Current Project: 12 Apostles Coloring Book

The recent feast of Pentecost made me think about the 12 apostles... And so, I've been working on a 12 apostles coloring book. It's still in progress, but I hope to finish it within a week or so. Here's a sneak peek at St. Jude (not Judas). I wonder whether he went around introducing himself like that, "Yes, I'm Jude. NOOOOOO, not JudAS. No, no. I'm Jude... Jude Thaddeus, if you will." Ah, the things one thinks about as one draws...

Making progress on my project (a 12 apostles coloring book). ✏ 🤓 #catholic #catholicfamilies #saints #catholicchurch #catholiccoloringbook

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Saint Valentine's Day: Catholic Bookmarks [Printable]

A photo posted by Vee Jarski (@paper_dali) on Feb 11, 2017 at 8:20pm PST

Perfect for a sweet surprise, these Catholic bookmarks can be printed out (in color or already colored) and tucked into books, place mats, backpacks, lunchboxes (or more) to say a sweet "I love you, I'm praying for you."

The PDF features a page with four bookmarks of:

•  Saint Valentine
•  Sacred Heart of Jesus 
• Virgin Mary 
• Saint Therese of Lisieux 

It also has a page with the bookmarks already colored in, so you just need to print the page and cut along the black line for an instant bookmark and/or valentine.

You get these sweet hand-drawn bookmarks for only $3. Feel free to make as many copies as you need for your household (not-for-profit) use!

Get the details here on my Etsy page.

Happy Saint Valentine's Day!

xo
Vee

Bilingual Catholic Mass Playset [Printable]

To help children familiarize themselves with the different articles of the Catholic Mass (and to have fun while they do so), I drew up a printable Catholic Mass playset. Everything is labeled in both Spanish and English.

I call it a "playset" because it comes with two families and a priest to color and make-believe they are attending Mass. And because some kids will want to dive into the playing part first (and color afterwards), I also colored everything in the playset.

A photo posted by Vee Jarski (@paper_dali) on Dec 22, 2016 at 5:00pm PST

A photo posted by Vee Jarski (@paper_dali) on Dec 22, 2016 at 5:00pm PST

My kids used an empty Amazon box to serve as their church. They cut out and pasted the different elements (like the pews, stained glass windows, tabernacle, etc.) in it and played for a long while. (They later added the peg dolls from their collection for additional fun.)

A photo posted by Vee Jarski (@paper_dali) on Dec 9, 2016 at 11:13am PST

They also used another copy to decorate a wooden birdhouse and transform it into a church:

A photo posted by Vee Jarski (@paper_dali) on Jan 12, 2017 at 4:20pm PST

We also played around with the set and made a "construction paper church."

A photo posted by Vee Jarski (@paper_dali) on Jan 5, 2017 at 8:39am PST

Check out all the details of the printable Catholic Mass playset in my Etsy shop.

Catholic Liturgical Calendar to Color: Advent 2016 to November 2017 [Printable]

The question seemed simple enough: "Can anyone recommend a Catholic liturgical calendar for kids?"

And the creative wheels in my head started turning swiftly... A Catholic liturgical calendar! I should draw one! Yes, it's a huge project. But it'll be so much fun to draw. I must tackle this project!

So, I did. (My Paperdali Instagram feed some photos from the process and a sneak peek collage of its contents.)

The published 26-page PDF covers Nov. 27 (the first Sunday of Advent 2016) through November 2017.

Each month features one full-size illustration to color and then a month-at-a-glance with miniature drawings of some favorite Catholic saints, special Sundays, and feast days.

A bonus page at the end includes small "stickers" of everyday meetings, events, and special appointments to print out, cut out, and paste or glue to whatever box you fancy.

You can print out all 26 pages and assemble it yourself as needed, either every month or all at one. (The calendar is black and white, so you don't need any special color ink for it.)

You can give the calendar a look (and grab yourself one) in my Paperdali Etsy shop.

The hardest part of putting together the calendar was limiting which saints to include in it! I wanted to write down all the names of every saint for every day and draw allllll the saints.

But I also wanted the calendar to be simple and not overwhelming for children (and adults).

So, every month features about 7-10 mini drawings of saints. The good variety can keep your child (and you!) attuned to the liturgical cycle but without anyone feeling overwhelmed by having to color every single day of the year. Coloring is to be a fun, relaxing, and gentle experience.

May this liturgical calendar be so for you and your family!

xo
Vee

Blessed Junipero Serra's Canonization Day [Free Coloring Page]

In just a few short hours, Pope Francis will celebrate the canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra.

To mark this day, I doodled a free Junipero Serra coloring page for you:

You can click or tap on the image to get to the free download page.

Peace be with you,
Vee

New Catholic Saints Coloring Book Featuring Saints Peter, Joan of Arc, and Anthony of Padua

I'm happy to announce that St. Peter and some well-known, beloved saints have finally made it to The Paper Dali Shop.

The saints are...
1. Saint Simon Peter
2. Saint Veronica
3. Saint Genevieve
4. Saint Joan of Arc
5. Saint Anthony of Padua
6. Saint Monica

The downloadable PDF coloring book is only $4, less than a cuppa joe---and families can make as many copies of the drawings as they like for their immediate family.

You can peek into the coloring book and get more details at the shop.

The Lenten Coloring and Activity Book--Available Now!

Ready for Lent? My Lenten Coloring and Activity Book is now available at my Etsy Shop for just $8.

The 35-page PDF is packed with 28 coloring pages and activities, all in ONE place, to help you during the Lenten journey.

The Lent Coloring Book features...

Coloring Pages for every Sunday in Lent:

• 1st Sunday of Lent
• 2nd Sunday of Lent
• 3rd Sunday of Lent
• 4th Sunday of Lent
• 5th Sunday of Lent
• Palm Sunday
• Good Friday
• Easter Sunday

Activities:

• Bookmarks
• Crown of Thorns Coloring Activity
• Flowers for the Crown of Thorns Activity
• Journal Page Cover
• Journal Page Cross
• Journal Page Candle
• Prayer Jar Label
• Prayer Jar Strips

12 Stations of the Cross

Just visit the Paper Dali shop on Etsy to purchase this digital file. Once you do, you can download it immediately. (Who doesn't love easy-peasy purchases?)