When I requested A Dangle A Day, I didn't realize it was for drawing. But I really enjoyed it despite my initial confusion. Angela Porter breaks it down.in easy steps and the book includes space to practice. The author walks you through letters and numbers, as well seasons throughout the year. The Best part was that it encourages me to create my own dang;es' I felt confident that i could make lovely creations.

I enjoyed reading this instructional book on drawing dangles.  The hints and tips are perfect for doodling in my planner.  The tips are super simple so even if you can't draw, like me, your creations still turn out cute.  The box trick is genius.  The author says it best when she says "Hand drawn work is perfectly imperfect, and color will bring it all to life."

A Dangle A Day has not only the entire alphabet shown in detail, but numbers as well. It also has ideas for holidays, and the months of the years. The Dangles themselves are absolutely beautiful and I hope to be able to make one as pretty as Ms. Porter does one day, 
Hand lettering and drawing in general are things I have always wanted to get into and with the recent bullet journal crazy I have wanted to even more. A Dangle a Day has not only inspired me to try more, but the tutorials in at are exactly what I need so I can trace them from my iPad for awhile until I get more confident in my abilities.
I cannot wait to get a physical copy of my own so I can practice any time of day as well as share it with my grandma who has always loved hand lettering and writing. I know she will love this type of book as she still enjoys lettering to this day and spends a lot of time writing things and doodling.

Dangles are whimsical strings of charms that are drawn to “hang” off a picture or letter in any handcrafted art: stationery, bullet journals, scrapbooks, or simple doodling. Angela Porter’s A Dangle a Day is packed with ideas for dangles. The first section provides a run-down of recommended material and an introduction to bullet journals with generous examples. Part One shows how dangles can be used with handwritten letters and numbers while Part Two is organized around the four seasons.

In Part One, each page presents a letter with a new dangle along with about 1/3 of the page for personal practice. Every new letter is drawn in a new style to help add to the crafter’s repertoire. Additionally, each dangle has elements that can be combined or mix and matched with others in the book, so there are a multitude of ideas. The complexity of the designs generally increases as the alphabet progresses. At the close of the section, Porter shows examples of how these letter/dangle combinations can be used in practice.

Part Two is organized around the seasons. Each subsection begins with an adorable page of simple chains and charms and a color theme appropriate for the season. Winter, for example, has a string of holly and a row of ornaments, a wreath, a sleight, and snowflakes, plus others. Porter provides step-by-step instructions for word/dangle combinations December, Happy Hanukkah, Christmas, and other winter months and phrases. After each set of instructions, there is about 1/3 page of the book for personal practice. The other seasons follow similar formats. 

The areas set aside for personal practice are small, and, personally, I don’t like to practice in my books but on scrap paper. I would rather that space have gone to more dangles. The book closes with a dangle directory--a summary of the dangles included in the book. I’m not sure that section was necessary, and again, I’d rather have that dedicated to new material.

A Dangle a Day is colorful, cheerful, and whimsical. All readers who enjoy handlettering are guaranteed to find new ideas in this great collection.

A Dangle A Day by Angela Porter is chock a block full of doodling fun.  There is your basic introduction and tools needed which could be as little as a pencil and paper. There are planner dangles, Capital Letter dangles with four examples of each letter along with number examples.  There are dangle designs for every season which encompasses an entire chapter. There are dangles for every month and virtually every holiday. One of the wonderful benefits of this book is that the lower half of each page is for your dangling pleasure and practice.  For those who like to doodle and draw and play this book is terrific!  Great for grownups and kids alike. Well Done!
I would like to thank Quarto Publishing, Angela Porter and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have been tryting to learn to draw and paint. So I took a chance to read this book and thought that it might help me. It did. The theory and ideas on this book did taught me and gave ideas to me. Hence, find this book helpful even though the art style is not really my kind of style. 
This book will make a great companion for those who love journaling I think :)

Thank you NetGalley for the copy of this book in return of my honest review.

I would recommend this book for anyone who is into journaling and lettering!
It offers step-by-step guide on how to make fun and decorative trims and charms that can be applied to all kinds of craft projects. It is easy to learn and add characters to your projects instantly.

This is great! I’m no good at drawing but it inspired me use this in my other crafting projects. Such great instructions that I may try to draw some of these. Step by step instructions and a space for you to try and draw your own. I’ve not seen this before! Thanks to NetGalley for the free download and to the author and publisher!

Very cute book - if you like lettering in a journal or sketchbook, you'll get lots of ideas here. The supplies, page layout, and color options augment monthly and seasonal graphics. Whimsical drawings and alphabets will make you smile - and add zip and life to your bullet journal or letters.

Recommended!

This book would be perfect for the scrapbooker or journaler. Lots of fun and cute designs for all year round and various holidays. 

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Race Point Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutley LOVE this book.  I shared it with my students who added so many of these doodles to our book journals!  Book Journaling has become a recent obsession and this book is a perfect addition to my collection!  I will be buying a hard copy for my shelf!  Thank you!

I’ve never heard of a Dangle, but I love doodles and colourings so on that basis this book definitely appealed to me!  A Dangle is beautiful string of charms you can use to decorate all sorts of things.  I love diaries, notebooks and journals so this sounded like just the kind of thing I could do to decorate my books!

The cover of the book lures you in straight away with its bright and beautiful colourings!  Opening the book, you find it is full of helpful hints and tips on how to get started, including a useful recommended materials list!  There are lots of colour pictures of designs and ideas that are all ready for you to try, complete with clear step by step instructions.  The designs are amazing, and whilst anything I would try and draw would never look anywhere as good as these, I’d certainly have fun trying!

Journaling and doodling are really fun things to do, and this book will make it so much more fun.  There are so many designs to try, it would keep you occupied for weeks, and when you’ve finished trying the ones in the book, the possibilities are endless when designing your own!  Would highly recommend!

A Dangle a Day
Lettering Alphabets and Seasonal Designs with Charms
by Angela Porter 

Recently I have been thinking about creating beautiful journals and have found myself reading books on calligraphy, doodling, lettering and more so when this book popped up I had to find out what Dangles are all about. And, I did. I have some new ideas on how to embellish the journal I will begin in January and also have a new idea that would see me creating some empty dangles on card stock or paper to send via snail mail to my granddaughters so that they would have the fun of coloring them in any way they would like to. I can see this book used for art projects in school or by artists or those who keep personal journals whether in bullet or diary form. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Race Point Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review. 

5 Stars