Feast Day Giveaway!

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Good Morning! Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

I'm so pleased to introduce you to a new sponsor: Ruth Tucker of Loreto Rosaries. Ruth is a Catholic homeschooling mother of seven children. She started her rosary business a few years ago after she made her husband and children rosaries for Christmas. There is something special about praying the rosary with a beautiful set of beads and she wanted to share it with others. She chose the name Loreto Rosaries because she wants to eventually have a whole Litany of rosaries named after Our Lady.

Holyfamly rosary

Ruth's rosaries are exquisite. They are made of beautiful semi-precious gemstones and solid bronze pieces that handcast from antique vintage centers and crucifixes. Because they are strung on 49 strands of nylon-coated wire, they are extremely durable, while also stunningly beautiful. I have a similar rosary that's been from home to church to hospital to van to various soccer sites all over the country. Not only is it my most beautiful rosary, it's easily the most durable. The combination of strength and beauty makes rosaries like these genuine family heirlooms.

Bronze rosary turquoise jasper

Turquoise Jasper Rosary-Giveaway prize

Making rosaries is a prayerful, creative endeavor and Ruth is always looking for ways to make the rosaires that are most meaningful to the people who use them. For the giveaway, she's offering a beautiful turquoise jasper rosary. The Hail Mary beads are 6mm Lilac gemstones and the Our Father beads are 8mm lavender faceted Czech fire polished glass beads. The bead caps are solid brass. The rosary center is 1/2 inch long and the crucifix is 1 1/2 inches long. They are solid bronze hand cast from antique and vintage pieces. It's utterly exquisite! To be entered to win, go window shop at Loreto Rosaries, then come back here and leave a comment, linking to your favorite piece. Don't see the perfect one? Then leave her a comment describing what you'd like to see. And if you're on Facebook, pop by and like Loreto Rosaries so that you know when something new pops up in the shop.

Proceeds from every sale at Loreto Rosaries  will be donated to Mary's Shelter. Mary’s Shelter provides housing and support to women facing a crisis pregnancy. 

Intentional Weekend: Christmas Crafting

Mike was home for awhile yesterday. I gave him a crinkly rotary cutter and a yard of Kate Spain fabric and asked him to cut circles. And hour later, he commented out of the blue that he was in a very good mood. I quietly suggested that there is something to the idea that crafting is therapy. 

I don't look at this list of possiblities as a "to-do" list a busy whirl of a season. I look at it as pockets of quiet creative oasis. Maybe something here catches your fancy. A litle homemade Christmas is good for the receiver ...and the giver.

Happy creating.

Katiejam

Healing Salve (or hair gel, depending on how you use it)

Lemon Sugar Hand Scrub

Lavender Sugar Scrub

Peppermint Foot Scrub (super easy. smells great. Include coupons for home-spa pedicures and foot massages.)

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Homemade Vanilla Bean Extract

Christmas Jam (this is beautiful and really yummy)

Cinnamon Honey Buttter (love things to put in adorable jars)

Oatmeal Cinnamon Bread Kit in a Cute Jar

Pretzel Dots (Use Christmas M&Ms, but you already knew that)

Crazy Good Kiss Cookies

Mason Jar Meals (for a mom who is newly pregnant or about to deliver or postpartum or otherwise way too tired for this busy season)

Infused sugar

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Felt Garland

"Polaroid" Ornament

A Happy Place for Christmas Scraps

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Scrappy Covered Journals

Cozy Heatable Therapy Bags (I think I'm going to mix in some lavender)

Amazing Nature Journals

Scripture Bookmarks

Homemade Beeswax Crayons 

Beautiful Bookpage Luminaria

Darling Repurposed Denim Do-It-All Bins

Tea Wreath for the Kitchen (I need this)