Chritsmas table decoration ideas

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St. Nicholas and Christmas Stocking cake pops!

Easy! The Bishop hat is made out fondant. Draw the cross on the mitra, eyebrowns, beard and mustache with chocolate waffler (use a toothpick and for the beard use a zipploc bag). The nose is sugar pearls and make the eyes and mouth with candy pen.

Have a blessed Christmas!

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Free printable - Epiphany gift tags + easy DIY gifts ideas!

In a lot of countries, there is no exchange gifts on Christmas, but on Epiphany. I think today is a great day to give something to our neighbors, friends, teachers, mail carriers, gardener etc.

This gift tag says, " The wise still seek Him" - and it has been added to our subscriber bonus page!

Here some easy ideas of where to put them:

Mary's candle

 

Candle in a jar

 

 

Tea cup candle

 

 

Cookie in a jar

 

 

Candle holder - you will need dry split peas, black beans and seashells

 

 
Cake pops



What a nice way to wrap cookies! You can find these mini bowls at Bed Bath and Beyond.



Cake balls in a jar
 I made something like that last year to give to some families at a CO-OP.




Have a Happy Epiphany!




 

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What is Christmastide?

 

Nativity by Giotto DI Bondone

 

 

 

106. During Christmastide (Christmas season), the Church celebrates the mystery of the Lord's manifestation: his humble birth in Bethlehem which was made known to the shepherds, the first of Israel to welcome the Saviour; the Epiphany to the three wise men who had "come from the East" (Mt 2,1), the first of the Gentiles who recognised and adored Christ the Messiah in the child of Bethlehem; the theophany at the river Jordan in which the Father declares that Jesus is His "well-beloved Son" (Mt 3, 17) at the outset of his messianic mission; the miracle of Cana in which Jesus "manifested his glory and his disciples believed in him" (John 2,11).

 

107. In addition to these celebrations recalling the primary meaning of Christmas, there are also other celebrations closely connected with the mystery of the Lord's manifestation: the martyrdom of the Holy Innocents (28 December) whose blood was shed because of hatred for Jesus and because of Herod's rejection of his lordship; the memorial of the Holy Name of Jesus, 13 January; the feast of the Holy Family (Sunday in the octave of Christmas) celebrating the holy family in which Jesus "grew in wisdom and grace before God and men" (Lk 2, 52); the solemnity of the 1st January which recalls the divine, virginal and salvific motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and, although outside of Christmastide, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord (2 February), celebrating the encounter between the Messiah and his people, represented by Simeon and Anna, and the prophecy of Simeon.

 

108. Much of the richness and complexity of the mystery of the Lord's manifestation is reflected in displays of popular piety, which is especially sensitive to the childhood of Christ which reveals his love for us. Popular piety intuitively grasps:

 

• the importance of the "spirituality of gift", which is proper to Christmas: "a child is born for us, a son is given to us" (cf. Is 9, 5), a gift expressing the infinite love of God, who "so loved the world that he gave his only Son" (John 3, 16);
• the message of solidarity conveyed by the event of Christmas: solidarity with sinful man, for whom, in Christ, God became man "for us men and for our salvation"(118); solidarity with the poor, because the Son of God “who” was rich but became poor for your sake, to make you rich out of your poverty" (2 Cor 8, 9);
• the sacredness of human life and the wonderful event that is every birth, since the Word of life came amongst men and was made visible through his birth of the Virgin Mary (cf. 1 John 1, 2);
• the messianic joy and peace to which man has aspired in every age: the Angels announce the birth of the Saviour of the world to the shepherds, the "Prince of Peace (Is 9.5) and proclaim "peace on earth to men of good will" (Lk 2, 14);
• the spirit of simplicity and poverty, humility and trust in God, suggested by the events surrounding the birth of Christ.

Source:Directory on popular piety

 

 

 

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How to celebrate Christmas?

 

Popular piety, precisely because it can intuit the values inherent in the mystery of Christ's birth, is called upon to cooperate in preserving the memory of the manifestation of the Lord, so as to ensure that the strong religious tradition surrounding Christmas is not secularized by consumerism or the infiltration of various forms of neopaganism.

Christmas Eve

109. In the space of time between the first Vespers of Christmas and Midnight Mass, both the tradition of Christmas carols, which are potent means of conveying the Christmas message of peace and joy, and popular piety propose certain forms of payers, differing from country to country, which should be cherished and, where necessary, made consonant with the celebration of the Liturgy: These would include:

• "live cribs" and the inauguration of the crib in the homes of the faithful which is an opportunity for family prayer: this prayer should include a reading of St. Luke's account of the birth of Christ, the typical Christmas carols, as well as prayers of petition and praise, especially those of children who are the protagonists in such family moments;
• the inauguration of the Christmas tree. This event also offers an opportunity for family prayer. Apart from its historical origins, the Christmas tress has become a potent symbol to-day and is very diffuse amongst Christians; it evokes both the tree planted in the centre of Eden (Gen 2, 9), and the tree of the Cross, which lends it a Christological significance: Christ is the true tree of life, born of human stock, of the Virgin Mary, the tree which is always green and productive. In the Nordic countries, the tree is decorated with apples and hosts. "Gifts" can be added; but among the gifts placed under the tree, something should be included for the poor since they belong to every Christian family;

• the Christmas supper. The Christian family, which traditionally blesses the table and gives thanks to the Lord for the gift of food, performs this ceremony with greater intensity at the Christmas supper which gives potent concrete expression to the joy of family ties.

110. Where possible, the Church desires that the faithful should prepare for the celebration of Midnight Mass on the 24 December with the Office of Readings(119). Where such is not possible, it may be opportune to arrange a vigil of hymns, readings, and elements drawn from popular piety.

111. At Midnight Mass, an event of major liturgical significance and of strong resonance in popular piety, the following could be given prominence:

• at the beginning of Mass, the proclamation of the Saviour's birth according the formula contained in the Roman Martyrology could be made in song;
• the prayer of the faithful should really be universal, and where appropriate, use several languages; and the poor should always be remembered in the presentation of the gifts;
• at the end of Mass, the faithful could be invited to kiss the image of the Child Jesus, which is then placed in a crib erected in the church or somewhere nearby.

Source: Directory on popular piety - Vatican

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Nativity cupcake topper free printable!

 

 

 

Sorry for taking so long! These cupcake toppers are part of the Christmas banner. And they won't be available for too long so get it here now!

 

 

I wish you and family all the peace and love in Christ our King who is to come!

 

Merry Chritsmas!

 

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The King is born! Printable gift tag

Glamorous religious Christmas Gift Tags Printable PDF file!

These truly Christmas Gift Tags - "The King is born" are great for printing on card-stock and using as gift tags or note cards. Use in scrapbooking or with anything you can craft !

The Printable Cards are 2.5 x 2 inches.

Within 36 hours of order, we will email you a high resolution PDF file- print as many as you'd like!

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Colors are gold, white and red.

Price per PDF file $ 2.00
  

 

 

 

 

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Christmas decoration ideas + free Printable

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Here is great to tutorial on how to add pictures on candles. I cannot wait to make something like the above one! Maybe with Adeste Fidelis lyrics?

 

 

 

The free printable is a red and green banner plus a mini-banner that says - Natale Hilare - Merry Christmas in Latin!

 

 

 

 

Have a blessed Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ!

 

 

 

 

 

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Edible Religious decoration ideas for Christmas!

You will need a couple of delicious berries, white chocolate and toothpicks for the Berry Star!

 

Get the tutorial here

 

 

There is no tutorial for this Christmas Tree but I would use a styrofoam cone and attach the fruits with a toothpick. The kids would love to help with that!

The two nativity scenes above were made of candies, cookies and marshmallows!

 

 That's so adorable! Do you know you that you can make the figures out of fondant or marshmallow fondant and save them in an air-tight in a container up to one week?


 

 

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Unique St.Nicholas party printable decoration.

Celebrate the Feast of jolly, old St. Nick with style! To learn more about St.Nicholas - the real and only Santa Claus and patron saint of children - go to the St.Nicholas Center. You will find many activities for kids there, too.

In order to make the decoration easily, you will find with our package:

Round cupcake toppers - 1.5 inches;

Stocking - 7.5 inches tall;

Stocking - 4.0 inches tall;
Restroom sign;

Food label (tent);

Thank you tags;

Blank tags;

Candy cones;
Crosses sail bear;

St. Nicholas picture frame;

Pattern paper.

The file is emailed to you within 72 hours of your payment's having cleared. No printed material will be shipped. Print as many as you want of these unique items and use every year!

MATERIALS NEEDED

-PDF reader or Adobe Acrobat (a free download at adobe.com)
-8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. I recommend a nice heavy paper like cardstock or photo paper.


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I have made these on colors attributed to the holy saint: Red, gold and white. 

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