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The animated, peppermint gifs located on this page are freely contributed to the public by a wide variety of media and news groups on the internet. I simply provide a collection here for my Christmas visitors. You do not need to read my terms of use in order to download and use these tiny animated samples or clip art found on this particular page.I have more original clip art

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The Christmas tree graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.        The Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas. Normally an evergreen coniferous tree that is brought into a home or used in the open, a Christmas

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The animated bauble gifs located on this page are freely contributed to the public by a wide variety of media and news groups on the internet. I simply provide a collection here for my Christmas visitors. You do not need to read my terms of use in order to download and use these tiny animated samples or clip art found on this particular page.Two dangling brass bells decoratea

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The animated snow globe gifs located on this page are freely contributed to the public by a wide variety of media and news groups on the internet. I simply provide a collection here for my Christmas visitors. You do not need to read my terms of use in order to download and use these tiny animated samples or clip art found on this particular page.Santa checks his naughty and nice

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In 1891, a Salvation Army captain in San Francisco resolved to provide a free Christmas dinner to the area's poor. But how would he pay for the food?From his days as a sailor in Liverpool, England, the captain remembered a large pot, displayed on the Stage Landing, called "Simpson's Pot," where passersby would toss charitable donations.The captain presented his idea to city authorities and

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The animated gifs located on this page are freely contributed to the public by a wide variety of media and news groups on the internet. I simply provide a collection here for my Christmas visitors. You do not need to read my terms of use in order to download and use these tiny animated samples or clip art found on this particular page.This little reindeer winks at you.Hang ornaments

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The animated gifs located on this page are freely contributed to the public by a wide variety of media and news groups on the internet. I simply provide a collection here for my Christmas visitors. You do not need to read my terms of use in order to download and use these tiny animated samples or clip art found on this particular page.I have more original illustrations of

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The animated gifs located on this page are freely contributed to the public by a wide variety of media and news groups on the internet. I simply provide a collection here for my Christmas visitors. You do not need to read my terms of use in order to download and use these tiny animated samples or clip art found on this particular page.I have more original illustrations of Christmas

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The animated gifs located on this page are freely contributed to the public by a wide variety of media and news groups on the internet. I simply provide a collection here for my Christmas visitors. You do not need to read my terms of use in order to download and use these tiny animated samples or clip art found on this particular page.I have also original graphics of Christmas bells from

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The Christmas silhouettes located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.  A silhouette is the image of a person, an object or scene consisting of the outline and a basically featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black. Although the art form has been popular

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Writing letters to Santa Claus has been a Christmas tradition for children for many years. These letters normally contain a wishlist of toys and assertions of good behavior. Some social scientists have found that boys and girls write different types of letters. Girls generally write longer but more polite lists and express the nature of Christmas more in their letters than in letters written

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These peppermint graphics are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.      A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint or cinnamon (also known respectively as a peppermint stick or cinnamon stick); however, it is also

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The tag graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.Above, a full set of green and burgundy holly gift tags.A Christmas angel stencil you can cut out and include on your packages. Write the recipient's name on the ribbon.Above, a set of "swirly bird" gift tags in bright

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The elf graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.  A Christmas elf is a diminutive creature (elf) that lives with Santa Claus in the North Pole and acts as his helper. Christmas elves are often depicted as green or red clad with pointy ears, long noses, and pointy hats.

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The Santa graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. Santa Claus, often abbreviated Santa, is a figure in North American culture who reflects an amalgamation of the Dutch Sinterklaas, the English Father Christmas, and Christmas gift-bringers in other traditions. Santa Claus

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The belsnickel graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.Belsnickel is the fur-clad Santa of the Palatinate (Pfalz) in southwestern Germany along the Rhine, the Saarland, and the Odenwald region of Baden-Württemberg.In Pennsylvania Dutch communities, it is also a mythical

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The sled graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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The teddy bear graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. The teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear. They are usually stuffed with soft, white cotton and have smooth and soft fur. It is an enduring form of a stuffed animal in many countries, often serving the purpose of

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The pine wreath above is decorated with gingerbreadand a plaid bow.A wreath is an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits, twigs and/or various materials that is constructed to resemble a ring. They are used typically as Christmas decorations to symbolize the coming of Christ, also known as the Advent season in Christianity. They are also used as festive headdresses as attire in ceremonial events

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The tin soldier graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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These mistletoe illustrations  are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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These Madonna graphics  are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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These holly illustrations  are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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Ok, you know you love them. Those messy little hands that you just can't get enough of...well maybe sometimes your fridge and windows and walls can get enough of them... but you can never get enough of their sweet little fingers. So I thought--actually I probably was talking out loud to myself while walking through the aisles of Target---I need to make those little hands into grateful turkeys so

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Last week I needed to come up with a cute, CHEAP, quick gift in the spirit of Thanksgiving for a friend.  I had just made a bookpage birthday wreath and it was looking so cute that I decided it could do double duty.  I don't have all the photos for a tutorial (because it needed to be done, like, yesterday!) so I will refer you to an awesome one at Funky Junk Interiors that is a similar one to

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These pine cone and pine tree illustrations  are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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Here we will provide links to "the gift givers" of Christmas. In some countries the traditional "gift givers" are characters from folk legends and traditions remarkably different than that of our American "Santa Claus." But, who so ever brings the gifts to children at Christmas, be he a servant, a woman, an angel, or legendary figure, may he always remember to share with the generous spirit

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Our staff will link to Christmas blogs here to direct visitors to journals that positively represent the Christian holiday "Christmas." There are very few of these types of blogs but we will attempt to search for them anyway. We will also include Christmas blog entries here in the future that include general information. (If you would like to include your positive Christmas blog on our

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Just Left, The red ice skate illustration is original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday generally observed on December 25 (with alternative days of January 6, 7 and 19) to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. The exact birthday of

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Left, The photograph is of my husband and his sister. It is original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. Santa Claus's home traditionally includes a residence and a workshop where he creates - often with the aid of elves or other supernatural beings - the gifts he delivers to good children at

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These stocking illustrations  are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that children hang on Christmas Eve so that Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.

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The Christmas greetings  are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use."Merry Christmas" in Greek"Merry Christmas" in Italian"Merry Christmas" in Spanish"Merry Christmas" in French"Merry Christmas" in English

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The English often serve a traditional plum pudding forChristmas dessert.Left, This Christmas plum pudding is original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. The Value of a Token.  The following incident appeared in a New York daily: Bent with age but bright-eyed and alert, James Swift, eighty-four years

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These poinsettia illustrations  are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.The poinsettia's association with Christmas began in 16th century Mexico, where legend tells of a young girl who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. The tale goes that the child was

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These candle illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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These angel illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.Drawn child dressed as a Christmas angelgreen "Holy Night" angelred "Holy Night" angelvintage, photo postcard of a child angel holing a tiny pine treevintage, photo postcard of a child angle standing with a Christmas

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The bell graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. 

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Left, These nativity illustration is original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. A nativity scene may be erected indoors or outdoors during the Christmas season, and is composed of figurines depicting the infant Jesus resting in a manger, Mary, and Joseph. Other figures in the scene may include

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These sugar plum illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. A sugar plum is a piece of dragée candy that is made of dried fruits and shaped in a small round or oval shape."Plum" in the name of this confection does not mean plum in the sense of the fruit of the same name. At one time

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The Christmas present graphics located here are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. Animated Christmas presents are located here. a large, red package wrapped with a silky, dark green bowa green package with a red ribbon that has a tag "Merry Christmas"a tower of presents decorated with a

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These snow man illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.A snowman is an anthropomorphic snow sculpture. They are customarily built by children as part of a family project in celebration of winter. In some cases, participants in winter festivals will build large numbers of snowmen.

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These garland illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use.

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Nutcracker graphics on this page werehand-colored with pastel pencils.These nutcracker illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. Nutcrackers in the form of wooden carvings of a soldier, knight, king, or other profession have existed since at least the 15th century. These

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A red graphic of a rocking horse.These rocking horsed illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. A rocking horse is a child's toy, usually shaped like a horse and mounted on rockers similar to a rocking chair.Predecessors of the rocking horse may be seen in the rocking cradle, the

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A Multicolored Advent Wreath GraphicThese Advent illustrations are original to my collection. Read my own Terms of Use and agree to these before downloading the illustrations here for your own personal use. Advent (from the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming") is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus; in

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This maple, Welsh cupboard once belongedto my mother-in-law. During the holidays, I display all kindsof "knick knacks" on it. My husband is not fond ofknick knacks so I only display my collections duringthe holidays. We are happy with this simple arrangement.My children always look forward to what gets displayedon the Welsh cupboard. They spent countless hours lookingat these displays during

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Little white owl made from natural materials.The front and backside of a carved and stained gourd owl.A tiny glass owl that hangs on my feather tree.A large own made from pine cones and seeds.This large white owl is made with real feathers.A small carved owl that hangs on my feather tree.Sew your own little owl ornaments:Give a hoot for the holidaysowl ornaments from EllenAn owl collection from

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It's time again for another craft night!  We have a super cute and EASY one for December.  The layered pedestal Christmas tree!We had a preview of our Craft Night featured this morning (and again tonight) on our local Denver Fox news with the amazing Dan Duru and his sidekick comedian camera man, Cody White.  Here's some pictures I took of the morning (early, early morning) Here's the worktable

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I purchased this "cut and sew" Santa pillow yearsago on an after Christmas sale.The copyright of this Santa belongs to Dorothy Dear Designs,1979-1991 Forest Grove, OR.I made this cut and sew many years ago from a panelthat I purchased from my local sewing shop.This is a red, flannel stocking from my mother-in-law'sChristmas collection; it dates from the 1950s.Cut and Sew Dolls:Three Little

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Old-fashioned glass bead garlandsClay gingerbread men garland from ten thousand villagesPaper medallion garland made by my eldest daughter.Garlands made from chenille stems, gold and silver beadsClay angel garland from ten thousand villagesGarlands that young children can make:pretzel garlandAdvent calendar garlandlacy angel garlandpaper gingerbread garlandfestive, paper forest garlandChristmas

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Halloween took a back seat this year to a fun Wizard of Oz party thrown by Dot for a church Young Women In Excellence program.  Here's the breakdown:In Invitation, modified so you can download it and edit in your own specifics if you'd like.  I sewed rainbow ribbon across it under the "Somewhere."  This is sized for Costco's 6.5 x 7 greeting cards.  The room at first glance with hot air balloon

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 The video above show how to assemble an artificial tree that comes in three or four sections that have pre-lit, hinged branches.  This is what a ten sided, artificial tree looks like after it has been successfully assembled.I have yet to add the top. I purchased this artificial tree from a Goodwill store, so, naturally,it did not come with directions. This tree did come with all of it's parts

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"Adopt the peace of nature;her secret is patience.""How pleasant and good it is when brothers are peaceable,when their doings are in agreement."If you want good advice consult and old man.""He that rises late must trot all day and shall scarceovertake his business at night."

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We have a busy week ahead while we are at Grandmother's House Boutique at Tagawa's in Centennial. If you are in town we would love you to come on over and check us out! It is a Holiday Craft Show that is celebrating its 30th anniversary and has some wonderful handmade Holiday treats. It also has the most delish cinnamon rolls...I dare you to just eat 1.We also wanted to show our Christmas tulle

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Remember our sneak peek for this month's Craft Night?I only had the one side done, and it was mostly just to give our attendee's a picture.Well this is how mine ended up turning out:Eek!  I love my new version!  For some reason the witch legs just seemed like they were more "eek" than "boo."  And it's only three letters... Anyway, it gives you another option, right?Here's tags I made to dress it

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"Come to VBS" clip artVacation Bible School (VBS) is a specialized form of religious education which focuses on children. Churches usually hold the week long events during the summer, though the lengths of such programs may vary, and they are sometimes held during other times of the year.      The origins of Vacation Bible School can be traced back to Hopedale, Illinois in 1894. Sunday school

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"Ask for it and it shall be given" in Spanish

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A church choir in gold robes.Read our Terms of Use beforedownloading this Christian  Choir Clip Art.      Choir; that part of a church, or cathedral, where the singers, or choristers, chant, or sing, divine service. The word according to Isidore, is derived a coronis circumstantium, because, anciently, the choristers were disposed round the altar. It is properly the chancel.      In the first

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Above version is in black and white.Palm Sunday  "der Palmsonntag"   is the Sunday before Easter. The day gets its name from Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. (der Einzug Jesu in Jerusalem) On this day palm branches were strewn before Christ.Below is a color version. Read our Terms of Use before downloading thisGerman Christian Clip Art.

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color clip art of a Nativity

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This above clip art says, "King of Heaven" in French.The above clip art says, "Father, Son, Spirit" in French.

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My front porch is officially looking pretty spooky!  Eek!  Is that a ghost??!!  Okay, okay, I know I'm a dork and I had a little too much fun with the editing this morning!  But I do want to show you the "Wicked Witch of the East" legs and sign I made for my Halloween porch decorations.It all started with a bit of inspiration.  First of all, the movie, duh.  But mostly the ubiquity of cute witch

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Oh friends, can you believe it's taken us half of September for the HOLIDAY SNOBS to do a Halloween post?  Well, I can tell you that Halloween has been pretty much been in the back of my mind for about a month!  The only thing that gets me through the end of pool season is thinking about getting ready for it!  It's time to start projects and shopping to be ready to decorate!I saw a cute Christmas

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The cover of "Vintage Christmas Crafts"by Sara Toliver is pictured above. There are many sweet old German Santas photographedin this book. I found this gold one very inspiring!This Belsnickel now stands on the fireplacemantle belonging to my father-in-law.

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One year, o.k. every year, I had very little cash to spend on my husband at Christmas, so I sculpted a Belsnickel candy box. Was he impressed? Nope, not really. The pictures look pretty charming though?Every guy wants a Belsnickelriding a pig for Christmas, right?Full frontal view of myBelsnickel candy box.I like Belsnickels riding pigs,roosters, donkeys, etc...The details were store bought.The

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For all our local friends, here's a quick look at our project for September's Craft Night. It's a wood pennant banner that says "BOO" on one side and "JOY" on the other.  I made mine for another project and painted it orange before I decided to use it for this!  So the one for craft night will probably white so that it goes with both Halloween and Christmas themed papers.  We'll post a full

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So we've been seriously MIA lately and we apologize, but we've got some good stuff coming up!  To start, we have an awesome giveaway to tell you about from one our favorite people: Melissa from Blue Prints Photography!*THE FOLLOWING IS FROM BLUE PRINTS PHOTOGRAPHY AND YOU MUST GO TO HER BLOG TO ENTER THE DRAWING*I am so excited to announce the re-launch of my photography blog! To celebrate, I am

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"Say Your Mine" is a nine foot oil painting based upon the Resurrection.      This piece was painted during a ELCA Lutheran youth convention in Saint Louis ten years ago. It is a nine foot oil painting of the Resurrection. I stood on a ladder to paint the top half prior to the convention so that the kids would be able to image just "how" it would look upon completion. While lecturing on stage, I

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      Mr. Robert E. Speer met a poor blind Christian in Korea whose only knowledge of the word of God had come through the kindnesses of his friends, when they would read, translating out of a Chinese Bible and giving chapter and verse as they read. His knowledge of the life of Christ was wonderful, and when Mr. Speer asked him what incident he liked best of all the gospel, he said, "I like best

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The 2012 Calendars For The Blind Are Now Available!Contact Lutheran Blind Missions Today. Above,one of thirteen thermoform plastic pages I designedfor the blind, scriptures included! Pictured,Jonah in the belly of a large fish. For more picturesvisit my web pages for the blind.All proceeds go for the biblical education of the blind.Moses endured, it is said, as "seeing Him who is invisible." And

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"Thorns" by Kathy Rice Grimm, oil pastel on paper canvasCome to Calvary's Holy MountainCome to Calvary's holy mountain, Sinners ruined by the Fall;Here a pure and healing fountain Flows to you, to me to all,In a full, perpetual tide, Opened when our Savior died.Come in poverty and meaness, Come defiled, without, within;From infection and uncleaness, From the leprosy of sin,Wash your robes and

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Above, Samples of wooly garlands inspired by an article from"Handmade Christmas, Decorating Your Tree and Home"a Country Living craft book.Garlands made from wool scraps and beads are marvelous additions to anyone's Christmas ornament collection. I always hang soft ornaments near the bottom of the tree so that little hands and the occasional brush with a dog won't send glass trims flying across

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Sample scherenschnitte patterns from a Better Homesand Gardens book, "Christmas from The Heart" Volume 9.Scherenschnitte (German pronunciation: [ˈʃeːʁənˌʃnɪtə]), which means "scissor cuts" in German, is the art of papercutting design. The art work often has symmetry within the design, and common forms include silhouettes, valentines, and love letters. The art tradition was founded in

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Road to Emmaus by Kathy Rice Grimm, oil on canvas.Emmaus, a village seven and a half miles north-west of Jerusalem, celebrated for our Lord's conversation with two disciples who went thither on the day of his resurrection. Josephus (de Bello, lib. 8. cap. 27.) says, that Vespasian left eight hundred soldiers in Judea, to whom he gave the village of Emmaus, which was sixty furlongs from

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My most recent acquisition, two carved wooden figurespurchased from The Dutch Village in Holland Michigan.A very old hand-carved cookie mold that Ifound in a flee market in Colorado.There is also a famous cookie mold artisanwhom collectors can visit on the web; hisname is Gene Wilson and his website is here.A contemporary terracotta cookie stampthat I purchased in a popularkitchen ware shop in

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I know summer is almost over, but my obsession with summer drinks is still in full swing!  Check out these amazing (virgin) beauties: Nancy's Fruit Water recipe here Oopsey Daisy's yummy easy recipe hereWatermelon Straight up hereCitrus DaquiriWatermelon Frosty recipe here The Miller Family's homemade icees hereNow this homemade icee recipe has my mind going crazy with possibilities like

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Hey! We're showing you to make this festive back to school sign (along with faux chalkboard):over at Ducks in a Row!  Head over and check it out!!!Pin It

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Well, my friends.  It has been awhile since we did a printable (like a whopping month) and when I hear twice in one day (once from Glitta, once from SIL) that I need to do a back to school printable.  Well, I take that as a message from the heavens!  A direct command!  something to do while I'm watching a lame-o romantic comedy.  Rachel Bilson!  That stalker is not boyfriend material!  He's

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Glitta and I have birthdays very close together.  If you are an avid reader of this blog (as I assume everyone is) then you'll know that Glitta surprised me with an amazing pedi party.  What you don't know is that we had planned on throwing a joint party a week after mine, a week before her's TOGETHER.  We were thinking watermelon theme, since there's a bazillion cute treats for watermelons

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I'm getting a few friends together tomorrow for a low-key pool party.  I hate to even call it a "party" because then my psycho snobby brain starts thinking I need favors, labels, a dessert buffet... you get the jist!  But, "pool get-together" doesn't have the same ring.  I think I'm calling it a pool play-date.  Ooo-kay, this is turning into a tangent that needs to end!Anyway, here's a few ideas

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I know, I know, you've been waiting with bated breath for part 2 of my son's Dinosaur Birthday Party.  You have been in endless agony waiting to see what the snobby food choices were, and how we spent the 2 hours from 11am to 1pm.  Well, wait no longer!  The best part of the party!I made tags for each section of Dinosaur dietary concerns:  carnivores, herbivores, and sweetivores.  Sure, I could

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You may not be surprised to hear that we enjoy a good birthday party and might get a little carried away at times!  I'm trying not to spoil my kids when it comes to presents, but they are becoming birthday party snobs.  Awhile ago, I'd seen the most adorable tutorial for dinosaur tails and I couldn't wait to find an excuse to make them.  So when my little guy turned two a few weeks ago, it was

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We have always been ones to celebrate with a bang and turning "60" is no small accomplishment. So when one of our friends asked us to put together a "Sweet 60" birthday package for her mom we got to work. She wanted her color scheme to be black but with some fun too...so we went with black, yellow and pink!! We included one of our birthday countdown blocks and wish banners, a yellow, black and

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The scripture here is from Galatians 5:22-23. I worked with pastel on rice paper for this piece. I don't recommend using rice paper, it just so happened that someone had given some to me and I felt obligated not to waste it. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."

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Baptism of Jesus, John and a crowd are watching in the background.   I can't quite remember the year I painted this piece? I know that had to be sometime just after 2000 prior to my temporary, eighteen months residence in Colorado. It is a very large painting measuring approximately five feet across. I gave it to St. John's Lutheran in Fort Collins, Colorado, but I am uncertain what became of it

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Oh my goodness, you guys, I just found the cutest little store (with seriously low prices!) and I just had to share!  It's called Madeleine L'Amour, located in Centerville, Ut, and the owner is the next door neighbor to one of my favorite girls.  I went to check it out after my adorable friend Ashley wore an amazing skirt and I needled her mercilessly until she recommended I get myself one here:

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The lazy days of summer are in full swing (did I mention LAZY) and my kids and I are all enjoying the idea of not having a schedule to follow and somewhere to be....HA that is such a joke!! Summer has seemed just as busy as the school year with swimming and tennis and this and that. We can hardly wait to go on our summer vacation. Which leads me to today's post. Sand cast hand prints. Now I did

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We have cleaned and adapted this graphic for web use from a larger archive made available by J & R Lamb Studios.

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