The Mystery of the Tangled Legend Book

I heard this story in another group a week or so ago….my guess is that someone was practicing for video, or playing along while the instructor was filming. It looks alot like Rick’s style to me.

What about one of the kids that sometimes help during videos like Maizy (I know I spelled it wrong). I think it is really cool though.

Mmmm. Maybe a tangling angel 😇. Maybe everyone have a closer look at the tangles because even if we all do the same tangles I’m guessing everyone does them slightly different. And I say very lucky person receiving it. It would have been like a birthday or Christmas when they opened it up 👌🏽🤗

There is no mystery here! I am convinced that the book was completed by Zentangle’s very own fun-loving, small, sassy, silly, spontaneous snail, Bijou! I can’t say that we have discussed it because of course he communicates directly with very few people. However, it doesn’t take much imagination to feel his frustration while the Zentangle Inc. Staff, his friends and colleagues, brain-stormed, laughed and enjoyed completing and sharing all the pages in the wonderful book.

I can imagine him sitting quietly while he watched and listened to them choose the best tangles to fit each space, to slowly complete each area while they savored the experience of making the repetitive movements to make the beautiful tangles. I can imagine the longing he felt while he admired and appreciated the projects as they were completed. I know he would reflect on the completed projects trusting that his friends were discovering their creative energy and were inspired to let themselves reach out of their shells to experiment and grow.

I can imagine that he could take it just so long before he gave in to his craving and hid away to complete the beautiful book in which he created, chose his tangles, slowly experimented knowing he would have no mistakes and he would be inspired to savor and enjoy the experience. But… once the book was completed and he knew it was perfect then what? Does he hide it? That wouldn’t seem right? Perhaps he enclosed the beautiful, completed book with the brand-new books so it would be discovered and given out to a person who would enjoy and savor his work.

Maybe, just maybe, that is what happened. It is at least what I imagine.

Betsey Youngs, CZT 20
ps, I made a tile but can’t figure out how to post it on here…

That’s EASY! It was Bijou!!

I think it was Miss Martha in the Counting House with a black and brown Micron 01. She left it there accidentally before shooting the video and couldn’t go back because of quarantine so she had to start over. I’d recognize her flooish and swirling mookas anywhere :o)

One day, Bijou was secretly tangling in one of the booklets. Bijou thought he slipped it into the stack of working books the video makers were using for the Project Pack series.

He had hoped to surprise them when they opened it for a new video.

Alas, because Bijou is so small, he accidentally slipped the booklet into the wrong stack and the booklet ended up being mailed to a very lucky tangler.

When I watch the project pack videos it seems like there are always several samples made for each video. I imagine this was one of those samples. Someone was cleaning up and “stashed” it in with the supplies.

It sounds to me as if Bijou was having some fun.

Perhaps it is one someone started, took a break, forgot where it was and started another one! Happens to the best of us!

I am thinking those elves from the Twelve Days of Zentangle were being mischievous, and then slipped this into SF’s Project Pack.

An HQ sample book that unassumingly went undercover & resurfaced outwardly unadorned only to find itself packaged for a new destination.

An HQ sample book that unassumingly went undercover & resurfaced outwardly unadorned only to find itself packaged for a new destination.

Just another thought…was this on or just before April Fool’s Day? Perhaps it was The JollyTangler making mischief.

Sounds to me like a RAZ (Random act of Zentangle)

Could it have been a book used in planning or making the Project Pack videos and it just got misplaced?

It was Bijou!

April Fool. The message sent on April 1. Now for the SF. Silly Fool. Sunny Fool or Spring Foolery.

I love a good mystery! So (much) Fun. Another SF

I agree with Sandy. Methinks Bijou has been rather busy during his lonely nights at the warehouse! Perhaps he needs a friend. However the tangles manifested…it was (is) a sweet idea.

I think someone must have seen a book like that and couldn’t resist the empty spaces and there are probably lots of pens around so . . . They began to fill them in. It must be someone who is good at Zentangles. So they are in your family (I’m sure they meant well and would make it right.). OR she has a friend or family member who just couldn’t resist. I know this doesn’t help you much. I hope you solve your mystery.

Before I even finished reading your article, I was already sure that Bijou has to be involved. Maybe he was up to some April Fool shenanigans that have just come to light. He would have had to start early since he’s so deliberate to make sure the random act of kindness was ready for the April 1st ish time era.

The postman in the cellar with the candlestick did it.

I think it was Bijou’s friend Elf who dropped it in the box – Elves are always doing mischievous but helpful things like that.

I think that you at HQ managed somehow to send SF the Legends booklet that was used in one of the lesson/demonstration videos. I recognize the tangles as those done (I think) by Martha in her “Spirals” video. I’m guessing that the booklet got partially used as she was preparing for the video, then it got mixed in with unused booklets and sent out from wherever you fill your Project Pack orders. Possible?

Might the sent or receipt dates indicate an April Fool’s prank??😂😂😂