I'm back to my old ways... posting at the last possible moment! I guess I'm just happy I had a chance to participate in the Diva's Weekly Challenge again! YAY! This is Challenge #184 : ING. The funny thING is I just posted a photo I drew of ING last week along with the UMT Challenge. I briefly considered being v-e-r-y lazy and reposting it since I knew I had a busy week... but. that. would. be. cheating. and. that. would. not. be. good. I wanted to experiment with the pattern a little more than I have, so it was fun to fashion it into a frame with a combination of large and small zig zags. I enjoyed filling it with a variety of tangles; paradox, crescent moon, and some tripoli inspired fillers. It seemed appropriate to call this one "Frame-ING."
Cami and I taught a Beyond the Basics String Theory Class this week. I had so much fun trying to figure out what my special gift would be to the students attending this class... I considered many, many options... and then one day I was sitting outside admiring my collection of beach rocks that I keep in a basket... that's when I knew what I would do! I selected a variety, washed them well, painted on a sealer, and then I watched the bijou video again! I took notes of all the bijou-isms that appeared. So now... my continuing students (intro class students receive a name place card-click here for post) will have the opportunity to collect a new tangled rock with bijou-ism at each class they attend! Here is a sampling...
This week's class was very small, but AWESOME! We LOVE our students! The kindest, most inspiring women! Here are a couple photos of class mosaics and art that they completed...
Gorgeous, aren't they?!
This is the Zentangle® Class Postcard I posted earlier this month at the yoga studio. I made a little business card holder that is next to it.
Okay... the best for last... Here are the cookies I baked for class this week... (by the way... feel free to take one, but one MUST be saved for the Duchess... I promised her last week...)
Yummmmmyyyy... |
These are the super, delicious Peanut Butter S'more Cookies! Thanks for stopping by... enjoy the cookies! These are best with a nice, cold, glass of milk. There's plenty of delicious milk in the fridge... help yourself!
Thanks for saving me a cookie. Our team lost today, so this is a nice consolation prize...
ReplyDeleteOh darn... Sorry to hear that... Well I'm glad that at least you got your cookie!
DeleteI so enjoyed looking at the beautiful tile you submitted for the challenge this week! It was such an inspiring example of ING playing with pokeleaf! LOVED it!
Thanks for stopping by for your cookie!
Holly
Your fram-ing is superb with its variations. It looks so 3D.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the idea of a rock with bijou-isms as a gift for students.
Thank you so much Lianne! I loved the delicate balance of your ING variations... Beautiful!
DeleteThanks so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment!
Holly
I think the idea behind frame-ING is fantastic. I love how the design changes as it works its way around. What lucky students you have. You spoil it for the rest of us HAHA! All that baking and rock painting leaves you so little time for cooking and housework LOL!
ReplyDeleteHi Jean!
DeleteThanks so much for the kind comments!
I LOVED seeing all the challenge pieces you completed this week! They were all so beautiful!
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving me such nice words!
Holly
I like your tile with ING becoming smaller and bigger. The pebbles are lovely, a great gift!
ReplyDeleteHi Anne!
DeleteIt is so nice to see you here! Thanks for the lovely comments!
I so enjoyed viewing your entry to the diva challenge this week. You created such an elegant organic flow with ING and the other tangles you selected. Beautiful!
Thanks again for stopping by... and for your lovely words!
Holly
dear holly, your painted stones are great, i would love to be the person, who get the one with "breathe" on.
ReplyDeleteHi Tina!
DeleteThanks so much! That's funny... "Breathe" was the one I would have chosen first also. As I was tangling that one I knew which student would select it... and she did! It was perfect!
I absolutely LOVED your challenge entry this week! Gorgeous (like ALL your work)!
Thanks so much for stopping by! So lovely to hear from you!
Holly
Great Frame-ING!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ilse!
DeleteI just checked out your wonderful entry! So beautifully drawn and shaded! I loved all the sizes and the flow you achieved... Just gorgeous!
Thanks again for leaving me a comment!
Holly
Frame-ING is pretty. Love the Bijou inspired rocks and the cookies look scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteThank you J L!
DeleteIt was fun to look at your entry for this challenge! I love how you created two very different versions... one very geometric and the other with an organic feel! Lovely! Beautifully drawn and shaded too!
Thanks again for stopping by and for leaving me a comment!
Holly
I'm so glad you posted a link to your blog on your Square One tile post. I love seeing the other things you did. Especially the rocks. I will definitely be trying this out soon. And those cookies? Oh, they look so yummy. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
ReplyDeleteThank you soooo very much misssrobin! I am so glad you found me! I'll look forward to hearing how you like the cookies!
DeleteI just linked through to your beautiful art on your blog! WOW! Inspirational! I'm happy you left a comment so that I could find YOU!
Thanks again for stopping by and leaving such a kind comment!
Holly
Oh dear, as I type this, my sudden sweet tooth craving is kicking in for those peanut butter s'more cookies!! What is this? Torture Lexey day? ;-) Anyway, good to see you and Cami's Zentangle classes are a growing success. Hope all is well for you :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lexey!
DeleteI sure hope you took one (or some) of the cookies... It's sure to cure that sweet tooth... A bit of a warning though... you. can't. eat. just. one.
It's always so fun to see that you've stopped by! I always appreciate your kind comments! It's like seeing a dear friend has dropped in for tea and cookies!
Holly
Baked 'em. Loved 'em. New fav. Nuff said.
ReplyDelete.
YIPPEE!!! Thank you so much for coming back and letting me know! I am soooo happy that you loved them! I knew saving ONE for you wouldn't be enough... One is NEVER enough!
DeleteEnjoy your cookies and the rest of your evening!
Holly
Holly, how can I sign up to follow your blog? Lovely work!
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy!
DeleteOh wow... what a lovely compliment... Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
If you accessed my blog from your phone you may not see the side bar... You would need to see my full site, if you look in the right side column you will see options (below my profile) to follow my blog... by "joining this site" and/or "follow by email." The email option will drop you a note when I post something new. Please let me know if you have any issues trying to get it set up. Thank you again for the oh-so-kind compliment! I look forward to having you stop by for a regular visit!
Have a wonderful day filled with cookies and unicorns!
Holly