Keeping Christ in Christmas: Names of God Garland

I have mentioned before my passion for remembering the reason why we celebrate each holiday and removing the commercialism from our family traditions.  While doing this I have been coming up with some creative craft ideas to help us focus our attention on God and incorporate more scripture in our home.

Here is my latest project...

Names of God Garland

Here is what you need:

Construction paper or cardstock

Wrapping paper

Scissors

Glue

Yarn (I used about 6ft)

You can choose to either write the names, in which case you will need a sharpie, or you can print the names.

1) Cut out 12 circles from the construction paper, I used the lid to a baby food jar as a guide.

2) Write some names of God on the circles, here are the ones we used, but of course use whatever ones resonate with you...

Yahweh, Jehovah, Master, Father, Adoni, Elohim

Then we used some Jehovah compound names such as:

Jehovah Rophe- The Lord our healer

Jehovah Uzzi- The Lord my strength

Jehovah Eli- The Lord my God

Jehovah Shalom- The Lord our Peace

Jehovah Sali- The Lord my Rock

Jehovah Jireh- The Lord our Provider

3) Cut out 12 circles from the wrapping paper, you will want them a little larger then the construction paper circles, I used the rim of a pint jar as a guide

4) Now it is time to glue the circles together and onto the yarn.  Put some glue on the back of the construction paper circle

5) Lay a wrapping paper circle face up, underneath the yarn

6) Add the other circle on top, basically you are sandwiching the yarn between the 2 circles.

7) Continue to add the circles every 3-4 inches.  Until all the circles are added.  You will end up with this...

You can use it like this or add more decorations like stickers or glitter.

Now you can add this anywhere in your home.  We cut down our Christmas Tree today, I cannot wait to get it decorated and add our new homemade garland!  Another great idea would be to make or purchase a garland of greenery, wrap your homemade garland around it and hang it over a doorway.

I hope this gets some creative juices flowing and encourages you to focus on Christ this Christmas!