God bless!
Dana
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On October 1, I was on Facebook, and saw a picture of a really cool rosary that had letter beads spelling out the names of people on it. I instantly wanted one for myself with the names of my kids on it, so I asked the person who made it how much she would charge to make me one. It was more than I was comfortable paying, so she told me where I could buy the rosary parts, and I made one myself! I got the crucifix, center, and Our Father beads online at this website, the letter beads, colored glass beads, eye pins (what the beads are on), and extra wire circles at Jo-Ann Fabric, and used a generic jewelry making tool set from Walmart. The whole thing took maybe a couple hours to make, and I absolutely love it! I finished it, and had it blessed on Tuesday, and have been using it to pray ever since! The crucifix has 4 tiny pictures on the ends of the cross. The one on the top is I think of God the Father with a dove representing the Holy Spirit between Him and Christ, with the wings and tail feathers shown behind Jesus' head. The one on the left is an angel. The one on the right I think is Mary, and on the bottom is a picture of the Eucharist. The Our Father beads that I got look like joined wedding bands, and the center is of the Holy Family. For the first 3 Hail Mary beads, I used mine and my husband's first initials with a heart between them, then going around in order from oldest to youngest, I have the names and birthstone colored beads of all 5 of my children. First is Bella, born in March 2003 with light blue beads. Then comes Emma, born in October 2008 with pink beads. Next is Charlotte, born into Heaven in April 2014 with a clear/white bead. Then, Michael who was supposed to be born in September with dark blue beads (he was born into Heaven in January 2016, but I like September's birthstone better, so I picked that). Finally, Margaret, born into Heaven in February 2016 with purple beads. I absolutely love this rosary! It's beautiful, I love every piece of it, with the symbology I was able to include, and of course, the names of all my children! Of course, there's five decades of the rosary, and I have five children, so it's easy, but I'm sure there are ways to make it work with more or less kids. You may need to just use the initials of your kids if you have more than five, or something, but I'm sure there are ways! :-) Here's a picture of the whole thing put together! If you want to make one yourself, and have any questions, feel free to ask! I'll help if I can!
God bless! Dana
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