Why, you ask, am I thinking of Bora Bora today? And what, you might ask, does Bora Bora have to do with my most recent bead journal project?
I know what you're thinking...but, no, unfortunately, I have no immediate plans to visit Bora Bora...*sigh
But, Jim and I have always wanted to go there. Every time we see another beautiful picture in a travel magazine...we cut it out and save it in the "some day maybe" Dream file...See these above-the-water cabanas?
They have see-through floors...That's what seals the deal for us...It's absolutely breathtakingly beautiful...
But I had completely forgotten about the Bora Bora dream...until yesterday.
Yesterday, I was putting together my blue-green palette for my bead journal project and I was using Lady Liberty's colors as my guide...
Often, when I'm stitching a particular subject matter...like the thistle I did a few weeks ago...I will go to the Flickr website and search for images that are related. Yesterday, on a whim, I searched "blue-green beach" and, of the thousands of images that popped up, the ones that were closest to the palette in my brain were from Bora Bora!
And, when you search for "blue green bora bora" -- every picture that comes up is unbelievably gorgeous. So, you know the place must really look like that. And that, my friends, is incredible.
I was curious, of course, so I found this wonderful visual description of Bora Bora from Above on Environmental Graffiti. Oh, go ahead, treat yourself today, and learn a little about this beautiful place in French Polynesia.
The barrier reef island has an extinct volcano and a coral reef and this beautiful blue-green lagoon with white beaches.
And the water in this picture looks very much like the color palette from Lady Liberty, doesn't it?
So, I decided to print out some of the pictures and to create a little beading space for myself -- a place for all of the inspirational pieces I've collected to meet each other and hang out together.
I cleaned up all the messes from Charm School and put away anything that wasn't related to my Daughter's Valentine...and now I'm ready to go. I've started using the blue-green beads but I'm only a couple of rows into it. Not worth sharing yet.
I think this one might take me a while. So I'm grateful for a beautiful place to sit and bead.
And I'm also grateful that I traveled to Bora Bora, without ever leaving my home.
And I'm grateful to have shared it with all of you.
May the beauty and spirit of Bora Bora be with you all.
