Snowflakes, or not

The Zentangle Inspired Art group on Yahoo occasionally issues challenges. A recent one to do snowflakes struck my fancy. The idea is to "draw a circle with arms/spokes coming out. Sort of an asterik with a circle in the center. Use the spokes as your string. Draw your tangles coming off of the string." My first two efforts were very disappointing. In fact, I tore one in half and didn't finish the other! Here are the three that I actually completed.

It has six points, but... umm... not a snowflake.

Tangles: Beadlines, Finery, Krli-qs, Meer

Six points again, but this one was more star-like right from the beginning. I decided it could be a Star of David and I'll wish all my Jewish friends a very happy Chanukah (December 20-28) next week. I like it. But... not a snowflake.

Tangles: Beadlines, Caviar, Hibred, Ixorus, Knase,
Knightsbridge aura, Perds, Seljuk, Tripoli

Third try (if I don't count the first two) lucky! Although the snowflake doesn't show up very well. Apparently this concept needs more tangling effort. Yay!

Tangle: Sampson