Give Her God’s Word in Your Handwriting
Ever have a gift touch your heart and take your breath away?
I recently did.
My best friend from college, Kelly (who was also my co-author on my first two books) is the most creative and clever gift-giver.
Over the years she has stitched, sewed, woven and spun me many homemade treasures. But this year for my recent birthday, she out-did herself. And I just HAVE to share the idea with you because…..well it is easy enough that even I, Miss Craft-Challenged, could do it.
She gave me the gift of God’s word.
It came in a simple, brown paper, twine-wrapped gift. with a homemade tag and a hand-written note.
When I opened the package, out fell wonderful pieces of God’s heart written on cream-colored file folder scraps, framed in scrapbooking paper pieces and dangling from simple cotton strings.
She had spent HOURS choosing just the right verses for me and then copying them down in her very best handwriting on the hand-crafted tags.
I keep these gems in a jar by my kitchen sink. Each week I randomly choose a new verse to hang on my window over my sink to ponder as I wash yet another glass or scrub a pan or pot.
If you have someone you want to encourage, try this simple idea. It really has been a lasting gift as I think of her each Monday when I pull out yet another whisper from God.
(NOTE: If you want help on how to make these, I can ask Kelly to hop on and comment. I am clueless. However, if you need help searching for just the right verses for a friend, use biblegateway.com. It makes it a snap to search for verses by putting in key words.)
A very beautiful gift that comes from the heart! Just knowing she wrote out each verse, with you in mind, is a beautiful thought <3
What a beautiful and meaningful gift!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Love your inspiration.
Lori McMahan
Thank you so much for sharing!!
I love this, what a great idea!
Thank you for sharing! I love new ideas to do with the kids at church. This will make a great Mother’s Day project! :)
Reading this made me want to cry. What more precious gift could there be than giving someone you love God’s Word in such a creative way! Thanks so much for this idea!
Amazing!! Thanks for sharing <3<3
I just LOVE this idea! I am going to make sets of these for teacher gifts.
awesome idea. I would love the verses she picked out for you.
Sweet Ann, it would take a great deal of time I don’t have right now to list them all out. Just pray that God leads you to the verses you are to choose for your special someone. He is faithful and will lead you to the perfect ones. Biblegateway.com is a real help! Good luck!
Karen,
I LOVE this idea! Kelly’s a good one! What a treasure!
You would love it Dort. You are another one of my “crafty friends” :-)
Okay, Ladies here are the supplies and instructions. There really is no one way to do this but this is what I had on hand.
Supplies:
manila file folders
scrapbooking paper( about 3-4 coordinated designs with print on front and back)
white cotton yarn (mine was purchased on a cone and I use it for several things around the home)
White reinforcement hole lables
glue stick (one for crafts not kid’s glue)
hole puncher
Instructions:
The size of my tag is 3 3/4″ by 1 3/4″. Cut out a rectangle this size from the manila folders. At about the 3″ mark cut away up to the middle of the top of the rectangle on both sides to make the point. (See photos above.)Now use this as a pattern to cut as many rectangles as verse cards you will need. I made about thirty for a set. Next, cut out 3 1/4″ by 2 1/4″ rectangles from the scrapbooking papers. Glue these papers onto the tags. This should leave a small border around the tag. (See photo) Use a hole puncher to punch a hole in the arrow portion of the tag. Reinforce with a hole lable. Then, cut a piece of yarn 12″. Fold in half. Tie a knot at the bottom, then loop in through the hole. The knot should be the part that is hanging. Now the fun part. Choose scripture verses to write on the tags. I choose verses from Psalms, but you could choose verses with a theme (love, blessings, comfort, contentment, joy). Choose verses that will encourage the person you are giving them to for whatever circumstances they are in . You could give them in a jar or basket, or just wrap them up and let them choose from a container they have that works for them. You could also make a tag with the verse from Ps. 119:105 and attach it to the gift. They could then attach it to their jar or basket.
I hope these directions are clear enough. You can make whatever size of tag you would like to use. And remember, they don’t have to be perfect. But they will know it was given from the heart.
What a AWESOME idea to give to a special friend for constant scripture in their lives! From someone not very crafty this is GREAT! Thanks for sharing and for the detailed instructions!
What a great idea, super cute, and a great way to encourage/love on someone else. Kelly, do you have a blog, too, where you share other great ideas like this? Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather :)
Karen, what a beautiful treasured gift – God’s Word to meditate on and memorize. It’s a gift that can be used year after year too. You’ve got a special treasure of a friend that would made such a precious gift! :)
What a WONDERFUL idea. And beautiful gift. I do crafts with my DGD, we’ve been giving folks scripture on craft sticks, index cards & decorating with scrapping supplies and/or stamps. So this fits right in TFS
Please ask Kelly to share the specific instructions.
Tricia–
As stated above, I was able to ask her to share & her comments are below. Hope they help! :-)
That is a TREASURE! I hope you hugged her REAL TIGHT!!
I can’t wait to try it too.
I’d love to give these to my besties & young adult kids.
Thanks, Kelly!
I’d love to hug her but we only see each other every 1-2 years!
Hey gals–
I talkled with Kelly and she will hop on later to give instructions. She was going to this morning but her power went out. (We are having high winds & storms in MI) Thanks for your patience. :-)
What a beautiful gift from a treasured friend! This is a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
What a sweet blessing., thank you for sharing……love your blog
I love the idea it is so personal and would love specific instructions on how to Thank you
so much i am so enjoying your site.
Please, please give us specifics! What a great gift idea – but I am craft-challenged and need specific instructions and supply list please!
This is precious. The time spent alone melts my heart.
It would be wonderful to share this with a single mom or widow? They would adore this kind of blessing over their trial!
What a wonderful idea. I was looking for something to give to a group of ladies who are really special to me and this could be the very thing. Thanks for sharing the idea. Have a blessed day!
Love it!!
I would love it if your friend could give us specific directions. These are beautiful!
Thanks for sharing Karen!! I just returned from an amazing weekend with the ACTS retreat That would be such a cherished gift to give and receive!! Blessings, Barb
Fabulous idea!!! I do hope she comments because I’m thinking this would be great for Mother’s Day..