What is Zentangling?

If you like to draw patterns or doodle with pen and paper, you can learn to Zentangle. As the name implies, it's a Zen-like way of creating images through repetitive patterns and shapes.

Zentangling is relaxing, stimulating, entertaining, and fun!

You don't have to have had any art training to Zentangle, but if you did, here's a new way to showcase your talent.

Also known as Zendoodling, and maybe more names, it's growing in popularity every day, so read below on how you can get started.

Keep on doodlin'

CraftyDR practices her hobby a lot.  Whether her goal is perfection or nirvana, only she can answer. 

The thing about Zentangling, like many hobbies that involve one's hands, is that it's very relaxing, and the more you do it, the more relaxed you can become.  You can practice your zendoodling in order to get better at it, or to simply escape the stress of modern life.