Friday, August 20, 2010

Zentangles, blog candy.. and lost mojo!

What do you do when your mojo, creativity and crafting ability pops off for a holiday? Do you get out your stash and look at it endlessly hoping something will happen?... do you go out for the day for retail therapy? Do you wander off aimlessly looking for it in a cupboard or under the carpet? lol Mine seems to have gone on holiday this week with its bikini and sunglasses, and I do wish that I could be with it.. sun sea and sand...rofl!
So I did what I always do, went shopping at Bluewater Shopping Mall , bought a 70% off VERY large sketchbook, bought a gorgeous ring designed by my sister ( for HedKandi, who opened their first shop yesterday), and of course some Lush bubble bath! Did my mojo come back.. nah! not a hope! So I tried the zentangle challenge over at Lots to Do to see if that helped, it was interesting as I had never done one of these before.. It is supposed to be 3.5 inches square, and me who NEVER reads instructions made it 2.5 inch square, so there was a lot less space to fill! (weird red mark on the picture, but not on the drawing , so guessing I need to clean my scanner!) I quite liked my first attempt and there is another one being worked on, which I may show at a later date.
Thank you girls for the challenge, it certainly gave me something different to do :))
If you have lost your crafting mojo to the sun, sea and sand.. pop over to The Creative Team blog, for a chance to bring it back to life with some great goodies!

Hope you have a more creative day than me, and show me what you can do.. I LOVE comments!
Hugs

12 comments:

Joanne said...

Zentangle eh! that's a new one on me, thought it was doodling! intruiging piece though . Now where's my pen..........
Luv Joanne xx

Zoechaos said...

LOL the rules on the Zentange site say 3.5" square but they come in all shapes and sizes now, saw one that was stitched on a machine awesome needle work! Love yours it looks very relaxed and happy. Thank you for sharing with us at LTD again, hope you find your mojo comes back bursting with inspiration xx Zoe

crafty creations said...

Fantastic zentangle Jennie - seems to me that your mojo is fit and well

Thanks for sharing your work with the Lotstodo Challenge xx Hilda

Minxy said...

well done to your sis... my OH adores HedKandi, the music and the artwork.

I've not zetangled b4 but your piece looks pretty cool

G Peplow said...

HI Jenny, so sorry mojo's hopped off, I too took myself off to Bluewater yesterday, not looking for inspiration this time but socks!..........well anyway, wasn't it fun, all the singing and dancing and all those gorgeous girls in their nearly dresses at Hedkandi's opening ROFL
Haven't checked out the Zentangle site I'm off to do just that, hope you have a better creative day today:D xx
p.s lucky you having a Sis that designs jewellery, great for you both eh!!!:D xx

Sid said...

Rotten when your Mojo goes walkies Jennie ! It will be back and your Zentangle piece is great !

Terry said...

I seldom read instructions, so you sure are not along! Your Zentangle looks great to me!

Von said...

Well Ididn'tread the rules either lol just lucky it came out the size it did after all you never know where they are going lol.Hope you had fun and your mojo comes back with a suntan :)
Von x

Hazel (Didos) said...

WOW I Love your zentange. I looked online at a zentangle thing and it cost a fortune so someone is caashing in on it!!! GRRRR
Off to nosey at the challenge over at Lots to Do! Hope you find that Mojo over the weekend, Hazelxo

Anonymous said...

Very cool zentangle! You always do the coolest stuff, Jennie!

whyducks said...

It looks to me as though your mojo is still there Jennie, that Zentangle would make a nice background stamp!You bound to be warn out Jennie you have had a busy time. Will go and look your sister up x

Anonymous said...

Love your Zentangle Jennie. S xx