Shrines – Lisa Vollrath

This is my first year as a homeowner, and with Halloween approaching I began to wonder what I would do for decorations. In light of this interesting article by Fr. Grunow about the Catholic roots of Halloween and why Americans came to think of it as a pagan holiday, I decided to try to use this opportunity to reengage the culture and maybe even evangelize my neighbors. The crazy idea I came up with was to make little shrines to honor a few saints who died as martyrs for their faith in…

Make a pocket shrine from a matchbox to celebrate a special occasion, as a gift or just for fun. This is an absorbing craft project that is very addictive.

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"Dreamer" 🦌🌿🌙 - Shadow box is made of wood, and painted with acrylic paint. - Decorated with pieces of clay, wood, metal, paper and found objects. - The grass in box is artificial, the trees are made of real tree branches. - Everything is coated with water based acrylic varnish. - Cleaning with a dry cloth or dust brush. - Measurements - Height 13.5 cm ( 5.3 inches ) Width 8 cm ( 3.1 inches ) Depth 3 cm ( 1.2 inches )

This gorgeous freestanding shrine has been handmade from toasted stoneware with designs in white porcelain stencilled onto it. Every now and then I feel the urge to put feet on things, and this shrine is the result. I used several stencils to get the very tidy patterns that I have put onto this shrine using white porcelain. The designs are fired on, but stand slightly proud of the body of the piece. The whole piece is unglazed so it does have a coarse texture. As with almost all my work it…

Elegant recycled kid-friendly crafting using recycled materials. Perfect rainy day or holiday decoration project for groups, classroom, or home. Free how-to. Quick and easy crafting.

One of my favorite handbuilding projects is my ceramic casita shrine shelf. They designate a special space in your home that you can visit whenever you need to escape, meditate, or give energy to a person or idea that’s been on your mind.