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My very own Tangled Toms

redux [ri-duhks] adj. brought back; resurgent: the Victorian era redux.  www.dictionary.com

Forgive the little detour, but I have big info to share.  So…who knew you could look up a word on dictionary.com and actually HEAR the correct pronunciation???  I just discovered this nifty little feature as I was double checking the definition of “redux.”  Call me a nerd, but I am so excited about this!  It doesn’t take much.

Now on to my subject for today.  I finally finished my own Tangled Toms!  You may notice a touch of the new official Zentangle tangle Springkle on one of them if you look closely – contact your favorite CZT to learn this one. These were done with a Pentel Gel Roller for Fabric.  Several of my fellow CZT’s recommended this pen highly for tangling on fabric and I wanted to give it a try.  The ink does flow very smoothly – I think it has to do with the hard tip on the pen.  The Sakura Identipen I used for Maggie’s Toms is more like a felt tip.  I’m not sure the lines are any sharper, but curved lines seem to be easier to achieve with this pen.  My only complaint – I ran out of ink about halfway through the second shoe.  I will admit to having bigger feet than my granddaughter and there are a lot of solid tangles on mine, but I was a little put out since I had to order another pen and wait for delivery.  Overall, I like both pens and will likely use both depending on the surface.  I would, however, recommend the Sakura pen for kids since they seem to use even more ink than I do and a lot of Maggie’s friends are raring to get tangling on their own Toms.  And I am off to listen to some more tricky pronunciations…

Side view of my Tangled Toms