Sunday, 31 May 2026

Three Flags

Sweet Eilon was turning 11 and shared with his mum exactly what he wanted on his birthday card. He apparently loves flags and can recognise them from all over the world, so he came up with a list of places whose flags he wanted featured on his card. Mum also asked me to include a globe on the card, and of course a big number 11 to mark Eilon's age.
The three flags Eilon wanted on his card were the national flags of the Seychelles, Kiribati, and Saint Lucia. I've shown Eilon waving the flag of Saint Lucia, with its blue background and bold black, white, and gold triangle design. Behind him, a globe is topped with the flags of the Seychelles and Kiribati.
The national flag of the Seychelles, the third since the country gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, is bright and distinctive. It features five bold diagonal bands fanning out from the bottom left corner.
Kiribati is a remote island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. Its flag has a red top with a gold frigatebird flying over a rising sun, and a blue bottom with three white wavy stripes representing the ocean.
Eilon's mum was delighted to see the card:
"Thank you, Lisa, for the beautiful card! Eilon will be so happy. He will love it, I’m sure!"

26 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Happy Birthday Eilon! What a cute birthday card. It is awesome that Eilon can recognize all those flags. Take care, have a great day and happy week ahead.

Shiju Sugunan said...

The globe and the three colorful flags make it both educational and celebratory. I'm sure Eilon was thrilled with it!

EricaSta said...

Happy Birthday too. Eleven! A lovely card again. Wonderful artwork. Thank you for sharing at MosaicMonday

Greetings by Heidrun ❤️

The Rev. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

He's so cute!

Tom said...

...Eilon sounds like a bright young man!

Stephanie said...

Aw, such a lovely card.

VeggieMummy said...

What a beautiful card. I'm in awe of Eilon's ability to recognise all those flags - I'm hopeless. It's the same with butterflies, I just can't hold the patterns in my head! xx

Anne said...

My eldest used to have a fascination with flags around the same age. The card is beautiful and I be Eilon was overjoyed, I hope he had a very happy 11th birthday

Kim Carberry said...

What a wonderful card and a great idea to put the flags on it. He sounds like one clever boy to be able to recognise all the flags.

jabblog said...

That card will be treasured forever, I'm sure.

Veronica Lee said...

Happy Birthday to Eilon! 🎉
What a wonderful card --so creative and full of color.
It’s amazing that he can recognize flags from all over the world at just eleven.

Carol On The Lake said...

Wow Lisa. This child has fascinating interests. I love his card with the colorful flags. #MMBC

Handmade in Israel said...

Carol, both my kids loved remembering all the flags of the world when they were young. I don't think it is that unusual.

Jennifer Wise said...

What a super fun idea for him! You did a beautiful job, as always. Visiting from the Busy Monday link party.

Rainbow Evening said...

Happy birthday to Eilon ...
# I never known about those 3 flags.... look great.

Melynda@Scratch Made Food! said...

Flag recognition is a great hobby! And what a great card you crafted, I am sure it made his day!

Sherry's Pickings said...

a fabulous card!

hels said...

How did Eilon, or his mum, choose those three flags in particular? He must be a very clever young lad.

Handmade in Israel said...

Hels, I don't know, but my guess is that he chose the most colourful flags.

nicole orriens said...

It's a lovely card! I really like how personal it is with him in the midddle and the flags he loves.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

What a charming card for Eilon. He likes very interesting flags and you reproduced them so well. Lisa

Joanne said...

I love it! I love his passion for flags too.

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

Interesting. These are places I never heard of. Good for Eilon for being so worldly and ordering a card that brought him joy.

handmade by amalia said...

So sweet, Lisa, and I think usual for a boy his age. You turned his love of flags into a wonderful keepsake card.
Amalia
xo

Jayne said...

Beautiful card, Lisa! Love all of the little details. My eldest learned all the flags when he was younger. I have trouble remembering what I went into a room for! xxx

Amy Johnson said...

That is incredible that he knows all the flags, I don't even recognize the names of those three countries! :) Beautiful card!