Which I Spy…November Saints do you like best?
I realize that my little wooden painted saints sometimes look like they are kissing…but it’s hard to keep them from moving around on the glass!
This technique of making photo-collages is really fun!
Happy All Saints Day! A Summary of Saint Craft Links!
November 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
Happy Saints Day!
+ November Saints Cele-Linky!
Have you seen our All Saints Day Resource Guide yet?
It’s also not too late to get these Saint-centric Downloads!FREE Guess Who?! The Saints! Template
FREE Monthly Saint pages
Check out these SAINT Crafts!
What to do with Painted Wooden Saints!
TY Doll Makeovers to Saints:
Jesus, Mother Mary, St Patrick, St Joseph
Frozen Juice Lids: Dream Team of Saints
Guess Who?! The Saints!
I Spy…Saints Collage with a Scanner
I Spy…November: COMING SOON!
All Saints Resource with Link Up
October 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
All Saints Day is coming!!
In honor of All Saints Day on November 1st, I decided to post my CeleLINKY with the SAINTS: November a little early! Add your new ideas and please mention this link-up on your blog!
Join the Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS: NOVEMBER below and pick up some fresh ideas!
Please do us a favor and tell your subscribers about this Catholic Link-Up with the SAINTS by adding this link and/or posting a Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS button!
It’s a continuous party of monthly link-ups for Saint celebrations, reflections and activities!
I have some fun ways to incorporate the Saints in classic board games including Checkers, Snakes & Laddersand Trouble!…and I have a few more Saint projects in the works…
coming SOON!
Review: Aquinas and More Prayer Card Binder
October 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
I was pleased to receive this Prayer Card Binder from Aquinas and More, along with a starter set of 6 good quality plastic inserts after my post about Cataloguing the Family Collection of Holy Cards. Incidentally, the binder also includes an index of over 300 favorite holy cards available and references Aquinas and More Holy Cards for hundreds more.
I have a good collection of holy cards and I refer to them frequently for Saint-centric crafts I showcase on Equipping Catholic Families:
I Spy…the Saints
Wooden Painted Saints
Guess Who?! the Saints! and
I appreciate the format of the 8″x10″ binder with the plastic sleeves holding 2×2 regular-sized trading or collector cards. They easily fit the range of holy cards that I have.
October Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS!
October 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Join my Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS for OCTOBER!
I think that October may be my favorite month for Saints…with St Therese, Bl John Paul, St Faustina, St Francis, St Gerard, St Jude! What a powerhouse of HOLINESS!
St Therese’s Good Deed Beads
October 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
Happy St Thérèse Feast Day!
St Thérèse is such a beloved saint for her child-like Faith and for doing small things with great love. She was known to carry a string of beads to keep track of her continuous prayers, sacrifices and good deeds. We have been making these little Good Deed Beads for years through Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families. We currently have them available by special order only* Sometimes we need a little extra time to fill orders…we’ve even been known to enlist some of our kids to help us compile the kits! *email for special order The neat thing about these strings of beads is that the beads slide and stay in place. You will find an excellent tutorial at Little Ways to make the Good Deed Beads or Sacrifice Beads.
Our original kits offered the supplies to create one string of Good Deed Beads on a keychain, and eventually we found little plastic crosses to make additional colorful sets.
I Spy…October!
September 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
Awesome Saints in October! Which one is your favorite?
I Spy…July! I Spy…August! I Spy…September!
We have been playing I Spy…the Saints for a couple months! Check out these DIY Photo Collages of the Saints…using a scanner and our specialI Spy…Holy Coins!
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Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families
It’s My Feast Day Plate!
September 25, 2012 by 9 Comments
There are so many posts out there about decorating a plate with a sharpie, that I thought that I would give it a try…and convert it to Catholic!
I have a little plastic plate for the kids that says “it’s my special day” and it’s amazing how it still appeals to the kids, even though it has definitely lost that new plate shine! I have decided that we need to make a bigger deal about our Patron Saint Feast Days, but life happens and I don’t always manage to cook up something special! I thought it could be handy to have a special Saint Plate for those special Feast Days. I deliberately made my Saint illustration a little ambigous, so that it can hopefully pass for any of our favorite saints! I created a Saint Plate Template and tried to use carbon paper to transfer the drawing. That didn’t work at all! (Does anyone know how to transfer a drawing to porcelain or china?)You can download the Saint Plate Template as part of One Page Printables Craft Kit
I Spy…September!
September 1, 2012 by 6 Comments
Here’s my I Spy…September!
I’m just curious…which collage do you like the best so far?
Check out I Spy…August!
Check out I Spy…July!
Check out I Spy…Holy Coins
What to do with Painted Saints! …part 1
August 5, 2012 by 6 Comments
I have enjoyed painting my collection of wooden saint dolls…you can read more about the Painted Peg People and how I have painted both favorite patron saints and members of our family.
To justify the happy time I have spent painting these little figures, I thought I’d offer a couple more suggestions for what to do with Painted Saints (while not-so-subtly adopting these patrons saints as members of our family).
I know…alot to expect from little wooden toys, but they give us an excuse to get reaquainted with our real holy hero intercessors in Heaven.
