Joey's Last Challenge: #222, Maryhill, IAST #249, Abeko + Diva Dance

Joey has announced that this will be her last challenge.

 I will really miss them; especially since I've just started 

getting back to doing challenges on a fairly regular basis. 

I have been having problems with concentrating, focusing, 

and  functioning in general; somewhat similar to what  

the Diva and some of her readers have been going through. 

But Adele Bruno is still going strong, and Square One as well. 

Anyway, Joey's FMT/front + center this past week has been

using Maryhill. I never realized before what a versatile tangle

this is. I had a ball with it; so much so that I ended up doing 

2 tiles. This is the first one:

 and this is the second:

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

http://joeyvanoort.blogspot.com/2018/06/

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Over at Tickled to Tangle, Adele presents us with

this string, and the tangle patterns Abeko, and

Diva Dance and/or Diva Dance Rock n' Roll

Here's what I came up with:

I had a little trouble coming up with an idea for

this one, but I'm OK with it.

Be sure to check out all the entries @ Tickled to Tangle, on Monday afternoon, when Adele Bruno posts them. Although, actually, it's usually more Monday evening before they're posted. 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 afternoon, or evening, when she offers the new ones. 

Joey's #221, IAST #248

Joey's Challenge this week is another

FMT: front and center challenge, starting

with the tangle Pais. Usually, I do these 

challenges of Joey's as monotangles. But 

for some reason this week, I just didn't.

I added ZenJellies, Tipple, Antidots, and Auras.

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

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The first tile I did for It's a String Thing #248, 
was really terrible. I can't remember when (or if)
I've ever done one so bad, and usually in the true 
spirit of Zentangle, I'll post whatever I've done. But
this was really bad. So I tried again, and this one is
better. I have done this one as a monotangle; I 
guess I'm making up for not doing one for Joey's.

Be sure to check out all the entries @ Tickled to Tangle, on Monday afternoon, when Adele Bruno posts them. Although, actually, it's usually more Monday evening before they're posted. 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 afternoon, or evening, when she offers the new ones.

Joey's Challenge #220

Joey’s Challenge this week brings us back to PUF, 
which was the focus of the last Diva’s challenge.
PUF is one of my favorite Tangles. There are a few 
different ways in which to do it; and I’ve used 2 of 
them in this tile.

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

Joey's #219 and IAST #246

I posted 2 challenges last week, but somehow the 
links didn't work. I hope I did it right this week. 

Joey's Challenge #219 is another Finish My Tile, 
Front + Center, using Poke Root.

Here's mine, adding Diva Dance, and using Auras:

Take a look at Joey’s site to see the other entries,
and maybe try one yourself.
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 And over at It's a String Thing, Adele is featuring a 
new technique by Helen Williams called String Grid.
I really love this technique, but haven't completely 
mastered it yet. But the way that Helen lays it out, 
there are a few steps; and you don't have to use all
of them. Which is what I did; only went to the 2nd
stage. And here's my attempt:
 

Be sure to check out all the entries @ Tickled to Tangle, on Monday afternoon, when Adele Bruno posts them. Although, actually, it's usually more Monday evening before they're posted. 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 afternoon, or evening, when she offers the new ones.

Diva #364; and Joey #218

The Diva's challenge this week is to do 

a monotangle of PUF, a fun tangle from 

CZT Carol Ohl. This tangle starts out one 
way, and ends up completely different.
Here's mine:

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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 Joey's challenge was also a fun one. 

Finish My Tile/Front + Center, using Dicso

I really like this one; I kept coming up with 

different ideas; but this is the one I used:

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