Author: Louise L. Hagedorn

joey’s weekly tangle challenge #8: teeny tiny tangles

joey’s weekly tangle challenge #8: teeny tiny tangles

Joey’s challenge this week is to make a tangle on a 2-inch square card and must illustrate or include something tiny.

iamdiva’s Weekly Challenge #167: DuoTangle Well/Punzel

iamdiva’s Weekly Challenge #167: DuoTangle Well/Punzel

I popped a new sketchbook yesterday, so I only had time to make Laura Harms’ weekly challenge today. It’s a Deko Sketchbook with 140g/m² paper from Hahnemühle Fineart in natural white. It’s heavier and stiffer than my last sketchbook, so the feel is definitely different. It takes 

madebyjoey’s Zentangle Weekly Challenge #7 Emphasising The String

madebyjoey’s Zentangle Weekly Challenge #7 Emphasising The String

madebyjoey has a weekly Zentangle challenge up too, so I decided to try it.

This week’s challenge is to highlight the “string” used in the Zentangle.

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Weekly Challenge #166: UMT Diva style

Weekly Challenge #166: UMT Diva style

Laura Harm’s latest Zentangle challenge is up on her website. 

Zentangle Pattern Tutorial: Raincoat 6

Zentangle Pattern Tutorial: Raincoat 6

I developed a tangle using the Arabic symbol for six. Some of the Zentangle community that takes part of the Weekly Diva Challenge kept calling it a “raincoat”. I enjoy the feedback I’m getting and decided to share the instructions for making Raincoat 6.

Weekly Challenge #165: “UMT – Camelia”

Weekly Challenge #165: “UMT – Camelia”

Laura Harm’s latest challenge is up at her website. 

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Weekly Challenge #164: “Amanda (Earth) Day”

Weekly Challenge #164: “Amanda (Earth) Day”

This week’s Zentangle challenge is to find inspiration from Earth Day.

Steamed Crabs (Halabos na Alimango)

Steamed Crabs (Halabos na Alimango)

My steamed crab recipe is up at ManilaSpeak.com. This is a family favorite. Though it was a learned like for me, as I didn’t have the patience when I was much younger to peel the crabs myself. I didn’t like having the crabs peeled for 

Weekly Challenge #163 New Official Tangle – Rixty

Weekly Challenge #163 New Official Tangle – Rixty

Rixty is not my favorite tangle. I tend to draw right triangles instead of equilateral ones. After a couple of false starts over the course of the week, I finally got into the right frame of mind to tackle this week’s challenge by Laura Harms.

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Easter Eggs Recipe up at ManilaSpeak.com

Easter Eggs Recipe up at ManilaSpeak.com

My recipe and tips for making Easter Eggs is up at ManilaSpeak.com. Making Easter Eggs is a great family activity to do to lead up to the celebration of Easter. Many Easter Egg hunts now use plastic eggs instead of real eggs. This is because