Small Business Saturday at The Rosary Lady

 

Today is Small Business Saturday.  Be sure to visit your local small business, and also those online.  From today thru Monday, I will be offering 10% discount through my Etsy shop.  Enter code upon checkout:  SMALLBIZ10. 

The Rosary Lady is a small business, owned and operated by myself, since the year 2000.  In 2002,  I opened my website, www.therosarylady.com, and in 2011 I opened my Etsy shop, www.etsy.com/shop/therosarylady . 

I enjoy designing and constructing rosaries, and often feel Our Lady's hands placed over mine while doing so.  There have been times when I felt it was time to close the doors on either or both shops, but The Blessed Mother prevents me from doing so. 

I will continue to do her bidding, as long as it pleases her, as I know that praying the rosary is a true and quick way to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord.  I hope that I can be but a small part in bringing others to Him. 

Pray the Rosary Daily and Peace Be With You!

~ Shannon ~

Custom Ladder Rosary

In 2004 I was contacted by Ave Maria University in Southern Florida.  They asked me to create a number of ladder rosaries to be given as gifts to the founders of the University.  

The original prototype rosary was made with 8mm Tanzanite Austrian Cut Crystal beads.  

It was soon decided that cobalt blue Czech glass beads were more of a match for the design. I was then also asked to do traditional rosaries for the students. 

The center medal was custom made to read the University's name on the reverse. 

I was very honored to be commissioned to do these beautiful rosaries.  It pleases me to know that there are so many wonderful rosaries about the world that were made by my own hands. 

I have kept one of each design for my own personal collection, which numbers over a hundred rosaries.  Someday I will post more about those rosaries too. 

 Thanks again for stopping by!

Peace be with you,

Shannon

New Custom Rosary

This is a new custom order rosary I created for my sister in law's niece.  She is being baptized soon and this will be her gift.  I love doing custom orders, especially ones that allow my true creativity shine through.

This is the rosary that started my endeavors with personalized rosaries.  It has my sons' names on each of the decades.  By the way, son number four is Johnny, not Johnzy!  (Actually he now goes by his given name, John.)  My photo stylist skills are sometimes not the best.  I blame it on the background.  

I have made several other personalized rosaries.  I will post again featuring them in the coming days.  

Thanks for stopping by to visit! 

You can see more of my rosaries at my website  

 and in my Etsy shop.

Peace be with you, 

Shannon

Postcards from Paradise

I am so tired of Winter. 

I spent the morning scrolling through my screensaver file looking at photos of anything but snow and ice.  

To me my crocus coming up again would be true Paradise.

Please visit recuerda mi corazón ~ for more Postcards from Paradise. 

Haiku My Heart ~ Friday

Today I was reminded of the many times I would receive a text message or phone call from one of my family members.  Being a rosary artisan, beads and "bows" are everywhere in my home.  Sometimes I just can't explain how they appear where they do.  One day my son texted me from school to say he found a bead in his backpack.  I guess that's just Mother Mary, reminding him to pray his rosary?

 My beads are everywhere

In my sons' back packs at school

and on ev'ry rooms' floor

Visit Rebecca's site:   recuerda mi corazón .   

Join in on her Friday event Haiku my Heart.  

~Totus Tuus~ 

Peace be with you!

Shannon

Mornings With Mary ~ Because I Just Can't Let Go

Even though the Virgin A Day project is over, this morning I awoke wondering what other beautiful image of the Virgin Mary could I find.  

I shuffled through my files and came across a photo of a beautiful sunrise from my bedroom window earlier this month.  Of course, I found an image of The Blessed Virgin Mary to put with it.....

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And because today is the Feast Day of Saint Lucy, a photo of my own Lucy.  

Contessa Lucia Conchita Lolita de la Corazon.... Gomez.  

You have to pause before saying Gomez, or she gets upset with you.  She loves her bling, her current choice is a black beaded necklace with tiny Saint medals all about.  This one matched the color scheme better.....

Blessings to you all!

Peace be with you,

Shannon

Virgin A Day ~ Day 12 ~

Today has been a very crazy day for me, I apologize for being tardy...

Being the final day of Virgin A Day I wanted to share with you the remainder of the Virgin images throughout my home and life.

I am sure many others have done the same, but we seem to have a lot in common ~ this "tribe" of Rebecca's corazon.

I must say, I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this meme. Each and every day I looked forward with such anticipation to visiting everyone's blogs, and each day it was a gift of beauty to behold. In words, in images, in so many art forms, the Virgin made her presence made known to each of us. I believe she has also been a matchmaker of sorts, leading us into new friendships and camaraderie.

Thank you Rebecca, for hosting this event. You have brought me great joy!

Peace be with you, my Peace I give you, 

Shannon

Virgin A Day ~ Day 11

These are my hands.  The hands of a rosary maker.  In the beginning, I felt Mary place her hands over mine and ever so gently show me "this way, this is how it is done".

Rosary making came very easy to me.  Others said how wonderful they thought my "bows" were, and marveled that they were so "perfect".  I told them always, "it is not me, it is Mary."  Yes, we are on a first name basis, she whispers my name all the time.  I recite a litany of "Hail Marys" whenever I am in need.   We are very close, we two.

Mary nudged me to have my rosary pliers blessed, which I did, way back in 2000?  Father Fryar (who later became Monsignor Thomas Fryar) looked at me sideways, shrugged, and blessed my tools. Tools which were held in my hands.  These hands.  Blessed by Father, blessed by Mother, and blessed by God himself, I'm sure.  My tools have never needed sharpening, nor replaced.  A fellow rosary maker told me he replaced his pliers every couple of years.

These hands have made thousands of rosaries over the years, rosaries that have gone far and wide to those who will pray to Mary for her intervention in their lives and sorrows, and in thanksgiving for their joys and happiness.

When I look at these hands with these pliers, I see Mary. Can you see her too?

Peace be with you!

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Tomorrow will be the last post featuring Virgin A Day ~ Mornings with Mary ~ recuerda mi corazon ~ remember my heart

This image is borrowed from Rebecca of recuerda mi corazon.