The first one is bone and antique Crucifix, Center, and Medal. It is important as Catholics to contemplate the final four things always.
The second one is glass pearls from a vintage monet costume jewelry necklace!
This all started around the beginning of march. I walked into an antique store and found nags full of antique rosaries. All from late 1800s-1960s. All broken. I have since fixed hundreds of them and started making my own rosaries and picket shrines. Mind you, 4 months ago, i have never even touched jewelry plier, let a lone an embroidery needle (the pocket prayer i made totally from scratch and string!! Even the heart!) i guess i am very proud if the skills I picked up and really want to share. I will post the antique ones separately. I have been very blessed finding lots of parts. It feels good to have fixed so many and give them to people.
With the antique rosaries, ones that I could not complete, i used for chaplets. I encourage everyone to look at making chaplets! It was is super fun, you learn a lot, and you gain great inspiration for new patterns.
I have too many to share, but I will share my first barrel knot rosary i made yesterday, my first wire rosary i made with natural pearls i found at a thrift store, and my precious blood chaplet!