How Do You Make Wire Rosary Beads?
A handmade rosary is a thoughtful gift sure to stand out from the plastic-beads-on-a-string kind. Crafting one with beads and wire is relatively inexpensive but takes some basic jewelry-making technique. Once you get the hang of it, though, you can polish off this project in a weekend or less. Make the rosary as simple or ornate as you like, using silver- or brass-colored wire and glass or acrylic beads. Choose your color scheme. You’ll need 53 beads for each Hail Mary on the rosary, so select a good dominant color. You can pick fancier beads for the Our Fathers and the Miraculous Medal to make them stand out from the decates of Hail Marys (for instance, if you use faceted or pearlized beads for the Hail Marys in white, you can choose wire-wrapped or caged beads in blue for the others.) You’ll need six different beads for each Our Father, one bead to signify the Miraculous Medal in the center of the rosary and a cross or crucifix for the end. If you have never worked with beads and wir
