Rosaries

Sara Jewelry Design

Rosaries

Beaded Rosary of black fire-polished crystals and red-apple jasper beads

People ask me, "what is your favorite piece of jewelry to make?" My favorite is actually not a jewelry item (although I have seen many people wear them) but a devotional: The Rosary.

I use all construction methods, including metal links, knotting, or beading, and I follow the standard Catholic configuration. I am also happy to make Dominican rosaries, the seven-decade rosary honoring Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, or the single-decade wrist variety.

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6mm picture jasper rounds with free-form picture jasper nuggets, hand knotted at the decade stones.

A custom Rosary can cost between $25 and $250, depending on materials and construction method. A simple beaded design of good quality glass will run around $30-40; something exotic like the free-form picture jasper rosary with hand-knotted stations is $70. The bulk of your cost will rest in the crucifix, center, and associated metals. For example, the all sterling model below would run approximately $150 at today's silver prices!!

All sterling silver, made in 2005. At today's silver prices, a rosary like this would be $150.

Freshwater pearls, blue lace agate heart-shaped station beads, all hand knotted on silk.