Hey all ☺️ I just added another page to the beginners pattern Library for you to check out and try. ☺️ For tier 2, the next lessons (5 to 10) are in the works. I've finished 5 - 7 so far. I've also created 3 pages for the tier 2 pattern library. I'm right on schedule to finish tier 2 by the end of the April. ☺️ Thank you for your patience.

So I accidentally ordered 2 of this stencil set... so I thought it would be fun to use it as a giveaway prize 😊 sooo once I have 100 members in this community... I'll celebrate by doing a draw ... so as soon as I have 100 ... for the next month every time someone interacts by saying something in the general chat or posts a drawing or asks a question in the chat I will add their name to the draw 😊 at the end of that month I'll draw the winner and mail them the set 😊

Ok so as I'm recording more and more complicated tangles I'm seeing that it is taking longer and longer to teach a lesson ... there is more detail, so yes it takes more time... lesson 5 took me 3 hours to record, and lesson 6 took about 4 hours ... but the recording is shorter because I pause recording to finish a pattern I teach you...for lesson 6 the recording was just over 2 hours ... do not let the length of time intimidate you! I encourage you to pause when I pause... to finish the patterns or to take a break from it ... to go eat or to parent... or go to bed ... whatever ... I do not expect people to just be able to shut out the world for 4 hours or longer ... take the lessons in little bites ... there is no rush and no time clock... zen tangles are about relaxing, not stressing over trying to find a 4 hour window of time! I'm managing it only because I'm on disability and I'm home most of the time ... no young kids I have to parent eather ... I just gotta time it for when my roommates are at work or willing and able to be quiet ... ☺️ we all have busy lives... I love that these classes are not live, but recorded ... it gives you more freedom to choose when you are able to sit down and focus ... and for how long 😊 ... and even to practice a new pattern a few times on scrap paper before you put it in your drawing... 😊 So don't stress it! Just do what you can then come back to it later when you can again😊 ok now that I'm done rambling 😆 I'm going to get going on the 7th lesson... before my roommate comes home from work. 😊😊😊

I was just playing with the new stencil set ... and different type of lines... a good example of how very simple patterns and the right colours can look amazing 😊

I thought I would play with black paper this time... a basic checkers pattern with bubbles for the main large pattern and just 2 simple patterns in the squares... they don't have to be tricky or advanced patterns to make it look cool) I used 2 colours in each square ... a dark of the colour and a lighter one... this makes it a bit more interesting then just one shade in each square... (you'll have to zoom in to see the 2 shades) and you'll notice i matched yellow with the purple (the back ground) and orange with the blue (bubbles) i did that because they are complimentary colours (refer to our colour wheel class) then I outlined everything with a silver pain pen. The best part of using black paper was that if I made a mistake or mark in the wrong spot ... it was super easy to just go over it with my black sharpy to fix it ☺️ so while I did make mistakes (i always do) you can't see them at all ☺️