Tea Bag Envelopes - Part 65

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Oh, I want so much to draw this version of Aquafleur at one of my meetings. I skipped one because I was sick and did not get back to the habit and have some other plans in the next future, so probably no meetings for some week.
Aquafleur, Grains. 30 March 2026

I know, I know, often the signature and date are flipped, but if I like the tea bag envelope better with another orientation when I take the pic I go for it!
Mooka, Corfo, Grains, Flux, Courant, Fronde. 30 March 2026

And another new pattern here. A bit like a dandelion but not really.
Phandelion, Fluz, Fescu. 31 March 2026

Here I played more with the idea of connecting dots.
Buen Camino, Clam Shells Blooming, Phandelion, Flux, Mooka. 31 March 2026

And here a lot more patterns. Alas, with so many patterns, I must already stop with only five tea bag envelopes. Should I try to focus on less patterns, to be able to post more envelopes in a post? Sometimes I will probably end up doing it, but I do not want it as a strict rule. Just like a guideline that I can follow if I feel like.
I have been practically told in a Facebook post that I am a patterns collector and a competitor and that I do not embody the real Zentangle spirit because I tangle and create too many patterns.
I think I will go on doing things as I feel like. I do not think I will harm anybody interpreting the Zentangle method in my own way. And, being honest, I tangle a lot the original patterns lately, far way more than when I started tangling.
Swish, Printemps, Ciottoli, Suan, Uaso, Corfo, Fescu, Flux. 1 April 2026

My Patterns
Ciottoli
Corfo
Fluz
Fronde
Grains
Phandelion
Suan
Uaso

Zentangle Original Patterns
Aquafleur
Courant
Fescu
Flux
Mooka
Printemps

Other Patterns
Buen Camino
Clam Shells Blooming
Swish

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