I know just what I’m going to be doing tomorrow — working on rosaries!! Whee!
Yes, I’m a twit, but that’s a Spiritual Twit, mind you.
I have the extra cobalt crystals I needed for the Gothika Blue Anglican and I am considering a slight bit of re-beading. With the extra beads, I like the possibility of enhancing my vision of the rosary.
I also have the bail (the thingy used to attach a pendant to a necklace) for The Quiet Professor Anglican Rosary. It’s really much prettier than I expected and is truly going to make the rosary.
I also looked up prayer ropes, prayer beads and Malas. I can’t make the prayer ropes, unfortunately. That takes too much dexterous handiwork and my hands have enough trouble keeping a bead from taking an unwanted voyage across the room. Prayer beads are very similar to Malas, just more generic. They’re used for everything from meditation focal points to prayer. Malas are definitely something I want to try beading. I bought some cord and beads for the first one I’ll make, which is… hmmm, 27 or 28 bead Mala.
And, Chotkis! No, that’s not something gathering dust on your shelf and made by Franklin Mint. I first heard about chotkis from Logospilgrim. Learning about them is what renewed my spark over rosaries and led me to the Anglican Rosaries. I found a place that had some very well drawn design templates (for beaders), and I will be making one of those, once I decide on the type of beads I’ll go with. I am leaning towards the Czech glass pearls, or the Swaroski pearls. Either would be beautiful. I wish I could do a knotted one, but I’d be handless after completing it.
If you get a chance, go check out my brother, Jack, and his new segment called Guitar Ramble. I bought him the webcam for Christmas and it works quite well. Plus, you get to see what Jack looks like.
Tags: anglican rosary, art, beads, brother jack
