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Our Daughter’s Handmade Rosary

August 15, 2011 By Laura 7 Comments

We just wanted to share with you this beautiful rosary our daughter {A} > Alexis Grace made. She is 14.


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She made it as a gift for her friend, Fr. Bob Reed.  The Rosary center is a metal of St. Therese of Lisieux, who is Fr. Reed’s favorite saint, also known as ‘St. Therese – The Little Flower’, thus the roses for the Our Father Beads.  Yellow roses, as many of us know, are symbolic of friendship. But yellow is also one of Fr. Reed’s favorite colors, as well as blue, in the Swarovski crystals, which serve as the Hail Mary prayer beads. So suffice it to say, being a Catholic priest, who loves saying the Rosary, Fr. Reed was very happy to receive this gift from {A}, that consisted of so many of his favorite things.

From a creative standpoint, I am sure many of you can also appreciate the tedious work that went into this project, as well. {A} selected all of the beads, and special pieces of the Rosary in an eclectic manner, through Etsy searches as well as the craft stores, until she had all she needed to begin her project. Then using eye pins and crimping pliers, she created the Rosary.  We were really impressed with her handiwork, and are grateful for her giving heart as well.

Thanks for coming to see.

Update: Fr. Reed was very touched by the gift.  He frequently leads praying the daily rosary on CatholicTV, and {A} has noticed a time or 2 that he was using her rosary she made him.  He likely has many, many sets, and many as special gifts, too. He continues to be such a powerful witness of faith in countless ways to our children, and us as well, through his life and vocation, and his beautiful and authentic commitment to the power of daily prayer to our Lord, and Blessed Mother Mary. We are grateful to God for his friendship and example, all of which has blessed our lives.

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    Joanne says:
    August 17, 2011 at 8:09 am

    Beautiful! She has her mother’s (and father’s) artistic talent….What a blessing for you and Michael to have a daughter that is so faithful and loves to do things for others! I admire her and her graceful attitude….XOXOXO

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    Shan@FamilyBringsJoy says:
    August 16, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Your daughter did a fantastic job on the rosary, Laura! I wrote about my daughter today as well. Top 10 reasons why I’m excited my daughter is turning 16. 😀 Bunch of good posts on the party! Thank you for always being such a gracious host! Hugs!

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    Kristin K says:
    August 16, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    What a beautiful rosary! I love it!

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    Kristy @livinglifeunsimply says:
    August 16, 2011 at 7:33 pm

    Beautiful!

    And I am a preschool teacher so imagine my utter excitement to see your FUN blog!! 🙂 Can’t wait to really dive in!

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    Vivienne @ The V Spot says:
    August 16, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    It’s a beautiful rosary. What a thoughtful young lady. Linked up and tweeted. xoxo

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    Yvette says:
    August 16, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    I think the rosary is beautiful and a very special gift!

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    cris says:
    August 15, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    Beautiful rosary! We are also catholic and I grew up in Brazil in a huge catholic community. Santa Teresinha(in Portuguese) loved roses! Well done {A}!

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