a few of my favorite things

shalom

'peace' in Hebrew, 

spoken in Israel and many other countries

Jesus and the lion and the lamb

www.holzbau-brunner.de

kershisnik nativity

www.commonconsent.com

A few of my favorite things....

like God's chosen people, the Jews -

and the wonderful nativity painting above.

I can just try to imagine all the angels and how excited and full of wonder they were when God's Son Jesus was born as a human!!

I also love the expression on Joseph's face!!!

...and did you notice that the dog sees the angels?

the angel appears to the shepherds

by Walter Rane

I love angels of all kinds.

I especially like 'male' angels, 

as all the angels that are mentioned by name in the Bible have male names!

artist unknown

found at www.rapgenius.com

I love to learn about different languages,

and different countries, their people and customs.

www.fanpop.com

I love children. All shapes and sizes!!

Hindustan Sikh children in traditional costume

www.hindustantimes.com

Ambunti village girls at the Sepik Crocodile Festival

Papua New Guinea

www.panda.org

school children cheering the Royal Irish Regiment, 2008

www.shropshire.gov.uk

I love silly dogs!

www.lolcoaster.org

our Great Dane Zeus, who always had to have something in his mouth...

I love humor and funny sayings!

nerd-o-vision pin

www.YellowButBoutique.etsy.com

and quotes:

www.Quotez.com

I love movies of all kinds!

animated funny....

'Despicable Me'

www.despicablemegames.info

live action funny....

'Jingle All the Way'

www.itplus.us

...musicals!!

'Mary Poppins'

and adventure!!

'Tarzan's Secret Treasure'

www.wikipedia.org

I could keep going with more movies, but I have so many favorite things...

like mermaids!

mermaid humor!

www.paint125466.exteen.com

"Sea Weed Snack Mermaid"

Collage Art Doll, from all recycled junk mail

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

I love the sailors' mermaids too...

the gentle manatee

www.mermaidmelissa.com

I love seashells, and beading...

an original design necklace I made with glass beads, wood and shell beads and natural sea shells

and coloring in coloring books!!!

Dover coloring book, colored with permanent bic markers

made into blank note cards for sale

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

I love paper collage,

and creating collages with recycled junk mail!

"and they shall call His name Emmanuel..."

original Collage Paper Painting by inkspired

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

and nursery rhymes, especially with vintage illustrations...

"The Queen of Hearts"

original Collage Paper Painting using all recycled junk mail

based on an 1889 vintage illustration

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

I love living in Colorado, USA...

Colorado Rocky Mountains

www.commons.wikimedia.org

because I can never get enough of nature...

what an incredibly creative God we have!

www.flickr.com

which brings up my lifelong fascination and love with animals of all kinds!

like elephants...

beautiful pottery made by my friend Orna, from Israel

www.OrnaArtHeart.etsy.com

and lions...

and tigers....

Tatiana, at the San Francisco Zoo, USA

and bears!!!

grizzly bear

photo credit: Carol Bock

photography.nationalgeographic.com

I love fairies...

poinsettia flower fairy

vintage illustration

and paper dolls

(you already knew that one, didn't you?!)

not sure where I found these vintage paper dolls,

but I do find so many wonderful paper dolls at

www.origamibears.com

sigh...

...that time has come where I must close for today.

It has been good to remind myself of all the wonderful things in this world!

I'm off to address a few Christmas cards.

What are you up to?

'til next time,

inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com

and on pinterest:   kkloberdans

'Party Decorating'

original Collage Art Doll with all recycled junk mail

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com