Monday, January 5, 2009

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 truly love creating a bracelet to honor Our Lady of Miraculous Medal with this special figural medal that I was blessed to find. I feel guided every time I create one to create it just with gemstones and pearls, no other medals, just focusing on Her.
On this bracelet I added natural Cherry quartz and glass pearls capping the pearls with silvertone ornate bead caps.


St. Padre Pio Relic Charm Bracelet

FATHER PIO ( visible sign in his body of Christ Passion)
In September 1918, while praying before a cross, he received the stigmata and the first priest ever to be so blessed.
I. O my Jesus, You have said "Truly I say to you, ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you". Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
II. O my Jesus, You have said "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, He will give it to you" Behold, in Your name, I ask the Father for the grace of... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
III. O my Jesus, You have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away". Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of...Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of You, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your tender Mother and ours.
Say the Hail Holy Queen and add St. Joseph, foster Father of Jesus, pray for us.
This novena was recited daily by St. Pio
"Yes, I love the cross and only the
I have created this bracelet in honor to St. Padre Pio using a very unique relic medal. This relic has the words EX INDUMENTIS- Meaning: "from the clothing worn" or could be of pieces of cloth that have touched the body or shrine of saint or apparition site.

I added other Catholic medals including St. Benedict, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother Theresa and St. Rita. I also added a very unique find of a stone which is Hypersthene. This stone is found in in igneous melted rocks as well as iron meteorites and has a very beautiful shimmer look to it. I also added green Garnet Gemstone and turquoise color howlite stone.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

St. Therese Relic Charm Bracelet

Patronage AIDS sufferers; air crews; aircraft pilots; , ; florists; flower growers; foreign missions; illness; missionaries; parish missions; sick people; sickness;
Also known as Therese of the Child Jesus; the Little Flower; the Little Flower of Jesus

Many miracles attributed to her. Declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997 by Pope John Paul II.
"For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." - Saint Therese of Lisieux

I just love creating a bracelet in honor of St. Therese, I feel so much peace working on said bracelet. I was able to find a beautiful color medal of St. Therese, I also added her relic medal to the bracelet. I also added a beautiful resin cameo of Victorian angel. Other Catholic Medals included are vintage medals of Sacred Heart of Jesus and Infant of Prague, made in West Germany, color Italian medals of St. Jude and St. Padre Pio and one silvertone medal of St. Philomena. To add to the beauty of the medals, I added gorgeous Millefiori glass lampwork heart beads and polymer roses with Czech. glass leaves.

"Rainforest" Charm Bracelet


I was inspired to create a bracelet in honor to one of God's creations in nature, which are Rain forest animals. I created this bracelet in a whimsical way. I found the most beautiful and well detailed glass lampwork animals to create such bracelet.
I added a toucan, very unique beads with frogs attached to the bead and some with lizards, whimsical fish, turtles, gemstone turtles and I also added some glass lampwork flowers and wedding cake beads as well as wood beads.
I am very pleased with the outcome of this bracelet.


Virgin Mary Cameo Catholic Medals Charm Bracelet


OUR LADY,THE LORD'S VIRGIN AND MOTHER
We turn in all our needs to Christ's blessed Mother, Mary,
because we know that our Lord,
as her obedient and loving Son,
can refuse her nothing.
Hence, we turn with confidence to our blessed Lady
as "comforter of the afflicted,"
"the help of Christians,"
"health of the sick,"
and "Virgin most powerful."
Our Virgin Mother still stands by us
as she stood faithfully by the foot of the Cross,
and as she remained praying with His apostles and disciples.
So, too, will she be close to us
when we turn to her in our necessities.


I was inspired to create a bracelet in these colors to honor Our Most beautiful Blessed Mother depicted in this beautiful vintage cameo. This is a replica of the "Madonna of the Magnificant" by famous painter Botticelli. I added a "Bless Our Family" cross with Virgin Mary, Jesus Child and St. Joseph, a crucifix, Our Lady of Medjugorje, St. Francis Xavier, St. Frances Mother Cabrini, Archangel St. Gabriel and others. On center of medal I added a large acrylic flower charm. I also used beautiful natural green jade flowers and gorgeous lampwork beads to create this combination.

Holy Child of Atocha "Santo Nino de Atocha" Charm Bracelet

Patron Saint of Prisoners
History of El Santo Nino de Atocha (The Holy Child of Atocha)

The devotion to El Santo Nino de Atocha originated in Spain. Its origin may be related to Our Lady of Atocha, in Madrid, Spain, who is mentioned in the "Cantigas" of King Alphonse the Wise in the 13th century. During medieval times, the Moors held large areas and battles between the Christians and Moors were commonplace. The Moors invaded the town of Atocha. Following a certain battle, the victorious Moors held a great many Christians captive, and prevented the adult villagers from visiting as well as bringing the prisoners food or water. Fearing for the lives of the prisoners, their families stormed heaven with prayers for relief. One day, a child appeared, dressed as a pilgrim of that period, carrying a basket of food and a gourd of water. The Moors allowed the child to bring food and water each day. The prisoners were fed, but the basket and gourd remained full. The child was not known to the Christians nor to the Moors, so the people concluded that the child Jesus.
In artwork, the Holy Child often wears a brimmed hat with a plume and a cloak or cape ornate with the St. James shell. (During the Crusades, scallop shells were the symbol of holy pilgrimages and one European variety is still referred to as "the pilgrim" or "St. James' shell." Poets have written about their beauty and artists have admired their symmetry and grace.) In his left hand, He carries a pilgrim's staff to the gourd of water is fastened, a pair of shackles, and a few spears of wheat. In his right hand, He holds a basket which generally contains bread or flowers. He either wears sandals or is barefoot. The Child is said to roam the hills and valleys, particularly at night, bringing aid and comfort to the needy, and thereby wearing out his shoes. He is usually shown seated.
The original statue of the Holy Child of Atocha was imported from Spain and now resides in the little town of Fresnillo, Mexico. El Santo Nino de Atocha is the patron saint of those unjustly imprisoned. He also protects travelers and rescues people in danger.

I always feel so blessed when I find unique Catholic medals, specially when they are vintage and are hard to find, and at times I think they find me. This is one of those cases. I was blessed to have found a vintage medal of Holy Child of Atocha, Made in West Germany, set in Mother of Pearl, such beautiful medal. I also added other Catholic medals as Divine Mercy, Miraculous Medal, St. Anthony, St. Sebastian, Virgin Mary, Sorrowful Mother. I surrounded these Catholic medals with glass lampwork beads, Czech. glass, glass golden pearls to enhance the beauty of these medals.

Virgin Mary "Madonna of the Streets" Charm Bracelet

Mary, I beg you, by that grace through which the Lord is with you and you will to be with him, let your mercy be with me. Let love for you always be with me, and the care for me be always with you. Let the cry of my need, as long as it persists, be with you, and the care of your goodness, as long as I need it, be with me. Let joy in your blessedness be always with me, and compassion for my wretchedness, where I need it, be with you. I was able to create this bracelet in honor to Our Blessed Mother with a beautiful blue 3D cameo surrounded by blue roses and lucite trumpet flowers. I added a unique figural medal of Virgin Mary praying, aa figural image medal of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Lourdes, Mother Theresa and other Catholic medals.


Rose: The rose is regarded as the "queen of flowers", and often symbolizes Mary, the Queen of Heaven. Also an almost universal symbol of perfect love, its color, perfection of form, and fragrance, as well as its thorns signifies Mary's role in salvation history as the Mother of God the Savior who was crowned with thorns and shed His blood on the Cross for love of mankind. The rose, arising from a thorny bush, also signifies Mary, the Mystical Rose.