Welcome everyone to the Sassy Studio Designs Holiday Honey Blog Hop. Before I get to all the details, I would like to introduce you to our Steampunk winner Elke.
Didn't she do an amazing job on this Blue Christmas card? Great job Elke. You can visit Elke at http://tiggerartwork.blogspot.com. Thanks for joining us Elke.
Now, back to business. We have had a week of previews and now those amazing images are available for sale. But before you head off to get yours, please join us in our hop. We have some great fun lined up for you. First, as you hop, each DT member or guest designer has a trivia question about the 12 Days of Christmas on their blog. All you have to do for a chance to win 3 fabulous images from this release is to leave the answers in a comment right here on the SSD blog. Entries with the correct answers to all 12 questions will be put in the hopper and the winner will be chosen randomly. You have until Monday, November 14th at midnight to enter.
But wait, there's more. As you hop, leave each member some love along the way. Each comment will put you in the hopper for 1 brand new Holiday Honey image. There will be 2 winners and you never know which DT member's blog comments the winner will be chosen from, so spread your love around.
We will also be hosting a Party Chat tonight at 7 pm Pacific time. Just come on back to the SSD blog and click the Party Blog flag and join in.
Here is the hop order:
Thank you so much for joining us. See you right back here tonight for the Party Chat!
This was a fun hop with beautiful cards and inspiration galore.
ReplyDeleteI found these answers on the web. I had no clue there was a religious meaning to the song.
2 Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds = the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings = The first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking = the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing = the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping = the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Thank you again!! I hope I am home to join in the chat later.
wow that card is awesome. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFrom 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
ReplyDeleteIt has two levels of meaning the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books
of the Old Testament.
The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit-Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit-Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
So there is your history lesson for today. Now you know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol.
What a lesson in faith! AWESOME
12 days of christmas
ReplyDelete1.partridge-Jesus Christ
2.turtle doves-old & new testaments
3.french hens-faith,hope & love
4.calling birds-The Four Gospels: Matthew,Mark,Luke & John
5.golden rings-The first Five Books of the Old Testament
6.geese a laying-the 6 days of creation
7.swans a swimming-the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit
8.maids a milking-the 8 beatitudes
9.nine ladies dancing-the 9 fruit of the Holy Spirit
10.lords a leaping-the 10 commandments
11.pipers pipng-the 11 faithful apostles
12.drummers drumming-The twelve points of doctrine in the Apostles' Creed
wow it took me forever to type this
Sorry I also wanted to say thanks for the hop but by the time I finished typing the 12 days of Christmas it flew right out of my head
ReplyDeletewhat the other 2 found is what I came up with too. they have a whole page describing each one but this is the break down of the whole.
ReplyDeleteI found it on http://www.brownielocks.com/twelvedaysofchristmas.html.
I'ts actually quite an interesting thing to know.
there are a few we pronounce wrong and have for years. like the calling birds which are "Colly birds" pretty interesting.
2 Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity,
4 Calling Birds = actually "Colly Birds" the 4 Gospels
5 Golden Rings = The first 5 Books of Old Testament
6 Geese A-laying = the 6 days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming = the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit
8 Maids A-milking = the 8 beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing = the 9 Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping = the 10 commandments
11 Pipers Piping = the 11 faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming = the 12 points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Wow, what a fabulous hop. I just love these cute images and the DT did a fabulous job with them.
ReplyDeleteThe answers to the trivia questions are...
1. Jesus Christ
2. The Old and New Testaments
3. Faith, Hope and Love. (or some say The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost)
4. The four gospels
5. The first five books of the Bible
6. The 6 days of the creation
7. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
8. The eight beattitudes
9. nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
10. Ten Commandments
11. The eleven faithful disciples
12. The twelve points of the Apostles' Creed
I have always know that the partridge represented Jesus Christ but did not know the others. I found this on the web. What a great hop today. All of these images are just so beautiful. Lindsay you have done such a great job on these. I love them all. Here are my answers:
ReplyDeletePartridge in a pear tree = Jesus Christ
2 Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds = the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings = The first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking = the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing = the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping = the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Again I have enjoyed all the DT cards and designs. They are just all so lovely. Thanks for a great hop.
Fun Hop with lots of creative cards and ideas.
ReplyDelete12 days of Christmas
1st day- Jesus Christ
2nd day- Old & new testiments
3rd day- faith, hope & love
4th day- four Gospels, Mathew, Mark, Luke and John
5th day- first 5 books of the old testiment,
6th- 6 days of creation
7th day- seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
8th day- 8 Beatitudes
9th day- 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit
10th day- 10 Commandments
11th day- 11 Faithful Appostles
12th day- Apostles Creed, points of doctrine
Since you asked the questions in such a specific way, I'd have to answer with the story of the Catholic catechism song:
ReplyDelete1 Jesus Christ
2 testaments
3 virtues: faith, hope, charity
4 gospels/evangelists
5 first 5 books of the old testament about man's fall from grace
6 days of creation
7 sacraments/gifts of the Holy Spirit
8 beatitudes
9 fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Commandments
11 faithful apostles
12 points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Some people believe there is no connection between the song and Catholicism...
1. Jesus Christ
ReplyDelete2. The Old and New Testaments
3. Faith, Hope and Love. (or some say The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost)
4. The four gospels
5. The first five books of the Bible
6. The 6 days of the creation
7. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
8. The eight beatitudes
9. nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
10. Ten Commandments
11. The eleven faithful disciples
12. The twelve points of the Apostle’s Creed
Great blog hop. So much talent and inspiration. Thank you.
Julie G.
great hop! I love all the creations! and the answers to the trivia questions are:
ReplyDelete1.partridge-Jesus Christ
2.turtle doves-old & new testaments
3.french hens-faith,hope & love
4.calling birds-The Four Gospels: Matthew,Mark,Luke,John
5.golden rings-The first Five Books of the Old Testament
6.geese a laying-the 6 days of creation
7.swans a swimming-the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit
8.maids a milking-the 8 beatitudes
9.nine ladies dancing-the 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit
10.lords a leaping-the 10 commandments
11.pipers pipng-the 11 faithful apostles
12.drummers drumming-The twelve points of doctrine in the Apostles' Creed
I think :)
Thank you so much for the fun hop! I really don't know many of the answers so I feel like I'd be cheating if I just copied others! LOL But the hop was fun and it was so great to see so many gorgeous creations! :) xoxo
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed hopping with you all and the inspiration was amazing! I have 2 little princesses here and they are always asking me to print out my digistamps as coloring pages and these are PERFECT!
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