Inspiration... where do you get yours?

Mine comes from everywhere.... from family, from friendship, from beauty in the world, from ideas, from things people say or do or a spark of an idea put in my head by anything and then tada...I'm off and making something. Sometimes it turns out awesome, sometimes... eh... not so much.

But I find that when inspiration hits, it hits hard but unless I do something with it, it goes nowhere, so even if I just get the ideas down then they become mine forever.

True!

We had a talk about inspiration yesterday and what it means, and while I'm sure it means something different to everyone, the definition struck me though, because that's what inspiration is like for me... it's like a spark in my head, like someone turned the power on 

I also am pretty sure I don't breathe if I'm feeling creative block.... 

When I'm inspired, I'm prolific as well. I've been working on this tangle kit and it's nearly done now. 

I'm really enjoying the black and white on the dark green. It's almost like a new step after renaissance tiles! A completely different look. I may have to dig out a green pen to play with as well.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend... Memorial day is a quiet holiday for us. We're a military family and that means we spend a little more time remembering on Memorial day.

Until tomorrow, I hope you find your inspiration from something awesome, and that you make something amazing!

Tangle kit in progress

I'm working on a really pretty tangle kit. I just started it but I wanted that to be today's project.

There are a number of cool things I'm going to be working on this weekend, so I wanted to put this there. 

I hope you're all doing something great this weekend. 

Tangle on the Go kits... and finished Chicago

I've had a busy tangley week. I finished 3 of these, which shipped out (I mentioned them earlier in the week but I've had some requests for more pics and some of the various options)

Classic black with red. Colors that are perfect for my Zentangle® supplies!
(Personalized ones are fun too!)

The fat clutch handles make it look so cute!

This was a new style, with a tan and black interior, I love it! I'm going to do some renaissance style books with it!

I also finished my Chicago Skyline yesterday.
Sadly I've discovered I have to start watermarking everything.... it's usually NOT watermarked on my personal page, so if we're friends on fb you can see stuff without it or as always you can just email me and I'll share with people personally. There's a border that I tend to ignore so that's why it doesn't look quite straight but once matted and/or framed, it looks pretty awesome if I do say so myself! 

Chicago, Zentangle Inspired Art, Skyline Project

I am loving these. I have a whole list I'm working my way through. Today though, my hand is a little tired, so I am going to do something a little less tangley today. (I have a Zendala class tomorrow I've been prepping for too!)

Tangle on the go!

A while ago, I realized that I was always in danger of my tangle supplies getting lost. Either in the bottom of my purse or whatever, so I thought and came up with a design to make my art books.
Complete they look like this

Everyone that has seen them liked them... so I put them in my etsy shop. :) 

I have 3 orders to fill so I've been working on those

That's been keeping me pretty busy. :)