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craft, Father, Holy Spirit, Jewelry, Mary, Mother of God, prayer beads, religious jewelry, rosaries, Son, wire wrapping
…AND TAKING IT SERIOUSLY…
As you may know, I have a serious devotion to Jesus through His beloved mother Mary. (for all of you Protestants who don’t understand, Jesus is #1. His mother reminds us of His constant love and devotion. She gently teaches us all about her son and points us in His direction. She in no way takes His place and we do not worship her.) I have been inspired to use my creative abilities to make rosaries and I have watched my efforts grow as I learn new styles and designs. I am now crafting heirloom rosaries, sturdy and made strong enough to be handed down through generations. I have learned to wire the beads in such a way as to insure they won’t break easily. The whole learning curve has been trial and error, stop and start, then restart, take apart again, again, again. But I have loved it and I hope to never stop learning new techniques and growing more in my craft. I use semi-precious stone beads and other materials such as Czech glass and percosia. I use silver plated wire, copper wire, bronze colored wire. I like to add a red tear-drop shaped bead to most of my rosaries to symbolize a ‘drop of His blood’. It’s sort of my signature on the rosaries I make and serves as a reminder that our precious Jesus shed His own blood for EVERYone of us. My latest ‘new’ thing is using true bronze crucifix’ and centers. They come from a designer who casts the piece using a mold of vintage and antique pieces, the results of which are stunning in my opinion. It is such a pleasure to work with these fine pieces! I still love the silver plated look, and hopefully soon, I will be able to work with sterling silver. That is my goal.
Having said all of this, I’ve come to a crossroads about where I want to take my craft. Should I sell on Etsy? Develop a brand and open a website of my own? If you have a prayerful heart, I would appreciate your prayers and insights.
Y’all pray for peace please. The world is in a fine mess. It’s all completely upside down and not at all what God wants for His people. Let’s pray that collectively we can get our act together before it’s too late. Amen.