Thanks for Supporting Tangle-A-Thon 2014

It's been a blur since Tangle-A-Thon 2014!  We had a wonderful day filled with creativity and fun all while helping others.  A lovely group of CZTs and fellow tanglers gathered to create several interesting projects together at Lowell General Hospital.

The group raised over $1,500 to benefit TeamWalk for CancerCare at Lowell General Hospital.  I was thrilled with the generous contributions that everyone made to support this event.

I would love to extend a special thank you to CZT Teresa Hathaway for her support in brainstorming projects for the special day and teaching some fun mini lessons.  Terry taught interesting border patterns and the beautiful Stella by Jana Rogers on seasonal spiders.  Check out this beauty by fellow CZT, and my former student, Suzanne Crisafi.

Tangled spider by Suzanne Crisafi, CZT

Next everyone worked on different make-and-take projects including a cute Bijou envelope and pull-out card taught by Terry.  

After lunch, I gave demonstrations of blown ink strings.

Blown ink string sample by Emily Classon, CZT

Blown ink string Renaissance tile by Emily Classon, CZT

For our final lesson of the day, we explored some patterns, including a variety of flowing or botanical ones, for some peekaboo cards.  Here are a few samples I created for the lesson:

Peekaboo card by Emily Classon, CZT

Peekaboo card by Emily Classon, CZT

I would also like to thank all of our wonderful artists and CZTs for their generous prize contributions.    We received amazing prizes from the following:

• Emily Classon, CZT, MomZenArtist
• Sandy Steen Bartholomew, CZT, Beez in the Belfry
• Sue Jacobs, CZT, Sue's Tangle Trips
• Marizaan van Beek, CZT
• Karen Izzi, CZT, The Peaceful Healer
• Cris Letourneau, CZT, Tangled Up in Art
• Genevieve Crabe, CZT, Tangle Harmony
• Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, Zentangle®
• Chris Titus, CZT
• Sakura of America
• Kate Lamontagne, CZT, Kamala Boutique
• Terry Hathaway, CZT, Terry's Tangles
• Jean Theurkauf, CZT, Art of the Tangle
• Susan Nutting, CZT
• Wendy Brown, CZT, Let's Go Tangle
• TeamWalk for CancerCare

Thank you all for your support and for making Tangle-A-Thon 2014 such a success!

Tangle-A-Thon 2014!

It's almost time for the second Tangle-A-Thon fundraising event!  I hope you can join us this year for some more tangling for a good cause.  We will have a variety of projects, make-and-takes, food, prizes, and lots of fun.

Please visit the Tangle-A-Thon site to:

• Learn more about the event.
• To register to attend.
• To donate in support of your fellow Zentangle® lovers.

Last year we raised $2,000 to support TeamWalk for CancerCare at Lowell General Hospital.  It was an honor to hold this fundraiser.  I enjoyed working with my friends and fellow CZTs to organize the event as well as to know that I could doing something to give back.  My life has changed thanks to the Zentangle Method, and I wanted to find a small way to share some of the benefits I have earned with others.  I hope we can raise even more to help out this year.

Emily Classon presenting a $2,000 donation to TeamWalk for CancerCare, 2013.

Tangle-A-Thon Thanks!

The Tangle-A-Thon fundraising event was a lot of fun last weekend.  We had a wonderful group of tanglers and fellow CZTs enjoying a creative and relaxing day.  People worked on a variety of their own projects in between mini lessons.

Even better, we raised $2,000 for TeamWalk for CancerCare at Lowell General Hospital.

It was a great day for a wonderful cause.  I hope you can join us next year!

We learned about different ways to play with stencils from CZT Elaine Huffman.

We made mini tangled boxes with CZT Terry Hathaway.  Check out this awesome one created by CZT Susan Nutting!

 Prizes prizes prizes!

We saw fabulous Stampin' Up creations by Diane Giarrusso.

There were several ensemble tile sets created by various CZTs on display.

Thank you to everyone who made this event possible!

Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors who have provided prizes and materials for Tangle-A-Thon:


Sakura of America
Emily Classon, CZT, MomZenArtist
Genevieve Crabe, CZT, Tangle Harmony
Design Originals and Fox Chapel Publishing
Diane Giarrusso, Diane Stamps
Elaine Huffman, CZT, Pleasant Valley Quilting
Sandy Hunter, CZT, Tanglebucket

InkAboutIt
Jenny Perruzzi, CZT, Acadia Laser Creations
King Chiropractic
Cris Letourneau, CZT, Tangled Up in Art
Sandy Steen Bartholomew, CZT, Beez in the Belfry
Jean Theurkauf, CZT, Art of the Tangle
TeamWalk for CancerCare
Toni Henneman

Thank you to the following CZTs for helping with Tangle-A-Thon 2013:

Wendy Brown
Terry Hathaway
Elaine Huffman
Susan Nutting
Jean Theurkauf

Thank you to everyone who attended and sponsored our participants!  

Art with a Heart: Tangle-A-Thon 2013

Tangle-A-Thon 2013

Relax - Create - Help

Visit the Tangle-A-Thon 2013 page for all the details.  Don't miss the awesome list of prizes too!  

Register today to start getting pledge donations.  The more money you raise, the more chances you have to win an awesome prize.

Tangle-A-Thon (Click to view the flyer)

 Saturday, September 14 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Be a part of the first annual Tangle-A-Thon fundraiser to benefitTeamWalk for CancerCare at Lowell General Hospital. 100% of funds raised will help to provide support services for CancerCare patients and their families. Tangle-A-Thon is an inspiring day filled with creativity, learning, and creating hope for CancerCare patients through our fundraising efforts. Discover your inner artist with the meditative Zentangle Method of creating artwork through structured patterns. If you can write your name, you can create beautiful art with the Zentangle Method. Learn how to relax and unwind while creating beautiful art. Register, gather pledges, and come for a day filled with tangling fun, lessons, prizes, and meeting fellow lovers of Zentangle. Beginners to regular tanglers are all welcome! Click here to register, or here to donate / sponsor a participant. Click here to print out the pledge collection form.  Register Donate Learn more here.