Weekly Challenge #71: "Pea-Nuckle"

It's a red-letter day.

The elves in Tangletown have been busy creating/deconstructing more patterns for us to wrangle. This one answers to 'Pea-nuckle', and is the quirky brainchild of Molly Hollibaugh.

Don't you love how I say 'this one' and then present you with a tile that has a bucketload of different patterns on it? If you got here via Laura's page, you already know which one it is. And if you didn't... I'm not telling!

To be honest, drawing this tangle pattern felt a little forced to me. I think it's the kind of pattern you have to figure out how to make your own before it really clicks; kind of like trying to copy someone else's handwriting. Drawing the straight lines felt a little awkward because they were a little too long to draw comfortably, and I had trouble with the S shape because mine were too curly on the edges. Those are minor, very fixable things, though... it's such a unique pattern, and I'm sure we'll be BFFs once we get better acquainted. Off to the tangle jar it goes. :o)

weekly Challenge #64: String Theory v. VIII 'Fortuneteller'

The Diva hath thrown down the gauntlet... and here is my first-ever submission to her Weekly Challenge! <insert angels singing here>

The challenge: To use a predetermined string (that's tanglespeak for 'those little pencil lines that separate the different patterns') and find a way to add in/blend together random patterns in such a way that the final result does not suck.

If you would like to read more information on the Diva's weekly challenges, roll on over to that little button in my sidebar and you'll see one that looks appropriate. I'm not going to tell you which button it is. Think of it as a little sidebar-button scavenger hunt. Now, go! Go forth and discover!