These are adorable and very easy to make. You can even sew them up with scraps leftover from other projects! What you’ll need: Pattern (at bottom of post) Main fabric in white Thin white cotton for underside Flesh /white coloured felt Bias binding (or make your own using strips of fabric) Embroidery thread. […]
Miss 5 was recently a lamb in a school assembly production of ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ and in search of a quick and easy option I used a few things lying around the house to sew up a very cute ensemble. Because this is very quick and simple it can also be adapted
Starting school, or rather sending our children off to school for the first time, can be a daunting experience. But what if we could invoke the intercession of a Saint to keep our little students safe and well? Well, obviously we can, and here’s a simple craft activity that will keep them at the
A recent holiday saw me 6 months pregnant and in need of a maternity rashie but rather than spending $80 for an item I’ll probably wear a handful of times at best I made my own and you can do it too. And my DIY Maternity Rashie cost me about $7! What you’ll need: A
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Symbols: candle, flame, sun, chalice and host John 1:1-14 1In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God.2 He was with God in the beginning.3 Through him all things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him.4 What has come into being in him
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Symbols: tablets of stone Isaiah 7:14; 33:22 14 The Lord will give you a sign in any case: It is this: the young woman is with child and will give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel. 22 (For Yahweh is our judge, Yahweh our lawgiver, Yahweh is our king and our Saviour.)
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One of the simplest and eye catching ways to decorate at Christmas time is by way of a wreath. Here is a simple tutorial you can adapt to create your own individual wreath. To start with you will need one wire coat hanger. Bend the coat hanger so that instead of the triangular shape
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Symbol: crown Psalm 2:7-8; Ephesians 2:14-20 7 I will proclaim the decree of Yahweh: He said to me, ‘You are my son, today have I fathered you.8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations as your birthright, the whole wide world as your possession. 14For he is the peace between us,
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Symbols: sun rising or high in sky Psalm 19:6-7 (in older Bibles this will be Psalm 18) 6 Rising on the one horizon he runs his circuit to the other, and nothing can escape his heat.7 The Law of Yahweh is perfect, refreshment to the soul; the decree of Yahweh is trustworthy, wisdom for the
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Symbol: key Isaiah 22:22 22 I shall place the key of David’s palace on his shoulder; when he opens, no one will close, when he closes, no one will open. > FREE Downloads < Jesse Tree Scripture Booklet (PDF) Jesus Colouring-in Activity Make Your Own Jesse Tree: Free colouring-in ornament templates can be
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