Sacred and Immaculate Heart Perler Melting Bead Pattern

Here is an old favorite of mine....My kids and I made these last summer and I saved the pattern. I thought with the feast days of the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart coming in June it was time to share the pattern with all of you.  

These are made with the Perler Beads which you can buy at your local craft store or click here. To make these, you will need the melting plates that are shaped like a heart and a six-pointed star. 

Start by making two hearts according to the patterns. Then make two flames. The flames should be basically the same but take out the cross when making the flame for the Immaculate Heart and fill the cross area with yellow. Different shades of yellow mixed together look nice. The sword is only for Our Lady’s heart. 

Melt the beads, which you placed on the melting plate, just as the bead package directs. Remove them from the plates just as you normally would. Then it's time to melt the flame to the heart: Place the correct flame over top and matching heart (as pictured). Sandwich the flame and heart between two melting/wax paper sheets and melt the two parts together with your iron; just as you would when you melt the beads. You may need to add more pressure on the iron to get them to help them to stick together. Do the same with the sword.  They will look a little squished on the backside where the two parts are fused together.

Because these will only look nice from one side, so be sure you melt them so the nicer sides are on the good side. 

This is the back of the hearts. Note how the flame and sword over-lap the heart.

Click Here for the Pattern

Hope you all have a great day!

God Bless,

~Jennifer

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May is such a great Month! {Crafts}

Hi everyone! I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted! My blogging break as been full of busy days and lots of new experiences! I will continue to be slow to post as I finish up the school year with my kids and plan for the coming school year, but I wanted to add a quick post to say "Hi-ya!" and let you know things are going well! 

Here at our house we are all excited about the month of May! It's always a busy month and this year is no different. I may not be posting but the kids and I are still making arts and crafts to honor Our Lady and to  celebrate Our Lord's Ascension and Pentecost!

Here are a few old posts I thought you might like to check out:

Ascension of Our Lord:

Jesus Ascension Glowing Cloud Craft

Jesus Ascension 3D Printable Paper Project

Pentecost:

Gifts of the Holy Spirit  Paper Plate Craft {In Spanish, too}	Pentecost Pinwheel Symbols of Wind and Fire
♥	Pentecost Cake Topper

To Honor Our Lady:

Click here to see a list of the  Crowns for a Mary Statue

Click here to see the list of Altars for Mary

Printable Marian images to  create a blooming Mary tree	Print, color, cut. and paste craft Quick and easy
Marian Flower Collage Art	Holy Family Felt doll/statues
Create the Sacred and Immaculate  Hearts from Paper	Click Here to See Lots more Arts and Crafts to Honor Our Lady

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Lots of Crafts for the Liturgical Year!

Hi everyone,
I'm sad to say, I have decided to stop blogging for a little while. I've put this post off too long because this decision breaks my heart. I have tons of crafts and activities that I never found the time to post and I'd love to share them with all of you, but I feel that God is asking me to set them aside for now. Life has become rather hectic here in our house for many reasons: I will be teaching 8 of my 9 kids this coming school year. The next few years are going to be my busiest ever as all nine of my kids will be school age. This feels like a lot for me to handle and so I decided that I need to take some time to prepare for the coming load. I plan to take a few (at home) courses to better educate myself so I can be a better teacher for my kids. Next year, I will have two high-schoolers to handle and I want to be sure I'm prepared. I also want to better organize and schedule my home and life to suite all the kids and all their ages/grade levels.  Also, my husband, who is a huge help to me, will need to take on other responsibilities to help support our large family and growing bills. So I will not have my wonderful helper by my side like I once did. There are many other personal reasons, but I'll stop rambling. 
With all that in mind, I feel my free time will be lost for a few months. After my blogging break, I hope to post occasionally as time allows, although I'm not sure how often my posting will occur.  
(I do hope to post occasionally on my family blog for the sake of my children and memories, but only if I find the time.)

Below I added links to the different list of crafts which I have already posted on this blog. Most of the links below bring you to a library of ideas. It's hundreds of crafts and activities that could keep a mom or teacher active for a very long time. So feel free to browse and find an activity that suits the liturgical celebration you are preparing for. Thank you for your time to listen and your understanding. 
 May God bless you all! I hope to be back soon.
~Jennifer (with love from the whole family!)

Jesus Jesus Crafts and Ideas Advent and Christmas Lent and Easter	Mary Ideas & Crafts to Honor Mary Crowns for Marian Statues Marian Altars
Sacraments All Sacrament Crafts and Ideas Baptism Confession Holy Eucharist and the Mass Confirmation Marriage Holy Orders (Priest's vestments)	Bible Bible Verses Crafts and Games Pentecost Crafts and Activities Jesus Crafts and Ideas Advent and Christmas Lent and Easter
Saints St. Anne and Baby Mary St. Agnes Ideas St. Francis of Assisi Craft St. Isidore Ideas St. Jane Frances de Chantal Book St. John the Baptist and Baptism Ideas St. Joseph Crafts and Ideas St. Kateri Tekakwitha Crafts and Ideas St. Lucy Ideas St. Margaret Mary	More Saints St. Nicholas Ideas St. Patrick and the Trinity Ideas St. Peter Crafts and Ideas St. Philomena St. Stephen Ideas St Therese St. Valentine Ideas Saint Costumes DIY Girl Saint Costumes DIY Boy Saint Costumes
Prayer All Prayer Crafts and Ideas Giant Pro-Life Rosary Activity DIY Kid's Prayer Book Morning Offering Craft A Prayer List of People to Color Rosary Prayer Sheets Family Rosary Ideas  Our Store Visit our store for more faith-filled fun!	Games All Faith-centered Games Catholic I Spy Decor All DIY Gifts and Decor Ideas Saint Felt Doll/Statues Other All Other Crafts and Activities Pope (New Pope Info. and Party) Priest's Vestments e-book, craft, and coloring pages School Printables for other subjects

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