Making God's Eyes Today!

Remember These?

               (Photo From: http://mycreativelife101.blogspot.com/2012/07/gods-eye-weaving.html)


Planning to make these today with the kids..did some research on God's Eyes... :) This is what I found... :)                                                                                                                                  

Great Website for How to Make God's Eyes.

How to make a basic one with a loop knot:
http://www.caron-net.com/kidfiles/kidsapr.html

With Beads!
http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/node/73

It is the Holiday Season! Check out Chickabug's way of getting into the Holiday Spirit!

 http://www.chickabug.com/blog/2011/12/diy-miniature-gods-eyes.html

The Color Scheme is Beautiful in this one, but here is some history about "Ojo de dios" aka God Eye's:

"Ojo de dios is a traditional Mexican craft for good fortune. Kids enjoy making Ojo de dios on Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in US as a day of Mexican heritage and pride.

The Ojo de Dios or God’s eye is a ritual tool, magical object, and cultural symbol evoking the weaving motif and its spiritual associations. For the Huichol peoples of western Mexico, the God’s Eye is symbolic of the power of seeing and understanding that which is unknown, The Mystery. The four points represent the elemental processes earth, fire, air, and water. [Source: Wikipedia]"

I found this information at this site (a great site also!):

http://www.myscrawls.com/crafts/ojo-de-dios-eye-of-god