It's Tuesday, your good news day! It is also Thanksgiving week here in the United States. Highlights of our family celebrations include cherished family time, a feast of turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie, the Macy's Day Parade, football games, and even more pie. After the mealtime prayer, we take turns around the dinner table to say aloud what we thank God for, especially the blessings of the past year. At zenAgain two years ago and at the most recent one, the ever delightful Mary Bartrop, CZT taught us something she does that goes along with our theme of gratitude this week. When beginning a tile, Mary lightly pencils the dots, border, string, and then in each string section, she writes what/who she is grateful for. When the tile is complete, the words are not visible, but she knows they are there. Isn't that special? For this challenge, after you pencil the string onto your tile, lightly pencil in your blessings in each of the string's sections and then tangle away. If you want your words to be prominent, feel free to write them in Micron and incorporate them into your tangled spaces. This string is a reworked version of one we've used before ~ IAST #270 String by Adele Bruno, CZT The tangles we will use include three from previous Thanksgiving IAST challenges ~ Lichen by Jennifer Hohensteiner Z-Trick by Yamit Fridman Heartstrings by Helen Williams Keep in mind that string lines are suggestions and let the patterns lead the way. Here are the (Not so) Official Guidelines: * Challenges are posted on Tuesdays. *Use the string posted for the week and patterns that begin or contain the letter(s) indicated * Submit a photo of your tile saved as jpg or scan your tile (300 dpi or higher) and save as a jpg *Email your jpg file as an attachment to - [email protected] *Entries are to be submitted by Saturday evenings. *Results are (usually) posted on Mondays. Send in your photos - you will encourage and inspire fellow Zentangle® enthusiasts all over the world. WHEN YOU SIGN YOUR NAME, PLEASE INCLUDE WHERE YOU LIVE. FOR EXAMPLE: ADELE BRUNO (FLORIDA) PLEASE NOTE: It is not necessary for you to have a blog or website to participate. In order to eligible for the drawing, you must send in your completed tile. If you do have a blog or website, I will add a link upon request. Please include the site specific URL. I look forward to your emails. HAVE FUN!