Twenty Two

I never totally stopped creating after my youngest son died but it was hard for me to create "happy" pieces when I was, and still am, feeling so sad. Mister Handmade in Israel and I both decided that we wanted to forget our birthdays but our eldest son, Nadav, felt that he wanted to mark his day. In that case, he needed a special card made by mum!

He is now a year older but I am sharing his cards in consecutive order. His 23rd birthday card will follow soon.

Nadav had not long before discovered a love for diving and spent his 22nd birthday in Eilat, Israel's southernmost city, with his lovely girlfriend Hila. They had both done introductory dives a few months earlier.

Diving in Eilat offers the perfect way to explore the world-class coral reefs of the Red Sea off Eilat's shores. Eilat and the surrounding region of the Red Sea is one of the world's best diving regions and a great way to see the wonders of the underwater world, the coral, the marine life and more.

My card shows Nadav in his black wetsuit and flippers. He is surrounded by the beautiful blue water and colourful coral of the Red Sea. Some friendly fish have come to say hello too. The observant amongst you might notice the red Arsenal crest floating next to him in the water. As I have mentioned many times before, Nadav is obsessed with the Premier League football club and their crest just had to appear on his card. A big yellow number 22 marks his age.

His birthday card was spirited away in Hila's bag and presented to Nadav on the morning of his birthday. "Thank you very much" he wrote to me. "I like the card!"

* This post has been shared on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop and Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday).