Last Week of August

It took me a while to complete this week's challenges, but here they are. Feel free to scroll down to whichever one/ones you're interested in.

The first challenge I completed was the Diva's Challenge, and I did 2. The challenge is Stripes, and I love tangled stripes. 

So without further ado, here are my Stripes:

 This was the first one:

I used (from top to bottom)

Barber Pole,

Ditto, 

Coaster,

A tangle which I thought I designed, 
but it looks a lot like Hybrid,

Meer,

Kandy Ribnz,

and one who's name I don't recall. 

And the second one:

 I used (from upper right corner down to lower left corner)
Betweed,

another one I'm not sure of, Chainging?

Printemps,

Onomato,

Z-Trik,

Unyun,

Triral,

Crescent Moon,

Dugwud,
 ?
and Paradox 

I really enjoyed doing these; 
I'll take Stripes as a challenge any time.
 
Be sure to visit the Diva's site to see the other wonderful entries; it's amazing how different all the responses are. Maybe you'll be inspired to try out one of the Challenges yourself.
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The next one I finished was It's a String Thing #55
Using String #55 by Sue Agnew



The assignment is to create a monotangle using the pattern Striping by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and the tangle enhancer Sparkle in honor of Sue.

I must  admit that I've not actually used Striping, although I have practiced it in my sketch book. And I definitely haven't mastered Sparkle, so I almost didn't even attempt this challenge. But I started playing around with it (in my sketchbook, not on a tile) and parts of it seemed to work. So I went on  and this is what I ended up with:

This exercise/experiment went better than I expected, 
but I still have far to go with Striping and with Sparkle. 

Be sure to check out all the entries @ Tickled to Tangle, on Monday, when Adele Bruno posts them. The vast differences that can be achieved using the same tangles on the same string are truly incredible. And, if you've a mind to try a String Thing yourself, check back on Tuesday, when she offers the new ones.
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The last challenge  I completed this week is 
Joey's Weekly  Tangle Challenge #23:

"tangle around the outside edge of a hand drawn or store
 bought calendar or date book"

 The calendar itself is a little crooked, 

but all in all I like the frame.

 

Take a look at joey’s site to see the other entries, and maybe try one yourself.

For It's a String Thing #54 this week, we have string #52,

and any or all of the following tangles:

Bilt   by Lisa Skeen, CZT
Rick's Paradox   by Rick Roberts
Bitten   by Carole Ohl, CZT
Rosewood  by Sandra Strait

I actually used all 4 this week:

and I'm pretty happy with the results.

Diva's Challenge #181, Water

Since the Diva had spent the previous 5 days in or near the water, she chose "Water" as the theme for this week's challenge. I played around with a few different ideas, and nothing worked till this one:

 And last of all, since this is Joey's 22nd weekly challenge, she suggested tangling 2 of something. So I've tangled a tangleation of Unyun, only I achieved it using one and two halves:

Be sure and check out all 3 sites:

Tickled to Tangle, on Monday, when Adele Bruno posts entries. The vast differences that can be achieved using the same tangles on the same string are truly incredible. And, if you've a mind to try a String Thing yourself, check back on Tuesday, when she offers the new ones.
 

The Diva's site to see the other wonderful entries; it's amazing how different all the responses are. Maybe you'll be inspired to try out one of the Challenges yourself.
 

 And Made by Joey. This is a relatively new challenge site, but gaining new entries weekly.

Along with working on Zentangles, and trying to finish a knitting project (I'll post that when I do finish), I did something new in my metals class; although I did most of the work at home. When the new 2" square Bijou tiles were introduced, I decided I wanted a box to keep them in. My husband gave me a very nice wooden one which he had made some time ago, and I thought that would be good for the finished tiles; but I also wanted one to keep blank tiles handy. So I came up with this little copper box, trimmed with mini glass butterflies which I created at my torch:

Now that I've finished it, I think I need one for my full sized tiles, too.

This week's challenges

From now on, I plan to post all my 
weekly challenges in one blog post. 

This first one is It's a String Thing #53, 
using string #54 by Hope Martin:

and any or all of the following tangles:

Hurray! by Agneta Landegren
Planateen by Sandra Strait   
and Onomato and Pokeleaf 
 by Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts

and this is my response:

 I ended up using only Onomato and Pokeleaf. 

I started out using Onomato as the string line, expecting to fill the open spaces with the other tangles. Once I filled in the first area with Pokeleaf however, it just seemed natural to use it in the other spaces as well. And I'm quite happy with the results.

Be sure to check out all the entries @ Tickled to Tangle, on Monday, when Adele Bruno posts them. The vast differences that can be achieved using the same tangles on the same string are truly incredible. And, if you've a mind to try a String Thing yourself, check back on Tuesday, when she offers the new ones.

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This next one is for the Diva's Challenge #180. It's a UMT (Use My Tangle) challenge, and the tangle she wants us to use is MacDee by Anneke van Dam. You can see the step-outs here.
I chose to use it as a background, with Purk in the foreground:

 I'm happy with this one, too.

Be sure to visit the Diva's site to see the other wonderful entries; as I've said before, it's amazing how different all the responses are. Maybe you'll be inspired to try out 
one of the Challenges yourself.

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I only did these two challenges this week; 
perhaps next week I'll have a chance to do more.

This week's challenge at Joey's is to tangle a five pointed star.

Ergo:

and

and a Bijou/Twinchie

Take a look at joey’s site to see the other entries, and maybe try one yourself.

Bijou

On Monday, the Diva, Laura Harms, introduced us to the sweet little Parisian snail, Bijou.

You can find out all about Bijou and his new 2"X2" tiles (also called Twinchies) here.

The challenge that Laura issued was "Be like Bijou". In other words, think small. You don't need to have official Bijou tiles; just work in a small 2X2 format. Of course, working that small, it's hard to stop at one.

Lower left was done for "It's a String Thing"; upper right for "madebyjoey"; the other 3 were done specifically for this challenge. And I'm probably not through yet; this is fun.

As usual, I urge you to visit the Diva's site to see the other wonderful entries; it's amazing how different all the responses are. Maybe you'll be inspired to try out one of the Challenges yourself.