Wednesday 15 June 2016

1st Zeniversary

YT enters the room, dragging a crate behind her, slips *hic* over the corner of the rug, falls on her bottom *hic* and at the same time raising a glass whilst singing:-

"Happy Anniversary to me" *hic*, "Happy Anniversary to me" *hic*

"Oh there you are, have a glass, grab a bottle of fizz from the crate and join in :-) "

Yes, it is one whole year since I first discovered Zentangle® and started this blog! Well technically I discovered the Zentangle® Method a fortnight earlier in May, but for some reason it didn't immediately grab me!!! Can you imagine that!!! It was actually another two weeks before I returned to it and became a Zentangle Zealot. It is easy to remember because I created the blog to post a tile I had drawn for The Divas's Challenge and the challenge one year ago was - guess what - The Beads of Courage :-)

During my working life I was a Peadiatric Nurse, training and working at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London, as long ago as the 1980/90's. I wish we had heard or thought of the Beads of Courage then, they sound brilliant, both as a reward and as a story of the children's journey.
My first Beads of Courage Tile.

For The Diva's Challenge this year I thought at first that I must try hard to do something really fantastic to show how much I my tangling had developed since last year. Perhaps those marvellous gems or something, but in fact I ended up doing something much simpler than last year. A Monotangle of Nipa had immediately come to my mind. If I coloured the orbs to turn them into Beads of Courage it should be just right, and also added a couple of square beads. 

After the week's break last week I am looking forward to visiting all your blogs and seeing your beads.

13 comments:

  1. Ha! I love your beads and Happy Zeniversary;-) this post causes me to chuckle out loud. Isn't it funny that these throwbacks seem to have at least one thing in common: we learn (yet sometimes forget-my blog topic this week) that Less is more;-)

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  2. Happy Zeniversary and I see an uncomplicated work can also be very nice. Good idea to use Nipa and well done!

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  3. Happy Zenisversary to you! Woo Hoo! I love your first tile. And I love this weeks' tile. Both so different. I love the color on this weeks' tile. I never thought about coloring in the little orbs in Nipa. Great idea!

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  4. Congrats, YL. HIC. Love the work you share and the tidbits of your neck of the wood. Cheryl

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  5. Your beads are lovely great choice of colours. I only discovered Zentangle at Christmas- happy zenversary to you.

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  6. Happy Zeniversary to you. Love the simplicity of your tile.

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  7. Congratulations on your 1st year of fabulous tangling! Hic!!

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  8. Happy Anniversary! Beautiful beads!

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  9. Happy anniversary YT! It has been an amazing journey. Sometimes simplicity is best, as in this beautiful Beads of Courage!

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  10. Happy Zeniversary, YT! Thought I had commented earlier; glad I checked back! I love this post. I always enjoy your writing, your stories and your journey. You are so creative. I'm sure this was a real gift for the children in your care. Santé!

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  11. I like the clean, graphic nature of this tile. Happy Zeniversary!

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