Weekly Challenge #235

Good Monday Morning everyone!

I hope you've all been having fun with last week's tangle.  Isn't it so fun?

Well the boys have both finished their first full week of school.  Chewie is loving being back with his friends every day.

He's so cool

I'm really loving walking to and from school with them each day.  I know that soon it will be winter and i'll be driving back and forth but for now I pull Artoo in the wagon and Chewie and I talk about Pokemon and Lego, and after school he tells me about his day and the funny things he did at recess.

What a big boy

 Artoo is only doing half-day kindergarten.  So we get to walk home at lunch time together.  I love these moments together, just us.  He tells me about playing Duck Duck Goose and going to the library and drawing with crayons.  Everything seems pretty awesome.

However, upon writing this week's challenge - Artoo is starting to get sick.  He's having a rough day.  He said he feels yucky and is extra cuddly.  So, send your good vibes our way.  Poor dude.

On the weekend, we had amazing weather.  Shorts and tank tops for everyone!

Cheese!

On Saturday the boys and I went to the Broadway Street Fair here in Saskatoon to see my friend Kathy's art booth.  I have been sharing a bit about Kathy's awesome project on Instagram (@iamthediva) and on my facebook page.  You can read all about Kathy's project on her blog 5000keys.com

Kathy and I

Some of you may know Kathy as the amazing lady who introduced me to Zentangle in the first place.

Chewie holding one of Kathy's gorgeous keys, imagining what kind of a door it opens....

The short story is: Kathy is on a mission to create 5000 beautifully sculpted keys using found and recycled materials.  I believe she's almost at 300.

 You can follow her progress on her blog and also on instagram (@5000keys) Tell her Laura sent you. ;)

(PS: Her keys are also available to purchase)

On Sunday Chewie went to a friend's for a playdate and since Artoo wasn't feeling so hot he was planted on the couch... i managed to tackle the new flower bed in my front yard.

I mentioned in my first post back that we've been busy fencing all summer, and it's so very true.  I don't even know how many feet of fence we tore down and rebuilt this year.  If B-rad had to guess, he says about 150' of fence.  yikes.  The last bit was this small fence in the front yard between our house and the neighbour's driveway.  We finished it all at the end of August, but i have been trying to find time (and weather) to dig out my new flower bed so i can hopefully do some fall transplanting before it gets cold and snowy.

So.  this is what i did:

before

after

I'm kind of nerding out over this flowerbed.  I'm not really sure what i'm doing, sorta just playing it by ear (which drives my PLAN/RESEARCH EVERYTHING husband kinda batty) but i think it's all gonna work out.  :D

Weekly Challenge #235: "String Theory: Stripes"

This week's challenge is to take your pencil and draw stripes across your tile or paper to create your string.   Simple as that.

I like doing this kind of tile every once in a while.  Sometimes, for me, i tend to do very similar strings all the time.

I started with stripes, and as i was tangling, i thought about doing criss-crossing stripes, a la Hollibough... and this was the result.

stripedy

I think it looks pretty neat.  And even after 5 years - i'm always amazed at how much shading cna make a difference in your tile.

Have fun with your stripey strings this week!!

Love Laura

If you have a blog, add the site-specific URL where your tile is posted to the linkey machine below! Don't forget to link back here so that others can join in the fun! (if you don't know how to find this, you can see my half assed tutorial here) Also, please feel free to come back often and visit the links of those people on the linkey machine - don't forget to leave a comment or feedback, everyone loves feedback. ;) 

If you have a blog or host your images on line (like on Flickr or Picassa or Pinterest), add the site-specific URL where your tile is posted to the linkey machine below! Don't forget to link back here so that others can join in the fun! (if you don't know how to find this, you can see my half assed tutorial here) Also, please feel free to come back often and visit the links of those people on the linkey machine - don't forget to leave a comment or feedback, everyone loves feedback. ;)