Rainbow glass rosary with gold dove cross & rose cruciform beads. $24.95

Converting to modern methods of sturdy flexible wire, the rosaries are better able to withstand the rigorous workout some folks tend to give them.

I discovered not only the joy of relaxing hand work, but also realized that this activity gave me such a sense of peace and enhanced my spiritual journey. People began to give me feed back as to how the rosaries blessed them; how it gave them peace and courage in difficult times. I was encouraged to strengthen the business and help it grow.

When a contemplative prayer group in the Dallas area worked out the configuration for the Anglican Rosary in the early 90s, I thought to myself, Ill bet I can do that! So using the old method of fine jewelry knots, I began to collect beads and crosses from many sources and went to work.

Fascinated with the bead stringing mom did at home because there wasnt time during regular business hours, I watched and learned.

Mother was urged to come downtown and help Daddy with the business for a few days. Twenty years later she was the driving force behind a successful surburban jewelry store at the corner of Live Oak and Skillman which continued to carry the family name, Carters Jewelers.

My sister and I climbed those worn marble stairs to the second floor hundreds of times to watch Daddy and his workers repair and manufacture beautiful jewelry. I might have learned the trade from my Dad if girls were allowed to enter into such a trade in those days.

My Dad was a master jeweler, a skill he learned from his father. He had a trade shop in the Praetorian Building, across from Neiman Marcus in downtown Dallas, Texas.

Rainbow glass rosary with gold dove cross & rose cruciform beads. $24.95
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