Sacred Heart of Jesus Wreath

~Sacred Heart of Jesus Wreath~

There is still time to make a lovely Sacred Heart of Jesus wreath since the whole month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart...

~This was a really easy craft to adorn your front door or home altar!~

*My daughter Princess (age 7) was a good helper*

We started with a foam heart and silk red roses, found at Michael's...

~Most of the roses were stuck right into the foam...Sometimes with a little help from my (hot glue) friend~

~We added some dried birch tree branches for the woven thorns through the middle...Think we'll add a bit more to make it a thicker weave~

~The cross(on top)with flames was "originally" made from painted craft sticks and silk red petals, once again with a little help from the hot glue gun~ (I think I would use natural objects for the cross next time..In fact, I may end up with a re-do very soon.  The craft sticks look a bit out of place!) I ended up re-doing the cross with natural sticks.  I think it looks much better this way. (Photo at top and bottom)

Here are some ways to display the finished wreath.... 

~We took a photo with our wreath hung inside our entry way~

~Then we hung it on our front door~

~It seemed a little bare so we attached it to a plain white wreath we had on hand~

**Everyone agreed "Much better" for the front door**
I'm just loving the idea of a liturgical wreath!

We can detach the Sacred Heart wreath and use it for our home altar when we are through the month of June!  
Here are a few photos of the "re-do", using natural branches from the backyard and more twigs for the center thorn weave...

Much better, don't you think?