The story goes that when Jesus was awaiting crucifixion and when the crosses were being made the trees begged God to spare them, but the Dogwood begged not for it's life but for the life of Jesus.
The Roman soldiers picked the Dogwood.
The Dogwood pleaded with God to use another wood but God did not intervene. The Dogwood would now carry the body of Christ to his death and the Dogwood knew that for all eternity Dogwoods would be known for this horror.
God in his wisdom spoke to the Dogwood and understood the tree; in that time Dogwoods were tall straight trees that provided sturdy timber for homes and vessels, safety for the animals. bowls for food, utensils to cook with; and God spoke.
God told the Dogwood that the burden that was carried would be carried only one time, and from that time on Dogwoods would be knarly small trees with poor timber size so not Dogwood could be used in this manner again, God told the Dogwood that the Dogwoods would now be responsible for eternity to help people remember.
The Dogwood would only bloom for a very short time before and after the date of the crucifixion, the flower would have just 4 petals representing the hands and feet of Christ, they would be marked with a hole and the blood of Christ and the center of the flower would be circular raised and represent the head of Christ wearing the crown of thorns.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Mornin From Dogwood Estates
Good mornin all! Just thought I would post a couple of pics of the dogwoods around the house. They are definitely abundant and I think I might be allergic to them, I have done nothing but sneeze and take Sudafed for 2 days.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Better pic of the teacup
Finally got my "real" camera out and it takes much better pics. So here is a better pic of my practice teacup and some stickpins:
Animal piecing swap
I am in another swap on the CMB (Animal piecing swap) Finally got the first one finished the Gorilla from the Animal Kingdom cartridge. Next am going to work on something from Nursery Tales.
Bashful Bunny Goodies!
Went to the old mailbox today and I got a package! I was trying to be good and not open, but since I have little self-control, ripped into it :) I got a lot of goodies. Here they are....
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Stickpins
This will be my first attempt at stickpins also, so did some "practice" ones of those also :) 
Teacup pincushion
I decided to join a teacup swap on the CMB. So, decided to make a "practice" pincushion just as a practice run. :) So here it is:
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