[fishhound]

Better Late then Never. I demonstrated how to make these at a Church group tonight. I wasn't a guest speaker or anything I just wanted to show people. I did not expect to see how happy people were to see this. I was moved. I have given many of these out since I first posted. The people, tonight, were very glad to see how to make thier own. By the end of the night I knew that they would make them. That they might have them in a place in thier back yards. A place for quiet contemplation on a nice summer's evening. They really help bring a sense of Catholic Spirituality. One Priest I know takes his light inside at night, I think, for his Office reading. One of the Sisters of St. Paul put one on the grave of her brother. Even from inside the house to look out in the yard, at night, winter or summer and see these alit, helping to keep the faith is good. I hope they add an awareness of God to your home. Or that they might help with focus in prayer life. If you do not have a yard, you can put them in a window to charge up and bring a glow to a room. I am going to make some in blue for Mother Mary's Statue. Experiment. One can use masking tape to mask off a Cross and come back with different colors for effect. One could also use a variety of colors to make a patchwork stained glass look. As I finished the talk, I pointed to the real votives in the Church and said "Now you can have that in your own yards and homes". I was thanked.

[baa39]

This is very interesting. Blue is “Mary’s color” so if for some reason one did not particularly like red, maybe due to the color scheme of house or garden, your lights would also look nice in blue to enhance a Marian statue.

[MountainFlower]

This is great! When I post that thread I was talking to you about....I think these would be great there! You are a blessing. Keep the ideas coming... ::grin::