New Coral & Brass Five Decade Rosary and Two New Bracelets

Tonight, I have added two new bracelets and a unique, lightweight 5 Decade Rosary.  

The bracelets are made using the "unbreakable" wire wrapping technique and is my favorite design. I believe the bracelets are very feminine and beautiful with the Swarovski vintage beads wrapped with golden brass wire.  

I hope you like the newest rosary that I added this evening.  I wanted to make a rosary that was light in weight and used a light vintage bead for those who want to carry a rosary with little weight so that the rosary was very light in your hand.  

I hope you take a look at these new items in Let Our Light Shine.

NEW ITEMS

https://www.etsy.com/listing/475337070/bracelet-handmade-vintage-beads?ref=shop_home_active_1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/475294946/handmade-rosary-five-decade-rosary-coral?ref=listing-shop-header-2

https://www.etsy.com/listing/488812449/bracelet-handmade-vintage-beads?ref=listing-shop-header-1

New items added often.
God Bless,
Jen

Rosaries and a Chaplet

Today I added a beautiful purple Czech glass five decade rosary to my collection in my Etsy store. I loved the centerpiece and St. Benedict Italian silver crucifix.  Each of the purple Czech beads are vintage and are a light lilac purple.  In addition, I have added fire polished darker purple Our Father beads which add to the beauty of this Catholic Rosary.  

https://www.etsy.com/listing/488387251/rosary-handmade-5-decade-rosary-catholic?ref=shop_home_active_3

I also completed a One Decade Rosary using fire polished red vintage beads with "unbreakable" wire wrapping technique and a Swarovski 5000 vintage bead as the Our Father bead. The centerpiece is Divine Mercy on one side and Our Lady of Fatima on the reverse side.  The centerpiece and crucifix are made with Italian silver.  The wire is 22 gauge silver plate over copper.  It's perfect for your pocket or purse.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/488396935/rosary-handmade-catholic-gifts-red-fire?ref=listing-shop-header-0

The third item I added today is a St. Teresa de Avila Chaplet using Light Turquoise Swarovski 5000 round vintage beads. The wire is 20 gauge silver plated over copper and the medal and St. Benedict crucifix is made of Italian silver.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/474896358/handmade-st-teresa-de-avila-chaplet?ref=listing-shop-header-1

I love all of these new rosaries and chaplets! 

Hope you enjoy my new additional items to my Etsy store.  Today, all were made with Silver.  Hope you enjoy!!

God Bless,

Jen

New designs added today

Fall weather is tip toeing into Florida... As I am thinking about fall decorations, I walk into almost any store and what do I see?  Christmas decorations! It just seems like yesterday that Christmas was months away... and now, Christmas is less than two months away.  Gifts... gifts... gifts.  

With this thought in mind, I have added three more items to my online store.  Christmas shopping is right around the corner so I hope to add more items in the next few weeks. 

First, I have added a St. Benedict Chaplet.  It really is a super chaplet because the St. Benedict medal is used for protection from the devil.  Here is a recent quote from Pope Francis, “The devil is here…even in the 21st century! And we mustn’t be naïve, right? We must learn from the Gospel how to fight against Satan.” If you google, St. Benedict medal meaning, you will have a lot of interesting reading about this saint and his medal.

(SOLD)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/474551992/handmade-st-benedict-chaplet-vintage?ref=shop_home_active_5

The second item I added today was an Anglican Rosary with a Celtic cross.  I wanted to add prayer beads for my Episcopalian friends. Both of these two items are adorned with vintage Swarovski crystals. 

****SOLD****

https://www.etsy.com/listing/474538214/anglican-rosary-episcopalian-celtic?ref=listing-shop-header-2

(This one is sold but another has been added:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/559202451/anglican-rosary-episcopalian-celtic?ref=shop_home_active_1

I have a lot of new designs planned. Have a super week!

God Bless,
Jen

Five Decade Rosaries - Vintage Beads

https://www.etsy.com/listing/456361936/rosary-handmade-catholic-gifts-amber?ref=shop_home_feat_1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/456005170/rosary-handmade-catholic-gifts-swarovski?ref=shop_home_feat_2

https://www.etsy.com/listing/455774736/rosary-handmade-catholic-gifts-pink?ref=related-1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/472021775/rosary-handmade-catholic-gifts-chaplet?ref=shop_home_feat_4

https://www.etsy.com/listing/463164448/rosary-handmade-catholic-gifts-red?ref=shop_home_active_18

I am very proud of my Five Decade Rosaries. I have included five, of my Five Decade Rosaries on Etsy, above.  Each one was designed using vintage beads and is so beautiful.  I have a hard time deciding which is my favorite.  Each rosary requires 59 beads.  When using vintage beads, it is sometimes difficult to find 53 beads which are the exact design shape and size.  So, for instance on the green rosaries pictured, each of the ten decade beads are unique in that section, but all have a matching color and size. Some rosaries would be next to impossible to duplicate because the vintage beads are no longer available.  

If you have any suggestions about what you would like to see on my LetOurLightShine.us site in the way of rosaries, Christian jewelry, etc., please send me a note or leave me a comment.  I would love to hear from you.

If you do not know how to say the rosary, here is a link from EWTN with a tutorial: 
https://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/maryd5.htm

On a personal note, things are beginning to get back to normal for me after the hurricane. I still have my privacy fence lying on the ground in the backyard but all of my dogs are safe inside a smaller fence close to the back of my house.  I'm thankful that I put up the small fence for my small dogs since I used to worry about them sliding under the larger fence through a hole created by a opossum or raccoon.  All of the dogs, big or small, stay within the smaller fence.  

As a Christian vegan, there are no animal products used in any of the items sold on my site.  
God Bless,
Jen  :-)

“And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” —Genesis 1:30

New Pope Francis Chaplet - New Antiqued Copper Bracelet - Awaiting Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew is right around the corner as we wait on updates in Central Florida.  The last hurricanes (yes, I said hurricanes) that I experienced in force were in 2004 when I had just moved into my current house and FOUR hurricanes came through Florida that year. We had no power for two weeks and spent most of our time, after the first storm, sitting in lawn chairs in the front yard because it was so hot. After those four storms, I purchased storm shutters and have not used them since.  However, this month, this year, they may be pulled out again and I'm hoping they still fit.  Of course, we could just get a little wind, if it stays off shore but I don't think we can ever be overly confident and must prepare with the basics... water, food, and of course pet food.  

In the meantime, I am enjoying adding a couple of new designs in my Etsy shop.  One is a Pope Francis Chaplet which is made with beautiful vintage Swarovski clear crystals.  These beautiful crystals pick up all the colors in the rainbow when they hit bright light.  I took photos in indirect light from the sun and the blue from the sky is picked up beautifully in the crystals.  Pope Francis loves animals and so do I, being a Christian vegan myself, this quote from Pope Francis really stands out to me: “Every act of cruelty towards any creature is ‘contrary to human dignity.'” Please take a look at the new chaplet with Pope Francis medal just added to my shop today.  

https://www.etsy.com/listing/482968359/handmade-pope-francis-chaplet-with?ref=shop_home_feat_1

I also added an antiqued copper bracelet which I enjoyed making out of raw copper wire, then antiqued.  I double wrapped each section and used the unbreakable wrapping technique which gives such strength to each piece.  This bracelet is one of the few that do not have a Christian charm.  I didn't add a charm because it may be used by a woman or a man.  It will just depend on the size of the wrist.  Please take a look at this bracelet.  I want to make one to keep, as I truly love the way it looks.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/469471834/handmade-wire-wrapped-antiqued-raw?ref=listing-shop-header-1

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As we keep our eyes peeled on Hurricane Matthew, I have a few projects planned to keep me busy. Many prayers for all those people in the storm's path and I'm praying for a hedge of protection around my loved ones. 

God Bless!

Jen