Zentangles

Zen eucalyptus trees- Diva Challenge # 76

The challenge was to do something using your home (or country, state, city, etc.) as inspiration. I had done this a few weeks ago and it sure fit the challenge.

My long driveway is lined with eucalyptus trees. Some of them were also overhanging the house. That can be very scary in a big wind. I had to have about 5 of them cut down when I first moved in.

I had trouble with them in 2 of my last houses. One of them dropped some big branches on my neighbors garage. They didn't get mad, even though it did a little damage. My gardener removed the branches and fixed the damage. 

I love the looks of them and hated to cut any down. I could almost hear them crying!!!

So this is my memorial to them.

Diva Challenge # 74 Eccentric Circles

Diva Zentangle challenge # 73, Bridgen

I didn't think I would like this tangle but I really enjoyed it.

I'm not thrilled with all my results but I think it's going to be one of my favorites.
It's very soothing and fun to do.
Thanks to Carole Ohl's "partner in crime" Daved who came up with it.

Diva Challenge #72 Crescent Moon- Tanglation Nation

"Tangleation" means to take a tangle (or pattern) and change it from it's original look.
I only did that on the first one. The rest are normal "Crescent Moons".

Diva's Zentangle challenge # 70- Color Me Sepia

And here's a few more Zentangles from last week's challenge-
"Groovy".
The tangle pattern, "Groovy" is by Eden of "Cut'n It Up.

 

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Diva Challenge- Duo Tangle, Hybrid/Strircles

Diva challenge # 67 Amanda Day (Earth Day)

A flower for Earth Day (or Amanda Day as the Diva's son named it)

Another Zentangle- not for Earth Day.

A flower for Jodi

In memory of her mother.

Diva's weekly Zentangle challenge #64 Fortune Teller

 

 

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Diva's weekly Zentangle challenge #63- Fengle

This one was hard... but fun once I got the hang of it.

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Diva's weekly Zentangle challenge #61- Golven by Mariet

Diva's weekly Zentangle challenge #59- Mardi Gras

Diva weekly Zentangle challenge # 58- Diamonds

The Four Diamonds Fund was started by Charles and Irma Millard after their son, Christopher, lost his 3 year battle with cancer in 1972.  Symbolic of the traits Christopher felt were needed to defeat cancer, he wrote a story in which the knight Sir Millard overcomes obstacles to achieve the four diamonds of Courage, Wisdom, Honesty and Strength.

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Diva Zentangle Challenge #51- Fife

Diva's weekly Zentangle challenge # 50- Biggify"

The challenge was to work bigger than usual but in the same 3 1/2" size space. No easy feat, and I must say, not quite as fun. But it was a challenge!

Diva challenge # 47- Lest We Forget

From "The Diva"-
This week's challenge is simply to remember.   Canadians have "Remembrance Day" up here (Nov 11)  - and every year starting on the last Friday of October the Cadets stand in Mall Entrances offering Lapel Poppies for donation.  The idea of the lapel poppy is pretty neat - based on the Poem "In Flanders Field" written by Canadian Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

 

Zentangle Weekly Challenge #43- The Sunflower Fund

Pennyb from The Republic Of South Africa came up with this weeks' challenge.

The Sunflower Fund sells sunflower bandanas to raise money for the South African 

Bone Marrow Registry. So she suggested sunflowers as our challenge.

I think I got a little carried away.

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Diva's Zentangle challenge # 41- Duo- Tangle: Jonqal & Opus