Nursing Covers
*Make a Great Baby Shower Gift!*
Check out CoverNursing.com for high quality, modest, yet stylish and affordable nursing covers–all handmade by a stay-at-home, traditional Catholic mom!
Prices start at $14.99.
These nursing covers are great for use in church and any public places!
Check out the many chic Fabric Choices here.
You can also find informative, helpful breastfeeding articles.
Traditional Catholic Gifts Store:
TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC GIFTS STORE
And don’t forget the delicious edible gifts from our Bakery page!
Catholic Baby Books:
Originally published in the 1950s, this adorable baby book has been republished by TAN, is available with a pink or blue cover, and makes a truly special keepsake. Highly recommended!
How to Make Unique Rosary Boxes:
This unique keepsake rosary box is perfect for holding a precious rosary and would make a lovely gift. This blue box features a beautiful picture of Mary framed with sparkling light blue rhinestones.
This light pink rosary box features a lovely picture of Mary framed with sparkling pink rhinestones.
To make your own Rosary Box you will need:
1 small wooden box (available from craft stores)
1 small paper holy picture or card of choice (for limitless possibilities, find traditional Catholic pictures on the web and print them with a color printer).
Acrylic paint, your choice of color
Thin “metallic” silver or gold ribbon
Little rhinestones (flat on one side)
Clear decoupage finish
Glue
Fine grain sand paper
Paint brush
Scissors
Felt (color of choice), cut to fit the inside bottom of the box
Directions:
Use the sand paper to sand off any rough spots or edges. Blow the wood dust off the box so you are ready for the next step: Paint the box with two coats of paint, letting dry completely between coats.
Cut your traditional Catholic holy picture to size, then paint a thin layer of decoupage on the back of the picture. Place where desired on the box, and press and smooth the picture. Let it dry completely.
If attaching metallic ribbon, as pictured, cut to size and use decoupage to attach, holding in place as necessary as it dries.
Next, paint the entire box with decoupage to give a smooth, clear finsih. You will need to work in stages, painting different sections of the box and letting dry before moving on to the next to avoid fingerprints and smudges.
Attach rhinestones around the traditional Catholic holy picture by painting a little decoupage or glue on the flat side. Press in place and let dry.
Finally, glue the felt into the bottom of the box for a soft resting place for your precious rosary.
This First Communion rosary box would make a perfect First Communion gift. To make your own First Communion rosary box, find a suitable picture and cut to size with a special edged scissors (found in craft stores). Browse the First Communion selection of greeting cards for a traditional catholic type picture. Then follow the directions above for making a rosary box.
How to Make Catholic Votive Candle Holders:
Saint Therese Votive Candle Holder
This beautiful and unique votive candle holder honors Saint Therese and would make a lovely gift for someone who bears her name or has great devotion to her.
The glass votive is decorated with Saint Therese’s picture and accented with sparkling light pink crystals. When the candle (included) is lighted, it produces a lovely glowing effect.
The votive is 2 1/2 inches tall by 2 inches wide.
If giving as a gift, include a prayer to the relevant saint!
Saint Joan of Arc Votive Candle Holder
Ideas for other saint candle votives:
Saint Helen
Saint Barbara
Saint Catherine
Saint Rita
Saint Rose
Saint Elizabeth
Saint Agnes
Saint Dymphna
Saint Gemma
Saint Margaret
Saint Veronica
Saint Joseph
Saint Anthony
Saint Francis
Saint Patrick
Saint Paul
Saint Dominic
Saint Benedict
Saint Gerard
Saint Nicholas
Saint Jude
Saint Michael
Saint Daniel
Saint Stephen
Saint Vincent
And More!
Other Catholic Votives:
Jesus
Mary
Nativity
Guardian Angel
Catholic votive candle holders make wonderful gifts for Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations, or just because!
For Toddlers & Young Kids:
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Don’t let your child sleep on a bare vinyl nap mat when you can get one of these cool fabric cotton nap mat covers! What a difference a cover makes–my son loves his nap mat cover!
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I am trying to bake a cupcake or cookie to represent a Nun, for some children I am in the Sound of Music with and we are Nuns.. any ideas? Thank you
Thanks for your question; this sounds like a wonderful project. I think you would have the most luck making nun cookies. I would suggest making a template or using a girl-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookie shape, and then use icing or–even easier–food coloring pens to make the nun’s habit and any other details you desire. Go to our “Bakery” page and scroll down to see the girl-shaped cookie cutter and the food coloring pens if you’re interested. Good luck and God bless!
For the Catholic votive holders, where do you find pictures? Off the computer, prayer cards? What works best?
Thanks! Great idea! I’m thinking of Confirmation gifts for the youth of the parish. I’m a DRE/Youth Minister so I have a youth group… I could have the youth group kids make a votive candle for each person receiving Confirmation.
Yes, a good source of pictures for making the votive holders is online or holy cards. You can find many choices online, and as long as you have access to a good quality color printer, this should work well. Otherwise, if you use holy cards, you want ones that aren’t too stiff or “cardboard-ish” or laminated because you would have a difficult time decoupaging these onto the holders. Religious books that have color pictures in them could also work–as long as you are willing to cut the pictures out and ruin the book, of course!