Jesse Tree Swap #2 Ornaments

At long last, here are the pictures of the swap 2 ornaments and the scripture they correspond with.  There are so many creative ornaments in this group.  

Beginning with the top row and moving left to right:

Day 1 Creation: Genesis 1:1-23 

Day 2 Creation: Continued

Day 3 Fall of Man: Genesis 3:1-15, 20-23

Day 4 Noah:  Genesis 6:5-20, 7:1-23, 8:1-17, 9:1-13 

Day 5 Abraham:  Genesis 12:1-5, 13:14-16, 18:1-10, 21:1-3 

Day 6 Isaac:  Genesis 22:1-14 

Day 7 Jacob:  Genesis 27:41-44, 28:10-17

Day 8 Joseph:  Genesis 37:3-4, 17-28 

Day 9 Moses:  Exodus 2:1-10, 3:1-12 

Day 10 Moses Continued:  Exodus, Chapters 7-14, 19, 32

Day 11 Ruth: Ruth 1:1-16, 7-22

Day 12 Samuel: 1 Samuel, Chapter 3 .

Day 13 Jesse:  1 Samuel, Chapter 16 

Day 14 David:  1 Samuel, Chapter 17, 19:1-2

Day 15 Solomon:  1 Kings, Chapter 3 

Day 16 Elijah:  1 Kings, Chapters 17 &; 18

Day 17 Elisha:  2 Kings 5

Day 18 Isaiah's Prophecies:  Isaiah 8:6-7

Day 19 Isaiah:  Isaiah Chapter 6

Day 20 Daniel:  Daniel 6:11-17, 19-25

Day 21 Jeremiah:  Jeremiah, Chapter 31

Day 22 Angels:  Luke, Chapter 1

Day 23 Zechariah, Elizabeth and John the Baptist:  Luke, Chapter 1

Day 24 Blessed Virgin Mary:  Luke, Chapter 1

Day 25 The Visitation:  Luke 1:39-56

Day 26 Joseph:  Matthew, Chapter 1

Day 27 The Nativity:  Luke, Chapter 2

Day 28 Magi: Matthew 2:1-12

Jesse Tree Ornament Swap #1 Ornaments

The Jesse Tree Swap ornaments for both swaps are all on their way to their new homes and should arrive in time for the first Sunday of Advent.  I'm still amazed that 1. there was enough interest to fill two swaps and 2. that the swaps both went as smoothly as they did.  I really expected there to be a disaster of some sort.  Last Monday a package arrived at my house that was damaged and had been taped up by the post office.  Shock, relief and total thankfulness pretty much sums up how I felt when I opened the box and found all of the ornaments in tact.  Crisis averted!

I've already had a few people ask if I'm going to do this again next year.  I'm considering it, but if I do it will only be one swap and I will start it a month earlier.  It will really all depend on how busy life is in our house next year.  We have some big changes coming up in the coming year so I will have to wait and see if I will have the time to take on another swap.

Back to the swap.  It was my original intention to put together a little booklet that had a picture of each ornament and the bible story that went with it.  Unfortunately I didn't anticipate spending a week battling a cold and then spending another week with a cranky teething toddler all while trying to get a handle on our first year of homeschooling.  Toss in some other happy circumstances that have pretty much sapped most of my energy and you have the reason why that little booklet never came into existence.

I'd still like to give you a run down on each of the ornaments so when you open up your box of ornaments you know which one goes with which day so I've created a few photo collages of the ornaments.

Beginning with the top row and moving left to right:

Day 1 Creation: Genesis 1:1-23 

Day 2 Creation: Continued

Day 3 Fall of Man: Genesis 3:1-15, 20-23

Day 4 Noah:  Genesis 6:5-20, 7:1-23, 8:1-17, 9:1-13 

Day 5 Abraham:  Genesis 12:1-5, 13:14-16, 18:1-10, 21:1-3 

Day 6 Isaac:  Genesis 22:1-14 

Day 7 Jacob:  Genesis 27:41-44, 28:10-17

Day 8 Joseph:  Genesis 37:3-4, 17-28 

Day 9 Moses:  Exodus 2:1-10, 3:1-12 

Day 10 Moses Continued:  Exodus, Chapters 7-14, 19, 32

Day 11 Ruth: Ruth 1:1-16, 7-22

Day 12 Samuel: 1 Samuel, Chapter 3 .

Day 13 Jesse:  1 Samuel, Chapter 16 

Day 14 David:  1 Samuel, Chapter 17, 19:1-2

Day 15 Solomon:  1 Kings, Chapter 3 

Day 16 Elijah:  1 Kings, Chapters 17 & 18

Day 17 Elisha:  2 Kings 5

Day 18 Isaiah's Prophecies:  Isaiah 8:6-7

Day 19 Isaiah:  Isaiah Chapter 6

Day 20 Daniel:  Daniel 6:11-17, 19-25

Day 21 Jeremiah:  Jeremiah, Chapter 31

Day 22 Angels:  Luke, Chapter 1

Day 23 Zechariah, Elizabeth and John the Baptist:  Luke, Chapter 1

Day 24 Blessed Virgin Mary:  Luke, Chapter 1

Day 25 The Visitation:  Luke 1:39-56

Day 26 Joseph:  Matthew, Chapter 1

Day 27 The Nativity:  Luke, Chapter 2 

Day 28 Magi: Matthew 2:1-12

O Antiphon: O Wisdom

O Antiphon: O Lord of Lords

O Antiphon: O Flower of Jesse's Stem

O Antiphon: O Key of David

O Antiphon: O Radiant Dawn

O Antiphon: O King of All Nations

O Antphon: O Emmanuel

The O Antiphons begin on December 18th.

The ornaments and the bible stories for each one are the same as what is used in the Holy Heroes Jesse Tree DVD.  You can also see the Jesse Tree videos that go with these ornaments by signing up for their free Advent Adventure.

I hope you all have a blessed Advent!  I know my children can't wait to use all of our lovely new Jesse Tree ornaments.  We will be praying for all of you this Advent.

Where has the last week gone?

I feel like it's been ages since I have even touched the blog.  We had a busy weekend followed up by a busy week and the next thing I know it's been over a week since I posted anything on the blog.  And in some ways we can even say this looks a bit like procrastination.

First, I have a bit of Jesse Tree Ornament Swap news.  For swap #2 I have no contact information for Wendy J. (ornament #5) and Erin (ornament #18).  If either one of you see this please email me so I can send you the email I sent everyone else on 10/12 that contains all of the swap details.  While I have contact info for everyone else, I still haven't heard from many of you.  Please send me and email so I know you got the email I have sent.  I'm not someone who adheres to the "no news is good news" line of thinking.  Instead I'm waking up in the middle of the night here and there wondering if some who signed up for the swap had second thoughts and haven't communicated it to me.

Last week Katie turned two.  She's two already!  I have the hardest time believing that she's two, but then she throws a little fit or something and I believe it.  She certainly acts like a two year old.  We had a party for her on the 13th and then cake on her birthday a few days later.  Katie loves cake!

Bryan was sick last week with a double ear infection and now I'm not feeling to well either.  The past few days my throat has been sore and I feel like one of my ears is filling with fluid.  Katie had a bit of a cough and cold last week with left her feeling a bit grouchy.

Katie, Ellie and I had a bit of a pumpkin picking hay ride fail last Monday.  Clearly choosing a day when everyone was off from school to do a hay ride was not the brightest idea.  We ended up buying pumpkins from the market area and ditching our plans for the hay ride.

I'm really surprised that Madeline is only a week or two away from wrapping up all of her classes for the first quarter.  Some days haven't been the easiest, but we're getting there.  There are some changes I'd like to make for the remainder of the year so I'm going to have to take a little time to sit down and see what I can do.  We're using Seton for our homeschool because 1. I was able to get her enrolled and have books delivered quickly when we made an 11th hour decision to pull her out of the public school system days before the school year was set to begin.  2. It's an accredited program which makes my husband feel a lot more comfortable with our decision to homeschool.  3. I know people who use the program who have all had good things to say about it.  Now there are plenty of aspects about Seton that I like, but there are some things that I'm not necessarily thrilled about.  I don't particularly like their science and history books so I need to find ways to tweak, supplement  and substitute while still preparing her to take their tests.  And then, there's the dilemma of my child not being very fond of memorization which is a huge part of the religion course.  Right now we're having Ellie work with her on the memorization.  Ellie is a pro when it comes to memorization so I'm hoping her method of quizzing her older sister will work.  So far it's getting her somewhat better results.  I think it has an additional benefit of Ellie learning the material, too.

I got an email from Ellie's teacher yesterday asking me to organize the class party for Halloween.  I can't believe how quickly the end of the month is coming up on us.  I'm a little surprised at how few parents volunteered to help out with supplying treats for the class parties.  Of course, with all of the restrictions the school now has on sweets, there isn't much on the list of approved food items.  The school even changed it's policy on how many parent volunteers are allowed to help with the parties.  Just two parents per class.  Years ago we were allowed to have five or six.  This new way of doing things very closely resembles the way things are done at our local parish school.  I really disliked the way they sucked the fun out of classroom parties and it looks like the public schools are now doing the same.  Another reason to prefer homeschooling to a traditional school.  I'm just fine with having some goodies and fun to celebrate a holiday or feast day.

When I get a little more time I'll update the blog with some pictures of the birthday girl and some of the other happenings of last week.  I just don't have the energy at the moment to sort through photos, edit and water mark them and everything else that is associated with me adding them to this post.

Attention: Jesse Tree Swap Participants

Both Jesse Tree Ornament Swaps are now filled.  I'd like to email all of you in the next day or two with all of the details for the swap.  Particularly where to mail the ornaments and how to pay for the return shipping.  But first, I really need your help.  I have roughly forty people for whom I have no contact info.  I need an email address for each participant so I can send you all of the swap details.  I've spent a few hours over the past two days trying to track down email addresses and it's becoming very time consuming.  It would be an amazing help if you would email me at Karen(at)KareninMommyland(dot)com and tell me:
1. Your name
2. Which swap you joined
3. The ornament you are making

I thank you all in advance for your understanding.  For those of you who have already left your email address in the comments or have sent me an email I sincerely appreciate it.

Jesse Tree Swap #2!

Can I just say I'm floored by the number of responses to my Jesse Tree Ornament Swap post from yesterday?  I figured it would be at least a week or two before I would be able to field 28-35 participants for the swap.  I never expected to have the list filled in less than 24 hours.

I have somewhere between 8-10 people and counting that were interested in joining the swap but their first choice was already chosen by someone else before them.  Clearly a pitfall of the comment moderation on my blog.  So I'm going to attempt to host a second swap for those of you who weren't able to get in on the first round.  Just like last time, I will start with just 28 ornaments and if there is enough interest, I'll add in the O Antiphons.  Ornaments are assigned on a first come first served basis.  I strongly suggest putting your top three choices in the comments.  If you send me an email make sure the subject line says Second Jesse Tree Swap so I can tell the two swaps apart.

If we have enough participants by Saturday, October 12th we will go forward with the swap.  Share this post with others who might want to join in.

I would like to ship all of the ornaments out to the swap participants by November 23rd to ensure that everyone has their ornaments in time for the first Sunday of Advent.  That means I will need to receive your ornaments by November 21st at the latest.  If we start now that gives you about 5 1/2 weeks to make the ornaments and ship them to me.  I'd suggest mailing your ornaments no later than  November 14th to ensure they arrive on time.


Participants will need to also cover return postage for the ornaments.  I'm thinking medium flat rate priority mail boxes would be the least stressful option, for me, not my poor mail carrier who will probably skip my house for the remainder of the year.  Shipping for medium sized flat rate boxes is $12.35.


I have put suggestions for possible ornaments for each of the ornaments.  Feel free to be as creative as you want to be.  Ornaments can be made out of wood, felt, fabric, clay, yarn and so on.  I'd suggest the ornaments be no larger than 2-4 inches since we need to make sure they all fit in the medium sized flat rate box.

 1.  Creation (Earth)- Genesis 1:1-23 Chris, Britta....
 2.  Creation Continued (Man and Woman)- Genesis 1:24-31 Pamela
 3.  Fall of Man (Apple, Serpent)- Genesis 3:1-15, 20-23 Rachel
 4.  Noah (Ark, Rainbow) Genesis 6:5-20, 7:1-23, 8:1-17, 9:1-13 Erin D.
 5.  Abraham (Tent)- Genesis 12:1-5, 13:14-16, 18:1-10, 21:1-3 Wendy J.
 6.  Isaac (Bundle of Sticks, Ram)- Genesis 22:1-14 Karen G.
 7.  Jacob (Ladder)-Genesis 27:41-44, 28:10-17 JenniferAnne
 8.  Joseph (Multi-colored Coat)- Genesis 37:3-4, 17-28 Sonia
 9.  Moses (Moses Basket)-Exodus 2:1-10, 3:1-12 Shauna
10. Moses Continued (Stone Tablets)-Exodus, Chapters 7-14, 19, 32 Lindsay
11. Ruth (Wheat)- Ruth 1:1-16, 7-22 Jodi
12. Samuel (Crown)- 1 Samuel, Chapter 3 Courtney
13. Jesse (Tree Stump with Shoot)- 1 Samuel, Chapter 16 Daniele
14. David (Slingshot)- 1 Samuel, Chapter 17, 19:1-2 Kathleen
15. Solomon (Temple)- 1 Kings, Chapter 3 Geowne
16. Elijah (Raven, Manna, Chariot of Fire)-1 Kings, Chapters 17 & 18 Shannon C.
17. Elisha (River or Dove)- 2 Kings 5 Kathryn R.
18. Isaiah's Prophecies (Cross)-Isaiah 8:6-7 Erin
19. Isaiah (Scroll)- Isaiah Chapter 6 Megan
20. Daniel (Lion)- Daniel 6:11-17, 19-25 Melissa L.
21. Jeremiah (Fire)-Jeremiah, Chapter 31 Shannon
22. Angels (Angel or Angel Wings)- Luke, Chapter 1 Kate D.
23. Zechariah, Elizabeth and John the Baptist (Tablet with chalk)- Luke, Chapter 1 Karen G.
24. Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, Lily, Heart, Marian Symbol)- Luke, Chapter 1Christine
25. The Visitation (Mary and Elizabeth or Path with Hills)- Luke 1:39-56 Laurel
26. Joseph (Tools)- Matthew, Chapter 1 Laura
27. The Nativity ( Jesus in the Manger) Luke, Chapter 2 Julie
28. Magi (Christmas Star, Three Crowns, Camels) Matthew 2:1-12 Sarah R.

Jesse Tree Ornament Swap

UPDATE

This Jesse Tree Ornament Swap is filled.  Visit the post for the second Jesse Tree Ornament Swap if you'd still like to participate.  

Since I've decided to add the O Antiphons to this list which means we will be making 35.

Dancer, Amy, Katydid, 9PeasMom, Lisa, and Jeannie your first choices for ornaments were already claimed and the swap filled up faster than I expected.  I'm sorry you didn't get in the first round of the swap, but I'd still love for you to participate.  I created a post for a second Jesse Tree Swap.  

Provided there is enough of an interest, I will host a second Jesse Tree Swap.  At the moment I believe I have 8-10 people who were asked to select a different ornament and I'm still getting emails and comments from others who want to join.  If you would like to be put on a list for a possible second swap, please send me an email with the subject line: Second Jesse Tree Swap and your top three choices for an ornament.  As long as I can get enough people to cover 28 ornaments there will be a second swap.


It's hard to believe, but we're inching closer to Advent already.  Lately I've been thinking about how much I'd like to have a nice set of home made Jesse Tree ornaments, but to be perfectly honest, I'm just not up to hand crafting twenty-eight ornaments all by myself.  Instead I was thinking perhaps some of you are like me and would also like a nice set of lovely hand crafted Jesse Tree ornaments, but have little or no desire to commit to making a whole set of ornaments over the next six weeks.

I'd love to host a Jesse Tree ornament swap.  If you're interested in participating leave a comment on this post or email me and let me know which ornament you would like to make for the swap.  I would like to ship all of the ornaments out to the swap participants by November 23rd to ensure that everyone has their ornaments in time for the first Sunday of Advent.  That means I will need to receive your ornaments by November 21st at the latest.  If we start now that gives you about 5 1/2 weeks to make the ornaments and ship them to me.  I'd suggest mailing your ornaments no later than  November 14th to ensure they arrive on time.

Participants will need to also cover return postage for the ornaments.  I'm thinking medium flat rate priority mail boxes would be the least stressful option, for me, not my poor mail carrier who will probably skip my house for the remainder of the year.  Shipping for medium sized flat rate boxes is $12.35.

As some of you probably recall me mentioning in the past, I have been using the Holy Heroes Jesse Tree DVD with my girls for the past several years.  So I'm going with the list of Bible stories used in their Jesse Tree for this swap.  Since the Holy Heroes Jesse Tree only has 27 possible ornaments for their set and we have up to 28 days in Advent some years, I have added an additional ornament to fill in the potential void.

If enough of you are interested, I will add the O Antiphons to the list.  Just let me know in your comment or email if you'd like me to add them.  It would mean everyone will  need to make 35 ornaments instead of 28 in order to have a complete set that includes the O Antiphons.

I have put suggestions for possible ornaments for each of the ornaments.  Feel free to be as creative as you want to be.

 1.  Creation (Earth)- Genesis 1:1-23 Mary S.
 2.  Creation Continued (Man and Woman)- Genesis 1:24-31 Pamela
 3.  Fall of Man (Apple, Serpent)- Genesis 3:1-15, 20-23 Deb
 4.  Noah (Ark, Rainbow) Genesis 6:5-20, 7:1-23, 8:1-17, 9:1-13 Sarah M
 5.  Abraham (Tent)- Genesis 12:1-5, 13:14-16, 18:1-10, 21:1-3 Sarah
 6.  Isaac (Bundle of Sticks, Ram)- Genesis 22:1-14 Karen G.
 7.  Jacob (Ladder)-Genesis 27:41-44, 28:10-17 Vicki
 8.  Joseph (Multi-colored Coat)- Genesis 37:3-4, 17-28 Tacy
 9.  Moses (Moses Basket)-Exodus 2:1-10, 3:1-12 Kelly K.
10. Moses Continued (Stone Tablets)-Exodus, Chapters 7-14, 19, 32 Lena
11. Ruth (Wheat)- Ruth 1:1-16, 7-22 Kacky K
12. Samuel (Crown)- 1 Samuel, Chapter 3 Jessica D.
13. Jesse (Tree Stump with Shoot)- 1 Samuel, Chapter 16 Trina
14. David (Slingshot)- 1 Samuel, Chapter 17, 19:1-2 Josette
15. Solomon (Temple)- 1 Kings, Chapter 3 Mayoung
16. Elijah (Raven, Manna, Chariot of Fire)-1 Kings, Chapters 17 & 18 Lucy C.
17. Elisha (River or Dove)- 2 Kings 5 Shannon
18. Isaiah's Prophecies (Cross)-Isaiah 8:6-7 Cecilia
19. Isaiah (Scroll)- Isaiah Chapter 6 Mel
20. Daniel (Lion)- Daniel 6:11-17, 19-25 Melody
21. Jeremiah (Fire)-Jeremiah, Chapter 31 Veronica
22. Angels (Angel or Angel Wings)- Luke, Chapter 1 Jessica
23. Zechariah, Elizabeth and John the Baptist (Tablet with chalk)- Luke, Chapter 1 Katie
24. Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, Lily, Heart, Marian Symbol)- Luke, Chapter 1 Charlotte
25. The Visitation (Mary and Elizabeth or Path with Hills)- Luke 1:39-56 Joy Beyond the Cross
26. Joseph (Tools)- Matthew, Chapter 1 Micaela
27. The Nativity ( Jesus in the Manger) Luke, Chapter 2 Maggie OFS
28. Magi (Christmas Star, Three Crowns, Camels) Matthew 2:1-12 Beth
29. O Antiphon: O Wisdom (Bible) Karen
30. O Antiphon: O Lord of Lords (Burning Bush) Elaina
31. O Antiphon: O Flower of Jesse's Stem (Lily) Mary K.
32. O Antiphon: O Key of David (Key) Erin
33. O Antiphon: O Radiant Dawn (Sunrise) Alysha
34. O Antiphon: O King of All Nations (Throne) Lindsay K.
35. O Antphon: O Emmanuel (Chalice and Host) Marines

If you'd like to join in the fun leave a comment telling me which ornament you'd like to make and your email address, or send me an email.  I'm looking forward to this fun project.