Description of Coloring Page: angel ornament, inside a Christmas tree, bell, garland, star, candle, decorate a Christmas tree
"Our Christmas tree glows with trim Bright and shining on every limb. But the nicest ornament of all Is an angel, so dainty and small.''
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How to cut a Christmas tissue paper garland:
Take a strip of white, red or green paper 3 inches wide and any desired length. Fold paper vertically into thirds. Alternate slits as in Figure 1. shown above.
Description of Coloring Page: childartwork, Christmas Creche, camels, sheep, shepherds and wise men, hammer and nails, backdrop, props, scene, table
"Shepherds Star and Wise Men too,
All appear in our Christmas view.
At school, each does his part
To make this scene a work of art.''
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3 Steps To Make The Stars and Straws Garland:
Trace and cut stars from colored construction paper, using many colors, if possible. You may use the pattern above for this.
Cut drinking straws 1 1/2 inches long.
Thread a needle and string one large star after 12 straw segments; then repeat this pattern over and over until you have a long garland to wrap about your Christmas tree.
His birth was a wonderful fulfillment of prophecy. The Jews had cherished the hope of the promised Messiah for thousands of years. Through all their national vicissitudes, enslavement in Egypt, wanderings in the wilderness, establishment and growth in the promised land, internal division and external captivity in Babylon, restoration, and final subjection to the Romans, this hope burned on the horizon of their future as a fixed star. It was this that ever led them on and held them together and made it impossible to break or subdue their spirit. This was the dawn that filled all their dark and bitter days with the rosy glow of hope. Yet the Messiah came not, and as the centuries slowly rolled along they must have grown weary and at times have doubted. Skeptics scoffed, "Where is the sign of his coming?' But the great heart of the nation remained true to its trust, while prophets caught glimpses of the coming glory and white-headed, trembling old saints prayed that they might live a little longer and not die before he came. Perhaps this hope was never at a lower ebb than when the Roman power was ruthlessly grinding the nation down into the dust. But suddenly at this darkest hour a blinding light burnt through the floor of heaven and shepherds ran about announcing that the Messiah was born! Who can imagine the surprise, the wonder, the overwhelming amazement this news created? How many were eager to go to Bethlehem and see this thing which had come to pass! And when it was found to be true, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy and old men blessed God and said, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servants depart in peace." Luke 2:29-32 Yet why should they have wondered at God's faithfulness in keeping his promise, as though he could ever have forgotten it or failed to bring it to pass? Why should we ever wonder at the faithfulness of God? Doubtless in some degree because of our human infirmity. Our sense of unity with God and trust in him have been weakened by sin until we are ready to doubt him as though he were one of ourselves. His promises also are so far-reaching and great, splendid and blessed, they so far surpass our thoughts of wisdom and mercy, that, even though they have been repeated to us until we are familiar with them, when they are fulfilled we wonder at the faithfulness that will bring so great things to pass. by James Henry Snowden
Near events may have remote causes. The river that sweeps by us cannot be explained without going far back to hidden springs in distant hills. The huge wave that breaks upon the ocean shore may have had its origin in a submarine upheaval five thousand miles away.
A wide circle of causes converged towards this birth; all the spokes of the ancient world ran into this hub. When Abraham started west as an emigrant out of Babylonia, "not knowing whither he went," (Hebrews 11:8) he was unconsciously traveling towards Bethlehem. Jewish history for centuries headed towards this culmination; this was the matchless blossom that bloomed out of all that growth from Abraham to Joseph and Mary. Priest and prophet, tabernacle and temple, gorgeous ritual and streaming altar, sacrifice and psalm, kingdom and captivity, triumph and tragedy were all so many roots to this tree. These were the education and discipline of the chosen people, preparing them as soil out of which the Messiah could spring. The great ideas of the unity and sovereignty, spirituality and righteousness of God, the sinfulness of sin and the need of an atonement were in flaming picture language emblazoned before the people and burnt into their conscience. Christ would do nothing until these ideas were rooted in the world.
Pagan achievements, also, "the glory-that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome," were roots to this same tree of preparation for the coming of Christ, though they knew it not. Greece with all the glories of its philosophy and art showed that the world never could be saved by it's own wisdom; and all the laws and legions of Rome were equally impotent to lift it out of the ditch of sin. Neither a brilliant brain nor a mailed fist can save a lost world. Yet both Greece and Rome made positive contributions to the preparation for Christ. Greece fashioned a marvelous instrument for propagating the gospel in its highly flexible and expressive language, and Rome reduced the world to order and hushed it into peace and thus turned it into a vast amphitheater in which the gospel could be heard. Greece also contributed philosophy that threw light on the gospel, and Rome gave it a rich inheritance of law.
God thus set this event in a mighty framework of preparation. He got the world ready for Christ before he brought Christ to the world. He was in no haste and took plenty of time before he struck the great hour. The harvest must lie out in the showers and sunshine for weeks and months before it can ripen into golden wheat, and the meteor must shoot through millions of invisible miles for one brief flash of splendor. The centuries seemed slow-footed during that long and dreary stretch from Abraham to Mary, "but when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son." (Galatians 4:4-7) by James Henry Snowden
The finished poinsettia quilled ornament covered with glitter.
This is a quilling project for little ones with small hands and limited hand coordination. It looks terrific when the poinsettia is finally painted and covered with green and red glitter!
When adults quill ornaments, much finer cut papers are used and it takes much longer for original quill work to be completed.
Because the project can take several days to complete, I find it best to use the tacky craft glue. This will speed up the drying time and limit frustrations for younger students. Set the flower over a heating duct or in some other warm area of the home to encourage rapid dry time.
Supply List:
several recycled toilet paper rolls
craft tacky glue
green and red glitter
green and red paint
small, delicate paint brush
white school glue
twine or wire for hanging
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Cut six petal shapes approximately 1/2 inches wide of approximately the same size from the first paper tube.
Pinch these at opposite ends and glue each one to the other, using tacky craft glue, at one end only to form a poinsettia shaped blossom. (see photo below)
Now cut down the next paper tube to half it lengthwise.
Cut out 1/2 inch paper curls to shape circular cardboard shapes to fill the inside of the poinsettia. I fit 12 of these shapes for the insides of my poinsettia as seen below and above. However, filling the blossom may be done any number of ways by the same methods.
Paint all of the dry poinsettia with red paint.
After the flower is done, cut one or two petal in by the identical process for the leaf segments of the poinsettia. Tuck these between the flower petals and paint them green.
Using a small, delicate paint brush, work your way around the flower covering surfaces with white school glue and glitter. It is easiest to due the leafy shapes with green first. Let these selections dry entirely first before moving on to the red flower. This will prevent the glitters from sticking in the wrong places and mixing together.
Loop a twine or wire hanger through any place inside the ornament cavities.
Left, is paper toilet roll, clean and recycled. Center it the first stage of the instructions described above. The outside shape of a poinsettia flower. Right, you can see how I filled this in with additional cardboard circles. Alternatively you could fill in one of these with large to smaller oval shapes.
This nostalgic print would look charming on a fireplace mantel or hanging on a tree. You could also tuck it inside of a Christmas card for a special family member or friend. Apply a bit of glue and transparent glitter to it's surface to make the snowy surface come to life...
Gibson's Movie Post Cards "An all around Merry Christmas'' restored for fun and merry making.
To make the knitter's bauble, for hanging on a Christmas tree, you will need the following supplies: a Styrofoam ball, enough yarn to cover the ball, white school glue, two skewers, two beads to fit perfectly on the ends of each skewer and wire for the hanger. Apply white school in modest amount to the surface of the Styrofoam ball while you wrap it to cover with the yarn. Too much glue makes a mess that will ruin this project if you are not cautious. While you are waiting for parts of the wrap to dry a bit, cut the skewers down to 5 1/2 inches if you are making a medium sized bauble. Cut these pretend knitting needles longer or shorter depending upon the scale and size of the ball you are wrapping for the ornament. Glue small beads to each flat end of your knitting needles. Wrap the knitting needles in a cross position while working the yarn around these, just as they would appear if doing it with real needles inside of a ball of yarn. Shape a hanger from wire, dab the end of it with glue and then push it deep inside the Styrofoam ball to hang.
Left, see the yarn covered bauble hanging. Right, here to see the hook detail.
The key to making these knitting balls for the tree is to limit the amount of yarn used to cover the bauble's surface so that the ornament won't get to heavy for the branches of a Christmas tree. And also, if you are a frugal knitter, you may only want to use the amount of yarn necessary for these festive trims so that there will be enough left-over for the next textile project!
