Our procession grows

I wish I could express to you how it gladdens my heart to see this procession of saints take shape upon the mantel!

Marie (6) created St. Francis and St. Padre Pio:

Agnes (12) added her patrons, St. Jude and St. Agnes:

Here is Margaret's (9) partially completed Blessed Mother, inspired by Our Lady of Guadalupe:

Margaret also tried her hand at fashioning her own version of St. Francis and his friend, St. Clare:

I love St. Clare's monstrance and the brown embroidery floss cords Margaret fastened to their waists:

Here is Marie's (6) representation of St. Philomena, shown here with an anchor and palm leaf:

And these are our St. Kateri Tekakwithas, created by Theresa (11) and Margaret (9). Theresa added feet to hers, accounting for the height difference. Margaret was disappointed that the face of her doll became smudged. I reminded her that St. Kateri had smallpox, so her face would have had scarring. When she died, the scars disappeared and she was found radiant, earning her the nickname, "Lily of the Mohawks."

Comments

[Cheryl]

Your children are doing wonderful things with those spoons. Thanks for posting pictures. When we get around to making them, we can come here for inspiration.

[Rachel]

What a great idea... and they look so wonderful too :)

[Jennifer]

What a procession you will have by the end of the month! Fabulous and so inspiring, all from common wooden spoons.

[Mary G]

Alice --

I'm so glad you got this picture before the camera soaking incident. The mantel is beautiful and this is such a celebration of our Catholic heritage! Thanks for sharing this with us all.....you are a real treat for us all....

[Jennifer]

Your children seem to have inherited your talent. Your mantle is lovely.

[Jennie C.]

These are adorable and charming! I'm going to remember to look for spoons when next I'm at the craft store.

[Karen E.]

I'm smiling here ... we have *got* to do this. They're wonderful.

[Cici]

Alice these are wonderful! Your mantle is so lovely with such a procession of saints. Thank you so much for sharing.

[MichelleW]

Your children have inspired my children! They are begging me to drive into town for some spoons. They've started discussing how they will design their favorite saints. What a fun project, thanks so much for sharing!

[Jenn Miller]

These are so terrific! I just taught my son "When the Saints Go Marching In" and think of it every time I see your lovely spoon saints.

Have you figured out a way to stand them up on their own? Or make a little stand?

[Bridget Galbraith]

Alice, I'm sure you have already thought of this, but you really need to glue gun some gold thread on the backs of these and hang them on your Christmas tree!

[Ruth Tucker]

These are unbelievable!!!! Great job. I need to get some of those.

[Mary]

This is just too cute! We are going to start this as well! Thank you so much for sharring. God Bless You!