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A Saint Peg Doll Exchange – Des Moines Style

April 6, 2015 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

If you follow the popular Catholic-crafty blogs such as Catholic Icing, you’ve probably seen Lacy’s posts on how to paint saint peg dolls and participate in a peg doll exchange. Those posts certainly inspired several gals (some husbands, too!) here in Des Moines to get out our brushes, call on the intercession of some holy … [Read more…]

An Army of St. Lucys

March 19, 2015 by Lisa Schmidt 13 Comments

They started out bare naked and all. Then were treated to a flesh-colored faces and white robes. Then received a handful of pretty details by the man of the house (my hero!). And came out looking like Scandinavian-inspired St. Lucy dolls with red sashes (a symbol of martyrdom) and candle crowns. Now for the finishing touches. … [Read more…]