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."
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.
Posted by: Cheryl | October 10, 2006 at 01:10 PM
What a great idea... and they look so wonderful too :)
Posted by: Rachel | October 10, 2006 at 01:41 PM
What a procession you will have by the end of the month! Fabulous and so inspiring, all from common wooden spoons.
Posted by: Jennifer | October 10, 2006 at 02:27 PM
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....
Posted by: Mary G | October 10, 2006 at 02:28 PM
Your children seem to have inherited your talent. Your mantle is lovely.
Posted by: Jennifer | October 10, 2006 at 02:58 PM
These are adorable and charming! I'm going to remember to look for spoons when next I'm at the craft store.
Posted by: Jennie C. | October 10, 2006 at 03:31 PM
I'm smiling here ... we have *got* to do this. They're wonderful.
Posted by: Karen E. | October 10, 2006 at 08:47 PM
Alice these are wonderful! Your mantle is so lovely with such a procession of saints. Thank you so much for sharing.
Posted by: Account Deleted | October 10, 2006 at 09:53 PM
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!
Posted by: MichelleW | October 11, 2006 at 03:55 AM
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?
Posted by: Jenn Miller | October 11, 2006 at 08:50 AM
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!
Posted by: Our Magnum Opus | November 10, 2006 at 11:06 AM
These are unbelievable!!!! Great job. I need to get some of those.
Posted by: Ruth | December 27, 2006 at 01:49 PM
This is just too cute! We are going to start this as well! Thank you so much for sharring. God Bless You!
Posted by: Mary | January 10, 2008 at 01:40 PM
Hi!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful craft!! It comes perfect for All Saints Day!
I wanted to ask your permission to post one of your pictures with a link to your blog in my blog http://familiacatolica-org.blogspot.com/ Would you send me an email to let me know?
Many thanks an God bless!
Posted by: Xhonane | October 20, 2010 at 07:20 PM