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Virgin of Guadalupe Sugar Art

Frequently, ofrendas are decorated with images of patron saints or the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's most favorite saint.

Decorated Guadalupe sugar art

Last year, when Angela was in Michoacan for Day of the Dead, she ran across a sugar skull vendor selling from a rickety wooden table under the arches of the town square. He had just brought in a new batch of his famous sugar Guadalupes, and women were clamoring to buy them for their ofrendas! It would make a very special offering for their departed loved ones. They were iced with green frosting for the Virgin's cape, golden yellow flames of the resplandor, and little gold "teacher stars" stuck into the icing of the cape. They were true works of folk art! We have tried to make a similar Guadalupe mold this year for your enjoyment... for those of you who can't go to Patzcuaro to get the real thing. It is made with the same sugar skull, meringue mixture as the sugar skulls. Dry the back and front and put together with Royal Icing before decorating. The Virgin stands 8" high.

Guadalupe mold package

Decorated sugar art Guadalupe.

Angela made this sugar Guadalupe with colored tin foil, glitter, gold braid, the handmade roses that we sell from Mexico. Paste colors, foil and disposable icing bags are available on the sugar skull mold page!

NEW Guadalupe Family Kit

Will make beautiful 8" tall sugar statues!
Includes:

  • Guadalupe Sugar Art mold (W3485),
  • 8 oz. Meringue Powder
  • 1 dozen icing bags
  • Tin Foil Assortment (6x6 inch, 6 colors - 125 sheets)
  • 3 Paste Colors (Royal Red, Golden Yellow & Emerald Green)
Plus these decorating enhancements
  • 1 dozen paper roses
  • 2 cardboard bases
  • 1 piece of decorative braid
  • metallic stars for cloaks

Enough supplies to make 20 lbs. of sugar mix - 2 Guadalupe statues and approx. 40 assorted sugar skulls

W3526 $52 per family pack

Guadalupe sugar skull mold to make your 3D statue of the Virgin with granulated sugar for sale
Guadalupe sugar mold – 2 pieces - face & back, W3485 $13
Guadalupe with hearts necklace traditional Virgin of Guadalupe necklace women's black socks with the Virgin of Guadalupe

NEW Guadalupe with Hearts Necklace

1 1/2" x 1" with 30" ball chain, Britannium
A2207 $42 each

NEW Traditional Guadalupe Necklace

Beautifully detailed. 1 1/2" x 1" with 30" ball chain, Britannium
A2254 $48 each

NEW Women's Guadalupe Socks

These premium quality Socksmith brand socks have high cotton content and just enough synthetic to wash brilliantly, add lots of cush, and wear very well.
One size fits most – Women's sock size 9-11 will fit women's shoe sizes 6 - 10.
Machine washable – 63% cotton, 34% nylon, 3% lycra
A2256
$9.50 / pair

What is Britannium?
It's a pewter-type alloy favoured for its silvery appearance and smooth surface. Learn more!

Virgin of Guadalupe is drinking her morning cup of coffee... why not?
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Framed Guadalupe in reverse painted glass and tin foil.  Peruvian and gorgeous!

Pot holder - Virgin of Guadalupe with her morning cup of coffee!

Surrounded by a good book, croissant offering cherubs and trying to sit in her cumbersome dress, Guadalupe starts her day with a cup of joe before her arduous duties of being Latin America's most venerated Virgin.
A1226 $13 each

Guadalupe Foil Framed

4"x 7" wood frame with reverse painted Guadalupe pressed with tin foil. Typical devotional style of Peru. Nice item for any Guadalupe collector.      
A1114 $44 each

 

Guadalupe ofrenda mini Guadalupe shrine box

Mini glass box Guadalupe Ofrenda

2" tall x 3" wide x 1 1/2" deep
A1284 $22 each (out)

Guadalupe Retablo

4" x 5" painted inside and out. Clay applique relief inside shows Guadalupe in a garden of flowers. Sweet gift. Peru. Assorted colors. A1113 $30 each
Guadalupe tin milagro for sale

Guadalupe Tin Shrine - recycled can art

Guadalupe charm necklace

Flat Tin Guadalupe Milagro

Sweet. 1.5 wide x 2" high, Peru
F2073 $8 each

Guadalupe Tin Shrine

Recycled can art, 4" x 7" x 2.5" deep
A1262 $21 each (out)

Guadalupe Necklace

Guadalupe Charm on leather string. Kind of an enamel type coloring... Charm is 1.5" tall.
A1115 $18 each (out)
  Guadalupe with Mexican flag and flowers ponk Gadalupe tote bag

 

Blank Guadalupe Note Cards with envelopes

4.6 x 6.9 inches high.
B4019  Package of 6 for $16 (out)

Guadalupe Tote Bag

Heavy canvas, White plastic trim
15" x 3" x 13" h
N2093
$18

Guadalupe Papel Picado Banners

Celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe's birthday on December 12 with shimmering, elegant cut banners. These vertical panels measure14" x 18" and form a string approximately 14-15 feet long. Beautifully crafted in Mexico.

Mylar, Mixed Colors B1063 $27 / string
Mylar, Magenta B1064 $27 / string
Paper, Mixed Colors, B1063P $18 / string

Assorted metallic Guadalupe papel picado banner

About the Virgin of Guadalupe

On December 12, 1531, only 10 years after the Spanish invasion of the Aztec nation, Our Lady of Guadalupe first appeared to a humble peasant named Juan Diego. She asked that a shrine be built in her honor on the Hill of Tepeyac in Mexico City, the site of her "birth".

The Spanish bishop wanted a miraculous sign to verify this request. When Juan Diego opened his tilma, (a coarse-woven mantle made from maguey fiber), a cascade of rare and beautiful Castilian roses fell to the ground and the Virgin's image was imprinted upon the cloth. After nearly 500 years, her image remains mysteriously unaltered!

Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) is considered the symbol of the spiritual heart of the Mexican people. She can be found dangling from rear view mirrors to elegant home alters... even tattoos! She's as much a cultural & spiritual icon as a Catholic symbol. Her image is found everywhere in Mexico and is made from a myriad of materials including wood, clay, stone, paper, concrete, metal, cloth and sugar!


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