RARE, UNIQUE,
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HANDMADE ROSARY BEADS
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THE ROSARY WORKSHOP (index)
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The first Hail Mary was brought to earth by Angel Gabriel to Mary. Paul VI called the rosary "a compendium of the Gospel." Pio called the rosary, "his weapon". At Fatima, Mary identified herself as, "I am the Lady of the Rosary", and continued, " I have come to warn the faithful to amend their lives and to ask pardon for their sins. They must not offend our Lord any more, for he is already to grievously offended by the sins of men. People must say the rosary. Let them continue saying it every day." |
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FOR A NEW COLLECTION A complete listing of over 150 handmade rosaries from our museum gift shop online catalog. All include our handmade crucifixes and centers (hand cast in bronze or silver) from antique and vintage pieces. A great overview of our rosary selection. SPECIAL
DEVOTIONAL SERIES - GUARDIAN ANGELS
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~ SPECIAL DEVOTIONAL SERIES ~ |
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From Skull rosaries to rosaries dedicated to St Benedict (above) to Angels (below), special people, spiritual friends and saints is quite a mix. Read about the Skull rosaries and learn their interesting history in the church. We have a new sense of angels in our midst. Things are changing, they seem to be nearer than ever before! Continued by a great selection of dedicated rosaries to favorite saints. |
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19 + ROSARIES: Series starting with RD (Devotional) is very diverse. Visit this link and discover the many options for prayer. A great overview. Some go back to the 15th century and carry a great history and powerful indulgences. |
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4 + ROSARIES: Our Angel series is a wonderful inspiration to each of us. How many times have you felt a warm presence near you, that you were not alone - was it your Guardian Angel? Did you ever name your Guardian Angel? |
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We are listening and what do we hear? What is in our hearts? There seems to be a new awareness of God's love in the anguished voices of his people. What are we hearing? A new awareness of Angels for one. Recently a priest said to us, he felt the Angels were closer to earth than ever before. And there is a new awarenes of the chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary. |
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~ MORE DEVOTIONAL ROSARIES ~ |
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The series above is an overview of the many devotional rosaries avaliable on our site. Be sure and visit the index page above. |
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~ BREAST CANCER SERIES ~ |
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2 + ROSARIES: You are safe under the care of the Archangel Raphael (He who heals), who is also the patron saint of Cancers of all kinds. We are deeply touched that patients and survivors are turning to prayer and encouraging others to recognize the power of the rosary in healing. |
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~ BIRTHDAY / BIRTHSTONE SERIES ~ |
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24 + ROSARIES: (2 for each month) Beginning with September, (the first month of the year in the Jewish calendar) and VIRGO (Virgin / Mary), we travel through the 12 constellations, names of the stars and read the ancient story in the sky of the coming Jewish Messiah. Scripture backs this remarkable story right down to the last month (August) and constellation, LEO (Lion of Judah / Christ). Many of the stars still carry their ancient names that point the way. |
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~ HONOR SERIES ~ |
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5 + ROSARIES: 5 Different colors, honoring first, the Divine Mercy, then John Paul II, Max Kolby, and a few of our very favorite people. Using rare beads from the same era, 1920s glass cane or rods formed in old glass bead molds - almost gone forever! |
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12 + ROSARIES: Precious rosebead rosaries from a different time. Beautiful colors to remind us of the rosegarden of Marys - the rosary - where she takes us on a beautiful story of her son, Jesus from the Annunciation to Heaven! Antique - Very limited. |
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14 + ROSARIES: Different rosaries all, we hope, reflect the simple life of Francis and his brothers and sisters. Natural materials: wood / crystal / stone/ carved horn & bone. These go fast so check them all out before they are gone. |
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2 + ROSARIES: The very nature of the Rosary Workshop was to open up the brilliant past, share the history and to encourage others to be inspired by the beauty of the rosary, not only as a prayer counter but as an art form giving visual praise to God. Starting with a few, we are finding these to be very very popular. Inspired by old rosaries found in books and Museum collections from Schwäbisch Gmünd (Germany) to the Hunt Museum in Ireland and more. |
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3 + ROSARIES: Pilgrimages have been going on since the beginning of Christianity. Early pilgrimages went to the Holy Land, Marian sites and the city of Rome. We are all in Process. Dedicated to our pilgrimage through life on the way to the New Jerusalem. See the rare collection of medals attached on each rosary as reminders! |
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~ WORKSHOP SIGNATURES ~ |
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12 + ROSARIES: This was our first series back in 1996. It represented our most exciting designs, inspired, we believe from above. Still growing, still one of our most popular series - come and see! |
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18 + ROSARIES: Then we bravely took on semi precious stones and loved what God had to say as he spoke each stone into being. You may be surprized at what happens to stones in the hands of man! |
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7 + ROSARIES: We were so pleased with the results that we ventured into the deeps of the sea to hear what the Lord had to say! Faceted pearls and fossilized corals give the eye an unexpected adventure! And look at 'Dep Waters III with Basha beads! |
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7 + ROSARIES: A few trips to Rome and the basilicas there, inspired the next group of rosaries, especially when the new series of beads using old glass bead mold designs began to surface. And the granite ends, giving them age! |
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10 + ROSARIES: Then we found a Cz vender who introduced us to these beautiful hand made beads with tiny rosebuds on each one. A garden of rosebuds picked just for you. Unable to replace when gone. |
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~ NEW CAR ROSARIES ~ |
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10 + ROSARIES: So much time is spent in transit these days, we put these car rosaries into our collection, a bit shorter, not so fancy! Also easy to toss into a carry on or laptop case - and great for special occasion gifts. Fr Joe says, ' Don't leave home without one!' We agree! |
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~ LIMITED EDITIONS ~ |
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20 + ROSARIES: Represents a collection of rosaries using limited edition beads, antique / vintage. Magnificent pieces now lost in time, never to be repeated. We have so few left in our collection, and almost impossible to find any more. |
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15 + ROSARIES: Represent rare beads no longer available to our venders. A hit or miss deal! Some new, some vintage, all special. Hard to tell their age, but really not important. But you be the judge! |
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~ AMERICAN BEAD ARTISTS ~ |
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More of the American Bead Artists series, our newest, not to be missed. Adding more each month, special Paters from fine glass 'lampwork' bead artists. No two alike, each a work of art. Study the Pater beads and read the story in each through line and color! What do you see? Inspired by the words spoken by Christ on the Sea of Galilee. SEA OF GALILEE SERIES |
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~ 'BASHA' COLLECTION ~ |
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Basha makes beads that appear to be from archival digs - Greecian glass, unearthed and seeing the light of day after thousands of hidden years. Matte surfaces with an inner glow impossible to capture on your screen. Never to be offered again. (Ave beads are jet black Obsidian - lightened to show Basha bead better) See more in: |
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A remarkable surge of bead making (Ancient technique called 'Lampwork' using glass cane and 'New Clay' using Polymer) has blessed our country and we are amazed with the diversity of their work. We now have a lovely collection from the two annual shows we attend: The International Gem and Mineral Show (Tucson) and the largest bead show in the US the Bead and Button Show, (Milwaukee). As time permits, we will be introducing you to these American artists through our rosaries, chaplets and jewelry. We hope you enjoy these fine treasures as much as we do! |
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3 + ROSARIES: 'Klew Expression Beads' are nothing short of exquisite. Karen's beads just fall into place Once the beads are gone, she has no way of re-creating the design. Each is created from very limited cane, using multiple pieces of polymer clay. Each color is a different piece of clay, nothing is painted. A collectors paradise! (Polymer is tougher than glass!) Rosaries below include Ave's of Faceted Gemcut glass beads from Czechoslovakia. |
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4 + ROSARIES: The filigree rosary (see our History Section) became very popular in the mid 1600s, when the technique of silver filigree was first discovered by the jewelry makers of Germany and Austria. For the next 200+ years it remained a favorite. We found newer ones in a beautiful religious art gallery in Oberammergau (Germany) during our 2007 trip for about 350 euros. We were told that filigree rosaries are still being made in the Bavarian Forest. |
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~ CHILDREN'S ROSARIES ~ |
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(Use link above to see more) For those very special days in a child's life. Made to be a keepsake, an heirloom to be passed from generation to generation. A treasured gift from grandparents, parents, sponsors, godparents or a loving family friend! Great prices! |
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13 Listen, my faithful children: open up your petals, like roses planted near running waters; 14 Send up the sweet odor of incense, break forth in blossoms like the lily Send up the sweet odor of your hymn of praise; shared by Fr Joe |
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There was a period in the history of bead making - a few centuries ago - when pressed beads became very popular. Molten glass was drawn into long thin rods and cooled. These rods could be as long as 20 meters and as thin as 1 mm. They were cut into 'canes' which were about 3 feet long. (small seed beads were made this way and called 'drawn beads') + This more workable length allowed the bead maker to soften the glass then press it into new shapes with the use of tongs that actually molded the glass into interesting beads. They became so good at their craft that it was hard to tell the difference between faceted beads that were cut and those that were molded. Today, many of these shapes from the old molds are being used again and we are very excited about the opportunity to offer some of these to you in various forms. |
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~ VISITORS CORNER ~ |
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I have been living in the Washington DC area for 9 years and one of my most profound prayer experiences was when I went down to the Pentagon on September 11th at 8:30 PM. I had to go out because the news made it seem like the world was ending. The search was still on for survivors so the roads were not yet blocked and barricaded. I lived 4 miles from the Pentagon then. Now I live barely 2 miles away. I tell you there was a rosary made of human beings linked by hands that night. It was the most powerful prayer moment I have ever felt. Brenda D (VA) + ... my favourite prayer ... Twenty-four years ago, on 29 October 1978, scarcely two weeks after my election to the See of Peter, I frankly admitted: “The Rosary is my favourite prayer. A marvellous prayer! Marvellous in its simplicity and its depth. John Paul II + ... thank you for making this purchase easy ... "What a GREAT website and nice wonderful service. Thank you so much for making this purchase easy and enjoyable. I checked out at least 6 other Rosary Bead Websites and chose yours for the original designs, great prices and beautiful presentation." Blessings to you, Summer B (USA) + ... I'll become a Catholic yet! ... "I love your site and look at it often for my own inspiration and upliftment. I am a bead artist who recently discovered the Rosary as a prayer habit. Have been making Rosaries for my friends, mostly protestants, but hey, it can't hurt! Thanks for your beautiful site. I'll become a Catholic yet! In Christ, Ruth R. (NC) + ... his first communion in 1908 ... I've been collecting rosaries for quite a long time but none of them are quite as grand as what you produce. I do have the rosary that was given to my Father when he made his First Communion in 1908. Keep up your beautiful work. Joan M. (MD) + ... as our Lady asks ... I was at Catholicity Chat room and was told this is a wonderful site for beautiful rosaries. I agree. I am interested in the world rosary and would like to pray along with all those who are praying as Our Lady asks us. I make mission plastic rosaries and distribute them all over the world. Gladys S. (PA) + ... my rosary most dear ... Of all my Catholic religious items, I hold my rosaries most dear. [when]I am upset, I go to my rosary...Gods blessing... Mimi C. (PA) + ... it will be used daily ... Rare old wine arrived - and has a warmth and softness that was not apparent in the picture. I knew when I first saw it that you were making it for me... You can be sure that it will be used daily. I am a member of the Legion of Mary so your work will be in constant use in the service of our Lady. Thanks again, so much. God Bless Sharon G (GA) + ... an 'Old World Look ... Wow! Beautiful work! It took me two hours of looking back at all the selections to decide which rosary (actually rosaries) I wanted to purchase. They have an "Old World" look to them that I really find attractive. Can't wait to receive mine! Jennifer B (IN) |
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Our vision is to provide the finest handmade rosaries, chaplets and other fine religious art forms for personal worship we can make using the best supplies available. The Guild believes the work of our hands should give visual Glory to God, therefore for us, the best for you is very, very important. BRIDAL ROSARIES COURT OF THE KING GALLERY JESUS PRAYER BEADS & CHOTKIS STORAGE POUCHES - SHOPPING CART |
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