Thursday, August 20, 2009

St. Michael and Archangels Charm Necklace


The saintly Father Olier says that the angels taken all together represent the Immensity of God by their unlimited number and variety, whilst each choir and each angel in particular mirrors one of the divine attributes, such as God's love. His goodness, His strength, etc. St. Michael and the Angels by Tan
I wanted to create a bold and unique necklace in honor of St. Michael and Archangels and a reminder of their power and beauty and also as a reminder that we need their powerful intercession daily.

I used an old and unique ceramic face representing an angel's face. I also added archangel charms including St. Raphael, St. Gabriel, Uriel, Jophiel, Samuel, Zadquiel and St. Michael.

I also added beautiful ornate metal wings and howlite crosses. Also included a goldtone sword representing their sword and large ornate and vermeil beads represent their armor.

The angel face I decorated it with vintage pearls and a couple of goldtone and silvertone charms to represent a crown.

Vintage and New Milagros Catholic Necklace


On this necklace made of Milagros, I added a unique handcrafted pierced heart milagro with chalice on center of heart representing Sacred Heart of Jesus.
I also added smaller milagro charms, a couple of sterling silver and stabilized turquoise charms including a large howlite cross and a two sided medal of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Includes several peruvian beads as well. Chain is vintage

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.

Virgin Mary "Sorrowful Mother" Cameo Catholic Necklace

I created this necklace representing Our Lady's tears by using teardrop-shape mother of pearl beads as a reminder of Our Blessed Mother's suffering.

Cameo of Our Lady of Sorrows is set on a beautiful blistered mother of pearl leave adorned with blue rhinestones.

On the necklace I added blue Czech. glass beads and pearls.





St. Christopher and Saints Religious Bracelet

His fame derives from the pious legend of him being a "Christ-bearer" . He was a powerfully built man who wandered the world in search of novelty and adventure. He came upon a hermit who lived beside a dangerous stream and served others by guiding them to safe places to cross. He gave Offero instruction in the truth of God. Offero took the hermit's place, but instead of guiding travellers, he carried them safely across the stream.
One day he carried a small child across the stream; the child's weight nearly crushed him. When they arrived on the other side, the child revealed himself as Christ, and he was so heavy because he bore the weight of the world on himself. He then baptised Offero with water from the stream. Christopher's service at the stream led to his patronage of things related to travel and travellers, people who carry things, etc.

On this bracelet I added a vintage St. Christopher medal with Paulus VI Max. Pont. on reverse side. I used other Catholic medals including, Jesus, St. Therese Cameo, St. Joan of Arc, St. Peregrine, St. Louis, St. George, St. Anthony, St. Jude and others.

Surrounding the medals I added beautiful lampwork glass beads and Czech. glass beads in turquoise color and lavender.

St. Anthony Shrine Style Catholic Charm Necklace

He is known as Miracle Worker


I created this beautiful unique shrine style necklace in honor of St. Anthony using a vintage pocket statue of St. Anthony and fit it in a antique colored locket and adding three Hail Mary beads from broken rosary and a distressed picture of St. Anthony and Baby Jesus as you will see in the bottom picture.

I also added a one decade rosary created with rare black tourmaline gemstone beads and vintage crucifix.

Necklace was created with mother of pearl beads and black glass pearls and ornate brass center and adding brass angels.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

St. Anthony and Catholic medals charm bracelet

ST. ANTHONY

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 that I created in honor of St. Anthony, I used a beautiful colorful vintage cameo and vintage relic of St. Anthony, surrounding it with gemstones like tiger eye and amazonite. I also used beautiful mother of pearl and golden glass pearls.

Catholic medals I used are vintage cameo of Virgin Mary "Mother of Sorrows, Jesus Christ and Sacred Heart.

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"Precious Blood" One Decade Rosary Charm Bracelet


I created this bracelet as a reminder of Jesus' sacrifice for humanity and His love for us redeeming us with His precious Blood and as a strong testimony of your faith.
It represents Our Lord's Precious Blood. I used ruby red teardrop-shape Czech. glass beads to represent His blood.

I also added a vintage large medal of Our Lord "Ecce Homo" and other Catholic medals include, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Victory, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal and others and a one decade rosary bracelet attached as well.

This rosary represents the "Holy Wounds" Rosary

By the crucifix I added a metal chalice charm as well.


Rosary of the Holy Wounds
There are many uses of rosary beads. The greatest of course, is the Marian Rosary, but there have been many other devotions that use these beads. One of them is the Rosary of he Holy Wounds. It has been given to us by Jesus, according to Sister Mary Martha Chambon (1841-1907)- She was a nun at the Monastery of the Visitation of Chambery in France. The cause of her canonization as a Saint in 1937.
Jesus made many promises to those who would honor His Holy Wounds by praying this rosary.
.At each word that you pronounce of the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds, I allow a drop of My Blood to fall upon the soul of a sinner.
.I will grant all that is asked of Me through the invocation of My Holy Wounds. You will obtain everything, because it is through the merit of My Blood, which is of infinite price. With My Wound and My Divine Heart, everything can be obtained.
.My Wounds will repair yours. My Wounds will cover all your faults. Those who honor them will have a true knowledge of Jesus Christ. In meditation on them, you will always find a new love. My Wounds will cover all your sins.
.When you have some trouble, something to suffer, quickly place it in My Wounds, and the pain will be alleviated.
.There will be no death for the soul that expires in My Holy Wounds, they give true live.
.Those who pray with humility and who meditate on My Passion will one day participate in the glory of My Divine Wounds.
.The soul who during life has honored the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ and has offered them to the Eternal Father for the souls in purgatory, will be accompanied at the moment of death by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and Our Lord on the Cross, all brilliant in glory, will receive her and crown her.
Our Lord also made a promise to St. Gertude for those who honor His Holy Wounds. She had a vision of Jesus after finishing her prayers for His Wounds at one time. There were golden roses on top of His Wounds. Jesus then said "Behold, I will appear to you in this radiant form at the hour of your death, and I will cover all your sins and adorn you with a glory like that with which you have adorned My Wounds by your salutations. All who do so shall receive the like favor".