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How to Make St. Lucy Crowns Catholic Craft (Paper or Foam)

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to make a St. Lucy crown using paper or craft foam step-by-step. You probably have all of the paper supplies at home already or you can swing by your local Hobby Lobby and buy an Advent wreath craft kit for only $2 that uses similar pieces.

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St. Lucy original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Construction Paper
Pencil
Scissors
Glue
Hobby Lobby Advent Candle Wreath Kit

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How to Paint Advent Candles Step-by-Step Catholic Painting Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to paint Advent candles step-by-step. A great project for your Catholic small group or family!

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies
Canvas, Board, or thick paper of your size choice (I used 4×4″ mini canvases from Michael’s)
Acrylic Paint (I used Lamp Black, Magenta, Pthalocyanine Green, Titanium White, Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver, Magenta, Violet, and Pthalocyanine Blue Artist’s Loft Paints)
(Artist’s Loft, Master’s Touch, Dick Blick and Liquitex are all great cost-effective brands. Brands like Craft Smart and DecoArt can be too thin depending on the color)
If you want a non-permanent water soluble option for little kids, I highly recommend gouache or tempera paints. My kids love these gouache sets!
Paint brushes (One big, medium, and small brush)
Water
Paper Towels
Palette (or paper plates)
Apron or a Shirt that you wouldn’t mind getting messy

Optional: Hair Dryer

Once acrylic paint dries, it is permanent. If you get paint on your clothes, try to wash it out as soon as possible. I like to use Murphy’s Oil (Pine Sol, nail polish remover, or isopropyl alcohol work too) and the abrasive part of a sponge to scrub paint out of clothing. If it has dried, soak it in a little bit of one of the solutions listed above for at least 10 minutes before scrubbing off the hardened paint.

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How to Draw Saint Faustina Kowalska Step-by-Step Catholic Art Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Faustina Kowalska step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color her with your favorite art supplies.


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If you want to draw a more detailed Divine Mercy Jesus for her little painting that she’s holding, you can follow along with this tutorial: How to Draw Divine Mercy Jesus

Original artwork created by Amy Heyse

Supplies needed:
Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers ​
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip
Micron Pens
Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers
Paper
Pencil

My Cat Pencil Pouch

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

Simple DIY Mass Set for Kids Catholic Craft

My church’s talented VBS/Religious Education leaders came up with this adorable DIY mass set as a VBS craft to help kids learn about the different items used during mass. You can customize your set however you like and I bet you might already have some of these supplies at home.


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Supplies needed:

Cardboard Box
Felt (red, green, purple, white, etc)
Birthday Candles
Wooden Dowels/Spools
Thin Craft Foam or Cardstock
Yellow Pool Noodle
Gold Pipe Cleaners
Popsicle Stick
Small Gold Cup (I found these mini champagne glasses that would be a good option)
Small Gold Plate (I found these mini truffle plates that would be a good option)
Toilet Paper
Red Marker
Puffy Paint
Glue
Rhinestones/Gems

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw Saint Martin de Porres

Did you know that during November we celebrate Black Catholic History month? In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Martin de Porres step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color him with your favorite art supplies.

Saint Martin’s father was a Spanish nobleman and his mother was a freed slave of African and Native descent. He is known for his work on behalf of the poor and you often see him holding a broom, a basket of bread, or surrounded by animals.


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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers ​
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip
Micron Pens
Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers
Paper
Pencil
My Cat Pencil Pouch

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw Saint John Paul II Step-by-Step Catholic Art Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Josephine Bakhita step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color her with your favorite art supplies.

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers

Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip

Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip

Micron Pens

Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers

Paper

Pencil

My Cat Pencil Pouch

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

Clergy Appreciation! Make an origami clergy shirt with a clerical collar

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to fold a clergy shirt with a clerical collar step-by-step. It’s a simple craft for clergy appreciation month!

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Black paper cut into a rectangle (I cut a 9 inch square in half so that I had 2 shirts)
Scrap of white paper
Glue
Scissors

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw St. Therese of Lisieux

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Therese of Lisieux (aka The Little Flower) step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color her with your favorite art supplies.

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers ​

Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip

Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip

Micron Pens

Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers

Paper

Pencil

My Cat Pencil Pouch

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw Padre Pio (aka Saint Pio of Pietrelcina) Step-by-Step

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (aka Padre Pio) step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color him with your favorite art supplies.

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers

Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip

Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip

Micron Pens

Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers

Paper

Pencil

Celebrating One Year of Catholic Art Tutorials!

A year ago today, I re-launched my YouTube channel to create Catholic art tutorials. I committed to creating at least 3 tutorials a month for a year to help provide a resource for Catholic families, schools, homeschooling families, budding artists, etc.

Honestly, I didn’t think that I would make it this far, and it’s all thanks to you. Every time I thought about giving up, you would send me a message or a picture of your family’s artwork and it made all of the difference and inspired me to keep going with this crazy dream of mine.

As of today, my little channel has almost 500 subscribers and over 60 tutorials. I do this just for fun in my free time. If you want to see what goes into a video that I make for you, be sure to check out my newest video showing a behind-the-scenes look:

If you want to support the work that I do here, I would greatly appreciate it. I am completely self-funded and buy all of my own supplies, technology, etc. You can “buy me a coffee” or make a donation to my art supply wish list. Buy Me a Coffee is like a tip jar (Patreon/Go Fund Me “lite”).

Thank you again for all of your prayers, encouragement, and support. I have loved seeing all of the artwork you have been creating. Here’s to another year!