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How to Decorate A Kid’s Room With Bible Crafts

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Bible crafts are an easy and inexpensive way for children to be exposed to art. Popular examples of these kinds of bible crafts can cost between $30 and $200. A good example is the S&S Worldwide Bible Figures Set. This Includes 600 full-color felt figures, with 12 different landscapes depicting stories associated with Jesus, The kit also includes cut out felt shapes of angels, men, women, children, animals, buildings, scenery and a teacher’s manual with over 180 beautifully written stories and detailed scene arrangements.

Learning Walls are bible crafts that are essentially large murals. These murals are large black and white drawings of such familiar Bible scenes as the flooding of Noah’s ark, the story of Christmas and the story of Easter. The idea is that a group of children can color this mural in to create a unique piece of art. Much less expensive than most bible crafts, these murals can be found on the Internet for less than $15.00.

Making your own Christian cross is also a rewarding activity. Kits exist for making very attractive crosses out of shells glitter and sand. Most of these kits cost less than twenty bucks. There was also a kit for making a hand knotted crucifix necklace out of cord for less than eight dollars.

However it is also possible to make your own cross at home by placing beads on a crucifix shaped wire. Beads made from precious gems such as carnelian or amethyst or Austrian crystals make particularly classy looking bible craft necklaces for adult. Also very attractive and a bit more hard-core is the homemade crucifix that is constructed from nails fixed together with coils of copper wire. Many beading sites also feature free patterns for creating your own beaded cross.

Stained glass is a big aspect of bible crafts and on the net you can find bible crafts kits selling the materials to cut and solder together windows to create depictions of such scenes as the Last Supper and the releasing of the Peace Dove. Sometimes these kits are sold as plaques designed to hang in the windows, although you can also buy kits that make candle holders and Tiffany glass style lampshades.

Of course you can create your own bible crafts using any medium that you wish. Bible scenes and bible verses can be woven into tapestry, embroidered, quilted, constructed out of wood, painted and sewn onto fabric. To find the bible crafts that are best suited to the talents of both you and family members try typing such phrases as angel projects, Christian craft kits, Christian craft supplies, bible craft supplies and bible craft kits into Google.

How to Decorate With Home Made Hummingbird Feeders

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Making a home-made feeder can be as simple as pouring home-made nectar into a red colored or flower decorated cup, bowl, plate or saucer and setting it out on a table. However with these methods the birds may waste energy hovering mid-air to get to the nectar or splashing about in the nectar.

Here are a few simple ideas for making your own homemade feeder.

i) Frisbee TM Feeder

A very simple homemade feeder is simply a red Frisbee TM that is turned upside down so that the birds can use the curved edge of the Frisbee as a perch. You can drill holes in the Frisbee and hang it with brightly colored yarn from a tree and/or decorate the rim with dangling red ribbons, glitter and flowers. You can also sit this kind of feeder down on a table.

If you decide to use this kind of feeder remember to empty it every day and replace it with fresh homemade nectar. Exposure to the elements can make the nectar spoil faster than the contents of a bottled feeder.

ii) Milk Carton Feeder

Punch a hole about the size of a matchstick into the side of a very clean, used milk carton. Make sure the hole is near the bottom of the feeder.

Cover the carton with images of red or pink flowers cut out of a magazine. Tape long dangling red ribbons to the bottom of the feeder.

Fill the feeder part way full with homemade hummingbird nectar.

You can leave this feeder to be freestanding or you can punch holes near the top so that you can hang it from a perch or a tree with bright red ribbons or attach it securely with pipe cleaners.

iii) Plastic Bottle Feeder

Find a small plastic bottle that holds 8 oz or less. You can use old medicine bottles or bottles that used to contain vanilla or almond essence. Make sure these bottles are very clean first. Tie a long red ribbon or red pipe cleaner around the nape of the bottle, fill it with homemade nectar and hang it from a tree.

iv) Red Glass Jar Feeder

Find a small red or ruby colored glass jar. You can find these at antique markets or craft stores. Make sure the opening of the bottle is wide enough for the hummingbird to insert it’s beak. Wire this to a tree branch with pipe cleaners and fill it with homemade hummingbird solution.

v) Test Tube Feeder

Find a test tube with a bright red cap. Drill or poke a matchstick sized hole in the center of the cap. Wrap the test tubes tightly with red pipe cleaners and attach securely to a perch or a tree.