Advent Saint Collection: Saint Juan Diego, Mensajero de Mexico Saint Therese 8by10inches on canvas panel

8by10inches on canvas panel

the crib where baby Jesus lay

often with an icon of Mary above the candles

” Bring quickly the best robe

multi-use flat cards to write anything and everything to someone you love

Advent Saint Collection: Saint Juan Diego, Mensajero de Mexico Saint Therese 8by10inches on canvas panelThe Messenger. Feast December 9th. This cute painting is a little celebration of Mexico with the colors and symbols: the papel picado image at top was going to initially be actual papel picado but alas, I tried, so now we have papel pintado (lol). In the papel image is an outline of an eagle, a nod to Juan Diegos indigenous name he who speaks like an eagle. The walls are plastered with modeling paste meant to look like adobe walls. The bottom third is