You can learn about our handmade Catholic items and the products we use and how we use them.
Rosaries & Chaplets: How are They Different? Both rosaries and chaplets have grouped beads for prayer. Yet, how are they different from one another? How are they similar? 8 Differences & Similarities Between Rosaries and Chaplets The Same? Different? While rosaries and chaplets are similar, they are distinctly different. They do not have exclusive names. […]
Features of Our Handmade Rosaries Discover the features of our handmade rosaries and what makes them unique. Features of Our Handmade Rosaries Handmade Quality Each rosary is a handmade original. It has the artisan’s personal touch. When you find a rosary you enjoy praying with, it is one to cherish. We use hand-held tools to […]
What Makes Our Crucifixes Unique? Since we do not alter the natural uniqueness of the wood with stains, our Crucifixes are all one-of-a-kind. What Makes Our Crucifixes Unique? Each one is a handmade original. We preserve the natural tones of the wood to let its uniqueness show through. Natural Tones We do not use stains […]
About Job’s Tears Job’s Tears are ancient seeds that grow into a natural teardrop shape. We make them into rosaries and chaplets. Home-Grown Job’s Tears An Ancient Seed Artisans have made this ancient bead into jewelry since 3000 B.C. Job’s Tears (coix lacryma-jobi) are hard-shelled, woody seeds that grow in a natural teardrop shape. They […]
The Wire & Cord Techniques We Use We love using different techniques when we work with wire and cord. For example, we wire-wrap our single beads yet link the grouped ones. Wire & Cord Techniques: Linking, Wrapping, Knotting Wire Techniques: Classic Linking Handmade to Last Handmade rosaries use sturdy wire. Artisans bend it into rounded […]
