tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42825533464029554062012-02-13T00:35:18.857-05:00Paper Dali: where creativity, crafting, coloring pages & Catholicism convergePaper Dalinoreply@blogger.comBlogger3031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282553346402955406.post-35078788986405771612012-01-24T13:05:00.002-05:002012-02-04T13:43:51.958-05:00

As part of their New Year's resolutions, lots of folks plan to read more. So, I looked through the Paper Dali archives and found this favorite post for you. Enjoy! As any bookworm knows, it's hard to keep track of all the books one wants to read. I've little scraps of paper, sticky notes, etc. When I came across these doodles I had in my desk, I thought, "Oh! I know how to use them!" And so

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Merry Christmas to you and your family! Grab a hot chocolate (piled high with marshmallows) then some cookies before you read this post. We've a poem from our friends at Homeschool Goodies to share and some shimmeringly pretty music, too. Did you get a cookie? Now, savor it while you read this lovely poem from Homeschool Goodies: Visit here to read the poem. Then listen to new

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Drum roll, please! We had our Christmas Eve Eve drawing this morning. (I'd show you the pics, but my BlackBerry isn't working.) The winner of Las Posadas is: Martha from Una Vida en Construccion! (Un aplauso fuerte para Martha, la ganadora!) Congratulations! Felicitaciones, Martha! Por favor, mandame una notita a mypaperdali@gmail.com con tu dirrecion electronica, y te mando el PDF de Las

Paper Dalinoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282553346402955406.post-58265825557740088702011-12-21T14:42:00.001-05:002011-12-21T14:45:53.700-05:00

For some last-minute fun, I thought I'd give away one copy of my Las Posadas: A Mexican Christmas PDF: This downloadable PDF features my hand-drawn paper dolls, clothes and accessories for a paper-doll Christmas, Mexican-style. The set includes (in both black-and-white and color PDFs): the daddy the mommy the daughter the brother a traditional Mexican outfit for the daddy a traditional Mexican

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Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Still need to do a few Christmas cards? Here’s a downloadable one from Paper Dali. Just print it, color it, cut around the lines, fold it up, and you’re ready to go. (Download the Christmas card.) If you’ve a little extra time, adorn it with glittery glue, stickers, and, of course, Sharpie-drawn curlicues and stars. Other Ideas Make a wreath out of green

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For Christmas, I bought myself a ring. Yes, you read that correctly. I bought gifts for family, too, but somehow, in buying a gift on Etsy, I could not resist this bit of loveliness: Isn't she cute? The painting has such personal meaning to me. When I saw her, I thought, "Oh. I understand her." So, I just had to share my happy purchase from Danita. She has such beautiful, whimsical paintings

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One of our family traditions is going to a drive-through Nativity in a nearby city. The kids dress in jammies and grab their warmest blankets. The adults make sure to pack yummy Christmas cookies for the children and coffee for ourselves. (We may sneak some cookies, too.) Then, we head out. If you put it down on paper, it seems inefficient to wait for an hour for a five-minute presentation.

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I recently had a post about the importance of doodling. A couple of teachers chimed in with their thoughts, and I felt compelled to share them here. What strikes me as some kind of wonderful is that they understand that the most important fact is that a student is learning and absorbing information. Crummy teachers make it all about themselves, whether everyone is looking at them, whether they

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Looking for free downloadable Nativity coloring pages? I've my little  Balthazar, Gaspar, Melchior, Joseph, and Mary figures for you. The set is a little sentimental for me---it's the very first Paper Dali set I made. Color them up, and have fun! xoxox Vee

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Have you awakened early to sweet singing? The scent of delicious Swedish pastries? The vision of your oldest daughter (or in my case, my only!) dressed in a white gown with a red sash? Then it must be Saint Lucia day!Or maybe you have a modified version like us? Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls, anyone? Either way, happy Saint Lucia day! I've compiled all my St. Lucia day posts into one. A paper doll,

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from the archives This morning, I drew Our Lady of Guadalupe, but did not color her in. I thought it might be fun for the kids to learn the symbols and meanings of the colors, color her, cut her out and then use her in playing. The more complete image with the rays and a more filled-out angel is seen on Juan Diego's tunic later in this post. Download the coloring page/paper doll of Our Lady of

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My daughter recently unearthed our bin of Christmas music, which means we've been listening to a lot of Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Vince Guaraldi, and Frank Sinatra. In addition to those beloved albums, though, we've some new favorites. I thought I'd share some of them with you. And maybe you can share a bit of your faves in the combox, too. (Note: If Grooveshark is acting up, just click on

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Paper Dali is now on Facebook. For reals! Be sure to like Paper Dali, and get the skinny on what's new, little extra doodles, snapshots, and just the flotsam and jetsam of a creative Catholic life. I just launched it last night. So, come on in, and let's make it a party!

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In honor of the Blessed Mother's feast day, I drew a little coloring page of her parents, Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, daydreaming of the baby Mary. Download the Immaculate Conception picture here. (It's in landscape format, by the way, so make sure your printing option is set for it!) Some folks erroneously believe that Catholics think that the Immaculate Conception is the feast day of

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My husband surprised me yesterday morning by putting my shoes under the Christmas tree and leaving little St. Nick gifts in there for me, too:   Hope your celebration was lovely! xoxox Vee

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from the archives  Happy Feast of Saint Nicholas! Download a free black and white PDF/coloring page of Saint Nicholas. For more activities, craft ideas, lesson plans and everything Saint Nicholas, visit the beautiful and informative Saint Nicholas Center. My plans are an adaptation of last year's plans: I will need to bake special cookies the night before. It'll be fun to do it while everyone

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from the Paper Dali archives: "When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By celebrating [John the Baptist’s] birth and martyrdom, the Church unites herself to his desire: “He must

Paper Dalinoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282553346402955406.post-64474113800772965892011-11-23T11:00:00.001-05:002011-11-23T11:02:44.076-05:00

It's the feast day of one of my favorite saints, Blessed Miguel Pro! I wrote and drew up an activity book about this brave, brilliant and creative saint ... and asked him to pretty please look after Paper Dali and everyone who comes to visit here. (He loved to draw with colored pencils, too.) To get to know Blessed Miguel Pro a bit better, check out this supershort kid-friendly video about his

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from the archives November 17 is the feast day of a favorite saint, Elizabeth of Hungary. She speaks to me because, unlike many saints, she actually was in love with her husband and strove to be a loving wife and mother. She was known for her kindness and charity in her kingdom. You can read more about her here. Download a black and white paper doll/coloring page of her. Download her tertiary

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Have a pen and paper? Want to reach out to someone who is far from home and feeling a bit lonely? Consider writing (and encouraging your children to write) a letter to our soldiers abroad. "For a fifth year, American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are partnering to ensure all Americans have an opportunity to send a touch of home this holiday season to members of our U.S. military, veterans and

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I broke out my doodling skills at work a few months ago and produced an infodoodle for the talk that our chief content officer was giving. The result was very positive. Still, I wasn't sure if it'd be something I'd do again. Colored pencils and Sharpies are so essential to my Paper Dali existence---not work! But then, the editorial director asked me, "When are you going to do an infodoodle again

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work by Mikela Prevost Need some fresh drawings and a peek into the creative mind? Amazingly talented children's illustrator, Juana interviews fellow children's illustrator,the fab Mikela Prevost, about her work for A November of Mini-Interviews and Giveaways. Here are four quick reasons to go read the blog post: The giveaway. Don't even pretend you didn't notice the word in the paragraph

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Cartoonist Bil Keane, age 89, has died today. We pray for the repose of his soul. My condolences to his family and all who knew and loved him. Thank you for sharing your Family Circus with us ... xoxo Vee

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A writing instructor, my sister Angela recently told her high school students how doodling is important to their education. Write in your books! Draw along the margin! Mark them up! Underline, highlight, scribble!  I gave her a fist bump when she told me that. I'm a huge proponent of doodling. (Yep, I even signed the Doodle Manifesto.) The importance of doodling cannot be underestimated in the

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The painting in our art book is Vincent van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles: My children, however, saw the painting in the art book as a set for the Winter Set paper dolls. Violet is very pleased with her bedroom. Maybe she should be called Violet van Gogh.

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A year ago, Becca Gay of Loyola Press contacted me to ask about using my Jesse tree ornaments for a Finding God series book coming out in late 2011. Being a big fan of Loyola Press, I said yes, of course (and did a little fist bump in the air). This morning, she sent me a look at the new edition. The ornaments on the tree look familiar. Yay! This page appears in the Grade 6 children's book and

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The Catholic moms group that I belong to recently celebrated All Saints Day (because Friday is a much better party day than Tuesday!).  To my surprise, two of the games used Paper Dalis. I snapped some photos to share their ideas with you. Saints Ring Toss Copy and paste the saint paper dolls into a Word doc, so they are all small and the right-size for a ring toss. Color them up! Laminate them

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Updated Oct. 28, 2011 Planning an All Saints Day party? Or just need an excuse to dress up like your favorite heavenly peeps and eat yummy treats? Me, too! So, here's my Paper Dali guide to a fabulously fun and sweet All Saints Day Party. This post is packed with game ideas, ways to give Halloween candy a Catholic flavor, and ideas for using Paper Dali printables for a party. InvitationsPick

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We're getting rather close to All Saints Day ... Do your children have their costumes ready yet? In my meandering on the interwebs, I saw these two lovely posts for inexpensive, handy-dandy costumes that are cheap but fun:Waltzing Matilda's All Saints Costumes: Cheap and Easy Her post is so cute and helpful as are the many comments. Check them out! St. Joseph's Ideas for Costumes  It's a free

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In the evenings, as we've been praying the novena for the unborn, the five-year-old and a two-year-old participate in their own way. What we've been using to keep them focused and looking at pretty pictures that turn their minds and hearts to God is this: The Rosary pictures PDF were provided generously by The Bookworm (on the First Heralds blog long ago). Just click on the link then scroll down

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Set to the song "Be a Man" from Disney's Mulan, this video of the fine young men for the Priestly Discernment program is absolutely hilarious. And it's so catchy. (Hat tip to @americanpapist for tweeting about it!)

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Arma Dei is having an All Saints' Day linkup on its blog. The ideas there are just brilliant, fun, colorful, easy peasy, charming, etc. I want to do them all, bu there's just not enough time (or glitter or glue). Check out the lovely site and share your ideas with other Catholic peeps. And, yep, Paper Dali is there, too. (I shared my Ultimate All Saints Day party post.) Special thanks to

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In celebration of the feast day in honor of Saint Teresa of Avila, I drew a bookmark with St. Teresa's prayer and a drawing on it. “Let nothing disturb thee,Nothingaffright thee.All things are passing.God never changes.Patient enduranceattains to all things.Who God possessesin nothing is wanting. God alone suffices."(St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582) And in Spanish: "Nada te turbe;nada te

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No one I know in my offline life had a blog ... until now! Everyone, meet my sister of the heart, Angela. A Catholic homeschooling mom, writing professor, rockin' good editor, friend of Saint Therese, and lover of purple, Angela has a blog, One Tiny Violet, dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday life. Swing on by and show her some bloggy love when you get the chance. xoxoxo Vee

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Click here to download it. As a professional writer, I know the power of words to build people up or tear them down, inspire them to action, or move them emotionally. In the last few months, however, I've seen a great disregard for the importance of words in relation to children. For example, I've heard children in public referred to as monsters, terrors, nuisances, annoyances, bothers, etc.

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A Paper Dali friend sent me word of a current production of Viva Cristo Rey to share with  friends of Miguelito who live in California. Viva Cristo Rey, a play about Blessed Miguel Pro, is running at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica, Calif. It runs Oct. 14 through 30. You can get details by clicking on the G.K. Chesterton Theater Group website. Viva Cristo Rey! Vee

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It's the month of the Rosary! (And if you need a refresher for praying the Rosary, here's a quick, solid article from EWTN.) All right then.  Here are a few Paper Dali activities from the archives related to the rosary. My Pro-Life Novena Worksheet is a popular one. You print out the two pages: one of Mary with open arms and the other of the babies. Each day that you pray the rosary is a day

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Happy feast day, Gabriel, Raphael, and Michael!  Download a coloring page of Saint Michael the Archangel. (It's in a PDF. If you click the pic above and print it, it won't look exactly right. Download instead, please.)

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I've found that the hardest part of creative writing is to tear myself away from it when the needs and relationships of a well-balanced life call. It was different before I had my own family. I wrote in marathon sessions, day and night blurring together. I let friendships wither, ignored my coursework, and allowed my real world fall into dusty heaps around me ... while I built imaginary lives in

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My music teacher was very strict about how I practiced the violin. She would say, "Take your practice seriously. The way you practice something is how you learn it. You learn the wrong phrasing, and that's how you will always play it. Be careful in how you practice it." The same holds true for writing. A person who is always writing is not necessarily someone who is learning how to write. For

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I've known a lot of frustrated writers who steal away time from work to write snippets of creative writing ... but I've always considered that a bad idea. When you are work, be at work. Let your mind deal with the work before you, and use the talents that you were given to craft the best possible product or experience that you can. If you feel compelled to do some creative writing, use your

Paper Dalinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282553346402955406.post-5370005745087379932011-09-28T12:23:00.002-04:002011-09-28T12:23:39.556-04:00

"The unexamined life is not worth living." (Socrates) A writer is always writing, though the task may be making mental notes, researching an idea, pondering the possibilities of a storyline, or just observing the world. Accepting the gift of being a writer is embracing the call to keenly observe the world around you. But how to do this? Accepting the gift of being a writer is accepting the

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What do you do with your time? I mean, really. Not where you think you're spending time. Not how you were spending time. But how do you really use your time? It's something to examine closely. And it's only slightly painful. The reason to do this is that you'll understand more about your behaviors, what your priorities are, where time is being wasted, etc. And then, you may learn that you'll

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If you're working, a huge chunk of your time is spent earning a paycheck. And when we're not working, we spend time with our family, friends, Church, charity organizations, aging parents, etc. So, where does writing time fit in your schedule? It doesn't. You must carve it in. The word carve works because you're digging into the surface of something, you're changing the shape of what you hold,

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Let's kick off this series of how to write creatively when you already have a full-time job. A good place to start is to look at your career. You probably make decisions regarding it, study the field, keep your skills honed and updated, and devote time to it. The same is true of writing. It isn't something that you accidentally do well. To be a published writer, you must understand that writing

Paper Dalinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282553346402955406.post-63069830612788795752011-09-28T12:10:00.000-04:002011-09-28T12:10:53.002-04:00

Back in journalism school, I was taught that there's no such thing as "writer's block" or "inspiration." My gruff, shoot-from-the-hip teachers wanted us to know how to write on demand.  The newspaper doesn't care if you're hungry, tired, bored, or sleepy, or (worst of all) you don't feel writing. "This is the empty space you have to fill. Get your story, and fill it." To this day, I don't

Paper Dalinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282553346402955406.post-26359623910443997762011-09-28T12:00:00.000-04:002011-09-28T12:00:44.635-04:00

Newbie writers, just stretching out their inky fingers, often make one of these two big mistakes: They believe their first draft is awe-inspiring and doesn't need any editing. They believe their first draft should be awe-inspiring andshouldn't need any editing. The truth is: Everyone's first draft is crummy. That's the nature of the beast. Anyone who tells you differently is a liar---and their

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Published first at the Catholic Writers Guild blog So, you've finally set aside the time to write, but those fingers just aren't moving. Maybe it's just too much pressure to have to write on demand. But soon, Life will come roaring at you again with errands, obligations, and appointments, so you need to get those fingers moving now. Here are 10 tips to help get those digits flying across the

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As a writer, I spend a great deal of time hunched over my ginormous computer screen, fingers flying, creativity soaring. If the computer screen was the sun, I'd have a tan worthy of a reality-show star. But even writers need to get outdoors every day. Amazing things happen when I head out into the natural world. Here are 5 reasons that writers should head outside. It helps me: gain

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Hello, friends! I trust the new school year has begun with much fanfare, cake, and confetti! (At least, cake?) I thought I'd share a bit of news from some friends of Paper Dali: The ever-lovely Xhonane is having a Rosary Link-Up party for October (also known as "The Month of the Rosary" for Catholics). Show up on Oct. 1 to join in the fun.  Rosario launched a new Tupperware site. I thought I'd

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Good editors, like good writing friends, encourage, and push you to write better, to stretch out more, to express yourself in clear, honest language. A solid writing group (whether just one other writer and you, or a small group of writers) does the same. Want to find a writing-group friend? Consider that you'll probably want someone who is: • confident   Unpublished, published? That doesn't

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When it comes to sewing, I have more love for it than I do talent. But love covers a multitude of sins ... and (I hope) bad stitches. So, for the Craft Hope project, Christmas in Dixie, I worked on a Christmas stocking. I'll show you a picture, but  you can't laugh. Promise? Pinky promise? All right then. Here's one side: And then the other side:As you can tell, it looks very simple. If it

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Creativity isn't limited to text or paints. Recently, we enjoyed it in the form of a historical re-enactment at a seaside community. On a turquoise-sky day at a park, we came across the tents of the Union Army soldiers, though they were not all at their camp. They were in a far-flung corner of the park, and only a few milled around the tents. As we walked deeper into the park, we got closer

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from the archives Download a coloring page/paper doll of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Be sure to download her from Box.net, though. If you click on the image here or just print from the preview, she won't be printed well!) I also put together my favorite Mother Teresa quotes with some drawings for a printable Mother Teresa quotes sheet. You can color and cut them out as notes to your

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I recently saw this brilliant, fascinating (and funny) video from Sir Ken Robinson and had to share it with you: (Este video sobre la importancia de la creatividad en los niños tiene subtítulos en español!)

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from the Paper Dali archives Download a coloring page of Mary, Queen of the Rosary. (It's in a PDF. If you click the pic above and print it, it won't look exactly right. Download instead, please.)

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Look deeeep into his eyes! Your eyes do not deceive you. It is a free printable Salvador Dali Brown Paper Toy. Download it, and make him glare at the folks disturbing your genius moments in your office. Isn't he rockin' awesome? I know. I think so, too. Now, someone recently asked me, "Why is your site called Paper Dali?"  And this is the perfect time to answer that question. 1.) I like

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Craft Hope recently announced its newest project for crafting folks who like to use their talents to help others. It's a sweet, Christmas-cheer-spreading sort of project. You can read more about this project at Jade's site. You don't have to sew at the caliber of Betsy Ross to participate. You just have to be able to do some basic sewing, crocheting, or knitting. Sewing a stocking to bring some

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This post is also appearing on CatholicMom.com. Swing on by and show some bloggy love if you get the chance! At my Catholic moms' group last weekend, I asked my good friends if they could help me brainstorm a craft for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Diane had this lovely idea for something with pull tabs. Then Lisa said, "Now, you just need to draw it!" So, I did. This is how the

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This post is dedicated to my little Max in heaven.  August 14 is the feast day of one of my favorite saints, Maximilian Kolbe. I first heard of him a long time ago. When I received the sacrament of Confirmation, the bishop gave a riveting homily about the recently canonized Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a martyr during World War II. After listening to the homily, I adopted St. Maximilian as my

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I'm delighted to share that today I'm joining the ranks of contributing columnists at the superfabulous CatholicMom.com. My coloring pages and crafting ideas will be shared there monthly. The same posts will be here, too, but CatholicMom.com is so wildly popular and far-reaching in scope that it makes me happy to think of sharing my folksy little drawings and creative what-nots with more

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Check out Lena's lovely post! Lena at JOYfilled Family had this gorgeous post for a Saint Clare of Assisi doll for her Little Flowers Group. She is so cute and simple to make and would be a fun activity to do on Saint Clare's feast day. Get all the details on her blog!

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I rarely post photos of my little Catholic tribe, but it's been years. So, here's what happened just yesterday. I needed to send someone a small color photograph of myself, so I did. But it took me a long time to get the photo ... Why? Because I have three boys. (The girl was in her room reading.) And opening up the webcam on the laptop is like setting an open barrel of honey in the middle of

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It's not easy to find time to be creative when you're juggling the different vocations of wife, mom, educator, worker bee, etc., but it is possible. In this Paper Dali podcast, I offer my seven tips (in just 9 minutes) for finding time to be write creatively amid the demands of daily life. And the tips work well even if you're not a writer, but have another creative calling ... p.s. A

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Forget spring cleaning ... At Paper Dali, I'm doing a bit of summer cleaning. So, I've ditched my old logo (it was so January) and created a new one for you to put on your blog. It's a bit more colorful and tiny, but it's new! Just right click to copy it and, please, don't forget to link it to this site. Also, I don't want all the August feast day what-nots to get lost, so I'm going to begin

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As a companion to the Saint Clare of Assisi paper doll/coloring page that I posted, I cobbled together a quick podcast about this wonderful saint. Children can learn about her in just a little more than 5 minutes. Just click on the play arrow beneath the window below. (If the player doesn't work for you, try this link!) Enjoy the listen! Edited to add: I put the podcast in Box.net and will

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Beloved Saint Clare's feast day is August 11. In honor of her special day, I uncapped a Sharpie and drew her to share with y'all. The picture above is just a peek. You can download the free coloring sheet/paper doll here.

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photo credit: ain fairy Hello, friends! Here are news bits that I wanted to share with y'all: A friend and I put together our ideas for the liturgical activities for our Catholic moms' group, so that means (at least in my mind!) more drawings. We've feast day ideas for September, October, and November, and I hope to have some new drawings up soon. Right now, I've got the Assumption of Mary on

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This past Friday, the Catholic moms group that I belong to had a Pentecost party. Who says that parties need to be only for major holidays? The birthday of the Church seems to merit one. We had delicious Holy Spirit cupcakes inspired by this post and two activities. The first was a lovely game of "Pin the Holy Spirit Flame on the Blessed Mother." All right. The name is a bit long, but it was fun

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I've refreshed the look of Paper Dali for the summer. It needed a little sprucing up. I hope to have some new coloring pages here soon. I've new art supplies, which means drawing fun during the weekend. Happy June, everybody! xoxox Vee

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Hello, my friends! In celebrating of this National Day of Prayer, I've a few coloring pages/paper dolls that you might like: Prayer Jar Printables (Be sure to place these in a well-visited room, so you have a constant reminder to pray!) Easy-Peasy Sewing Activity  (You can adapt this craft to today. Every time a child says a prayer for someone, have them add a heart to the envelope. Pro-Life

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Here are a couple of blog posts laden with Saint Patrick-related crafts and activities: Saint Patrick paper doll and unit study Saint Patrick printable note cards Sure, the list looks small, but open them up for some Patricky goodness. Blessings to you and yours, Vee

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Lent begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday. It is the season for emptying ourselves of the smaller things for the sake of the greatness of God's love and grace. The forty days are not just a journey in itself, but one hopes that the progress we make in growing closer to the Lord continues long past Easter. For Lent, I've a few posts to share with you, my friends:Make the Lenten Journey With Your Child

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from the archives This little matchbox may be tiny but it holds a little Saint Valentine picture and a mini peanut butter cup, two sweet things that go great together. Materials: a matchbox (Do a search online for a "matchbox template.") red paper colored pencils or markers paste (works better than glue for the picture) a peanut-butter cup my Saint Valentine picture All you have to do is: 1.)

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My sabbatical lasted, what, two days? But the fabulously sweet Gardenia at My Little Flower is giving away a copy of my Catholic activity book, "Celebrating Bl. Miguel Pro: Crafts, Activities, Games," so I had to get back here and share the news. Y'all need to join in the fun ... and wish her a happy 500th blog post, too. And now, really, I need to get working on that ginormous writing project.

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Hello, Paper Dali friends! I just needed to share a little news that I am going to shift my focus a bit for the next couple of months. I have a major writing project that will demand most of my free time, and so I won't be able to draw or craft as much as usual.  If you can remember to say a prayer for my endeavor, I'd be much obliged. I'll drop by now and then to share a feast-day related

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My post at "Writing Day and Night" is up. I share about what I thought my life would be like ... and what it has become. Feel free to stop by and say hello! xoxoxo Vee

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Loving wife. Doting mother. Devoted philanthropist. Hard-working educator. And a saint. What's not to love about Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton? Download a black and white PDF of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. Download a wedding dress for her nuptials with Will Seton. (It is not the exact dress that she wore, but the wedding dress is based on an actual wedding dress from Elizabeth's era.) Download the

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Hi there, friends. I recently received a promotion at work (yay!). I'm now senior content writer (think: brand journalist), which means I've been writing and researching up a storm. Most of it is work-related, natch, but I've also written a new post for my writing blog: Keep What Is Beautiful When Tree Trimming ... and Editing. Don't worry, I'll still be drawing and crafting for Paper Dali, my

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For Christmas vacation (and days off from work), I'll be limiting my online time ... but I wanted to wish you all a very blessed Christmas season. If you need some Christmas coloring pages, be sure to check out: St. Joseph, Mary (and baby Jesus), the Shepherd, Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar in the Nativity post. And there's still time to get my Etsy shop items for a last-minute Christmas gift

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A while ago, I started Editor & Writer as a blog for my writing portfolio. But what can be more nap-inducing than the words "writing portfolio"? You may have noticed that it lacked updates and purpose. And personality. Well, I've been taking a whole series of content-creation classes  for work, and the lovely thing is that it's helped my personal blogging as well. I've ditched the writing

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As I write this post, my oldest children have gone to bed early. As in 7:30 p.m. early. Why? Because tomorrow, our church begins celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with an early Mass and las mañanitas a la virgen de Guadalupe. Before the crack of dawn, we will be trekking to church to break out in mariachi music in praise of the Blessed Mother. Despite the cold and crazy-early

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These past few weeks, I've had several conversations with friends who are thinking about returning to work. I wanted to share some tips about what I did while I was a stay-at-home mom that helped me later when I sought full-time work. If you're returning to work or thinking about it, consider the following: Use your blog as an online portfolio. Imagine a potential employee looked at your blog.

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Evann of Homeschool Goodies is hosting a fabulous Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day Link Up. Linking starts on the 6th, but lasts until the 15th. So, that gives you six whole days to be one of the first folks to arrive ... but you can still show up fashionably late. I'll start spinning my mariachi music, find my Mexican traditional garb, and stir up some Mexican hot chocolate on the 12th. Viva

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In the midst of your shopping weekend, you might want to buy something hand-made (or hand-drawn in this case) and from the heart for the little kids on your Christmas gift list. If so, consider my little play sets from my Paper Dali shop at Etsy. Las Posadas (A Mexican Christmas)  The Rodriguez family is ready to celebrate Las Posadas! This downloadable play set features: the daddy the mommy

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Ah, well, that was a lovely Bl. Miguel Pro link-up party, wasn't it? Many thanks to the lovely folks who attended and shared their thoughts about Blessed Miguel, offered ideas for crafts and games, posted a recipe, and just was as excited about the party as I was. (The little party was also mentioned at the Glory of America blog, the one put together by Behold Publications. She gives a nice shout

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 My thanks on this holiday to all you sweeties who have taken the time to write an email, leave a comment, support Paper Dali, say a prayer, or inspire me with your own faith and all-around creativity. "I thank God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy." (Philippians 1:3-4) Thank you for making this blog such a joy to maintain. You are all wrapped

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Today is the feast day of Blessed Miguel Pro, a beloved Mexican saint (and in a tie for first place in my heart with Maximilian Kolbe). So, let's celebrate! Presents to Share First, here are some little presents for you: It's a triptych. You can print it out on card stock first, then cut it and fold the outer panels in toward the bigger picture. You can decorate the outside of the triptych

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From Nov. 19 through Nov. 26, I'll be featuring craft ideas and printables related to Blessed Miguel Pro. It's a week-long fiesta to celebrate this merry Mexican saint! (His feast day is on Nov. 23.) How to Join the Fiesta Miguel Pro in disguise during the Catholic persecution in Mexico All you have to do is have a Blessed Miguel Pro-related post on your blog. Then just add your name and link

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from the archives November 17 is the feast day of a favorite saint, Elizabeth of Hungary. She speaks to me because, unlike many saints, she actually was in love with her husband and strove to be a loving wife and mother. She was known for her kindness and charity in her kingdom. You can read more about her here. Download a black and white paper doll/coloring page of her. Download her tertiary

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"We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success nor on sciences that cloud the intellect. Neither does it depend on arms and human industries, but on Jesus alone." (Mother Cabrini) Download a coloring page/paper doll of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.

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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini paper doll/coloring page will be posted a little later today. I've her drawn and will post after Saturday soccer games. Blessings galore! Vee

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November is National Novel Writing Month, and I know some of ya'll have been participating. To encourage my fellow writers, I've made this little button for you. Just print it out and use it. How? Well, you can tape it to your computer to remind yourself to sit down and get to the business of writing. you can laminate it and put a hole through it then use it as a reminder to people to stay out

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I love the expression flotsam and jetsam. This post will be like that. You Emailed, I'm Answering I usually just email the reply, but there were enough overlapping or repeated questions this week that I thought I'd just post about the answers instead.   The Miguel Pro Book I've had some folks asking me about a downloadable version of my Celebrating Bl. Miguel Pro activity book. Behold

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Seeing my paper dolls around the online village, I thought we could unpack All Saints Day. Let's look at what ya'll have been up to, shall we? The lovely and talented Evann (of Homeschool Goodies, her graphic design site, and St. Joseph's Altar) used a few paper dolls to create a sweet, colorful pennant for her home. Want to see the finished product? Then go check out her blog. I'll nibble on

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Quick Update: Because it's a new month, ya'll should be able to start downloading again ... until the max is reached. So, I'll be keeping up this post up a spell longer to make sure I've enough coins in the coffer to be able to pay for that extra bandwidth. Thanks, my dears! Thanks for your generosity thus far and your understanding. (hugs) If you don't know about the Paper Dali "Bandwidth

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Hankering for some podcast listening? Here are the podcasts featured at Paper Dali for your audio pleasure. (The most recent one is at the top of the list.) Paper Dali Podcast, vol. 3: The Ultimate All Saints Day Podcast  This  podcast features an extendedversion of the All Saints Day part-planning post, plus tips and suggestions for celebrating saints from the director of Religious Education

Paper Dalinoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282553346402955406.post-84089124796720106452010-10-18T01:24:00.000-04:002010-10-18T01:25:52.147-04:00

Thanks for your prayers for my wisdom-teeth extraction. The surgery itself was pain-free ... though the surgeon was surprised by my teeth. "What long roots you have! I've never seen such roots! And with hooks at the bottom that hooked onto the nerves! Those teeth did NOT want to come out. Wow!" Wow, indeed. While I'm convalescing inside painkiller bottles, here's a darling, colorful and

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Hello, friends! I'll be out of commish for a few days. I'm having my wisdom teeth extracted. They are embedded in the wrong place, jamming into my nerve endings and also in my sinus cavity. So, I may not be in a crafting mood for a few days. Keep me in your prayers! Know y'all are always in mine. Blessings, Vee

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