10 % off Sale - Let Our Light Shine - Starting Tomorrow - For the Remainder of November

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LetOurLightShine

Beginning November 18th, 2017, everything in my online store, with the exception of 5 Decade Rosaries, is 10% off.  No minimum orders. Just in time for Christmas orders. 

Please send me a note if you have any questions.

God Bless, Jen  :-)

Stocking up my Etsy store for Christmas!

Several  years ago, when getting ready to do my Christmas shopping, I made up my mind that I wanted to do something different....

It all started somewhere around Thanksgiving of that year, as I started to gather my list together and try to think of ideas for my individual gifts.  Usually, I hunted within the brick and mortar stores  and sometimes I would find things right away, other times, as the days quickly passed and Christmas was only a few days away, I would begin to panic.  I did not have Christmas gifts for everyone on my list.  

This particular year, I ran across Etsy.  I was super excited.  I thought of each person on my list and tried to find a matching gift.  I found something for EVERYONE! It was at that time that I knew how important Etsy was to those of us who appreciate handmade, quality items AND want to try something new this Christmas. 

It wasn't right away, but several years later, as I began making my handmade, wire wrapped rosaries and Christian jewelry, I knew Etsy was where I wanted to set up my online store. 

I do not mass produce things.  I collect beads, vintage and new. Then, I plan a design and pick out the wire I will use.  Some designs take days.  Others I can make in several hours but all are made with love.  My shop will not be the inexpensive priced shop. My beads are quality beads and my items are labor intensive.  I take great care in purchasing my supplies and work carefully to produce a quality product for my customers. 

I will continue to work and add new items to my store;  not only to get ready for Christmas, but also for special occasions: weddings, birthdays, and other occasions that are close to your heart.

I can't believe it is already November 16th.  If you want to find the BEST holiday gifts, give Etsy a try.  There are many excellent sellers on Etsy.  I've had excellent experiences with purchasing on Etsy. I hope you will give us a try.  :-)

Happy shopping!! Jen

https://www.etsy.com/listing/558926256/handmade-heirloom-topaz-five-decade?ref=shop_home_active_1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/561354151/swarovski-womens-handmade-bracelet?ref=shop_home_active_14

https://www.etsy.com/listing/561354151/swarovski-womens-handmade-bracelet?ref=shop_home_active_14

https://www.etsy.com/listing/571349679/handmade-saint-jude-chaplet-st-jude?ref=shop_home_active_2

Miraculous Medal - The Story and Symbolism

On many of my rosaries I have the Miraculous Medal as my centerpiece. If you ever had questions about what each of the symbols mean, this may be a great explanation for you. I found it on Pinterest and have it saved under Holy Rosaries on my Let Our Light Shine on Pinterest site.

God Bless,
Jen

Let Our Light Shine now ships INTERNATIONAL!

My Etsy store (https://www.etsy.com/shop/LetOurLightShine) now ships to the US and other International countries. Check out individual listings on Etsy for countries available. 

Let Our Light Shine has now been open almost a year and a half.  I see that we have views on this blog from countries all over the world.  As a storefront, when I originally chose to ship only to the US, only those in the US could view my online store.  Now, I have added hundreds of additional countries so my viewing area, beginning today, has grown significantly. Yeah! 

I'm SO excited.

If you live outside of the US and would like to take a look at my Etsy store, Let Our Light Shine, please visit the store links listed on this page.

Another exciting bit of news, that was announced today on Etsy, is that Etsy now gives Etsy Sellers the opportunity to offer gift wrapping during checkout. This means that if you purchase an item from my store and would like to have it gift wrapped and shipped to someone on your gift list, then you may select this option during checkout.  I have included a photo of my gift wrapping; viewable during checkout, too.  

Notes from my Etsy Store:  I also added a new set of one decade rosaries yesterday. The photo and link are listed below:

Divine Mercy and Lady of Fatima - One Decade Rosary

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

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