I’ve been planning to make a Play Mass kit for a couple years now and just started collecting the pieces a few months ago.
Before he even knew I was making the Play Mass Kit, Adam just recently started playing Mass in the living room.
Priest Car
February 5, 2016 by 2 Comments
So, 5 year old Adam saw the pieces I’ve received in the mail to make our first ever Play Mass kit. He asks me everyday if it’s finished. When I told him that I also needed to make some priest vestments…he dragged my sewing machine up for me, from the basement. It took 2 hands…and a little dragging, but the sewing machine still works. =)
Works of Mercy…like the Saints!
February 3, 2016 by 2 Comments
Works of Mercy ~ Kelly SaintsTM Style
30 pages of templates featuring Kelly SaintsTM images with explanations of each saint’s association with the Works of Mercy! Make a Tabletop Carousel, Double-Feature Accordion Book, Board Book, Buttons, Badges, Cake Toppers, Votive Candles, Stamps, Prayer Cards, a Coloring Book or Matching Game…with the 4 varied format templates and instructions within this kit!
Stations of the Cross: Kelly Saints Style!
January 18, 2016 by 1 Comment
The Stations of the Cross with Kelly Saints Craft Kit includes FOUR sets of templates for various crafts with craft recommendations and instructions included! The black and white set is perfect as a coloring book…and also a great opportunity to introduce watercolor painting!
Fine Catholic Products at Zelie&Co!
January 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
A new community of Catholic artisans has come together to offer beautiful, unique Catholic products through carefully orchestrated Flash Sales…on Instagram!
We are a group of independent Catholic Artisans who have teamed up to offer some exclusive sets or uniquely crafted Catholic products…at great discounts through quick FLASH sales!
We have chosen St. Zelie as our namesake because we think she gets us!
Sweet ’16 with the Saints: Ushering in the New Year!
December 31, 2015 by 2 Comments
2015 was an exciting year for Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families with the release of several new Kelly Saints Craft Kits and our Super Saints quizzing cards (you can play actual card games with!)…just in time for the World Meeting of Families in September!
Feast Day Fun: Holy Family!
December 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This is one of my favorite Feast Days of the whole Liturgical Calendar!
The Feast of the Holy Family!
I’ve made a number of Holy Family/ Nativity sets over the years. This was a gift for Bill, the Christmas before we were married. The figures were loosely based on patterns I found in a magazine…and the clothing and the stable were architected improvised with limited sewing skills.
Kelly Saints Christmas Ornaments
December 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Just recently, we released the Kelly Saints Blessing Cards…a craft kit to print your own stash of All Catholic Occasion Greeting Cards! With the purchase of the kit, you have permission to copy, so you can print another collection of awesome Catholic cards, add invitation envelopes and put them in a dollar store gift box…and give them to your favorite Catholic penpal or serious greeting-card-sender. Great for Grandmas who love to send hand-written notes, but can’t readily hit Hallmark.
Reproducible…One-of-a-Kind Gifts
December 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
One of the cool features of our Cathletics Craft Kit Printables…is the fact that each kit includes permission to copy for family or classroom use!
Each one of our Cathletics Craft Kit Printables is packed with Catholic Catechism, Saints, Prayers and Sacraments…and illustrated with our own original Kelly SaintsTM artwork
Painted Saints Church in a Wooden Box (Part II)
December 15, 2015 by 1 Comment
Recently, I used the Cathedral Clipart Craft Kit to convert this wooden lunchbox from Michaels…into a Church for our little Painted Saints!
Check out Painted Saint Church TO GO!
Just to prove that our craft kit is versatile…and after converting a Michaels wooden barn and a Goldfish Cracker Box to a Church, I picked up a couple other boxes from Michaels to make a few different styles of Church play sets for our Painted Saints.
