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 artLast 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. |
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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 |
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| Guadalupe
sugar mold – 2 pieces - face & back, W3485 $13 |
see larger image for details |
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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 Framed4"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 |
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Mini glass box Guadalupe Ofrenda2" 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 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 |
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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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