SACRED HEART RAKU BOTTLE CATHOLIC CHARM NECKLACE

From the depth of my nothingness, I prostrate myself before Thee, O Most Sacred, Divine and Adorable Heart of Jesus, to pay Thee all the homage of love, praise and adoration in my power.Amen. - - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Prayer to the Sacred Heart by Saint Francis De Sales
May Thy Heart dwell always in our hearts!May Thy Blood ever flow in the veins of our souls!O sun of our hearts, Thou givest life to all things by the rays of Thy goodness!I will not go until Thy Heart has strengthened me, O Lord Jesus!May the Heart of Jesus be the King of my heart!Blessed be God. Amen.

When I attended the bead and gem show I found these unique raku bottles which are hollow and with cork. These can be used to carry anointing oil, essential oil, a special prayer, sacred belongings or any other reliquary that has sentimental value to you.

Raku is a special kind of firing process to the ceramic piece and glazing to give it a different finish to the ceramic.

I also added a color medal of Sacred Heart of Jesus and a tiny cross and I also added lampwork beads.

Miraculous Medal Altered Art Shrine Catholic Charm Necklace

"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 another necklace as a shrine to Our Lady of Miraculous Medal. I truly love making these style of necklaces to make honor to Our Blessed Mother.

I use a pocket statue of Our Lady, I added vintage rosary beads from vintage rosary, tiny blue enamel medal of Our Lady, tiny cross and vintage pearls and rhinestones.

I also added ten purple Czech. glass beads to make it a one decade rosary, adding a beautiful center and used a stunning turquoise howlite stone cross. I added lampwork bead, gemstones and pearls.

St. Therese Relic Charm Bracelet

Patronage AIDS sufferers; air crews; aircraft pilots; , ; florists; flower growers; foreign missions; illness; missionaries; parish missions; sick people; sickness;

I created another St. Therese's bracelet with a beautiful color medal and also I added her relic medal. I used other Catholic Medals of St. Padre Pio, Sorrowful Mother, Ecce Homo, Mother Theresa, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Anthony and others.

I used some gorgeous lampwork beads with puples, pinks and swirls.

St. Michael and Milagros Charm Bracelet

MILAGROS
Milagros "Miracles" are small devotional charms that are traditionally used in most Latin American Countries. These votives are placed in small shrines, church, nichos, retablos, saints or altars.
Milagros also refers to an ancient aspect of Hispanic Folk Culture: Small silver or gold votive offerings.
A person attaches a Milagro to a saint for a special request of a miracle for a particular aliment of the body.

I found this beautiful solid 3D heart milagro representing the Sacred Heart of Jesus. To this bracelet I added other milagros, like leg, eyes, man praying, breasts (can represent for breast cancer), torso and others. I also a very unique and rare figural medal of St. Michael in colonial armor.

I used beautiful handpainted peruvian beads and turquoise beads as well.

Mother Theresa Charm Bracelet

Mother Teresa was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over forty years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.
By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, due in part to a documentary, and book, Something Beautiful for God by Malcom Muggeridge. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity continued to expand, and at the time of her death it was operating 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools.
Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.*
* Wikipedia
She is a well-recognized Spiritual woman that has made an impact on by her spirituality and sacrifices she made by helping the poorest and sick. She is a great example of the love for Our Lord .

MOTHER THERESE (Analyzing her deed and achievements, John Paul II asked: "Where did Mother Teresa find the strength to place herself completely at the service of others? She found it in prayer and in the silent contemplation of Jesus Christ, his Holy Face, his Sacred Heart.")

I created this special bracelet in honor of Mother Theresa using a relic medal. (Made in Italy) BACK OF MEDAL 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.

Also includes:
ST. RITA ALUMINIUM MEDAL ( Patronage: Abuse victims, loneliness, sterility, bodily ills, desperate causes, difficult marriages, Philippines, forgotten causes, impossible causes, infertility, lost causes, parenthood, sick people, victims of physical spouse abuse, widows, wounds.)
1" ORNATE CROSS
OXIDIZED ITALIAN MEDALS
ASSUMPTION OF VIRGIN MARY
OUR LADY OF MEDJUGORJE
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES (He was venerated from the day of his death. Many miraculous cures, including raising the dead attributed to Brother Martin. First black American saint. Also known as Martin of Charity; the Saint of the Broom (for his devotion to his work, no matter how menial) Established an orphanage and children’s hospital for the poor children of the slums. Set up a shelter for the stray cats and dogs and nursed them back to health. Lived in self-imposed austerity, never ate meat, fasted continuously, and spent much time in prayer and meditation with a great devotion to the Holy Eucharist. )
ST. SEBASTIAN (Patron Saint of Soldiers; archers, athletes)
OUR LADY OF MIRACULOUS MEDAL
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
ST. JUDE (Patronage: Desperate situations; forgotten causes; hospitals, hospital workers; impossible causes)
ST. JOHN OF GOD (Patronage: Alcoholics; bodily ills; dying people; firefighters; heart patients)
ST. CHARBEL (Several post-mortem miracles attributed him, including periods in 1927 and when a bloody "sweat" flowed from his corpse. His tomb has become a place of pilgrimage for Lebanese and non-Lebanese, Christian and non-Christian alike)
OUR LADY OF CZESTECHOWA
OUR LADY OF VICTORY
LARGE 18mm COBALT BLUE GLASS LAMPWORK BEADS WITH SILVER AND GOLD FOIL
6mm GLASS PEARLS
12mm & 8mm TWO-TONE SILVER GLASS BEADS

Our Lady of Lourdes Water Medal

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.

I found the beautiful center medal in auction which depicts Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto. This medal has been handpainted and was issued in Bankok, Thailand. It depicts Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception on front of medal and image of the Church of Thailand on reverse side

I also added a water medal from Lourdes and other Catholic Medals including, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, St. Michael, St. Joseph, Guardian angel and others. I also added two beautiful jade flowers and gorgeous lampwork beads.

Turquoise Howlite Ornate Cross

I attended a semi-annual gem and bead show here in Tucson and found this beautiful ornate cross that would be perfect to add a bail and add it to a beaded necklace or just use alone on a chain.