Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Virgin Mary "Madonna of the Grapes" Bracelet


CONSECRATION TO MARY
My Queen and my Mother,
I give myself entirely to you;
and to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you this day my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart,
my whole being without reserve.
Wherefore, good Mother,
as I am your own,
keep me, guard me,
as your property and possession.
Amen.



I feel blessed to be able to find some beautiful vintage cameos which included this cameo depicting Our Blessed Mother with Child Jesus "Madonna of the Grapes". To make honor to Our Blessed Mother, I added more Catholic Medals which include Our lady of Loreto, St. Benedict, St. Patrick and others.

Enhancing the beauty of the cameo, I added gorgeous colorful lampwork heart beads and pearls.




Monday, March 9, 2009

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.





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

I created another unique bracelet honoring Our Most Loyal Sacred Heart of Jesus. I used a unique raku bottle of a heart with thorns representing the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I added a vintage rosary piece, which are ten hail Mary beads and on the other side, I also added another piece of broken rosary with center and cross.

I added a goldtone color medal of Sacred Heart of Jesus, misc. beads including a blue quartz bead, purple jade , lampwork beads and other beads.





Holy Trinity Charm Bracelet

PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY
Glory be to the Father,
Who by His almighty power and love created me,
making me in the image and likeness of God.
Glory be to the Son,
Who by His Precious Blood delivered me from hell,
and opened for me the gates of heaven.
Glory be to the Holy Spirit,
Who has sanctified me in the sacrament of Baptism,
and continues to sanctify me
by the graces I receive daily from His bounty.
Glory be to the Three adorable Persons of the Holy Trinity,
now and forever.
Amen.

I created this bracelet as reflection and reminder of Our Lord's crucifixion and resurrection.
I used a very unique Holy Trinity crucifix on center, surrounding it with ruby red glass lampwork wedding cake beads, ruby red glass beads as well.
Other Catholic medals I used are St. Frances Mother Cabrini, St. Francis Xavier, St. Jude, st. Caterine Laboure, St. Joseph, St. Rita, St. Charbel, Our Lady of Guadalupe and Holy Child of Atocha and others.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Turquoise Howlite and Coral Bracelet


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.



I was so inspired to create a bracelet in honor to Our Blessed Mother Our Lady of Guadalupe in a nostalgic way using turquoise and coral.
To create it that way I used vintage copper chain, I added a beautiful well detailed medal of Our Lady made in Mexico, attached to a turquoise color howlite stone cross. I added a couple of vintage medals of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Gerard and St. Joseph. I also added a very unique Caravaca cross, also made in Mexico. Other medals include, unique St. Benedict, miraculous Medal
I also added coral and howlite turquoise stones.


Monday, March 2, 2009

Our Lady of Sorrows Charm Bracelet


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. By Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori.

On this bracelet I wanted to create a boldness and emphasize on Our Lady's mourning and sorrow after Our Lord's death.
I used a well detailed resin cameo of Our Blessed Mother of Sorrows. I also used a beautiful 3D medal of Jesus Christ with crown of thorns, a 14K gold layered medal of St. Michael, vintage medal of Our Lady of Lourdes and Miraculous Medal.
I attached a one decade Rosary bracelet using vintage glass pearls. I also added milky white teardrop-shape glass beads representing Our Lady's tears.

Virgin Mary"s Love Charm Bracelet

MARIAN PRAYER OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA
Give us a heart as beautiful, pure, and spotless as yours. A heart like yours, so full of love and humility. May we be able to receive Jesus as the Bread of Life, to love Him as you loved Him, to serve Him under the mistreated face of the poor. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


I created this bracelet with this beautiful 3D cameo showing Our Blessed Mother's Love for Our Saviour, so tender and kind.
I added other goldtone color Catholic Medals of St. Therese, St. Anthony, Miraculous Medal and a brass medal of St. Ann.
I also added a gorgeous ornate crucifix and adding very unique porcelain beads in pink with brown making them look older.

Jesus Christ Cameo Bracelet

PRAYER TO THE CRUCIFIED JESUS
Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who at the sixth hour didst mount the gibbet of the Cross for the redemption of the world and didst shed Thy Precious Blood for the remission of our sins, we humbly beseech Thee, that Thou wouldst grant us the grace after death to enter with joy the gates of paradise. Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.


I created this bracelet as a reminder of Our Lord's ultimate sacrifice and His suffering.
I used a 3D resin cameo enhanced with beautiful Jasper, one of God's Creations, and smokey quartz.
I also added a Jerusalem cross (The four smaller crosses are said to symbolize either the four books of the Gospel or all five crosses can symbolize the five wonds of Christ during the Passion.)
I also added other Catholic medals, St. Joseph, St. Christopher, Virgin Mary, St. Michael and others.