Our Lady of Victory Necklace

Today  I finished this beautiful necklace honoring Our Lady of Victory.  For some time now I had been wanting to create a necklace with turquoise and today that inspiration came to me using a beautiful and unique cross which I added a beautiful figural medal of Our Lady of Victory with Baby Jesus.

To this necklace I added large turquoise, large rough Garnet beads and darker stones from turquoise stones making it more unique

I listed this necklace at my Etsy Shop, Angelo's Treasures http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelosTreasures?ref=si_shop

"Sacred Treasures" Catholic Virgin Mary Religious Shell Locket Shrine Necklace

Once in a while I come across a unique find that I love so I can create something so different and unique.  In this case was a beautiful handcrafted natural vintage shell locket which I created a shrine inside.

I was blessed as well to find all the statues and medal to use inside.  I love creating these shrine lockets, it seems like everything just finds it's way inside the locket and makes it easy to create.

On this locket shrine I used a beautiful figural medal of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos, Vintage pocket statue of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal and of St. Jude.  I also used a very unique vintage brass vase with flower, misc. vintage and new rhinestones and pearls.

I truly loved creating this one as well and hope is much loved on it's new home. 

"A King is Born" Virgin Mary & Baby Jesus Religious Cameo Catholic Necklace

The inspiration came once again to create another embellished necklace with so much added including vintage and new embellishments.

I used a beautiful porcelain cameo of Baby Jesus with Our Blessed Mother and it's just perfect as the time of year is approaching where we will be celebrating His Birthday "A King is Born"

I used a vintage metal flower, vintage pearls and rhinestones as well as other beautiful embellishments.  I also used vintage and new lace

Virgin Mary Catholic Locket Shrine Religious Necklace

I compassionate thee,

O most sorrowful Mother!

Thy heart was pierced
with a sword of grief
when Simeon foretold to thee
in the Temple the ignominious death
and the desolation
of thy Divine and most dear Son,
which thou west destined one day to witness.
By the great anguish of thy suffering heart,
O gracious Queen of the universe,
impress upon my mind,
in life and in death,
the sacred Passion of Jesus
and shine own sorrows.
Amen.

This is another locket necklace I was inspired to create honoring Our Most Beautiful Mother Mary using a picture from an antique Holy card transferred onto fabric that gives it a look

and finish of canvas

I used a vintage blue rhinestone brooch to use as a frame and I also used turquoise color Czech. rhinestones, beautiful light blue glass beads and brass color beads.

Inside I added a beautiful color image of Child Jesus from a vintage card, a handpainted vintage pocket statue of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal set on vintage lace and a Fresh Water pearl cross.

Child Jesus Pocket Watch Necklace

Child Jesus Pocket Watch Necklace, a photo by inspirational on Flickr.

PRAYER TO THE CHILD JESUS

Remember, oh sweetest Child Jesus, that You said to the Venerable Margaret of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and through her, to all Your devotees, these so consoling words for our poor overwhelmed and suffering mankind: "Everything that You want to request, ask for it through the merits of my infancy and nothing will be denied to you". Full of trust in You, oh Jesus! Who are truth itself, I come to present my necessities.

Help me lead an authentic Christian life, to obtain a happy eternity. By the infinite merits of your incarnation and your childhood, grant me the grace that I am requesting of You (here state the requested grace). I commit myself to You, oh Omnipotent Child, confident that You will heed my plea and will fortify me in hope.

Amen.

This is a unique necklace I created using a vintage broken rosary, vintage pendant and an image of Child Jesus from an antique Holy Card from Holy Card Heaven inside a pocket watch and used vintage and new rhinestones.

I am fascinated with vintage images and have been inspired by creations using such beautiful images that I found myself making one with this beautiful image.

Virgin Mary Locket Shrine Necklace

Virgin Mary Locket Shrine Necklace, a photo by inspirational on Flickr.

I created this necklace with vintage and new, including vintage beads and rhinestone with pearls frame. This combination gives this necklace a very unique nostalgic feel and look.

I love the picture of Our Blessed Mother from an antique Holy Card from Holy Card Heaven http://holycardheaven.blogspot.com/

Inside locket I also used a picture from an antique Holy Card as well and a tiny vintage pocket statue of St. Jude and an aluminium medal of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal

Sacred Heart of Jesus Shrine Necklace

Sacred Heart of Jesus Shrine Necklace, a photo by inspirational on Flickr.

This is a very unique necklace I created honoring Most Loving Sacred Heart of Jesus
Locket opens to display a shrine I created inside honoring Our Loving Sacred Heart of Jesus

St. Therese Pocket Watch Shrine Religious Necklace

Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word;

always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.

St. Therese

This is a spectacular necklace created to honor St. Therese. I found a stunning pocket statue of St. Therese and I wanted it to be visible and that is why I created this pocket watch shrine.

I added a beautiful Fresh Water pearl as well and a paper rose to make it stand out more.

I also added a beautiful French-style ribbon flower to make it bold and more beautiful

"By His Wounds" Catholic Locket Shrine Necklace

"By His Wounds"

"By His wounds we are healed"

Prayer to Christ in His Passion and Death

Hail, sweet Jesus! Praise, honor, and glory be to Thee,

O Christ, who of Thine own accord didst embrace death,

and, recommending Thyself to Thy heavenly Father,

bowing down Thy venerable head, didst yield up Thy spirit.

Truly thus giving up Thy life for Thy sheep,

Thou hast shown Thyself to be a good shepherd.

Thou didst die, O only-begotten Son of God.

Thou didst die, O my beloved Saviour, that I might live forever.

O how great hope, how great confidence have

I reposed in Thy death and Thy Blood!

I glorify and praise Thy Holy Name,

acknowledging my infinite obligations to Thee.

O good Jesus, by Thy bitter death and Passion,

give me grace and pardon.

Give unto the faithful departed rest and life everlasting.

Amen.

ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS

I created this locket shrine necklace as a reminder of Our Lord's ultimate sacrifice for us

I used a vintage pearl necklace with a 14K clasp, a vintage acrylic cameo of Our Lord with crown of thorns "Ecce Homo"

Inside locket I created a shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Infant of Prague and St. Anthony

Rosary Style Padre Pio Reliquary Religious Necklace

May Jesus comfort you
in all your afflictions.
May He sustain you in dangers,
watch over you always with His grace,
and indicate the safe path
that leads to eternal salvation.
And may He render you always
dearer to His Divine Heart
and always more worthy of Paradise.

Amen

by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

When I see a picture of St. Padre Pio, it just brings me so much peace and joy and when creating a piece in his honor, I feel that joy that is indescribable.

On this reliquary necklace I created I used a unique medal with earth from San Giovanni Rotondo, St. Padre Pio's Shrine

Used a beautiful porcelain cameo of Archangel St. Gabriel from an antique card. I created this necklace Rosary style with beautiful wood beads

May St. Padre Pio shine his light upon your life

St Anthony Cameo Locket Shrine Religious Necklace

Prayer to Saint Anthony the Wonder-Worker

Saint Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, who received from God the special power of restoring lost things, grant that I may find {mention your petition}which has been lost. As least restore to me peace and tranquility of mind, the loss of which has afflicted me even more than my material loss. To this favor I ask another of you: that I may always remain in possession of the true good that is God.Let me rather lose all things than lose God, my supreme good. Let me never suffer the loss of my greatest treasure, eternal life with God. Amen.

This is another necklace I created honoring this great man of God. I know I keep St. Anthony very busy with my petitions, but he has never failed to assist me in my needs, specially when I

loose something important, is unbelievable how fast I find it.

I created it in a different way this time, like a charm necklace adding a Lourdes Water Crucifix and a couple of Catholic Medals.

Beads include Gemstones, glass, lampwork and lucite

Jesus Relic, St. Therese Reliquary Religious Necklace

I created another meaningful locket shrine necklace including a very special relic medal with a piece of cloth encased on back (Cloth touched to the Holy Shroud of Oviedo) (Head-veil of Christ)

I created this necklace with the utmost respect and love, encasing the relic medal inside a locket and adding a vintage picture of Our Lord and a porcelain cameo of St. Therese with Child Jesus

I added turquoise and crystals to the necklace making it more unique and bold

The special relic medal is attached to a beautiful vintage lace

The Sudarium is referred to in John 20:5-8

The Sudarium of Oviedo, or Shroud of Oviedo, is a bloodstained cloth, 34" x 21", kept in the Cathedral of Oviedo Spain and claimed to be the cloth that wrapped around the head of Jesus of Nazareth after He died.

Locket Shrine Necklaces

When I began creating these necklaces, I was not sure what to make with the lockets and loved the cameos but one day I woke up with the inspiration to create a small shrine for Our Lord, Blessed Mother and Beloved Saints and I kept finding those wonderful pocket statues that I use and I have been blessed that they are liked by many.

I created two more today to list on my Etsy shop. I always love making one with Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal and St. Anthony, he has been so good to me in many ways, always ready to help me, thank you St. Anthony.

Inside I added a very unique vintage pewter pocket statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe and a color image of Blessed Pope John Paul II

I also created another honoring Our Beautiful Blessed Mother and Baby Jesus. I used a vintage cameo and inside locket made honor to Our Lady of Miraculous Medal

The pocket statue of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal is a vintage hand painted statue surrounded by vintage rhinestones

These are listed in my Etsy shop

http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelosTreasures?ref=hdr

Vintage & New Jerusalem Cross, Angel Catholic Necklace

The Jerusalem Cross features five crosses, one large and four small, that are said to represent Jesus and the four evangelists, as well as the five wounds sustained by Jesus on the cross.

I had saved this beautiful vintage Jerusalem Cross for the right moment to use it in one of my creations. Nothing was coming up as to how to use it in a necklace until recently, the necklace, just came together with the beads and the angel center to give emphasis to the Cross.

I used beautiful blue aurora borealis crystals and brass color as well.

Vintage French Cross Necklace

Today I had the inspiration to create a necklace with this beautiful French vintage cross.

This cross is stunning created out of metal with a very ornate filigree design and it's a double sided cross making it more substantial and bold.

On the necklace itself, I used beautiful eggplant color crystals, vitral teardrop-shape crystals and one Stunning clear crystal heart

This is the side of the cross that separates both sides

Listed in my Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/listing/67641035/vintage-french-cross-necklace

"Greatest Love" Jesus Relic Reliquary Religious Necklace

"Greatest Love"

I asked Jesus, "How much do you love me?"

"This much," He said.

And He stretched out His arms, and He died.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Son, that we should not die, but have eternal life!

~ John 3:16

There is no Greatest Love than Our Lord's Love that sacrificed Himself for the love He has for us

May His Love always be that light in your life

I wanted this necklace to be a bold statement of our faith and a reminder of His Greatest Love

by using a relic medal touched to the Holy Shroud of Oviedo

The Sudarium of Oviedo, or Shroud of Oviedo, is a bloodstained cloth, 3/4" x 21" kept in the

Cathedral of Oviedo Spain and claimed to be the cloth that was wrapped around the head of

Jesus of Nazareth after He died (Head-veil of Christ)

I used a beautiful black and white cameo of St. Therese with Child Jesus set on vintage lace and adorned with Czech. rhinestones and a beautiful rose

Inside I included the Holy Relic medal with a Antique picture of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

St. Joseph Cameo Religious Locket Shrine Necklace

Oh, St Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong,

so prompt before the throne of God,

I place in you all my interest and desires.

Oh, St Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession,

and obtain for me from your divine Son

all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, out Lord.

So that, having engages here below your heavenly power,

I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.

Oh, St Joseph, I never weary contemplating you,

and Jesus asleep in your arm;

I dare not approach while he resposes near your heart.

Press Him in my name and kiss His find head for me

and ask Him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath.

St Joseph, patron of departing souls - Pray for me.

St. Joseph is also patron of the universal Church, fathers, carpenters, and social justice.

A man of God that he is the role model for all fathers that obeying God's word he became a very important part of Our Lord's life as a father on earth.

What a privilege must be for St. Joseph to take the role of Our Lord Jesus Christ and raise Him as His own

With this necklace I wanted to make honor to St. Joseph as the role of father to Our Lord and just love this vintage cameo depicting him with Child Jesus

I wanted to make it to look and feel like an older antique piece using antiqued trade beads