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Craft of the Week - Spiritual Bouquet of Hearts

On Saint Valentine's Day we will be making Spiritual Bouquet of Hearts for our loved ones. On each petal, we will be writng the devotional acts that we are going to do for each recipient.


MATERIALS
Heart-shaped doily
Cardstock (I used shades of purple and pink for Lent)
Scissors or 1 1/2' AND 2" Heart-shaped punch
Glue
Image of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus or the
Immaculate Heart of Mary (around 1 1/2")
String or Ribbon
Tape

STEP 1
Cut out a number of heart shapes in two sizes, one slightly bigger than the other. I made 2" and 1 1/2" sizes. You may use a variety of color.


STEP 2
Glue the smaller hearts on to the larger ones.


STEP 3
Glue the hearts on the center of the doily.

STEP 4
Write down the Devotional acts to be performed on each heart.

STEP 5
Cut out a circle, 4" in diameter and start gluing on your heart petals(I used 5 petals).



STEP 6
Continue gluing the hearts around the circle until you form a flower.

STEP 7
Stick on the image of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus or the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the center.



STEP 8
Then tape on a string or ribbon behind.

Craft of the Week - Stained Rose Window

This is my first "official" entry on my blog. The previous ones were set up by my dh almost two years ago but I never really got into blogging, being low-tech and all. But times are a-changing and I hope that I can do this regularly.

Our Craft of the Week is a Stained Rose window.

Materials:

black construction paper
art tissue paper (a variety of color)
clear contact paper
scissors
craft punch (optional)

Step 1

Cut a circle from the construction paper. The ones shown are 6" and 4" in diameter.

Step 2

For the 6" in circle, fold in half, then another half, then in thirds. The piece will be like a slice of pizza.

For the 4" circle , fold in half, then half again, so you will have a quarter of a circle.

Step 3


6" circle - Snip off the end of the triangle. And cut a petal (or half a petal) shape on both sides of your paper.


4" circle - Punch off the end of the triangle with a regular puncher. If a Craft puncher is available, punch on your preferred shape in the middle of your paper.


Step 4


Unfold the paper to reveal your Rose window design.

Step 5

Cut a square sheet from the clear contact paper slightly larger than your rose window.

Step 6

Peel off the paper from the contact paper and lay the plastic part on the table, sticky side up.

Step 7

Stick your rose window on the center of your contact paper.


Step 8


Fill all the empty spaces with pieces of art tissue paper. For younger kids, use one color per panel.

Step 9

Finally, turn the project over to reveal the finished product.










Now, you can stick your work on your favorite window. Enjoy!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day '06

Today, We remember St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. As a teenager, Patrick was kidnapped from his parents home by pirates and was sold as a slave in Ireland. During captivity, he learned to entrust his life to God. Years later, he escaped and studied to be a priest. He returned to Ireland as a missionary and a bishop. He used a shamrock to teach about the "Trinity". The Father, The Son & The Holy Spirit are three persons but one God. (For there are three that bear record in heaven,the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:and these three are one - 1 John 5:7). By the time St. Patrick died in the year 461, a great many Irish families had been baptized into the Catholic church.

Alessandro (Gab) poses as St. Patrick and Gianpaolo (Paolo) as St. Francis Xavier from last year's St. Patrick's Day celebration in our home school. Costumes courtesy of Mommy. Francesco's photo was taken the other day, March 14. God Bless to all!

Spring 2006 Soccer Season Begins!!!

PLAY ON! Alessandro and Gianpaolo's CAA Spring 2006 Soccer Season will begin this Saturday, March 18. Alessandro plays for the Under 10 Division and Gianpaolo will be playing for the Under 6 Division. Photos taken during last year's Fall Season. GOD Bless to all!