Something Celtic at Laude Arts and Gifts

Celtic Rosary at Laude Arts and Gifts

This Celtic rosary is the latest addition to my shop.   It features a lead free pewter center which honors St. Patrick.   The lead free pewter crucifix is a Celtic Cross which has long been an Irish symbol of immortality.  Both the crucifix and the Pater beads have a Celtic Knot motif, another Irish symbol of eternity.   The Avé beads are emerald green Czech glass beads with a semi AB coating.  Please click here to view more of my handcrafted rosaries and jewelry. 

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries- New Listing! Three Hail Mary Devotion to The Blessed Virgin Mary (Stella Maris)

Three Hail Mary’s Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary

During an apparition to St. Gertrude, the Blessed Mother promised, "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Mary’s I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill that soul with heavenly consolation."
We don't need beads to count to three! but we might need a reminder to take the time in a busy day for this simple prayer.


Construction and facts about your devotional sacramental:

This chaplet is made with- 12mm 3 Tones graduating colors of Lampwork and 6 mm Medium Blue Swavorski Bi-Cone Crystals. The colors of the Sea were used in this chaplet.

The Crucifix, and unique 2 sided Stella Maris medal are Solid Bronze. These beautiful pieces are antique pieces that have been recast to continue enjoying the beauty of these past century devotional items. The findings: bead caps and spacers are also solid bronze.

Our Lady, Star of the Sea is an ancient title for the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The words Star of the Sea are a translation of the Latin title Stella Maris, first reliably used with relation to the Virgin Mary in the ninth century. The title was used to emphasize Mary's role as a sign of hope and as a guiding star for Christians. Under this title, the Virgin Mary is believed to intercede as a guide and protector of those who travel or seek their livelihoods on the sea. This aspect of the Virgin has led to Our Lady, Star of the Sea, being named as patroness of the Catholic missions to seafarers, the Apostleship of the Sea, and to many coastal churches being named Stella Maris or Mary, Star of the Sea. This devotion towards Our Lady with this ancient title is very popular throughout the Catholic world. This is considered an “unbreakable chaplet.” -as each bead is individually wire wrapped and should never come apart. However- dropping it on a hard surface may crack the beads. You should always take great care of this sacramental. For more info and additional photos click here.

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries- New Listing! 3 Hail Mary Devotion to Our Lady Of Lourds

Three Hail Mary’s Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady Of Lourds

During an apparition to St. Gertrude, the Blessed Mother promised, "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Mary’s I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill that soul with heavenly consolation."
We don't need beads to count to three! but we might need a reminder to take the time in a busy day for this simple prayer.


Construction and facts about your devotional sacramental:

This chaplet is made with- 12mm Rose and Bronze Lampwork and 6 mm Rose Colored Swavorski Bi-Cone Crystals.

The Crucifix, and unique 2 sided medal of the Virgin Mary are Solid Bronze. These beautiful pieces are antique pieces that have been recast to continue enjoying the beauty of these past century devotional items. The findings: bead caps and spacers are also solid bronze. Click here for more info and photos

Blue Averturine Rosary

Lovely blue rosary done in blue averturine with a matching rhodium crucifix and center. The beautiful Pater beads are Japanese made tensha beads. To see more of my listing please visit my shop at http://www.indylin.etsy.com.

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries! Just Listed! Sacred Heart Of Mary

Three Hail Mary’s Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary

During an apparition to St. Gertrude, the Blessed Mother promised, "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Mary’s I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill that soul with heavenly consolation."
We don't need beads to count to three! but we might need a reminder to take the time in a busy day for this simple prayer.

Construction and facts about your devotional sacramental:

This chaplet is made with- 12mm Natural Azurite Chrysocolla and 4 mm Light Green Swavorski Bi-Cone Crystals.

The Crucifix, and unique 2 sided medal of The Sacred Heart Of Mary are Solid Bronze. These beautiful pieces are antique pieces that have been recast to continue enjoying the beauty of these past century devotional items. The findings: bead caps and spacers are also solid bronze. Click here for more info and additional photos

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries! Just Listed! Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Michael

Three Hail Mary’s Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary

During an apparition to St. Gertrude, the Blessed Mother promised, "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Mary’s I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill that soul with heavenly consolation."
We don't need beads to count to three! but we might need a reminder to take the time in a busy day for this simple prayer.


Construction and facts about your devotional sacramental:

This chaplet is made with- 14mm Unblemished goregous Blue Agate and 4 mm Light Blue Swavorski Bi-Cone Crystals.

The Crucifix, and unique medal is of our Lady Of Mount Carmel on one side and St. Michael the Archangel on the other side. Solid Bronze. These beautiful pieces are antique pieces that have been recast to continue enjoying the beauty of these past century devotional items. The findings: bead caps and spacers are also solid bronze. Click here for more info and additional photos

New Celtic Rosary at Laude Arts and Gifts

Celtic Rosary at Laude Arts and Gifts

In keeping with the heritage passed down to me with by my Irish grandfather and in honor of St. Patrick, I offer this Celtic rosary.   The Avé beads in this rosary are incredible.   They are emerald in color, but the AB coating is so intense that they reflect different shades of green and blue.   The Pater beads have a Celtic knot motif.   The crucifix is a Celtic cross, long an Irish symbol of immortality and the center depicts St. Patrick.  Both the crucifix and center are lead free pewter.   Please click here to view more of my handcrafted rosaries and jewelry.

Winner for May Give Away Contest

We have a winner!   As you can see in the photo above, the winner for the May 2011 Give Away Contest is entrant #5.   If you can not see the 5 in the purple highlighted area above, just click on the photo for an enlarged view.    Many thanks to all who participated in this month's contest.   Please join us again next month for our June Give Away contest.

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries- New Listing! Three Hail Mary Devotion to Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Teresa

Three Hail Mary’s Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary & St. Teresa

During an apparition to St. Gertrude, the Blessed Mother promised, "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Mary’s I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill that soul with heavenly consolation."
We don't need beads to count to three! but we might need a reminder to take the time in a busy day for this simple prayer. This chaplet includes a special prayer at the end to Saint Theresa.


Construction and facts about your devotional sacramental:

This chaplet is made with- 12 MM Multi-Colored Mother Of Pearl Chips cast in resin. This chaplet is made with sterling silver and charcoal colored nickle.

The Crucifix is very unique and the medal of Saint Teresa The Little Child is double sided. These beautiful pieces are antique pieces that have been recast to continue enjoying the beauty of these past century devotional items. The findings: bead caps and spacers are also solid nickle.

This is considered an “unbreakable chaplet.” -as each bead is individually wire wrapped and should never come apart. However- dropping it on a hard surface may crack the beads. You should always take great care of this sacramental. For more photos and info click here.

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries- Silver! Just Listed! Three Hail Mary Devotion

Three Hail Mary’s Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary

During an apparition to St. Gertrude, the Blessed Mother promised, "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Mary’s I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill that soul with heavenly consolation."
We don't need beads to count to three! but we might need a reminder to take the time in a busy day for this simple prayer.

Construction and facts about your devotional sacramental:

This chaplet is made with- 12 MM Hand Painted Ceramic beads. 4 MM Bi-cone Swavorski Crystal in Pale Blue and Pink. All other components are solid Silver.

The Crucifix is very unique and the medal of the Virgin Mary surrounded by Lilies and Roses is just gorgeous. These beautiful pieces are antique pieces that have been recast to continue enjoying the beauty of these past century devotional items. The findings: bead caps and spacers are also solid bronze. Click here for more info and photos

Thin Blue Line Rosary for Police from HeartFelt Rosaries

Just listed--black tiger eye with a thin refracting line of blue for the Aves--

Police are often called the thin, blue line that separates and protects civilians from the vast forces of evil.  This is the ideal Rosary for an officer or one who prays for them! The center is of The Blessed Virgin, and there is a substantial medal of St Michael for protection.
To go to the listing, click here!

Red Garnet and Mother of Pearl

This lovely rosary is done with 8mm garnet and accented with red Japanese Tensha beads. The crucifix and center are done with inlaid mother of pearl. To see this and other rosaries please look at my shop: www.indylin.etsy.com

Our Lady of Grace Rosary

This lovely rosary is done in cherry quartz pebbles with white rondelle lampwork beads trimmed with bali-like bead caps as the Pater beads. The crucifix is traditional and the center is a lovely enameled picture of Our Lady of Grace done in a pewter setting. See this and my other rosaries at http://www.indylin.etsy.com/

Brand New at Laude Arts and Gifts

Eucharistic Rosary at Laude Arts and Gifts

I am so totally in love with the Avé beads in this rosary.   They are matte blue with a semi AB coating.  They have a beautiful glow and reflect different shades of blue and green.   The Pater beads are Swarovski crystal pearls.   The center depicts the Eucharist and the crucifix compliments the rest of the rosary.  Click here to view more of my handcrafted rosaries and jewelry.  



Just Listed at HeartFelt Rosaries!

Gem-grade Amethyst with my best Moonstone--

Understated and elegant, this showcases some magnificent microfaceted Amethyst, full of sparkle and intensely, gloriously purple. I like the way the Moonstone interacts with the Amethyst...
Want to know more?  Click here to go to the listing!

Blessings+
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Robert's Heirloom Rosaries- New Listing! Unbreakable Rosary- Given To St. Dominic By The Virgin Mary

This is the Rosary of Our Lady, Heirloom Quality

The Virgin Mary presented a White Rosary to St. Dominic with instructions to teach the world to pray it often.

Construction and facts about your 5 decade Rosary:

The Pater Nosters are 14 and 10 MM Hand Painted Red/Pink Roses on a Pearl background. The Aves are Natural Faceted 8 MM Mother Of Pearl.
The Rosary Center Of Our Lady is just stunning and takes center stage! The Ornate Lorrain Crucifix adds the final touches to this beautiful sacramental.

This rosary is very elegant. All components are .925 Solid Sterling Silver. This beautiful sacramental devotional item is just dripping in Bali silver. The rosary center and crucifix are antique pieces that have been recast in silver. For more info and additional photos click here.

Just Listed at HeartFelt Rosaries!

The last of my Peach Moonstone, set with bronze and wire wrapped for strength and durability--and beauty!

This is glorious moonstone--translucent and glowing, tan with a peachy blush in tone. And this is the last of my 8mm cache!
To see the listing, visit my shop at HeartFeltRosaries.com
Blessings+
j

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries- Three Hail Mary Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary- Medal, Dove of the Holy Spirit, COPPER! Just Listed!

Three Hail Mary’s Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary - Medal - Dove Of The Holy Spirit

During an apparition to St. Gertrude, the Blessed Mother promised, "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Mary’s I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill that soul with heavenly consolation."
We don't need beads to count to three! but we might need a reminder to take the time in a busy day for this simple prayer.


Construction and facts about your devotional sacramental:

This chaplet is made with- 14mm Faceted Crab Agate and 7 MM Natural Freshwater Pearls. All other components are COPPER.

The Crucifix and medal of the Holy Spirit are very lovely and this sacramental makes a very nice presentation. The crucifix and Holy Spirit medal came from a monastery in South America. Click here for more info and photos.

May Give Away Contest

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May Blog Give Away Prize

Welcome to our May Give Away Contest.   This month's prize was donated by Mary who owns the Faithful Servant Arts shop on Etsy.  Her beautiful rosary honors Our Lady of Lourdes.   In her own words, she describes the rosary: 

This is a silver toned rosary with Our Lady of Lourdes image centerpiece w/Sacred Heart on back. A Trinity Crucifix completes this beautiful rosary with clear faceted Ave beads, and ornate glass blue/green/aqua Pater beads with pewter bead caps, wire wrapped for stability.  It is a $25.00 value

Our contest will end on Sunday, May 22.  To enter, please see the guidelines below.

Open to US residents only

Okay…here’s the scoop! The Etsy Rosary Guild is a group of artisans who make beautiful, handcrafted rosaries and jewelry. We are dedicated to using our art as a witness to our faith as well as using it to help support ourselves and our families. Naturally, we want to let the world in on what we are doing, so we have decided to have a monthly give away as a means of advertising our creations. We started doing this in June and so far, our give aways have been enormously successful. We are hoping that you would like to get in on the action.

You can enter as many times as you wish…no purchase necessary. However, if you find that you would like to buy something, we won’t stop you!

Here are the rules. We’ve tried to make it as simple as possible.

To enter, first visit Mary’s shop, Faithful Servant Arts, and take a look at all the beautiful items she has made. Find your favorite item and come back and tell us about it in a comment on the blog. That’s it! You’re done…if you want to be.

Please make sure to leave your email address on each comment that you make in the form of JaneDoe (at) anywhere.com. That way we will be able to contact you if you are the lucky winner. Sadly, because we can not contact you without an email address, entries that do not have an email address will be ineligible to win.

If you would like to make more entries after visiting Mary’s shop, here’s how you can do it.

• Enter one (or more) of the member’s shops listed in the side bar on the right, find something you like and come back here and tell us about it in a comment on the blog. Remember that each comment counts as an entry, so make separate comments for each shop that you visit. That way you can rack up more entries.

• Sign up to follow our blog. You probably want to do this anyway so that you can learn about all that we are doing and keep an eye out for our next give away. If you already follow our blog (thank you), just leave your user ID in a comment.

• Sign up to follow Mary’s blog, come back here and tell us about it.

• Become a Facebook Fan of The Etsy Rosary Guild Team. Leave a comment back here with your Facebook name. Existing fans just leave your Facebook ID here in a separate comment.

• Mark Mary’s store as your favorite on Etsy and come back here and tell us about it.

• Sign up to follow Mary on Twitter, come back here and tell us about it.

• Blog about our give away on your blog…or anyone else’s… and come back here and put a link to the post in a comment.

• Refer our Give Away Contest and our Blog to a friend. Ask them to leave a comment on the contest saying that “(your user ID) referred them. This will give them an entry and will give you yet another entry. Two for the price of one ain’t bad!

Just a reminder: Remember to leave your email address in the form of JaneDoe (at) anywhere.com. That way we can contact you if you are the lucky winner.

Also remember…Comments = Entries! Yaaaay! So leave as many comments as you like. Just click on the word “Comments” at the bottom center of the post and you’re ready to go.

Oh yes, this goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway. Guild members are not eligible to win. While this bums most of us out completely, it means y’all get more chances to win.

Thanks so much for taking the time to give us a look-see and thank you for entering.
Remember the contest will end at noon on Sunday, May 22, 2011.  Winner will be chosen on Random.org



Robert's Heirloom Rosaries- Chaplet Of St. Rita- Patron St. of Seemingly Lost Causes- Just Listed!

This chaplet is extra ordinary. It is made with 14 MM Hand Painted Pink Roses on a Pearl background and 7 MM Freshwater Pearls. This chaplet is just dripping with hand made Bali .925 Sterling Silver. The 2 sided medal is magnificent! It is a very heavy piece of silver. On one side is a portrait of St. Rita kneeling in prayer. Below her portrait it says in Spanish- "Saint Rita, Rogan Por Nostros", which translates to "Saint Rita, Pray For Us". On the opposite side of the medal is a portrait of Christ after the scourging when he is crowned with thorns. Around this portrait is written in Spanish and translates to, "Look at me you spend your account, if you can my wounds, !Oh Boy! How bad I pay the blood spill!" This chaplet is just astounding!

The beautiful rosary center is the Dove Of The Holy Spirit descending down upon Christ and Saint Rita. For more info and photos click here.

Dark Amethysts and Sterling silver

This is an heirloom quality rosary made with deep faceted amethysts and sterling crucifix and center. The Paters are white lampwork beads finished with bali-like flower caps and a tiny button pearl.

This would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift! See this and other quality rosaries at my etsy shop: www.indylin.etsy.com

Robert's Heirloom Rosaries, New Listing! Rosary Of Our Lady Of Fatima

This is the Rosary of Our lady Of Fatima, Heirloom Quality

Construction and facts about your 5 decade Rosary:

The Pater Nosters are Natural 12 MM Peacock Blue Tiger Eye. Very rarely do you see Peacock Tiger Eye Used in a sacramental. These stones are absolutely magnificent and the Aves are Natural White 8mm Shirakai at a very high gloss..
The Rosary Center Of Our Lady Of Fatima is just stunning and takes center stage! The Ornate Crucifix adds the final touches to this beautiful sacramental. On both sides of the crucifix you see the Sun and the Moon. The Sun and the Moon represent man and woman who were present at the crucifixion. Click here for more info and photos.

Stainless Steel & Sterling Silver Rosary

Newly listed at RefinedByFire on Etsy

316L Stainless Steel Beads & Wire

Sterling Silver St. James Center

Sterling Silver Crucifix

This latest creation was made entirely of solid 316L Stainless Steel beads (8mm) and 316L Stainless Steel wire (including hand-made, full-hard jump rings) and features a beautiful Sterling Silver center and Crucifix.

Stainless steel’s resistance to corrosion and staining, low maintenance and familiar luster make it an ideal and attractive material for Rosaries.

316 Stainless Steel is an amazingly strong and highly corrosion resistant material, and each bead was individually drilled by me in my home workshop. Additional construction information, and more information about my work in general, can be found on my person blog at http://www.joemeineke.com.

St. James was one of only three apostles whom Jesus selected to bear witness to his Transfiguration. The Acts of the Apostles records that Agrippa the 1st had James executed by the sword. He is the only apostle whose martyrdom is recorded in the New Testament. He is traditionally believed to be the first of the 12 apostles martyred for his faith (c.f., Acts 12:1-2).

Some suggest that his martyrdom may have been caused by his fiery temper, for which he and his brother earned the nickname "Sons of Thunder" (Mark 3:17).