Crucifixion Nails
Easter isn’t just about bunnies and eggs. It’s about pain, suffering, hope, and love. I want to celebrate that. I want to see that. What better way to symbolize it than the crucifixion nails? When I originally envisioned how I would use them, I thought I would use railroad tie nails. Hannah was sick that week, and a trip to the hardware store was out of the question. So I made my own :)
Sprayed them with gray primer.
Used acrylic craft paint and dabbed on (with a wet paper towel) spice brown and rust colors.
Dark and medium gray tones. And a final wash of really watered down black.
I had the oval chipboard wood (originally came from the dollar store) I used white copy paper, dyed it in coffee and let it dry. I ran it through the printer with my text (formatted in Adobe, but you could easily use Word). I used my script stamp and stamped over the top (if you look closely, you will notice I did it upside down.. Whoops :)) I cut out the oval shape and Mod Podged it to the chipboard.
I ran twin through two hole on the top. I hot glued my nails on top. Raided the backyard rose bushes for some thorny braches, and hot glued them on top.
On our mantel in the living room I went simple with a grouping of apothecary jars.
I used the same dyed and stamped paper for the backdrop.
Filled the bottom with moss, and added the nails.
I wired more than one thorn branch together to make a crown of thorns, and was bleeding by the end of it. It gave me amazing perspective.
“He chose the way of the cross where mercy triumphs justice because of love.”
~William Paul Young
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Be Blessed!
It gives me chills to see such tangible reminders of our precious Lord's sacrifice.
Wonderful idea for decorating to create a statement for others to notice and be reminded that Resurrection Sunday/Easter is for real.
As people, we all have God given talents to develope and use...but it's when we have the Holy living spirit of God in us from accepting God's perfect plan of redemption for mankind through Jesus Christ that we are adopted into the family of God (now we're a child of God)and receive abundant and everlasting life. We're forgiven. This just doesn't happen because we are human and born into this world...we have to have that spiritual birth that comes from being born again. Now we're regenerated! A new creature in Christ.
God richly bless you,
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Sheila