Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Weekly Challenge #110: "Get rid of the box"

This week's Diva challenge was to 'get rid of the box', and do something outside the realm of what we normally do when we tangle. So I traced the nearest box-shaped item (my parents' garage door opener) with the intention of tangling outside of it, 'cause I thought a literal interpretation of the challenge would be fun. It wasn't until I was finished with it that I realized I mistook 'get rid of the box' for 'thinking outside the box'. And it kinda ruined the effect I was going for anyway when I kept going and filled it in, but I really couldn't help myself. There are still a couple of things that make this unusual for me... I haven't done very many mandalas, and there are a couple of new tangle patterns in the mix. 

The recurring theme here in my blog seems to be 'Embrace plan B!' and I LOVE that. Mistakes are nothing but opportunities to travel down new paths. So I leave you with a few relevant quotes:

"There can be no progress without deviation from the norm." -Frank Zappa

"Never apologize." -Julia Child

"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." -Unknown






12 comments:

  1. This is so nice, I like the zinger's coming from a singer base and also the ladybirds around the outside.

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  2. There is a fun rush in escaping out of the box! It works!

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  3. Quite lovely! Aren't these challenges fun?

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  4. I really like your circle tile. Isn't it fun to try new things?

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  5. So cool! I love the concept and the ZIA is gorgeous!

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  6. I love this tile--it has so much spirit! Laughed at the parachute quote.

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  7. I love it! and the quotes - had to laugh at the skydiving one.

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  8. A very lively, fun tile! and great quotes!

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  9. This is so fun, it really makes me smile, even giggle. Thanks for bringing a smile to my day. Lovely work!

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