Mystical Rose

THERE is no rose of such virtue 

As is the rose that bear Jesu: 

Alleluia.

For in this rose containéd was 

Heaven and earth in little space: 

Res Miranda.

By that rose we may well see 

There be one God in Persons Three: 

Pares forma.

The angels sang, the shepherds too: 

Gloria in Excelsis Deo: 

Gaudeamus.

Leave we all this worldly mirth 

And follow we this joyful birth: 

Transeamus.

By an unknown Medieval Author

This rosary is beautiful, with white pearls and clear crystals it is pure and perfect as Our Blessed Mother.

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The Ave beads are 6mm white Swarovski pearls, and the Paternoster beads are 8mm aurora borealis clear Swarovski crystals, capped in brass.

The beads are strung on flexible steel wire with clear Japanese seeds and and brass Charlotte Czech seed beads.

The center is two roses and their leaves. The center and the crucifix, a beautiful two-sided open style, are hand cast in solid bronze in the U.S. from vintage pieces.

$33 plus $3 for mailing

If you are interested in this rosary or a recreation in different colors or with different parts, contact me in the comment box or by using my email address in the sidebar.

To purchase this rosary in my Etsy shop, go here. The cost is slightly higher to cover credit card fees.

Lovely Lady in blue

Lovely Lady dressed in blue

 Teach me how to pray! 

 God was just your little boy, 

 Tell me what to say! 

There are not many times when I am tempted to keep, or recreate for myself, a rosary that I have made. I realize that it would be a form of gluttony to want more than I need to have a devotion to the rosary. 

This rosary almost undid me. I fell in love with it and have, thusfar, resisted recreating it. It is really, really beautiful, especially if you like blue. And I make no claim on its beauty -- it comes from the sum of its parts, and each piece is really, really pretty.

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The Ave beads are blue dumortierite, and the Paternoster beads are 8mm indigo Swarovski crystal, flanked with copper caps and 4mm bicone Swarovski clear crystals. They are strung on flexible steel wire with cobalt blue and brass Charlotte seed beads.

This rosary is made with a beautiful Ave Maria bronze piece at its center. It is paired with a simple yet elegant bronze crucifix, both hand cast from vintage pieces.

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If you are interested in a recreation of this rosary, or in a similar rosary in another color, please contact me in the comment box or by using my email address in the sidebar.

Old World Rosaries

Sometimes the combination of beads and metal parts creates a rosary that looks decades old. Sometimes it even looks like it is from another place as well as time. These rosaries pictured today, to me, look Old World, like they are from Spain, or Italy or Mexico. I love the look, though in most cases it is completely accidental.

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 This rosary was commissioned by my husband's aunt for her daughter. She gave me no direction except turquoise beads and bronze metal. We agreed Our Lady of Guadalupe would make a nice center. She also asked that it be wire-wrapped. Everything else just fell together from what I had on-hand. I hope my husband's cousin likes it, and I hope it gets lots of prayers.

 The Ave beads are 6mm turquoise, the Pater Noster beads are 8mm red jasper, cradled with filigree bronze caps. They are hand wrapped with 22 gauge bronze wire.

The Our Lady of Guadalupe center and crucifix are solid bronze, hand cast in the U.S. from vintage pieces.

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This tenner rosary was commissioned by a young man finishing nursing school. I love the scapular medal, with the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on one side and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on the other. This particular medal is really beautiful.

The Aves are 8mm poppy jasper beads and the Pater Noster is an 8mm black onyx bead, flanked by 4mm bicone Swarovski bronze crystals.

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This rosary is available in my Etsy shop or directly through me.

The Ave beads are 6mm mookaite jasper beads, and are a variety of colors from red, brown, grey, beige, mustard yellow, and sage green.

The Pater Noster beads are 8mm poppy jasper, cradled with bronze filigree caps. They are strung on 48-strand flexible steel wire with silver-lined gold and brass charlotte seed beads.

The center, a heart with a cross in the center (same on both sides), and the crucifix are both solid bronze, hand cast in the U.S. from vintage pieces.

$28, plus $3 for mailing

To purchase this rosary in my Etsy shop, go here. It is priced slightly higher to cover credit card fees.

Mother's Day Key Fobs

A friend recently commissioned me to make a couple key fobs for her Mother's Day gifts and one for her daughter, a new driver. These little pretties clip right onto your key ring, and they make it easy to find your keys in your purse.

 The crystals on the first two, the ones I made for my friend, are just gorgeous, I'm afraid the camera can't capture how pretty they are.

 The last two are extras and are available here or through my Etsy shop.

8mm capris blue AB Swarovski crystals with St. Anne bronze medal

8mm blue zircon AB Swarovski crystals with St. Anne bronze medal

6mm turquoise beads with St. Joan of Arc bronze medal

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8mm aquamarine Swarovski crystals with a bronze Miraculous Medal

This fob is $15 plus $3 for mailing

To purchase this item in my Etsy shop, go here.

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8mm red and green Venetian glass beads with a bronze Sacred Heart medal

This fob is $15 plus $3 for mailing
To purchase this item in my Etsy shop go here.

First Eucharist

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This pretty rosary is a perfect gift for the young girl making her First Eucharist. The Ave beads are 6mm iridescent round glass, and the Paternoster beads are 8mm millefiori glass beads -- a beautiful blue with yellow and white flowers. They are strung on a flexible steel wire with iridescent pearl and clear Czech glass seed beads. The center is a nickel chalice and the crucifix is a dainty style with flowers at the points.

 $11, plus $3 for mailing
To purchase this rosary in my Etsy shop, go here. The cost is slightly higher to cover credit card fees.

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This is a lovely rosary for a young man receiving his First Eucharist. The 6mm round glass beads are a beautiful vivid red and the Our Father beads are capped in silver. The center is a nickel chalice and the crucifix is a simple clover style.

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May be recreated in a variety of colors.
Please contact me.

Ave Maria, ora pro nobis peccatoribus

Pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death, Amen.

We say those word each time we pray the Hail Mary. They are powerful words, asking the Mother of God to pray for us, especially at the moment of our death. We should never forget that Mary will come to our aid, if we but ask.

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This rosary is made with a beautiful Ave Maria bronze piece at its center. It is paired with a simple yet elegant bronze crucifix, both hand cast from vintage pieces.

The Hail Mary beads are 6mm red aventure -- the color of amber honey -- and the Our Father beads are 8mm red agate, which compliment the aventurine beautifully. The Our Father beads are flanked by copper caps and 2mm smoky quartz Swarovski crystals. The beads are strung on flexible steel wire with metallic bronze seed beads and brass Charlotte beads.

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If you are interested in a recreation of this rosary, or a similar rosary made with different colors, contact me using the comment box or my email address in the sidebar.

The Father's Little Princess

I think every little girl has a tiny part inside her (or maybe not so tiny) which believes she is a princess. I think even in some grown women that part still exists. Sometimes that part becomes all-consuming, and greedy, and worldly. But it can be turned to good if we think of that princess as a princess of The Father. I believe God wants us to be His princess -- to be dedicated to him and to live in His kingdom.

If you have a little princess in your life, one who will make her First Holy Communion this year, or be Confirmed, or even if she is a grown-up princess, these lovely rosaries are just for her.

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This rosary is made with 6mm, pink glass, tiger-eye style Hail Mary beads, and 6mm, white opal glass Our Father beads. The center is a beautiful image of Our Blessed Mother -- the Queen -- and the crucifix is a lovely Lily of the Valley style. The rosary is link style and all of the parts are nickel.

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If you are interested in this rosary, please leave a comment or contact me using my email address in the sidebar. If you are interested in a recreation of this rosary using different colors, please contact me about a custom order.

If you would like to purchase this rosary at my Etsy shop go here. The cost is slightly higher to cover credit card fees.

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This rosary is made with 6mm aurora borealis glass Hail Mary beads, and 6mm cream swarovski crystal pearl Our Father beads. The center is a tiny Miraculous Medal and the crucifix is a simple round style. The rosary is link style and all the metal is nickel.

$9, plus $3 for mailing

If you are interested in this rosary, please leave a comment or contact me using my email address in the sidebar. If you are interested in a recreation of this rosary using different colors, please contact me about a custom order.

If you would like to purchase this rosary at my Etsy shop go here. The cost is slightly higher to cover credit card fees.

Embroidered Scapulars

Last fall, the young priest at our parish asked for volunteers to sew scapulars. I had never sewn a scapular, but I have and use a sewing machine, so I volunteered. He never asked for me to make them, but I did check online to find parts for them, unfortunately never having any good luck finding scapulars I could afford to give away in large quantities.

I finally approached the young Father again and told him I had not been fortuitous in finding parts, and he explained that technically they don't have to have anything written on them, and, in fact, can be two plain, tiny pieces of wool sewn to the ribbons, "as small as your tooth." I had no idea. I managed to find some 100% wool pieces on the internet and starting embroidering scapulars, with A/M on one side and Chi Rho on the other. I then decided to "try my hand" at a Sacred Heart design.

In the meantime I also found some kits that I could afford in large quantities, and could sew assembly line fashion for our priests. I decided that to support the "priest scapular fund" I would embroider scapulars to sell and I placed them in my Etsy shop. So far I've stayed pretty busy embroidering. One scapular takes about four hours to create.

If you are interested in an embroidered scapular, either leave a comment or email me using the email address in the sidebar. They are $5 each plus $1 for mailing. If you want to purchase one through Etsy using PayPal, go here.

Blue Opal Miraculous Medal Rosary

I have been very busy lately trying to keep up with requests for First Holy Communion rosaries. I have tried to keep my Etsy shop stocked, but I have to make some more to keep up. I hope all those little boys and girls are praying on their new rosaries!

This rosary would be a lovely gift for a First Communicant or Confirmande, or even for someone's mother at Mother's Day.

The Hail Mary beads are 6mm opal blue Czech glass, and the Our Father beads are white opal Czech glass with silver flower caps. The rosary is a link style, with a delicate Miraculous Medal at the center.

$9, plus $3 for mailing

If you are interested in this rosary, please leave a comment or contact me using my email address in the sidebar. If you are interested in a recreation of this rosary using different colors, please contact me about a custom order.

If you would like to purchase this rosary at my Etsy shop go here. The cost is slightly higher to cover credit card fees.