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onsdag den 4. juli 2012

Nationality - Artsy Wednesday

 
 
The theme in our Artsy Wednesday is this week Independence Day – and my interpretation is my national background - I have chosen to paint flags a little twist.
I live in Denmark and am a Danish citizen – thus my index.
My parents both were from Finland – thus my middle finger.
I was born in Sweden – thus my ring finger.
My surname from birth is German and still is. My grandfather moved as a young man from Germany to Finland – so I painted the German flag on my pinkie.
Check out what the other girls in Artsy Wednesday did in this weeks challenge
Michelle - Lab Muffin,  Alanna - Pretty Purple Polish, Holly - Hooked, Tif - Polished Genious, Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard, Catrine - Unnakednails, Melanie - Nail & Polish, Jessica - Beauty Gnome, Kamen - Kaka Beauty Blog 
 
Temaet i Artsy Wednesday i denne uge er Independence Day, hvilket bl.a. også kan fortolkes som nationalfølelse – og jeg har malet flag med et lille twist.
Jeg bor i Danmark og er dansk statsborger – min pegefinger.
Mine forældre kom fra Finland – min langemand.
Jeg blev født i Sverige – min ringfinger.
Mit efternavn er og har altid været tysk, idet min farfar som ung flyttede fra Tyskland til Finland – derfor har jeg det tyske flag på lillefingeren.
Used colors/brugte farver: China Glaze Hey Sailor, OPI Alpine Snow, Nails Inc. Baker Street, acrylic color.

59 kommentarer:

  1. Ej ej ej ej! De er virkelig fine!!! :) Er helt vild med "Sverige" ;)

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    1. Tusind tak Doktor S - Sverige er skam osse et dejligt land - aehm, nåh du mente måske Nails Inc. Baker street - det er en vidunderlig smuk blå!

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  2. this is really clever and sentimental! like it lots! i was born in Germany so this strikes a chord with me :) x

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    1. Thank you so much Catrine, oh, I didn't know, so you also have more than one national connection :)

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  3. I looooove these, great interpretation of the flags!!!

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    1. Thank you so much lauriestrode, I'm happy you like them :)

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  4. What a great interpretation of this! Love the nails :)

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    1. Thank you so much, Stephanie, I'm happy to hear it!

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  5. Very pretty & elegant! I like it!

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    1. Thank you so much, Ms. Lizard, I'm happy to hear it!

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  6. these are so cool! :) and i love the inspiration behind it!

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  7. What a great mani,and the inspiration,very pretty and elegant my dear!

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    1. I'm so happy you like it Mimi, thanks a lot!

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  8. De er rigtigt flotte, og helt ærligt: Det er rart at se nogle andre flag idag ;)

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    1. hehehe, tusind tak Rainbowify Me, ja, det har jo været store flag dag i dag, kan vi vist roligt sige :)

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  9. I love your interpretation of the flags!

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  10. Pretty neat way to represent who you are and where you come from.:) I like it!

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    1. LOL, I'm glad you like it, thanks Nidia!

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  11. Great mani! I recognized the flags immediately! :)

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  12. Such a great design! I love mani's with stories to them too. I wish I was more international.

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    1. Thank you so much KawaiiKagura, sometimes it's good/better to have solid roots :)

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  13. This work is very neat, the combination of colours on each nail is very good and every nail of this manicure definitely shows what was your idea when you started making it! Good work! :-)

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    1. Thanks a lot Raggio di Luna, I'm happy you like it!

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  14. Oh wow this is so clever, I never even thought of doing my own nationality, I always thought independence day was always just an American celebration lol :)

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    1. Thank you so much mgiandzi, it is on this date anyhow, but in our "description" for this theme we also included nationality if we were outside the US :)

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  15. Love your Swedish flag inspiration esp since I am Swedish (but live in California now). My heart and eye are always fond of blue with yellow/white.

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    1. Aww, that's fun to know, Sweden is a beautiful country! Thank you so much beachgal!

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  16. Great interpretation of all the flags! :)

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    1. Thank you so much PrettyPurplePolish, I'm happy you like them!

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  17. I love it hun, very nice. Its also nice to learn a bit more about you x :-)

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    1. Thanks a lot CharlieDBeauty, I'm happy you think so :)

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  18. omg i love this! i love how you incorporated all of your background into your mani! :D

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    1. Thank you so much esmeheredia, I'm happy you like it :)

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  19. this would look amazing as it is, but after the explanation its even more interesting - a manicure with a story! :)

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    1. Aww, thank you Mari Lumme, I'm happy you like it :)

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  20. Very neatly done, and I like that you managed to get flowers in :P Well done!

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    1. I swear it happened quite accidentally ;) - thanks LabMuffin!

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  21. ooh very nice! Very clever interpretation! :)
    Sorry u couldn't find my post! I was being a bit dim and forgot to pin the post to the top! whoops! :)

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    1. Thank you so much Kamen - and don't worry, if you forget another time, now I know where to go looking LOL

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  22. I love this, Maria! It's so personal and a great interpretation of your heritage! :-)

    ~ Yun

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    1. Thank you so much Yun, I'm happy you like it!

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    1. Thank you so much Polish and Charms :)

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  24. Gorgeous, Maria! I love how you painted the Danish, Finnish, and Swedish flags, but embellished the usual solid stripes. Very beautiful. I think this manicure is one of my favourites from you- and it comes with a nice story about you/your family!

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    1. OH wow, I'm so happy to hear it, thanks a lot The Lacquer Tracker!

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  25. Very original and personal take on this mani - I love it, it is so you!

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    1. LOL, I gues it is so me - thank you so much hollysagemini for the kind words :)

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  26. Looks cool! And it was interesting to read the description to this mani :)

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    1. Thanks zebra-nails, I'm glad you liked it!

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