I thought I would show you some photos of what I am working on in the next few days as far as my Anglican Rosaries go.

The first two photos are the Tiger Eye beads I’ll be using in my third rosary which I have named The Quiet Professor. Tiger Eye, for me, is a very spiritual, contemplative gemstone. They are mesmerizing, and hold such secrets that we can only know if we are worthy. When I put all the various tiger eye stones together, I could not help but picture a dear friend who embodies these very qualities.

The only thing I am missing is a bail for the cross. That should be here in a few days.

From The Quiet Professor

From The Quiet Professor

My current rosary is one that I am calling Gothika Blue. This rosary feels very creative to me. I think of the Queen of Gothic as I’m beading, Mary Shelley, and the broodingly mysterious Lord Byron. I can hear carriages on cobbled roads and horses hooves clattering down a gaslit street towards a bright theatre where all of London is turned out in their brightest finery.

I love the cross which is lead-free pewter inlaid with blue enamel. The beads are faceted Czech cobalt glass, and Czech Fire Polished beads. I ran out of beads, so I’m just waiting for those.

I am a nut for cobalt, and if you ask anyone who had to buy us wedding gifts when Richard and I got married, I simply kept telling everyone, “I want cobalt glass!” Not very helpful, but I wasn’t your conventional bride and our wedding was a “come-as-you-are” potluck. I did wind up with a set of cobalt blue dishware, a cobalt goblet, and two large cobalt salad bowls that have been our dogs dinner bowls since they were pups.

From Gothika Blue

From Gothika Blue

Below are other projects coming up:

This lovely cross will be complemented by the cloisonne and copper plated separator beads. The black beads are black onyx.

This malachite and sterling silver cross will have a bit to wait. I want to do this with malachite and sterling silver beads and those are both rather expensive. It will be fantastic when I can do it, though!