"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. 

Sacred Heart Cameo and Saints Religious Medals Bracelet

Most sweet Jesus, 

humbly kneeling at Thy feet, 

we renew the consecration 

of our family to Thy Divine Heart. 

Be Thou our King forever. 

In Thee we have full 

and entire confidence. 

May Thy spirit penetrate our thoughts, 

our desires, our words and our works. 

Bless our undertakings, 

share in our joys, 

in our trials and in our labours. 

Grant us to know Thee more, 

to serve Thee without faltering.

By the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 

Queen of Peace, 

set up Thy kingdom in our country. 

Enter closely 

into the midst of our families 

and make them Thine own 

through the solemn enthronement

of Thy Sacred Heart 

so that no one cry 

may respond from home to home. 

May the triumphant Heart of Jesus 

be everywhere loved, 

blessed and glorified forever! 

Honour and glory 

to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus

 protect our families.

Amen.

I guess I have been feeling nostalgic.  I have been inspired to create vintage-style bracelets lately using some vintage medals and beads.

I love the outcome of this bracelet with the vintage carved roses with this very unique style of chain using them to give Glory to Our Precious Sacred Heart of Jesus

Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Jude Locket Shrine Necklace

This is another beautiful and meaningful necklace I created to honor Our Beautiful Lady of Lourdes

This is a bold necklace with a large flower but it does not take away the beauty of the cameo

Inside locket I added a tiny pocket statue of St. Jude, Hail Mary beads and tiny cross and on other side a beautiful image of an Archangel on fabric and vintage rhinestones.

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

ST. Jude and Religious Medals Charm Bracelet

A Prayer to St. Jude for Healing

Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, friend of Jesus,

I place myself in your care at this difficult time.

Pray for me; help me know that I need not face my troubles alone.

Please join me in my need,

asking God to send me consolation in my sorrow,

courage in my fear, and healing in the midst of my suffering.

Ask our loving God

to fill me with the grace to accept whatever may lie ahead for me

and my loved ones,

and to strengthen my faith in God's healing power.

Thank you, St. Jude,

for the promise of hope you hold out to all who believe,

and inspire me to give this gift of hope to others

as it has been given to me.

Amen.

On this bracelet honoring St. Jude I used natural Jade teardrop-shape gemstone beads, crystals and glass pearls.

The beautiful of St. Jude has been set on a stunning ornate setting and adorned with Czech. rhinestones.

Catholic medals I used on this bracelet are of Jesus as "The Good Shepherd", St. Therese, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, St. Benedict, St. Patrick, Our Lady of Caridad del Cobre, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and others.

May St. Jude always assist you in bringing your miracles.

St. Jude, Saints Religious Medal Charm Bracelet

Glorious Saint Jude

with faith in your goodness I ask your help today. As one of Christ's chosen Apostles, you are a pillar and foundation of His Church on earth. You are among the elders who stand always before God's throne.

Brother Jude, you are renowned for your kinship with Christ and your physical resemblance to our Savior. Help me remain close to Christ and resemble Him in my outlook and actions.

Holy Apostle, you are venerated for your work of preaching the gospel and your faithfulness to Christ by a martyr's death. Assist me to preach the good news of Christ by word and example, and remain steadfast in His service as you were.

From your place of glory, do not forget the needs and difficulties of Christ's little ones like me, still struggling on the way

home to God. Pray for me that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in my necessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly (name special problem) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever.

Intercede for us all, gracious, brother Saint Jude, and pray for us to the Lord our God in our daily toil and our necessities. Amen.

Today I created this bracelet honoring glorious St. Jude. I love to set these beautiful medals in a stunning ornate setting to enhance the medal itself and then adorned it with Czech. rhinestones as a tribute to St. Jude

I also added other Catholic medals including Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Barbara, Infant of Prague, St. Therese, St. Augustine with St. Monica, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Our Lady of Sorrows with St. Peregrine and a color medal of Jesus Christ with child.

I added beautiful yellow lampwork and glass beads to embrace your wrist and make the medals stand out more.

Virgin Mary Our Lady of Victory Catholic Charm Bracelet

THE MEMORARE OF ST. BERNARD

Remember, O most gracious

Virgin Mary, that never was it

Known that any one who

Fled to thy protection, implored

Thy help, and sought thy

Intercession, was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence,

I fly unto thee, O Virgin of

Virgins, my Mother, to thee I

Come, before thee I stand sinful

And sorrowful. O mother

Of the Word Incarnate! Despise

Not my petitions, but, in

Thy mercy, hear and answer

Me. Amen

With this bracelet I wanted to make honor to Our Beautiful Blessed Mother Our Lady of Victory. I added a beautiful figural medal of Our Lady with Baby Jesus, I just love this medal, I can just look at it and it brings me joy and peace.

I added many other Catholic medals including St. Jude, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Patrick, St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of Guadalupe with Holy Child of Atocha and others.

Beads I added natural gemstones, mother of pearl, Czech. glass and glass pearls adorned with rhinestone rondelles

Sacred Heart, Saints Religious Medals Charn Bracelet

This is another bold bracelet to make honor to Our Beloved Sacred Heart of Jesus.

May His Blessed Love always be with you.

I used a vintage medal of Jesus, Sacred Heart, adorned it with Czech. rhinestones. I used other vintage medals including Virgin Mary, St. Jude, St. Michael, Miraculous Medal.

The beads I used are beautiful large coral beads, red glass heart-shape beads with yellow glass beads representing flames

"VESSEL OF LOVE" Vintage and New Religious Bracelet

An Offering of the Hearts

of Jesus and Mary

Hearts of Jesus and Mary O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary, I offer Thee the most loving Heart of Thy divine Mother which is more precious and pleasing to Thee than all hearts. O Mary, Mother of Jesus, I offer Thee the most adorable Heart of Thy well-beloved Son, who is the life and love and joy of Thy Heart. Blessed be the Most Loving Heart and Sweet Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the most glorious Virgin Mary, His Mother, in eternity and forever. Amen.---St. John Eudes

"VESSEL OF LOVE"

Our Heart is a small part of our body that is used as a vessel for God’s Immense LOVE for us humanity.

This heart also helps us to emanate God’s Love to all of God’s Creations.

Our arms are an extension of our heart.

When we give someone a sincere hug we want to transfer God’s love to someone else.

So next time you hug someone think is God’s embrace, be that vessel of LOVE

This bracelet I wanted to convey that message of LOVE

Each charm represents a reminder to be that "VESSEL OF LOVE"

Beautiful 1 ½” x 1 ¼” Wooden Icon of Our Blessed Mother with Baby Jesus with special glaze to protect image

“How Our Blessed Mother with Her infinite LOVE embraced Our Lord in Her arms and with the same LOVE embraces us”"LOVE for Our Blessed Mother"

Beautiful Vintage large 1 ½” in Dia. Sacred Heart of Jesus Medal

Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament (Reverse Side)

“Our Lord’s Precious LOVE for us that opened His Sacred Holy Heart for us to place all our burdens in His Heart”

Large stunning 2” green crystals cross

“LOVE for Our Lord”

I also included

Large 1” St. Jude and St. Christopher medal (Made in Italy)

Large 1 ¾” Pewter pocket statue of St. Anthony with Baby Jesus set in beautiful green rhinestones charm

To represent

“LOVE our Holy Beloved Saints”

Vintage 1 ½” Faux pearls and rhinestones clock charm

“LOVE the time we have to spend here on this world and the time we spend with our love ones”

2” Natural sea shell with gold plated trim

“LOVE nature”

Vintage resin cameo of lady with rhinestones and faux pearl

Vintage 1 ½” teardrop-shape glass pearl

“LOVE your family”

Beautiful 1 ½” Three tones metal cross with angel on center

“LOVE our Beloved Angels”

One beautiful 1 ½” Glass Heart with flower encased inside

Two 16mm Amber color glass lampwork heart beads

“Let your heart be united to Our Lord’s and Blessed Mother’s Hearts”

Virgin Mary, Saints Religious Medals Charm Bracelet

Apparition
The official account of the Aparecida apparition took place in October 1717, when Dom Pedro de Almeida, Count of Assumar and Governor of the Province of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, was passing through the area of Guarantinqueta, a small city in the Paraiba river valley, during a trip to Vila Rica , an important gold mining site.
The people of Guaratinguetá decided to hold a feast in his honor, and though it was not fishing season, the fishermen went down to the Paraíba waters in order to fish for the feast Three of the fishermen, Domingos Garcia, João Alves, and Filipe Pedroso, prayed to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, and asked God's help.They were unable to catch any fish, and after several hours in the river, they were ready to give up when João casted his net once more near the Port of Itaguaçu.Instead of fish, he hauled in the body of a statue with a missing head. They casted their net again, and brought up the statue's head. After cleaning the statue, they found that it was a black version of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.[Legend has it that when the fishermen recovered the body, then the head, the slender figure of the Aparecida Virgin became so heavy that they couldn't budge it.
After that, according to the official account, they named their find Nossa Senhora da Aparecida Conceição (English: Our Lady of the Appeared Conception), wrapped it in cloth and continued to fish; now their catch was so great that they returned to port because the weight of the fish threatened to sink their craft.This was the first miracle attributed to Our Lady of Aparecida.*
*Wikipedia

I was given this beautiful and unique medal of Our Lady of Aparecida to create a bracelet with and I truly love the image and found that Her history to be fascinating.

I love the detail on Her mantle and crown.

She measures approx. 2". I added other Catholic medals, including Just Judge, Seven Powers medal with seven Saints, a tiny pocket statue of St. Jude attached to a very unique charm.

Beads include beautiful teal color glass wedding cake lampwork beads and glass pearls.

This is a close up of the medal of Our Lady of Aparecida to show the wonderful detail on her Mantle.

Religious Treasure Locket Alfred Art Religious Necklace

This is a very special necklace I created using vintage and new. I wanted to give it an antique look and feel to it using vintage style glass beads, brass beads and vintage pearls.

Locket is also antique style which I created a shrine to St. Jude and St. Rita and including a piece of a vintage broken rosary.



I love this unique crucifix inside acrylic making it very special. I also added two vintage medals one of St. Michael and the second one of Our Lady of Lourdes

Inside locket I added a tiny pocket statue of St. Jude

Heavenly Father, You have sent angels to relay Your messages to us, to protect us from danger, and to rescue us from the Evil One. I thank You for the precious gift of these holy guardians that You assigned to me and my loved ones. O Lord, give us Your help through our angels to fend off the evil spirits that tempt us, that send us deceptive messages, that try to cause divisions, and all others who seek the ruin of our souls. I also pray that the guardian angels of my church, my town and my nation will have all the strength and power they need to protect us from the snares and attacks of wickedness. Guardian angels, pray for us. Amen.

If you love angels and believe in angels as much as I do, this is a perfect necklace I created in their honor. They are such faithful and loving companions that is not a day I thank them and ask for their intervention.

They are so wonderful that most of the time, when you have already built a report with them, they will work with you for the honor and Glory of Our Lord and Blessed Mother with us.

I have had so many beautiful and extraordinary experiences with angels and my most recent one was when I was going to create this necklace.

I had the inspiration to create one and I started with the dichroic glass pendant, I added a beautiful medal of an angel and adorned it with rhinestones and that is all I had of angels or an angel and I was going to put it away until I collected more angels. I wasn't even planning to go looking for them, maybe on the following weeks I would do it, but I guess they had another plan for me.

As I was going to place the glass away, I heard in my head the name of St. Vincent de Paul and had the urge to go and I just remembered that here in Tucson there is a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store and I just had the impulse to go, I didn't know what I would go look for or what I would find and left.

To my surprise, I found the rest of the angels in my necklace, all the broaches, including the angel on front of cameo, which I tought it was so wonderful to be able to find them all in one place, even the cashier mention that was strange they had so many angels.

I guess it was meant for me to finish this necklace in their honor as well in the honor of St. Jude and Infant of Prague, everything just came together the same day and I'm so pleased with the result and my beautiful experience.

I just love this little angel, so whimsical, but yet so peaceful

Virgin Mary Cameo Altered Art Shrine Religious Necklace

I created another special locket shrine altered art necklace in honor of Our Blessed Mother with Baby Jesus, St. Jude and Infant of Prague.

I used amber and a stunning blister mother of pearl shell pendant and vintage cameo.

Inside locket I added a beautiful picture of Infant of Prague. On other side I added a tiny pocket statue of St. Jude, three Hail Mary beads from vintage rosary, tiny medal of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, tiny cross and a polymer rose, all set in vintage lace.

St. Barbara and Patron Saints Catholic Bracelet

Saint Barbara became the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, gunsmiths, miners and anyone else who worked with cannon and explosives, against thunder, lightning,and sudden death

PRAYER TO ST. BARBARA

O GOD, Who didst adorn Thy holy Virgin and Martyr Barbara with extraordinary fortitude in the confession of the Faith, and didst console her in the most atrocious torments; grant us through her intercession perseverance in the fulfillment of Thy law and the grace of being fortified before our end with the holy Sacraments, and of a happy death. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

On this bracelet that I created in honor of St. Barbara, I added a beautiful vintage color medal of St. Barbara on center of bracelet. I also added other color Italian Catholic medals of St. Therese, St. Jude, St. Anthony, St. Rita, Our Lady of Fatima, Infant of Prague, Guardian Angel and Our Lady of Miraculous Medal.

I made it very colorful and lively by adding beautiful glass lampwork beads and a heart charm with blue stones.

Holy Face of Jesus and Virgin Mary Catholic Necklace

ADORABLE FACE OF JESUS

Adorable Face of Jesus, whom all the angels adore,

may You be known, loved and adored by the whole world.

Sacred Face of Jesus, I desire to love and honor You more and more,

in reparation for the many sins committed before You.

O Sacred Face of Jesus veiled in the Adorable Sacrament of the Altar;

I Adore You and Love You.

This is a very special necklace that I wanted to create to venerate Our Lord and make a bold statement of Our Lady's tears and sorrow.



I used a very special relic medal touched to The Holy Shroud of Oviedo

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 was wrapped around the head of Jesus of Nazareth after he died (Head-veil of Christ).

I also created a shrine to St. Jude and St. Therese inside of locket using a tiny pocket statue of St. jude, tiny medal of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, tiny cross and Hail Mary and Our Father beads from vintage broken rosary set in vintage lace.

I used vintage black lace, vintage broken pieces of jewelry and large glass teardrop-shape beads to represent Our Lady's tears.

What I found very interesting after taking the pictures on this necklace and feeling a very special energy when I finished the necklace. I noticed that on the pictures of the inside of the locket, a white mist appears on St. Therese's picture and on second picture appears her facial features changes and appears she is smiling more, like in her real picture posted below.

These two photos are close ups of how it shows her face to look different in the second picture.

May St. Therese intercede for us

Virgin Mary Cameo Shrine Style Locket Catholic Necklace

I created this necklace with the inspiration of a shrine to carry with you and express your faith and devotion to Our Blessed Mother, St. Therese and St. Jude.

I used a vintage necklace from around 1960's and I added a hand assembled Shrine Locket of Virgin Mary and adding a tiny statue of St. Jude, Tiny medal of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal and Three Hail Mary beads from broken vintage rosary.

On other side of locket I added a beautiful picture of St. Therese

St. Anthony Rosary Charm Bracelet

He is known as Miracle Worker; Doctor of the Church; He is especially invoked for the recovery of things lost; as well as against starvation,; patron of amputees, animals, domestic animals, the elderly, expectant mothers, faith in the Blessed Sacrament, fishermen, harvests, horses, lower animals, mail, mariners, oppressed persons sailors, scholars, sterility, travelers

On this bracelet I wanted to create a bracelet with a nostalgic feel and look due to the vintage cameo of St. Anthony. I added Smokey Quartz and turquoise color howlite beads.

I added a handcrafted tiny one-decade rosary to the bracelet and vintage pearls as well.

Medals used are Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Jude, St. Michael, Our Lady of Loreto and Our Lady of Medjugorje

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