A Very Merry Christmas To All Of You

I hope you are all now done with your preparations for your festivities. I'm done, not stressing myself out and just enjoy the reason for the season.  Here's are some pictures for you and I'll see you next year!

Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad!  

God's Blessing to you and your family!

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good.
 La Doña Boutique

Just A Little Update

 Hello my friends.  Just a little peek at a bit of my Christmas decorations.  Gosh, I really hope to finish this weekend.  For some reason I don't feel like overdoing or overloading my house with "stuff".  We'll see what I end up with. 

 Vintage music paper tree and German glass glitter.  These are the first ones I made and they were so much fun to make.

 I originally wanted to have Jesus, Mary and Joseph as my center piece but I couldn't find a cloche wide or tall enough.

 

I bought these little trees and put them on my milk glass cups.  The doilies underneath were from my mom.

 And I planted my paperwhites too late cause they are barely this tall.  O well, such is life.

Take care my friends.

Jenny 

Creating for the greater good. 

La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 12

Twelve Mornings With Mary - Final Morning

My dear friends, I have enjoyed each and every day I have been blessed to have been a part of your mornings with Mary...thank you.  This is our final post but I hope that we stay connected as sisters in Christ and lovers of Mary, Our Blessed Mother.  

I am sharing this image of Our Lady of Guadalupe painted on wood.  It was a gift from my last living aunt, who still lives in Mexico.  She is my fathers cousin and we all love her dearly.  She sent all of us girls (I have 5 sisters), one each and they are just beautiful.  As you can see from the size of the 9 foot Christmas tree that I used to prop her up for pictures, that she is quite large.

She permanently reside in our breakfasts nook and radiantly looks at us as we have our meals.  

This 12 day journey was a retreat for me.  It was about faith, religion, meditation, prayer, acceptance, and unconditional love.  And so I end with a very familiar prayer...the Hail Mary.

Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

Join us at Rebecca's  Recuerda Mi Corazon see view more and thank you Rebecca for hosting this retreat.  

Stay prayerful.  Your sister in Christ.

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 11

Twelve Mornings With Mary

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Queen of Peace and The Americas

Feast Day December 12

Check out Recuerda Mi Corazon and see others that are joining Rebecca for 12 days of sharing Mary.

God's Blessings and have a prayerful day.


Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 10

Twelve Mornings With Mary

Linking up with Rebecca at  Recuerda Mi Corazon.  

I found this image on Pinterest.  I tried finding the source so I could properly provide credit but was not able to find the owner.  

Our Lady of Guadalupe?   Where's Saint Juan Diego?

Will you be doing anything in preparation for Our Lady's feast day on December 12th?  People across Mexico have been in a celebration and will culminate with a grand  procession to the local parish to honor the Virgin with "mañanitas" at dawn.  I've had the privilege of participating in celebrations, especially as a child.

               Source: PINTEREST


Have prayerful day.

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good.
 La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 9

Twelve Mornings With The Blessed Mother

Today I share this holy card from my collection.

To see more Mary's go to Recuerda Mi Corazon.

Have a Blessed and prayerful Sunday.

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good.
 La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 8

Twelve Mornings With Mary

I am linking up with Recuerda Mi Corazon and sharing this image of Our Lady of Medjugorje.  

I got this card on a glorious pilgrimage to Medjugorje in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegoniva, (it used to be part of Croatia), that my husband and I took about 10 years ago. If you wish to read more about Our Lady of Medjugorje go HERE.

Every time a gaze at this image, I gasp at it's beauty.

Have a beautiful and prayerful Saturday amigas.

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 7

Twelve Mornings With Mary


 I have not created much in the last year or so but I thought I share another picture of a bracelet I made a while ago. When I create, I am always inspired and directed to incorporate my Catholic faith...I go with what is placed in my heart.

This image melts my heart.  They look at each other so tenderly.

Have a prayerful day!

Join Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon to see more.

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 6

Twelve Mornings With Mary

Linking up with Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon.

Holy Card Heaven is a heavenly site for beautiful images.  These two holy cards are from their collection, Virgin Mary, Love's Pure Light.  I'm sharing two because I couldn't make up my mind.  I love the rosaries hanging on their right arm - the "Silent Warriors".

Have prayerful day!

Jenny
 Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 5

Twelve Mornings With Mary

Joining Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon for 12 days of sharing Mary.

This image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Pope John Paul the Great.  It is from a pilgrimage to the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Mexico City, years ago.  She is a Mother isn't she?  

I'm using PicMonkey to edit my images, in case you were wondering.

Have a prayerful day!

Jenny
 Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

A Virgin A Day - Day 4

12 Days With Mary

I am enjoying this blog link up so very much.  Thank you Mary for your "yes"!

                                                           SOURCE:  Holy Card Heaven

Visit Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon to visit other participants.  Blessings everyone.

Jenny
 Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

Virgin A Day - Day 3

Twelve Days With Mary

Today I am sharing  a necklace I made with the image of the Blessed Mother - Our Lady of Guadalupe.  Have a prayerful day.  Linking up with Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon.

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

A Virgin a Day -12 Days with Mary Day 2

I am linking up with Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon to spend 12 mornings with Mary, the "Silent Warrior".

I am a day late but nonetheless, here is my Blessed Mother.  

The Prayer Of Mary 

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my 
Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel 

for he remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children forever.  

 (Lk 1:46-55)  Source: EWTN

God's Blessings everyone!

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

Beautiful Images...

As I was surfing the web this evening, I found these beautiful images.  They are gorgeous and so appropriate for this time of the year, heck for anytime of the year - I adore these.  You can get them from the Graphics Fairy.  Karen has several blogs with lots of free downloadable graphics, blog templates and other goodies.  

Have a great weekend everyone!

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good.
 La Doña Boutique

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone the best Thanksgiving Day ever. 

Source:  HolyCardHeaven  

God's Blessings!

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good.
 La Doña Boutique

Fall Decor

Finally finished.  I took my time and enjoyed it thoroughly.  Here's a few pictures.  I love how the doily wrapped pumpkins turned out.  All the doilies and other crochet items are either from my mom or from my aunts - I've managed to salvage quite a few.  

God's blessings everyone!

Jenny 

Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique