemble to join an ensemble swap with some fellow CZT's. Here's what I created:<br />
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I sent the tiles out in the mail to be mixed up with other people's tiles and this past week I got a new ensemble made with 9 tiles from 9 different people. Here's what I got:<br />
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How fun is that? It's all so very cool.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-31880710027076821262013-09-14T21:08:00.000-04:002013-09-14T21:08:21.136-04:00Oh Well!<a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Challenge #135</a> - Well, well.<br />
Yes, we are to tangle using the new tangle, Well. I had fun playing with this. Once again, I waited to the last minute, but it did get done. My sciatica has been a pain in the you-know-what. Geeesh. I did go for a wonderful massage Thursday after work and that was great for a while. Hopefully I will get a call early in the week for an appointment for the PT. Enough of this already! Okay, enough complaining.<br />
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I have been tangling with our second graders. It's great to just chill out and tangle. It seems as though everyone is enjoying it, and they are doing a great job!<br />
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Here's my challenge tangle:<br />
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I was working on some flowers today:<br />
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It's not a great picture, but the flower on the top left is all made from (soy-free) chocolate wrappers, the top right is from mostly recycled art room papers and of course, the bottom one from birch bark.<br />
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Have a great weekend and week.<br />
<br />janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-11674867952231420362013-09-04T21:39:00.000-04:002013-09-04T21:39:31.778-04:00Beamz me upThis week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> #134 is a UMT (Use My Tangle), brought to us by Traci F: Beamz. I seem to do better with the structured tangle patterns. I so want to go organic (like I want my diet to be), but the structured patterns are just easier for me. I had fun with Beamz...it goes a little this way then can be easily turned to go that way, and back again. Add a little tangleation and we're done. I did add some Pippin to go with it.<br />
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Good thing this was an easy challenge this week. I'm still not back into the school swing of things. I had to force myself to go for a walk after work today before collapsing on the chair. I shouldn't be this tired! By June I should be used to it all :)<br />
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Enjoy the rest of the week.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-89639760201368459012013-08-31T22:35:00.000-04:002013-08-31T22:35:55.303-04:00Tipple over<a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Challenge #133</a>.....using Tipple. I waited until the last day to get this one done. The reason? School started and I have been very busy and very tired. (Not quite as tired as one of our little 1st graders who fell asleep during Library the second day of school - poor little guy) It certainly is hard to get back in to the routine of school. Up early, going to work, home and exhausted, dinner somehow, a little netflix, then off to bed. Phew! I did have a meeting or two to go to as well, somewhere in there. Yikes. Good thing that we have a three day weekend! We need to ease our way in to this.<br />
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So, Tipple. Lots and lots of spheres. Lots of them. I did this one while on the boat while my husband and son, and his girlfriend, were fishing. It's a beautiful lake with Stratton Mtn in the foggy distance. There seemed to be lots of love in the air....so here is what I came up with:<br />
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Here's some pics from the fishing trip:<br />
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<br />janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039959484934128017.post-61671833530686290792013-08-20T22:21:00.000-04:002013-08-20T22:21:22.984-04:00Non-domonotangle ChallengeHei Folks,<br />
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This week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> is to create a tile using your non-dominate hand and use only Bales for the pattern, a mono-tangle. I always surprise myself when I try to use my left hand for something important; it's not as bad as I think it will be. It takes more concentration, and is a bit shaky, but it is doable. My hand cramps up and I tend to not blink as much, but I think it was a success. It had fun trying to think of different variations, or tangleations.<br />
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Alas, it's my last full week of summer vacation. It seems to be a very busy week as well, but the good news is that we're going to be getting some new windows!! I'm so excited; I think that it will make a huge difference with the look of the house as well as keeping the heat in this winter. Oh yay.<br />
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Hope you have an awesome week. Don't forget to take time out to breathe and go explore nature. That's what I'm planning on doing. Enjoy.janeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316630918236615663noreply@blogger.com13