A Real Spiritual Weapon: The Bullet Rosary

    Spiritual warfare is intense.  Being ready and on the offense is key.  Just like in battle in this world, every Hail Mary is another bullet fired at the enemy.  So, just imagine that, a bullet with every Hail Mary.  Well, you can go from imagining it to experiencing it.  The bullet rosary is made with .22 short bullets and hematite stones. 

    The centers of the rosary vary from a St. Michael center, Holy Family, Miraculous Medal of Mary, Holy Face of Jesus, and Our Lady of Fatima.  The crucifixes vary as well.  There is a 5 point crucifix to go with the St. Michael center, a beautiful, ornate center to go with the Miraculous Medal, Holy Face of Jesus and Our Lady of Fatima center, and a Celtic cross or ornate crucifix to go with the Holy Family.

 

    Each bullet bead starts with a real .22 short that is fired, then cleaned, pierced, and then cleaned again before being turned into a bullet.  All the beads are then connected to the Our Father beads and then the decades are connected by gold colored chain to the center.  

You can find these spiritual weapons at www.craftsbychristina.com

Styling Rosaries... Rosary Styles

Whether you have prayed the rosary for a long time or are just getting into it, you will find there are a few styles of rosaries.  The most basic kind can usually be found for free.  They are made with a nice thin rope, barrel knots, and beads.  They are often made by church groups and can last years or days, depending on how well made they are and how they are treated.  They are good for having in your pocket and using on the go, or if you come across someone that you want to give a rosary to that is in need of one, because they don't usually cost a whole lot to make.

The next kind of rosary is a wire strung rosary.  This is usually made with jewelry wire, beads, the clamp, station, and crucifix.  They can be basic or elaborate.  Generally there are seed beads used as the spacers in between the Ave beads and extra between the decades and Pater beads.

Chain link rosaries have beads that are on eye pins and link together in the group of ten beads and then commonly have some chain between the Ave's and the Paters, but not always.  There are variations where a different style bead will be used for the Pater or bead caps will be used to distinguish the Pater from the decades.

The last type of rosary is wire-wrapped links.  These rosaries have beads that are connected very securely together using jewelry wire that is wrapped around the post.  These are much harder to break and are considered very durable.  Links that connect the decades to the Paters can even be wrapped for durability.  These rosaries tend to be on the more expensive side since they take considerably longer to make (sometimes three times as long as the chain link rosaries).

Regardless of the style you choose, a rosary should help you focus on the prayers you are praying.  You might prefer a simple one or one that is a bit more ornate; one with sentimental value or one that you picked up along the way that is very inexpensive and could easily pass along to someone else.  The most important thing is that you pray the rosary.  Any benefit beyond that is wonderful, but not the core of what you are praying.

Rosaries are sacramentals and should be blessed.  Through the blessing and the faith of the person with the rosary, protection is given to the person in possession of and praying the rosary.  Merely holding the rosary in your hand offers protection.  So, pick the rosary that suits your needs best, and start praying.

Wire strung, chain link, and wire wrapped rosaries are all available at my store, www.craftsbychristina.com.

So .... First Communion is coming up and I have rosaries.

With First Communion coming up, I have decided to make a discount code available to those purchasing a rosary for a special First Communicant.  So, if you plan to purchase a First Communion rosary, here is the discount code for your purchasing pleasure.  1stCommunion.

The Rosary Journey

More than a decade ago I first started making rosaries at my churches rosary making group.  Time passed and I didn't have the chance to continue.... Until recently.  In November of 2017 my family decided that it would be a good idea to make my mom a rosary since her excuse for not praying the rosary was that she didn't have one.  So the quest began to look for the perfect beads to make a rosary she would love. . .  and we were off.

In making that rosary, I came across other beads that I liked.  I bought them and made a rosary with them because I had extra supplies.  Then my husband wanted one and chose beads for his rosary, so I made him one.  He suggested that I should have one as well.  Keep in mind that we both have rosaries that we have been praying together on for going on three years now.  I chose my beads of choice, of my favorite color and made that rosary.  I enjoyed it a lot and the rosaries turned out beautiful.

 

I decided that since I truly loved making rosaries and they turned out so beautiful, that it would be a good idea to offer the rosaries I was making for other people to have as well.  So, I reopen an Etsy store I once had and made it about rosaries.  Well, rosaries, chaplets and jewelry with Saints medals.  This is how Crafts by Christina was born.

Crafts By Christina Rosaries

Welcome to Crafts By Christina!

I am the owner and creator of the rosaries and sacramentals on the Etsy store, Crafts by Christina.  Here I will give updates to new products, products in the making and any discount codes and sales.  Be sure to visit my store: www.craftsbychristina.com.