update on our Ayyam-i-Ha and Fast projects

With the help of friends and family, we have been figuring out a prototype for our Fast and Ayyam-i-Ha calendar, which includes the pocket(made from my son's hand shape) to place service assignments or clues for a trasure hunt to find gifts, etc. By threading a piece of wax linen through a single hole, through a bead and then through a button, we created a way to easily put our ring which would indicate which day in the calendar it is. I have yet to write the days of the month on each petal of the flower, or numbers on the hand. I will( if we choose to number the hand) number it from the pinkie towards the thumb.
In addition to the calendar we have worked on counting 19 9-pointed stars for each day of the Fast. My friend was so excited about these ideas, I decided to do them for all 30 families who may be coming to our Ayyam-i-Ha party on Sunday night, just prior to sundown so we can say the prayer together before going home to bed!! 600 clay stars, and the makings for 30 calendars(they will make them themselves).
We also decided to give the stars as a gift with enough ribbon to hang them in a chinese take out box, with a booklet attached with a few recipes people have given me and I found on the web that are special for the Fast.





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katie e said…
Laura,
These are beautiful! Can I pay you to make one of these for my family and mail it to us. Of course, I know it won't make it for this fast and Ayyam i ha, but I want to use it for the next one.
lots of love,
kate
kmeckl@mac.com
2/28/2007 1:49 AM
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