Sunday, 17 December 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge 223 by Adele Bruno.
String by Adele, Patterns: Stella by  Jana Rogers
and Ahh by Maria Thomas.

Sunday, 10 December 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge 221 by Adele Bruno
String by Adele and patterns used Cruffle, Cake,
Flux and Printemps.





















It's a String Thing Challenge 222 by Adele Bruno
String by Adele.  Patterns Verdigough by Maria
Thomas and variations of Cruffle by Wayne
Harlow.

Saturday, 18 November 2017




















It's a String Thing Challenge 219 by Adele Bruno
String by Adele.  Zentangle Patterns: Vortex by
Sandra Strait, Facets by Nancy Pinke and Tortuca
by Maria Thomas

Sunday, 5 November 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge 218
by Adele Bruno. String by Adele
Zentangle patterns: Drawings by
Maria Roberts and O by Adele
Bruno.











Sunday, 29 October 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge no.217 by Adele
Bruno.  String by Adele.  Patterns: N'zeppel by
Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, Cracked by
Lori Howe and Tira by Ragged Ray

Wednesday, 25 October 2017





















Joey's weekly 3D Challenge 188
String by Joey using zentangle pattern Frunky.
I decided on a transparent, 3D triangle and filled
it with Frunky El Prado and Croon.  I placed it
in a tangle of D-Vine.

Sunday, 22 October 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge 216 by Adele Bruno
String by Adele and the Zentangle Original Rixty.

Thursday, 19 October 2017





















Joey's Weekly Challenge 187 a 3D challenge
Zentangle Betweed a Zentangle original and I
added Carres by Genevieve Crabe

Wednesday, 18 October 2017




 It's a String Thing challenge 213 by Adele Bruno
Zentangle Fassett by Lynn Mead



Sunday, 15 October 2017





















It's A String Thing Challenge no 215 by Adele
Bruno.  String by Adele.  Patterns: Clob by
Jem Miller and Delys by Jenna Black

Friday, 13 October 2017














Joey's Weekly Challenge 2: a 9 tile challenge
completed.  Tile no. 9 the challenge was to use
Pokeleaf and I also added Printempts, Squid and
Fish net once more. These nine weeks have been
an amazing experience. Thank you Joey.













Joey's Weekly Challenge 9 Tiles. this week the final
Tile using Pokeleaf and I added Squid, Printempts
and Fish Net.  A exciting and challenging project.
I enjoyed every moment of this challenge.

Thursday, 5 October 2017













Joey's Weekly Challenge 185 tile 8 of the 9 tile
challenge.  Using Printemps and I added M-anning
because it has a Printemps center.  I also repeated
Merryweather at the opposite angle as well as
Curly-Q. Exciting journey.

Saturday, 30 September 2017





















Joey's Weekly Challenge
#184 of 9 tiles.  This is the
7th week.The pattern N'zeppel
and Iadded Tipple. a touch of
FishNet to connect the tiles. I
added an informal version of
N'zeppel that has a Hollin-
baugh look to it.

Monday, 25 September 2017














Joey's Weekly Challenge 9 tiles.
Tile number 6 using Gnilli with Lotsadots
A little late, but a challenge I won't miss!

Friday, 15 September 2017




















Joey's Weekly Challenge:
the 5th tile of the nine tile
challenge and this week's
pattern Muscari. I added
Bales, Lotsadots and Tipple

Thursday, 7 September 2017





















Joey's Weekly Challenge 181
using Breach and I also used
Flux, Confettus and Bales.

Sunday, 3 September 2017




















It's a String Thing Challenge 210 by Adele Bruno.
The string by Adele celebrates her 1st million
views on IAST blog. Patterns: Lollywimple by
Sandy Hunter, and Jetties
Purk by Maria Thomas.

Wednesday, 30 August 2017





















Joey's weekly challenge 180
Tile 3 of the 9 week challenge
Variations of  Cruffle with a
repeat of Fish net .

Sunday, 27 August 2017




















It's a String Thing Challenge 209 by Adele Bruno.
String one or more simple circles to create a mono-
tangle with the new pattern by Maria Thomas called
Spoken.  I chose the curvy version and my
variations are a combo of Trella by Adele and Flux
by Rick Roberts and some Tipple.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017













Joey's Weekly Challenge no 179.  Tile no. 2 of a 9
week challenge.  This week using the pattern
Merryweather.  I combined it with Mooka and Tipple.
decided to add colour to this tile.  Exciting!

Sunday, 20 August 2017





















It's a String Thing's 4th Birthday Challenge by Adele
Bruno.  Congratulations Adele and thank you for the
past four years of creative enjoyment. Patterns:
Knightsbridge by Maria Thomas, Trella by Adele,
Copado by Margaret Bremner and Wud by Joni
Feddersen

Friday, 18 August 2017





















Joey's Weekly Challenge no. 178.  This 9 week challenge is a first for me.
Exciting and nerve-racking as I keep wondering if my plan will work out.
seems as if  I'm going to spill over into the following tiles. as I take on each week, but I'll
see how it goes.  Will hopefully be a revelation at the end of tile 9.  For tile 1 I chose patterns
Purk and Fish net to accompany African Art.

Sunday, 13 August 2017




















It's a String Thing weekly challenge no.207 by
Adele Bruno.  String by Adele Bruno.  Patterns:
Cross-Ur-Heart by Jenna Black.

Friday, 11 August 2017





















Joey's Weekly Challenge 177  celebrating Joey,
by guest blogger Susan Theron.  J string and
patterns from J,V,O.  I chose Odee by Susan
Mayes,Verve by Pam Pincha-Wagener, Jilli by Sue
Jacobs and Joy by Joyce Block

Sunday, 6 August 2017





















It's a String Thing Weekly challenge 206 by Adele
Bruno.  String by Adele Bruno. Patterns: Funbea
by Beate Winckler, Pach by Judy Okawa and
Yincut by Maria Thomas.

Sunday, 30 July 2017




















It's a String Thing Weekly challenge no 205 by
Adele Bruno.  String by Adele Bruno.  Patterns:
Pauline's Pigtails by Adele Bruno, Shard by
Carole Ohl and Shattuck by Maria Thomas



















It's a String Thing Weekly challenge no 195 by
Adele Bruno.  Patterns: Strutz, Tessel and
Printremps.

Sunday, 23 July 2017




















Its a String Thing Challenge no. 204 by Adele Bruno.
String by Adele Bruno. Patterns: Flux by Rick
Roberts and Bluebonnets by Suzanne McNeill.



















Its a String Thing Challenge no. 203 by Adele Bruno
String by Adele Bruno.  Patterns: Sez by Rick
Roberts and Trilad by Laura Liu.




Sunday, 9 July 2017




















It's a String Thing Challenge no.
202 by Adele Bruno.  4th of July string by Adele
Bruno.  Patterns: Co2 by Antoine Megger,
Pop-Cloud by Carla du Preez and
Xplode by Margaret McKerihan

Tuesday, 27 June 2017






















It's a String Thing 200th Weekly Challenge!
Congratulations Adele Bruno for all your
enthusiasm and encouragement. String by Adele
Bruno and her new C-Perf pattern.

Sunday, 18 June 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge 199
String by Adele Bruno.  Patterns: Apacore by
Lori Manoogian and Wired by Suzanne McNeill

Monday, 12 June 2017





















It's a String Thing weekly challenge no.196
String by Adele Bruno.  Pattern a Monotangle using Plingh by
Indrani Novello enbellished wih auras, tipple and perfs.

Sunday, 11 June 2017





















It's a String Thing weekly challenge no. 198
This week we all feel sad for Lily Moon who
recently was bereaved, when her daughter sadly
past away.  This tile is to think of Lily in this time.
The string by Adele Bruno and patterns: Lily's
new pattern Agni in memory of her daughter,
Tira by Ragged Ray and Knightsbridge by Maria
Thomas.

Sunday, 4 June 2017





















It's a String Thing Weekly Challenge 197 by
Adele Bruno.  String by Adele Bruno and the
Tangle patterns: Tint by Hendrike Bratz, Bales
by Maria Thomas and Antidots by Anita Roby-
Laverny

Sunday, 7 May 2017





















It's a String Thing Weekly Challenge no.193.
This week's challenge is dedicated to Lily Moon.
The string is by Adele Bruno and is an
interpretation of Lily's mark.  Lily's patterns used
were Drogon, Reel, Lily's Valentine and Andante.

Tuesday, 25 April 2017





















It's a String Thing Weekly Challenge No.192 by
Adele Bruno.  The string by Adele Bruno.
Patterns: Heart-a Flutter by Leslie Goldberg,
Warped Eggs by Livia Chua and Msst by Maria
Thomas.

Tuesday, 4 April 2017




















Joey's weekly Alphabet Challenge with letter L
using Lee-lee by Sharon Robinson and I finished
with LO's Anita Aspfor.



















Joey's weekly Alphabet challenge with letter K and
Kiss by Katie Booth.  I finished with K-Leesi by
Sharon Robinson and Cadent by Maria Thomas


Joey's Alphabet challenge with letter J using Jelly
Roll.  I finished my tile with Rashell by Lin Chiu

Sunday, 2 April 2017




















It's a String Thing Challenge 190 by Adele Bruno.
String by Adele Bruno.  Patterns: Box Spirals and
Windfarm by Margaret Bremner and Nouvart by
Ria Matheussen, plus a variety of zentangle
patterns used as fillers. Colour: Staedtler water
solubles.

Sunday, 26 March 2017




















It's a String Thing Challenge 189 by Adele Bruno
String by Adele.  Patterns: Patience by Jody
Genovese, Aura-Leah by Carla du Preez and
CO2 by Antoine Meggar.

Tuesday, 21 March 2017




















It's a String Thing Challenge 188 by Adele Bruno.
String by Adele Bruno. Patterns: Fricle by Julia
Evans and Zinger and Fescu Zentangle originals.

Monday, 13 March 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge 187 by Adele Bruno
String: St Patrick's day string.  Patterns: Lucky by
Adele Bruno, Cayke by Rose Brown and Rixty by
Maria Thomas.

Sunday, 5 March 2017





















It's a String Thing Challenge 186 by Adele Bruno
String Pi by Adele Bruno.  Patterns:  Wacho by
Livia Chua, W2 and Pokeroot by Maria Thomas

Friday, 3 March 2017





















Joey's Weekly Alphabet Challenge the Letter I
with Icanthis by Zentangle original and I added
Cruffle by Sandy Hunter.

Tuesday, 28 February 2017




















Joey's Weekly Challenge using the letter H and
using Hollibaugh, a Zentangle original pattern.  I
added Heartrope by Bunny Wright, Hua by Mei
Hua Teng, Heartline by Helen Williams, Hypnotic
by Elena Hadzijaneva and Heartvine by Lori Howe
I enjoyed this challenge.