Moving in the Right Direction

1. Gave in to my nieces' pleas for a craft project and we made Christmas countdown paper chains. (Yes I do think that's a success, actually.) See below.

2. I have finished almost all of the Thanksgiving leftovers. Fried stuffing balls are actually pretty good, hehe.

3. I made a pretty Advent wreath for $7 (yay Dollar Tree).

Check out others' small successes this week at Faith and Family Live!

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It was a very simple project.

Made a simple bell using construction paper. (It just decorates the top of the chain).

Divided the construction paper up into 6 parts (fold in half, then fold each half in 3rds) and made swirly patterns on every other section with glue. Covered in glitter (notice how my table is PLASTERED WITH NEWSPAPER... that's of vital importance).

Shook off the glitter (and promptly funneled it back into the container).

So easy a 2nd grader can do it.

We cut the paper into strips. Then they started weaving them, and gluing.

And holding for a few seconds.

Many hands make light work.

Each day they'll rip off a chain until Christmas!

I Made St. Andrew Chaplets!

Supplies:

• .018" 19 strand bead stringing wire
• 15 8mm purple beads (I used some kind of amethyst)
  
• 14 4mm sterling silver filigree beads
• 2 1.3mm crimp beads
• 1 medal (St. Andrew is ideal, but use a Miraculous Medal in a pinch)
• 1 St. Andrew prayer

Hail and Blessed be the hour and moment

in which the Son of God was born

of the most Pure Virgin Mary

at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold.

In that hour, vouchsafe O my God,

to hear my prayers and grant my petitions,

through the merits of Our Savior, Jesus Christ

and His Blessed Mother, Amen.

You, too, can make a beautiful chaplet like this.

 

I absolutely love these beads!

I made two... one for my husband and one for myself -- though I think I'll send one to my mom, too.

The chaplet began yesterday (on the Feast of St. Andrew) and will go until Christmas.

St. Andrew is one of the many patrons of want-to-be mothers.

Franklin-stein

My nieces and I made these little guys today.


The idea came from "No Time for Flashcards." We experimented with construction paper (Frankenbride), crayons (Baby Franky) and markers (Franklin-stein).

We didn't have any golf tees for the bolts, so we used rolled-up foil.

Not a bad way to avoid doing flashcards for a day, hm? :)