Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas

I would like to thank you all for your support over the past year, both customers and friends alike.   This year has seen some tough times for me but some great times too!

I would like to wish you all a very Merry and Happy Christmas and a very Safe New Year - don't make too many resolutions.   

I will be back sharing my blogging journey with you all again in the New Year.

Hugs
Jane x

An Illuminated Zentangle Letter & Merry Christmas to you all

This is Pamela's "P"

A Zentangle Inspired Illuminated Letter P hand drawn by Jane Monk of Jane Monk Studio....

I hope you like it Pamela.

A big thankyou to everyone who participated in this giveaway .... who knows I may have another one early next year sometime.

I would also like to say thankyou to all the people who visit my blog and leave me lovely comments ... it gives me the warm fuzzies - thankyou.

Also a very happy Christmas to those who celebrate at this time of year, keep safe and I will be back in the New Year to share more of my Zentangle journey with you all.

Hugs Jane xx

The WInner Is....

PAMELA GILFOYLE .... well done Pamela ... you have won the A4 sized Zentangle inspired Illuminated Letter ....   believe it or not you were lucky number 13 drawn from the Random.org number generator after I had listed everyone into an Excel spreadsheet.

Do you want a P or something else?   Send me an email and I will get going on finishing it off for you.

Thank you everyone who participated in this little giveaway of mine ... I hope you continue to come back and check out my blog and frequent my little online shop ...

Happy Christmas Holidays to you all ....  Jane x

100th Follower Winner

Awhile ago I decided to do a surprise gift for the 100th Follower ... nobody knew about it ... until the day they joined up to follow my blog ... I am happy to say that the recipient was most surprised and her name began with the letter A ...

I have finished her gift now ... it is an A5 sized Zentangle Styled Illuminated Letter ... I really really hope she likes it ... I do and it will be sad for it to go to a new home - lol!


Okay ... remember tomorrow is the draw for my big Giveaway ... the A4 sized Zentangle Styled Illuminated Letter ... I only have to draw the letter in ... see my last post.


Hope you are all enjoying your weekend ... Happy tangling ... Jane x

This Could Be Yours

 This is the Illuminated Letter I will be giving away on the 20th December 2010.   I have finished the background borders and now all I will have to do it put in YOUR INITIAL!  Whose will it be ......?

If you want to go in the draw you need to do the following:

1. Become a Follower of this blog.
2. Visit my web site www.janemonkstudio.com and add your email address for my Newsletter updates (these will not be very often ... every month or so)
3. Put a comment on your blog or facebook and leave me a comment here to let me know.

That's it ... pretty easy way to win your own personalised A4 sized Illuminated Zentangle Letter hand drawn by me - Jane Monk.  They look fantastic framed with a matboard around.  I can put any letter you want .. you might want to gift it to someone special ... or keep it for yourself.

And I know this pic is blurry (sorry) but I wanted to show you the drawing board my husband made me ... It is really simple with a very smooth piece of whiteboard, a lip at the bottom and presto a cheap drawing board for under $10...beats paying over $400 for a drafting board (oh I would really like one of those but maybe down the track some more years yet!)

Happy Tangling Everyone .... It's been lovely to hear from you all that have been following this Zentangle journey of mine ... Jane x

Something Special to say thankyou.

Rayene's comment on my last post got me thinking ...  She said the letter R would look better on my illuminated letter.    Now you all know I have just started my own web site where I sell Zentangle products and promote my workshops in both Zentangle, Quilting and other Textile art.    So ... I have decided that I would have a "give away"   ... all you have to do is
1. visit my web site http://janemonkstudio.com ,
2. sign up for my email notices and then (if you already have done this ... move onto step 3.)
3. post on your blog that you have done this. (if you are blogless ... leave me a comment here or put it on your Facebook)
4.  Leave me a comment that you have done this.
5. You will also get an extra chance if you sign up to follow this blog.

What you will have a chance of winning is ... an A4 sized Illuminated letter hand drawn by yours truly ... Any letter you choose ... so you will have to give me time to draw it before posting.  These things can take me anywhere between 6 to 10 hours of drawing time.

Who knows I might even draw two!

Draw will be done on 20th December 2010 - by 10am Tasmanian time  (this is a special date for me because it is when I met my husband - sweet I know!)

Introducing the Letter "J"

The Letter "J" is a very difficult letter to make look nice ... there are so many ways you can draw it but it still seems to be restricted - know what I mean?

Anyway .. this is my letter J, with 44 Zentangle patterns around the outside border.   The inside border is my own pattern/design - not published yet, and of course I have used my Tadpegs pattern inside the J.

The Illuminated letter setting (that is the way the page is set out) is from William Morris Designs.   I like how he made the outside borders different widths ... I will have to check out my Fibonacci numbers to see if this fits within it ... it does look pretty good.

I have shaded only some of the Zentangle patterns ... the difference is quite remarkable I think.

Enjoy!

By the way ... I am posting over at my quilting blog - http://purrfectlyquilted.blogspot.com about the Zentangle for Quilters worskhop at Esmes last weekend - it was a blast.

Jane x

Launching Jane Monk Studio Web Store

 

Welcome to my new online web store  www.janemonkstudio.com

Where you can buy Zentangle®  and other supplies, buy a quilt, book a Workshop, check out the Galleries to see Jane's Tangle patterns, art and quilts.

I have been working on this for quite awhile now and would like to welcome you all to come see my new store, check out my workshops, purchase Zentangle and other goodies.   It is early days yet and there will be more to come. 

I would like to say a very big thank you to Christine from Gecko Gully who has built both of my web sites .... held my hand through all the technical jargon and requirements that, quite honestly, are beyond me most of the time.   

So if you have any feedback, questions or queries feel free to email me ... just go to the contact page for details.   

Hugs and thank you for your support here on my blog as well ... I will still be updating my blogs frequently. 

New Pattern - Kitty

Here is a little pattern for you .... watching my cats has inspired me to make this Zentangle Pattern which I have called "Kitty"

Don't you just love the little ears ... you can put faces in or not ... this pattern makes me smile everytime I look at it.


Enjoy!