By Major Ronda Gilger Coeur d’Alene Kroc Center, ID – Northwest Division
Pure inspiration!
Learn a simple technique with so many applications.
We’ve added everything you need to make sure that your group has a wonderful experience as they work together around the tables. Truly, some of the best ministry moments are experienced as women share their stories as they create these simple paper roses. And you will be so inspired as you look through the presentation and see how many applications there are for this lovely paper rose.
Will you create a masterpiece for your walls, or scatter them around a table? Perhaps just a few set inside and around the saucer of your teacup. Imagine events with these inspired decorations, wreaths, or something as practical as cards, tags or package décor.
This is a craft that can be taught across genders and generations, with relatively low cost which makes this internationally attractive as well. Share-far and wide!
What you’ll need:
paper (scrapbook paper is good, cardstock has a nice weight-or use a page from a novel, a songbook or ??? so many options!),
scissors,
and a hot glue gun.
In the Video Tutorial you will hear a variety of ideas for Women’s Ministries, as well as tips for leading this craft.
For any of your women who may be home bound- this might also be a perfect way to share a link with them which they can follow along doing the same craft project as your other women.
Download the 2 page (2 sided) Tutorial handbook which can be printed for each woman in your group.
By Major Ronda Gilger Coeur d’Alene Kroc Center, ID – Northwest Division
Our women need to hear about how God is working in our lives. It encourages them to look at how God is working in theirs! IDEA: Why not try to make a Mod Podge Tin Can Birdseed feeder?
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can anyone of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Matthew 6:26-27 NIV
Worry. We’re consumed by it… distracted, depressed, and we’ve lost focus. Take a few moments to create this simple Birdseed feeder, reminding yourselves that God, who clothes the most beautiful flowers; and who feeds the birds, who sees the smallest sparrow when it falls… This same God has your life in his hands. He is faithful and loving and is right there with you in your times of joy and greatest heartache.
DIY “Tin Can Birdseed Feeder Instructions: Materials: Scissors, paintbrushes, misc scrapbook papers, twine, and 3 opened-cleaned-cans with labels removed.
Have each woman bring in a few cans- or collect them just for this special program together.
Using ModPodge (there is a variety that holds up better outside), a paintbrush, and fun papers add to your masterpiece-one paper at time to decorate your Birdseed hanging feeders. Wrap twine around several times and create a hanger as shown. You can see that they look even better in groupings!
I believe that this can be a fun project to bring women, families or children together…. or even for you to invite neighbors in for. Remind everyone of these verses in Matthew, and HAVE EACH PERSON tell of a time when God worked in their lives- you will be surprised by how encouraged you will all be!
Pray just before you leave. Perhaps you can even have your women hold hands in a circle – to visually show the unity you feel for one another. What fun!
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Ingredients 1 cup of chocolate chips or premade chocolate frosting 30 candy corn candies 6 chocolate sandwich cookies 6 mini peanut butter cups 6 malt balls 1 cup of red frosting 6 chocolate sandwich cookies with top cookies removed Red frosting in a piping bag
Directions:
Place the chocolate chips in a medium stainless steel or glass bowl. Set the bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate has melted, about 4 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly. Or to make your life easier, simply use premade chocolate frosting.
For each turkey, push 5 candy corn candies, tip side down, into the cream filling of a chocolate sandwich cookie to make the feathers for the turkey. Lay the cookie on a work surface.
Dip the flat, larger end of a peanut butter cup in the melted chocolate allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Place malt ball above the peanut butter cup to make a head of the turkey.
Dip the flat end of the white candy corn tip into the chocolate. Place on a malt ball, to make the turkey beak. Refrigerate until the chocolate has set, about 10 minutes.
Place the red frosting in a piping bag. Using scissors, cut a small opening in the end of the popping bag. Pipe a small piece of frosting under the malt ball to make the turkey beard.
Place a cookie (with top half removed) on a platter. Stand the turkey upright into the cream filling. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
This craft is incredibly versatile in that it can be adapted for any age and as simple or complex as you would like it to be and adapted to fit any budget.
Some variations include Cardstock with sticker shapes for the Wise Men, Felt and felt pieces, instead of shell for older groups use a piece of stained wood.
Supplies Needed:
Half of a large, scalloped seashell (purchase on Amazon or from a local hobby store)
Decorative small seashells (purchase on Amazon or from a local hobby story)
Hot glue gun with glue sticks
2-inch-think Twine to hang ornament; cut into 5-inch lengths.
Strips of fabric or ribbon
Materials for floor such as sand, twine, branches, etc.
Foam or bead star
Directions:
Step 1: Wipe out large seashell with water and dry thoroughly.
Step 2: Select and sort into groups for Wise Men which small shells you would like to use.
Step 3: Glue down flooring. This can be glitter glue, sand, yarn, etc. I dried corn husks.
Step 4: Glue down Wise Men. Make sure to loop ribbon, fabric etc. around the body before gluing the head and crown. This can be any color or type that you want.
Step 5: Glue down presents. These can be small boxes like I used, square pieces of other material, etc.
Step 6: Glue star to the top of the shell.
Step 7: Wrap twine three times around to create a stronger loop. Put a dab of glue on the side that is being glued to the- shell to hold the pieces together.
Step 8: Glue twine to the back of the shell. To hide the glue on the back of the ornament, choose another shell to place over the area where the twin is affixed.
