The Greatest Love of all ~ A Valentine from God!

I've been looking for this tag/bookmark in my files all day
and have finally found it. I did not design it myself but it was sent
to me by a friend and I've had it in my files for years.
Enjoy!

Last year I also posted a similar bookmark,
click here to see it.

♥

A Student/Teacher Christmas Bookmark...

I wrote this poem a few years back and made it into a bookmark.
I hope teachers and students alike can insert this into their Christmas card or gift.
Further down you will find a multiple page so it makes it easier for you to print several at one time.

School is a special place
Where we share and care
Teachers teach and students learn
For the future we prepare.

Some times are hard, some times are fun,
But together we move on,
These days we treasure and will always cherish,
Making memories to look back upon!

With our ups and downs, our smiles and frowns,
We work through our days,
Directors, students, teachers,
Sometimes we're in a daze.

Each step of the way, we're happy to say
We're walking hand in hand
Through a learning process, a caring one too,
Making us feel happy and grand.

So let us look back at our achievements
Each one in their own unique way
Wishing one and all the best of the season
And Blessings for
A Happy Holiday!
Doreen Scerri ©

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's a Bookmark for Valentine's Day...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Have you hugged your loved ones today?

Check out my very first poem for this year

written in memory of my dear Mum

A Special Valentine's Gift from God

This is a bookmark/tag shared by a friend some time ago.

It is so beautiful, I thought of sharing it

with you all here.

Have a lovely Valentine's Day filled with God's love.

Making bookmarks for some very special people...

Yesterday my husband and I and several friends had the lovely occasion to meet the sweet Sisters of the Poor Clares in St. Julians at a get-together organized by the same nuns. We are indeed very happy and fortunate to be able to spend such precious time with them. They always bless us with their welcoming and warm friendship.

The bookmarks were a joint effort/idea made

as a gift for the Poor Clares
~ thanks to all who shared ideas or donated supplies

so that I could make these ~
...here are pictures of the work involved in making them

for those who would like to try making some.

I measured, cut and knotted (on one end) some lovely colourful ribbons, donated by some friends, ...

It was hard to choose from such a lovely variety of crosses...these were generously donated and sent from America by some very dear on-line friends.

The next step was the most difficult...threading the ribbon which is a bit fidgety but I improvised with a home made tool ... a short length of silver wire bent in two to thread the ribbon with!

With my family's help I found a way how to leave one side of the ribbon longer than the other while securing the cross so that the final knot does not show behind the bookmark.

Once I designed the bookmarks I printed them...hmmm, that was when the printer ink finished...anyway I finally got them printed.

The next step was to laminate them.

I love the laminating part...this is when the design part is all done and ready and you can finally see the end result...

A paper cutter is a very helpful tool when you have to cut out some three dozen bookmarks and trim them!

Using a hole punch, make a hole in the middle at the top of each bookmark.

This was also a fun part...threading the ribbon and cross ... here comes the part where you will find out that the knot stays at the back because of what we did earlier when we threaded the ribbon and cross having left one side a little longer than the other.

Here is a close up of the bookmarks.

It took quite a long time (at least 8-10 hours spread over different days) to design (having tried several different designs), to print and then do all the steps above to make these bookmarks.

It was well worth making the bookmarks to see the smiles on the sisters' faces.

Here is the wording on the bookmarks:

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ~ St. Francis of Assisi ~

"Praise God by Your Life" ~ St. Clare ~

Thank you Lord for the precious gift of
the Poor Clares who daily offer their
prayers for each and every one of us.

Bookmarks to share

Here are a couple of bookmarks I made to share at last weekend's retreat...

the original had details to mark the occasion.

For an extra touch I also added a tassel

or cross on a silver ribbon.

~~~~~

Special thanks to my friend Cathy from Montana USA

who sent me the lovely crosses.
Thanks Cathy!

St.Patrick's Day Bookmark for You!

Here is a bookmark I designed for you, right click and save to your files ~ enjoy!