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Tea bag envelopes - Part 1

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I draw very often on tea bag envelopes, since they gave a niche small size. I use them to train new or old patterns, to repeat things I am trying to understand better, er cetera. Here we have the very first I did from the end of May. I know, I put some tape to save the paper from possible water spills. But it takes too much time and it does not look so well. I do not know several of the patterns, but having everything published makes it easier to keep an eye on it.  Fandango, Printemps, Hipnotic, Myswing. End May 2025 Trelina, Betweed, Crescent Moon, Tipple, Fescu, Meringue. End May 2025   Betweed, Florz, Cadent, Paradox. End of May 2025 Diva Dance, Ahh, Paradox, Yumemi, Tipple, Foundabout. End of May 2025 ,  Zentangle Original Patterns Ahh Betweed Cadent Crescent Moon Diva Dance Fescu Florz Foundabout Paradox Printemps Tipple Other Patterns Fandango , Vicky Bassett, CZT Hypnotic , Elena Hadzijaneva Meringue , Kelley Kelly, CZT Myswing , Simone Menzel, CZT Trelina , Eni O...

My First Home Sketchbook - Part 6.

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Ah, in my sketchbook I have often the tendencies to pack too many patterns at once! Will I ever be able to post the whole sketchbook if I go on limiting the number of patterns? Here we have another training page. I already used many of the patterns in some of the tea bag envelopes, but I still did not publish them here. I have limited time in a day. Fantsee, Block-Chain, Satsu, Morrisseau, Heba, Jasmin, Loxo, Queen's Crown, Kazuma. 14-15 June 2025 As you can see, several patterns I recently learnt appeared here. I started to like using ribbons as borders, especially with bigger dimension they help to have some neat results in the end! I have learnt to draw Bloomerz in a way that I like better and also did the only version of Floria that comes out well from my pen. Bloomerz, Block-Chain, Joie, Fantsee, Cirque, Uzu, Flux, Harp, Floria. 12-15 June 2025 And here another attempt with a ribbon on the border, and this is actually my pattern Joie! Joie, Bublz, X. 15 June 2025 My Patterns J...

My First Home Sketchbook - Part 5

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So, here I am again with a little story about what I was tangling, if I remind a bit what I was thinking at the time! Here after trying some other tangles I tried to work with Fleur, and only found one version that I liked. The one where petals looks like feathers. But maybe you already know this story if you checked Fleurina post. :) X, Fleur, Wirlz, Frozen Nandini, Bublz. 12 June 2025 Another training page, with lots of flowers and some ribbons. I was not so happy with the result I had with Bloomerz and also not with all results for Floria. Iraku, Aquafleur, Bloomerz, Floria, Leur, Uzu, Gyro, Por Fin. 12 June 2025 Here you can see that I had some Fleur. I wanted something more to fill the space and took petals from Fleur and named them Fleurina! Fleur, Fleurina, DMMC. 12-13 June 2025 This Narfello, I left it half empty for a long while. I only did the big Florez. And then later I saw the JoBowTie pattern in one of my Zentangle groups in FB, I was watching my sketchbook and had the id...

My First Home Sketchbook - Part 4

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So, let's go on with my sketchbook! I decided to post also images that are in other posts. Sometimes the quality was not the best in the past. I used the wrong filter I would say, and I am slowly learning to use Microsoft Lens better. The first drawing was interesting. I asked chatgpt about patterns that reminded an air balloon or a lantern, to see if something resembled my Den Long. And did a tangle with all those patterns... and maybe a couple more. Lantern-Pho, Cruffle, Orbs-La-Dee, Bublz, Luv-a, Icantoo, Roxi, Crescent Moon, Drip-Drop, Yum Yum, Bulb Lantern, Lantern. 9-10 June 2025 Here instead I did a ribbon version of Den Long. I also very much like the eyes up there, they are funny! Trelina, Den Long, Borbz, Cruffle, Flux. 11 June 2025 Then I went for a Trelina, but all the stuff around it resemble a bit too much some larvae. The poor Trelina got lost in this sea of creatures. Trelina. 11 June 2025 One of my many training pages... Tau, Akebia, Mysteria, Lotus Pods, Mel Mel, ...

My First Home Sketchbook - Part 3

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OK, let's go. Today only three pages, since there are a lot of patterns.  Here the rose pattern has no name, I took it here : Funbee, Printemps, Amaze, Saltz, Pokeleaf, Crazy Cadent, Fescu, Ahh. 4-6 June 2025 Harvey, Floo-ish, Bakery, Faux Weave, Kiasom, Gingo  6-7 June 2025 Here I also checked this doodle video to draw Dandelions. I got interested in dandelions when trying out snowflakes to pair with Taiga. :) Pea-Nuckle, Tangleflake 4. 8-10 June 2025 The next tangle in my sketchbook has at least 9 patterns, so I will leave it for another post! :) No exceptional drawing in this post, but... I started tangling only three weeks before doing these drawings. It is nice to see how I am evolving! My Patterns Saltz Zentangle Original Patterns Ahh Amaze Crazy Cadent Fescu Floo-ish Pea-Nuckle Pokeleaf Printemps Other Patterns Bakery ,  Aida Rico, CZT Faux Weave , Helen Williams Funbee ,  Beate Winkler, CZT Gingo  Lisa Chang, CZT Harvey , Sarah Fowler Kiasom , Annette P...

My First Home Sketchbook - Part 2

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The original objective of this blog was the one of having all my tangles, or almost all of them, here, with their patterns clearly written, since I often tangle on sketchbooks and don't want to write there the name of the tangles. Ok a chop, I also started putting the date, but the name of the tangles? Why Part 2? I have already published other tangles from the very beginning in other posts. It is fine to keep it as Part 2. In case I will add a Part 1 later with previous tangles. I also put the limit of 20 patterns per page, since this is the limit of labels I can use. I do not always put a label for Tipple or Printemps or other patterns I always use, but there is also a search function, in case. :D I will try to cover tangles starting from the older ones in my A5 home sketchbook. Why not all pictures at once? I want to add labels for the patterns. Some are already around in the blog, if I recall having posted them already I will skip them but... it is not the first or last time th...

Those times when I thought I had a new pattern

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I think this has happened mainly twice. In my first month of tangling I reached a short phase when I was getting obsessed with Cadent, and all patterns that are based on it. I mean, I still love cadent and all its variations, Harp is one of my go tos for example. I also wanted to find some new patterns, I just had done Saltz but wanted something more. And here I came with an idea alternating the huggins and the cadent curves that look like roof tiles. On a table of a Brasilian bar probably, with a caipirinha in my glass. :D Yumemi, Funls, Zenwheel, Paradox..June 2025 I liked the pattern, so I had to try it also on my normal sketchbook. Funls, Flux.June 2025 And try it again. (I added a bit of color last week, when I got my charcoal pencils). Funls. June 2025 And in one of my tea bag envelopes. Funls, Lilypads, Tripoli, Turtra. June 2025 I have been looking around and in the end I found out that the pattern was already existing. Possibly I thought it was a base for Viking, then I found ...

Barbix, the last new tangle pattern for some time

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And finally the last true deconstruction on my big sketchbook. There is another one, but I later discovered that the pattern is not new, I will probably post it but try to find a way to show that the pattern is not mine! :D Barbix is one of the many line enhancers. I still have more to work on. Barbix, Munchin, Paradox, Printemps, Flux, Nanalee, Ribbon Rose, Hollibaugh, Tipple, Cippociappo.  22 August 2025 In two tea bag envelopes I explored many ideas for Barbix use. Barbix, Munchin, Flux, Printemps, Crescent Moon, Ribbon Rose, Tipple, Nanalee, Bear Huggins, Mooka. 19 August 2025 This tea bag envelope has many experiments, that will probably become new patterns when I feel in the mood for it! Only one has already a name. There is another series that will come after the line enhancer series. Or maybe two, but here you cannot see any sign of the second one. Stay tuned!  Barbix, Hollibaugh, Tipple, , Printemps. 21 August 2025 Not so much to tell. As for other line enhancer there...