A Few of My Favorite 2012 Things

Welcome!

dancing children, 1979 Poland coin celebrating International Children's Day
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Here are a few of my favorite things...

Pigs!
I have always thought they were great animals - they are very smart, and affectionate. They also make good 'guard dogs'!

"Take courage it is I" orginal Collage Paper Painting

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made from all recycled junk mail!

Bible stories!
I continue to learn from the parables and teachings of Y'shua and His disciples, and also from the scriptures in the Old Testament. There is always something new!

traditional costumes of West Assyria

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Learning about new (to me) countries!
I also have this thing about international flags...

Bateaux Bay, Trinidad and Tobago

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Nature's beauty!
Both large, and small...

hummingbird, photo credit unknown

a 1910 Edward Curtis photo, possibly Cheyenne

Native American Indians!

I am awed by their rich history,

and so saddened by many of their conditions of today.

Fairy Tale Cottages!
I don't think I could live in such little spaces, but a craft cottage for my backyard?
Oh yeah...

a 1920's apricot silk 'flapper' dress

Cool vintage styles! I also reflect this in my collage art -

"Art Deco Flapper" original Collage Art Doll by inkspired
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pincushion and real shell

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Anything sea shells!
Can't get enough of them - each is unique and beautiful!
and so many design possibilities...

original design by inkspired notecard sets
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and no list of favorite things would be complete without beads!!

a few of inkspired's beaded creations, for sale at a Craft Fair
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My list must remain incomplete for today as my time has run out...
I look forward to sharing with you the many other

Favorite Things!

in the year to come!

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and now I'm on Pinterest too!!

Summer Finds with Chile, Spain and more

Kiba-kiba

'Peace' in the Rapanui language, spoken in Chile

guacho boy in Maulin, Chile  www.blog.timesunion.com

Thanks to my dear readers in CHILE!

and

PATZ

'Peace' in Aragonese, spoken in Spain.

Thanks to all my readers in SPAIN!

'A Pirate Gentleman'

original Collage Art Doll made from all recycled junk mail

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Good luck to both of your countries in the Olympics!

 

 

Let's do more international flags with safety pin patterns.

 

These are all countries that are participating in the Summer Olympics,

and have readers that read my blog!



Good wishes for your endeavors!

Let's look at some summer fashions today.

vintage ad

unknown artist, found at OrigamiBears

'Spot On' original Collage Art Doll by inkspired

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'Baseball Boy'

by Sonja Barnes

vintage 'Bathing Beauty Winners'

'Peachy Keen'

original Collage Art Doll made with all recycled junk mail

by inkspired

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That's all for today, friends!

See  you soon -

inkspired

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International Musings

kia ora

(pronounced kia o ra)

Maori, literally meaning 'be well/healthy',

but translates into an informal "hi".

I really really like this graphics of the world and its peoples.

So many times we forget that we are all connected.

That's part of the reason I have enjoyed opening my blog with a "hello" or "Good day" in different languages.

Share it with a few people and chances are

you just might remember it!

I like this photo because it shows the world from a different perspective. Do any of you Americans own anything

(jewelry, clothing, scarf, etc.)

that shows the world NOT from the North American perspective?

How about you Europeans?

Do you own anything that shows your world

as NOT from the European angle?

Think about it!

Sooo.....

let's have some international fun today!

"world"



recycled bottlecap magnets or necklaces

with Art Nouveau alphabets

completely hand colored by inkspired

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Japan:

a simple Japanese shore scene

yoshitsune samurai

Garden staircase, Kyoto, Japan

recycled bottlecap magnet by inkspired

Canada

Here are some absolutely GORGEOUS gardens in Canada:

Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada

Halifax Public Gardens created in 1836



another Canadian Garden

"We want to raise our children

so that they can take a sense of pleasure

in both their own heritage

and the diversity of others."

- Mr. Rogers aka Fred Rogers

I would like to share with you

a wonderful, vintage set of paperdolls from OrigamiBears.

Here are the first four:

July 14th is France's Bastille Day.

Holland:

Dutch windmill

"The purpose of life is to listen -

to yourself, to your neighbor, to our world

and to God

 and, when the time comes,

to respond in as helpful a way as you can find...

from within and without."

- Mr. Rogers

Russia:

You can find this book on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Babushkas-Mother-Goose-Patricia-Polacco/dp/069811860X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310580744&sr=1-6#_

Traditional Russian Babushka Dolls

also called Matryoshka Dolls

Make this your desktop computer background.

After a few weeks, you should recognize all of them!

Turkey:

Istanbul, Turkey

"Peace means far more than the opposite of war!"

 - Mr. Rogers

I will be doing more of the countries from this paper doll set

"10 Dolls from as Many Lands"

c.1934

on future blogs.

Have a super duper day!

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