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Thursday, June 10, 2010

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?

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14 comments:

  1. GardeniaJune 10, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    beautiful! I love the branches for the cross of thorns across the middle. and so lovely with the Sacred Heart of jesus statue in the foreground.

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  2. LenaJune 10, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    lovely creation! your beautiful family and creative creations are definitely witnessing to many. keep the faith and keep creating!
    pax christi - lena
    p.s. i checked my tues. morning store for a statue of the Scared Heart of Jesus but didn't turn up anything. i love your find.

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  3. Lacy @ Catholic IcingJune 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    This is absolutely beautiful!!! I love it! What a great idea!

    I've actually seen the "liturgical wreath" idea before somewhere. Let me see if I can find my archived link...

    Ah ha! Found them!
    Here's one:
    http://thinkaboutthesethings.blogspot.com/2008/03/liturgical-wreaths.html
    Here's another:
    http://thinkaboutthesethings.blogspot.com/2009/02/ash-wednesday.html

    The amount of links that I save is UNREAL! Lol! I love the idea of liturgical wreaths, too! I love that you kept working with it until you loved it :-)

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  4. TiffanyJune 10, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    Thanks to each of you for the encouraging words! And Lacy, thanks for the awesome links on the liturgical wreaths...My wheels are turning;-) May the LOVE of the Sacred and Immaculate hearts fill your homes these feast days and always!

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  5. KellyJune 11, 2010 at 7:54 PM

    What a gorgeous wreath! Your family is so blessed by you!

    Thank you for sharing and God bless!

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  6. GaeJune 12, 2010 at 5:31 AM

    Dear Tiffany,
    I love this wreath.
    You have done a great job with this.
    Blessings
    Gae

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  7. breadgirlJune 13, 2010 at 8:50 AM

    Hello Tiffany
    I have just discovered your blog through another blog that I follow. I just LOVE your Sacred Heart wreath! What a beautiful idea and it is one that I am going to try and do myself. I say 'try' because I am all thumbs when it comes to crafts of any kind. However, I am going out tomorrow to but the materials and I will make an attempt at the wreath. Even if I don't manage it, I will definitely pass the idea on to my friends. Thanks, Tiffany, and God bless you. Keep on blogging!

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  8. puzzledJune 13, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    I really like this idea. I have just posted a link to it on my blog. This wreath is really worth sharing. Nice blog you have here.

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  9. TiffanyJune 15, 2010 at 8:14 PM

    Nice to meet you Kelly, Breadgirl, and Puzzled. I consider myself "craft handicapped" so if I made this, anyone can! Be sure to share a link if you end up making one;-) Blessings through the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus!

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  10. KristiJune 16, 2010 at 6:57 PM

    Incredible! Its so beautiful.

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  11. RosarioJune 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    Beautiful wreath. Thanks for sharing, I have a basket in the form of a heart that I used for my valentine wreath. I think that I will use it to make a Sacred heart wreat.

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  12. epsilonJuly 4, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    Thanks to puzzled's link to your wreath I've seen this and the final version is absolutely beautiful... next year...

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  13. noreenJune 14, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Just lovely Tiffany! You are your helper did a great job glorifying Jesus through your Sacred Heart wreath. And I agree, it does pop out more attached to the pretty white flowers. I love too that it's on your front door. I wonder how many people walk by and see it and our touched by the hand of God?

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  14. noreenJune 14, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Thank you for linking up too!!

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