Chrismons For Every Day: Instructions for making and using Chrismons Every Day of the Year - Softcover

Frances Kipps Spencer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971547238 ISBN 13: 9780971547230

Publisher: Ascension Lutheran Church, 1971

Synopsis

Chrismons for Every Day demonstrates inspirational used for these Christian symbols throughout the year. Among the pictured suggestions for which patterns and directions are given are hangings, arrangements, mobiles, pictures, shadowboxes, wedding cake toppers, wreaths, and bookmarks. Chrismons for Every Day is recommended for beginners, intermediate, and advanced Chrismon workers. Beginners will find it a valuable supplement to the Basic Series because it offers new construction methods for learners and complete and specific workshop guides and outlines. Intermediate and advanced workers as well as beginners will find detailed directions and patterns for for miniatures in this book. In addition, any Chrismon maker will be interested in the more than thirty new patterns for medium and large tree decorations. There are crosses, monograms, and symbols - all combined in different ways - as well as a set of eight Chrismons, the Beatitudes. Ornaments vary from very easy to difficult to make. As with all Chrismon books, complete interpretations for all the designs in this book are given. Since these Chrismons were developed a few years after the previous book, new materials and finishes which hobbyists will enjoy using make up some of the new designs. A number of the pictures of the finished Chrismons are in color on the book cover.

About this title

About the Author

Mrs. Frances Kipps Spencer created the first Chrismons Ornaments in 1957 for the Ascension Lutheran Church of Danville, VA. Mrs. Spencer sought to put Christ's name on the tree in a manor more fitting a church at Christmas. She based her designs on ancient monograms of Christ including Greek symbol abbreviations and crosses. She choose the White and Gold liturgical colors to display Christ's purity and God's majesty. The background of the evergreen tree symbolizes the eternal life our Savior won for us. The white lights of the tree proclaim Christ's role as the Light of the world. Only the patterns are sold to support the non-profit seeking to keep the idea from becoming a commercial adventure and lessening the impact of this gift to all Christians of any denomination. A Chrismons tree has been featured at the Smithsonian Institute and Ascension Lutheran still erects a 20 - 24' tree open to visitors every December. Contact the Chrismons Secretary to plan your visit at 434-792-5795 or see www.chrismon.org. Join us on Facebook and Pintrest.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ascension Lutheran Church
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0971547238
• ISBN 13: 9780971547230
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 74