Dare Challenge #25

The Bright Owl already posted the new Dare Zendala #26, but I think I can still post my Zendala # 25 from last week...so here it is:

Dare Zendala Challenge # 25

I really like the symmetry of her designs for the challenges.  Be sure to check out her blog to see more of them...and to download your own patterns of the week.   She publishes them in two sizes...full page and a smaller version. Actually, there are three, because the smaller size comes in a round shape and in a square.   I print them out on card stock...I usually design the large one, but I cut out the smaller versions to have on hand when I just want to mess around....

New Dare Challenge

Last week when the Bright Owl gave out the zendala for the week, she decided to change the challenge to Saturday rather than Friday.  She is a very busy lady...with job, school, etc....and Saturday works better for her.  I think that anyone who takes the time to ever sponsor a contest, a challenge, or any kind of scheduled event for the public deserves the gratitude of her/his audience...so Saturday it is!!  And here is my entry for this pattern:

Dare Challenge # 24

My guild, Trinity Valley Quilters' Guild, is holding our annual Quilt Show.  It is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Will Rogers Coliseum.  There will be over 300 quilts on display as well as vendors from all over the state with goodies to buy.  I am entering five quilts and have one donated to the auction which will be Saturday.  The money we make on our auction goes towards our scholarship which we award yearly to a deserving college student majoring in fine arts.  And this year we are having a life auction which should be lots of fun!!  Here is my quilt for the sale:

"Go, Frogs!"  

Fort Worth is the home of TCU whose team is the Horned Frogs and this is from a pattern by Susan Cranshaw from her Desert Series..fusible applique.

Dare Challenge #22

Last night, I was at a bit of a loss at what to watch on tv...my Zentangling time...without any Democratic Convention on!!  And my tv watching buddy wasn't feeling too well so I didn't want to watch any of our taped shows without him.  While surfing, I discovered the game show channel...who knew??  So while entertaining myself with "Pyramid" and others, I was able to complete my Dare # 22 from Bright Owl.

This week, she added a challenge to go with her Zendala string....we were to complete the Zendala as a Monodala!!  A term created by the Bright Owl!  That is, to do the string in one zentangle pattern.  So I looked through all the patterns on Linda Farmer's fab website...and decided to do the tangle, "Purk"!  From Linda's website, if you click on the "P", you will find the Purk tangle listed with a YouTube link to a film on how to draw it...as well as an interview with Rick and Maria, the originators of Zentangling!

Dare Challenge #22 using Purk tangle

Dare # 21

Today...hot here in Texas!  We had such a wonderful August...unusual cool weather and  unheard of rainfall...and now September when I am ready for fall...100+ weather returns!!  Ah, well...give me a couple of months and I will complain about being too cold!!

I have finished my Dare Challenge for the week...thanks to the Bright Owl for the Zendala to use...To see the beautiful Dares that others have created, click on her link!

Dare # 21

This was another fun one to do....I think mine came out looking kind of like an Indian shield. Now, time to get busy on my finishing up of my entries in my guild's show.

Dare Challenges #19-20

I had started doing the Dare Challenges posed by Bright Owl several months ago; then I kind of got away from them and now I am back. The Bright Owl gives a starter of a Zendala (mandala-zentangle style) for the participants to copy.  Then we are to fill with zentangles and post on her blog on Thursdays.

As I just returned, I am very far behind!  But I was able to get the last two challenges completed...and although they are to be posted on Thursdays, I am a little late in getting mine up as it is Friday!  So, those of you out there checking out the challenges, please give me a little slack this week...and starting today, I will do better and get them out there on time!!

From last week...# 19

For this week..# 20