Peace and Light!

Hey everyone, I have been really trying to get back to weekly posts but last week I had a family event to go to that kept me away all weekend.  So this weekend I got busy catching up with my inchies.  I was really looking forward to doing these 2 inchies so I am glad I got to them.

First off, last week over at Every Inchie Monday the world tour stopped in Jordan.  I was not sure what to do for Jordan until I found out a really cool bit of information about Jordan.  It is one of only 2 countries that have made peace with Israel.  How cool is that!  Also, how sad is that?!?  I really wish there was peace everywhere but until that day comes along maybe we can look at Jordan and Egypt and their deal to be at peace with Israel. 

So for my inchie I decided to put a peace symbol in front of the colors of the flag of Jordan. 

I really love the look of the colors together.  What do you think?  Now this week the world tour stops in Iceland.  I love that Iceland is more like Greenland than Iceland but one thing that I found interesting about Iceland is that you can see the Northern Lights 8 months out of the year.  That would be sooooo cool!

For someone who loves colors and mixing all my colorful beads together the Northern Lights are a joy to be able to bead!  So of course I did! 

This may be hard to see but I used 7 different colors in my inchie!  Yay, color!!!!  LOL.  That is it for me this week.  I am super excited for next weeks inchie so I will see you then.  Don't forget to fly on over to EIM and check out the other great artwork over there and have a blessed and creative week my friends. 

Portugal, oh Man!

Hey everybody, thanks for stopping by the nest this week.  I have had a very busy weekend.  My adopted daughter came in from Arizona and she and my daughter celebrated birthdays this weekend; 12th and 13th respectively.  We have had a great time laughing, eating, talking, and eating!  My sides have hurt from all the giggles!  If only that could make me lose weight!  haha!

I did take some time to work on my inchie this week, which ends up being very timely.  Since the girls are together they have had some bottles of wine with friends.  What does that have to do with the inchie theme this week?  I will get to that in a minute. 

First off, this week the world tour stops in Portugal.  My first thought was the rock band Portugal, The Man.  But I was not really sure I could figure something out for them.  So I looked into Portugal and found out that Portugal produces 50% of the cork in the world.  So without Portugal, the girls wine bottles would be very sad.  Even though I designed this pattern back in January before my adopted daughter even decided to come to Arkansas, I think it was really meant to be!  HAHA. 

So for my inchie I decided to design the top of a wine bottle with the cork still in it. 

I also have to say that even though I don't drink,  I love wine corks because I like to bead around them for Christmas ornaments. 

Well, that is it for me this week, don't forget to fly on over to EIM and check out the great places we visit and the artwork that we have done.  Have a blessed and creative week my friends. 

Two Weeks and Counting!

Hey everyone, I am back!  Ha!  I have been taking time to make sure that I am beading again.  It is good to be back! 

This week over at Every Inchie Monday the world tour stops at China.  A country like China, with all it's rich history is hard to nail down to one inch but I decided to go to something that ended up changing the world.  Fireworks!! 

Fireworks were originally invented in 9th Century China.  Such a beautiful thing that ended up changing the world in many beautiful and violent ways.  Funny thing is, they invented fireworks to scare off evil spirits.  I just think that is ironic. 

Anyways, here is my inchie.  I do love the pops of color, pffft! 

That is it for me this week.  Don't forget to fly on over to EIM and check out the great art over there.  Have a blessed and creative week my friends, and thanks for stopping by.