Friday, November 28, 2008

Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Charm Bracelet





"The Blessed Virgin was standing on a globe, and her face was beautiful beyond words. Her fingers were covered with precious jewels whose light dazzled me. And I heard: 'Behold the symbol of the graces I shed upon those who ask for them!' Then an oval frame formed around the Blessed Virgin and I read in letters of gold: 'O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.' The vision reversed and I beheld the letter 'M' surmounted by a cross, at the foot of the cross, a bar, and below all, the Heart of Jesus crowned with thorns, and the Heart of Mary pierced with a sword. A voice said to me, 'Have a medal struck after this model. Persons who wear it will receive great graces, especially if they wear it around the neck.' "Sister (now Saint) Catherine Labour".
THE RAYS BEING DISPERSED BY OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL CAME FROM THE GEMSTONES ON HER FINGERS

I created this bracelet in honor to Our Blessed Mother Our Lady of Miraculous Medal with a stunning heavy medal. Her image set in a bubble surrounded by ornate design. I also included some vintage and new Catholic medals including St. Therese, St. Rita, Annunciation and others. I surrounded these medals with white glass pearls, lampwork heart beads and angels made of white and blue glass beads, finishing it with a gorgeous flower center with aurora borealis rhinestones.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Virgin Mary Our Lady of Victory Charm Necklace









I created this necklace with the inspiration of a Shrine to Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Victory and St. Raymond including some vintage treasures and be able to carry all the time.


I included inside the pocket watch, a vintage pocket statue of Our Lady of Victory, a St. Raymond image on the background, vintage pearls and rhinestones. I used vintage chain to hold this Shrine and all other treasures, including a figural medal of Virgin Mary as a child, a vintage medal of Guardian angel and Holy Family.


I included Jasper, turquoise and ruby quartz gemstones besides a lot of other charms.



I want to share the pictures below- here is my work area where I take my pictures and use different displays. This table is by a window and sometimes I do get some sun rays coming in to thru the window but today was different. I couldn't find the right angle to take the picture because the sun rays seem brighter than usual.
Sometimes I use a black board to use as background but today I moved it out of the background because I wanted lighter background and took the picture and to my surprise when I uploaded my pictures. As you can see, the sun was coming in thru the window, you can also see it on the left side, but no image.

As you can see there is an image glowing on the black board that to me looks like the shape of Our Blessed Mother. Second picture shows only the image after cropping.
I interpret this image that Our Blessed Mother is happy about how I create my art to make honor to Her and Our Lord. Which I feel so blessed to be able to create.


Tuesday, November 18, 2008

"Holy Night" Catholic Charm Bracelet


I created this special bracelet calling it "Holy Night" as a reminder of the most precious gift "Our Lord". This beautiful bracelet depicts Our Blessed Mother holding Baby Jesus and being seranated by Holy Angels.
I added handcrafted angels made with glass pearls and Czech. Glass. I also added pewter charms depicting the Nativity.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Our Lady of Guadalupe


In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a poor Indian at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City; She identified herself as the Mother of the True God, instructed him to have the bishop build a temple on the site and left an image of Herself imprinted miraculously on his tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows no sign of decay 474 years later and still defies all scientific explanations of its origin.
God of power and mercy, You blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. May Her prayers help all men and women to accept each other as brothers and sisters. Through Your justice present in our hearts, may Your peace reign in the world. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

Creating a bracelet to make honor to Our most humble Lady of Guadalupe to me brings so much joy and it is very special for me and feel so Blessed being able to create one and share my love for Her with others.
My first experience with Our Lady of Guadalupe was several years ago that I found myself witnessing Her apparition to St. Juan Diego, I could feel the heat of the day, see the hill with all the rocks and dry plants, the cactus and I could see, what I believe was St. Juan Diego walking up the hill and saw Her appearing in a soft mist taking Her form and could see Her beautiful face, so soft and so peaceful, It felt so real, so close that I wanted to reach out and touch her. I could never forget that experience.
My second experience was when my nephew was in the hospital, I could see her in my room, as well, in a soft mist and could feel a very warm feeling overcoming me. What was fascinating about this experience was that it happened at 2:00 a.m. and the next day when I went to visit my nephew, he claimed that someone was in his room and could feel very warm around 2:00 a.m. I was so overwhelmed that I shared my experienced with my family and reassured them that She was bringing healing.
That is the reason it is so special for me creating such a bracelet. I used Azurite, Turquoise and coral beads. Catholic medals include, a gorgeous color medal of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Christopher, Ornate Crucifix, Sorroful Mother, St. Theresa and others.

St. Philomena Relic Charm Bracelet



Martyred at about age 14 in the early days of the Church.

PATRONAGE: babies,children, children of Mary, desperate causes, forgotten causes, impossible causes, infants, infertility, lost causes, Living Rosary, newborns, poor people, priests, sick people, sickness, sterility, toddlers, young people, youth.
When I'm going to create a bracelet to honor St. Philomena, I feel such energy, a very playful energy that I feel being St. Philomena's. It is a very playful and strong energy that always motivates me to make this particular bracelet in very lively in colors and always adding flowers. I love to feel that energy around me as I create her bracelet.
On this bracelet I added red flowers, red lampwork beads all surrounding her relic and other Catholic medals including St. Michael, St. Mark, Pieta, St. Patrick, St. Peregrine and others.

Our Lady of Lourdes Charm Bracelet



Our Lady of Lourdes: France, 1858
Our Lady appeared to 14 year old Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, 18 times from February through July, 1858. During the apparitions she told Bernadette to dig a hole which later in the day produced a stream of water, bringing about thousands of spiritual and physical cures even to this day. Mary pleaded for "penitence! Penitence! Penitence!" and urged us to "Pray to God for sinners". She called herself the "Immaculate Conception".

HOLY WATER OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
O ever Immaculate Virgin, mother of mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comforter of the afflicted, you know my needs, my troubles, my sufferings, cast me a look of pity. By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, you were pleased to make it a priviledged sanctuary, whence you dispense your favours, and already many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal, I come, therefore, with the most unbounded confidence & implore your maternal intercession.
On This bracelet I wanted to create one representing the purity of Our Lady using white pearls and white aurora borealis crystals and blue crystals representing the Holy Water of Lourdes. I added some vintage Catholic medals and a beautiful large medal of Our Lady in the Grotto.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Virgin Mary Our Lady of the Rosary Charm Bracelet


PRAYER
O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, in these times of brazen impiety, show again thy power, with the signs which accompanied thy victories of old, and from the throne where thou art seated, dispensing pardon and grace, in pity watch over the Church of thy Son, His Vicar, and every order of the clergy and laity, suffering in grievous warfare. Hasten, O most powerful destroyer of heresy, hasten the hour of mercy seeing that the hour of judgment is daily challenged by innumberable offences. Obtain for me, the lowest of men, kneeling suppliant in thy presence, the grace which may enable me to live a just life on earth, and reign with the just in Heaven, whilst with the faithful throughout the world, O Queen of the most holy Rosary, I salute thee and cry out: Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us!
Amen
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I created this bracelet with a beautiful cameo depicting Our Blessed Mother with the Christ Child giving the Most Holy Rosary to St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Sienna. I added a one decade rosary to this bracelet made with metal goldtone roses.
I also added vintage and new medals, including Ecce Homo, Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. ann and Our Lady of Guadalupe. Some of these medals were made in Germany.
Enhancing the beautiful cameo, I added some hand crafted glass lampwork beads with flowers. Beautiful work on the beads.