So one of the swaps we signed-up for this season is a
Jesse Tree swap from the 4real forum. The Jesse Tree is an ancient symbol -- it records the Jesus' family tree through symbols. Here are the symbols normally incorporated in a Jesse Tree:
- Earth Apple & Snake
- Mary
- Ark & Rainbow
- Camel & Tent
- Lamb
- Colorful Coat
- Doorway With blood
- Tablet With 10 Numbers
- Cluster of Grapes
- Stick With bronze serpent
- Whale
- Sheaf of Wheat
- Slingshot
- Scroll
- Stump With Leaf
- Lion & Lamb together
- Dove & Crown
- Shepherd’s Staff
- Cross
- Heart With Writing
- Bethlehem
- Fiery Furnace
- Brick Wall
- Star
- Candle or Light
- Angel
- Baby in Manger
We are making the colorful coats -- the coat Jacob made for Joseph. We made 18 of the colorful coats yesterday:
We'll finish these up today and send them off to a very nice lady in Washington, D.C. who will then sort through all the symbols and create a package for each of the participants with each of the 28 symbols so we'll be able to have a complete Jesse Tree from many of our friends at 4Real!
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4 comments:
Those are so pretty! Our fiery furnaces need one more little detail added and then they will be done. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!
I *love* these coats! The swap is a great idea!
That's great to have a swap for things. We always just try to make our own ornaments. One per day. We do great for the first week - and then get bogged down. Last year we may have finally made it all the way through - but there were some Saturdays where we were doing a week's worth at once - not really the idea. But I do love the Jesse Tree idea during Advent.
These are terrific!
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