Tuesday, December 11, 2012

A Two-fer

Thanks to sage advice from Birdie (my 14-year-old), I took the day off from writing my book.  I guess even if you are doing what you love, 6 solid weeks of 10+ hours a day on something (with a day off for Thanksgiving) just might cause a little, um, shall we say, "burn-out." So, today, I took her Christmas shopping this afternoon, took a nap, went to her concert, then did this week's Diva Challenge and last week's Zendala Dare while we watched 2 hours of History channel.  Not a bad day.

loopy-string-challengesnowflake-zendala-challenge

So, I want some advice on the Zendala: should I color it or shade it? Please comment.  Majority rules. Deadline to "vote" is Friday.  I will finish it this weekend and share the results next Monday.  

Have a great week.

Cris

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11 comments:

  1. Anne's tangle blogDecember 12, 2012 at 2:46 AM

    Good for you, to take a little breathing time! I think it can do with a bit of shade and maybe just one colour. I'm curious what you will do.

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    1. CrisDecember 12, 2012 at 9:49 AM

      Hmm. One color. I never thought of that. Which is surprising because I love Shelly Beauch's work and she does that often. Maybe I will photocopy it and do two...

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  2. Tangles and MoreDecember 12, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    I would go with shading the zendala, but I am more of a traditionalist. Rarely use color on the tiles. Will use on other things. Hope your break helps you get fresh eyes.

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  3. Tangle JamDecember 12, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    I thought I just read that you are taking a break from your shading workbook. Go for colour and enjoy

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    1. CrisDecember 12, 2012 at 9:50 AM

      The break was yesterday :-) But I am getting tired of everything being black and white...

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  4. EllenDecember 12, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Good to hear that your daughter is taking care of you and got you a day off. I would only shade, but maybe I would copy it first and do color on the copy. Why choose when there is a way to do both.

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  5. CathyDecember 12, 2012 at 5:35 PM

    I love them both, but my favorite is the looped string piece. It's stunning. As for the other, go for color! Just for a change of pace.

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  6. ledenzerDecember 12, 2012 at 10:21 PM

    Sounds like a fantastic day! So glad you had a grand time! Lovely tangle!

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  7. AliceDecember 15, 2012 at 12:06 AM

    cris - wasn't this snowflake zendala a lot of fun? i love how yours turned out - and you know i always love adding color :)

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  8. Daniele OBrien Design, CZTDecember 15, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    These are both great, love the shading on one and looking forward to seeing your final for the snowflake. Love the black and white and I vote for shading!

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  9. UnknownDecember 15, 2012 at 6:34 PM

    Because it is a 'snowflake', maybe tones of blue would enhance the lovely linework. Or go all out and use whatever colors jump out at you...lol

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