Baby Jesus Nativity Earrings, Mary Joseph Religious Christmas Jewelry

The "O Holy Night" earrings feature the Baby Jesus in the manger with Mary and Joseph and sparkling Swarovski crystals - religious Christmas jewelry for women.

The one of a kind O HOLY NIGHT handmade Nativity earrings are a perfect gift for the woman who wants more to her Christmas jewelry than the usual Santas, Christmas trees and snowmen. The meaningful earrings feature dangles with a Baby Jesus in a manger design and star bright sparkling Swarovski crystals. The unique square-shaped charms look as if they were cut from an old, weathered cookie or tea tin. But they only mimic rustic vintage tins since they were individually artisan hand cut, filed and sanded from modern copper. A permanent metal transfer was applied and then the charms were sealed for long wear. The design is a classic Nativity scene that every Christian recognizes: Baby Jesus in a manger with Mary and Joseph. Three small children and another woman (an angel, perhaps) look on, along with an attentive cow. Such a peaceful feeling! The wooden wall of the manger is in the background. The back of the beautiful charms are copper and the earrings are very lightweight to wear. Since the rustic charms were individually artisan made, they are very similar but not exactly the same.  To represent the star of Bethlehem that the three Wise Men followed to present the Messiah with gold, frankincense and myrrh, sparkling Swarovski crystals in two sizes were stacked above the charms. The crystals are clear but have an aurora borealis finish (named after the Northern Lights), an iridescent coating that provides an amazing rainbow color shift at each movement of the earrings.  The photos do not do justice at all to the exquisite colors produced by the crystals.  Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the unique O HOLY NIGHT earrings are perfect for the woman who loves to wear meaningful, religious Christmas jewelry.

The vintage look dangles were artisan created from copper with a permanent metal transfer of the Baby Jesus in the manger at Bethlehem.

Here is the important information for the O HOLY NIGHT Christmas earrings: 

• Baby Jesus in manger copper charms:  app. 20 mm x 20 mm x 1.5 mm; artisan handmade by Helena Benkoczka
• Swarovski crystals: faceted 6 mm and 4 mm “crystal AB” bicones
• Metal:  copper and sterling silver
• Earwires:  sterling silver French hooks with copper bead accents
• Length:  app. 2.25” / 5.7 cm measured from the top curve of the earwires

The "O Holy Night" handmade religious Christmas earrings shown with a dime for size comparison.

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Virgin Mary Necklace, Catholic Bless This Woman Cross Handmade Jewelry

The "Blessed Mother" handmade necklace features a symbolic, two-sided Virgin Mary pewter pendant, blue sodalite gemstones and light blue Swarovski crystals - jewelry for a Catholic woman.

The BLESSED MOTHER handmade necklace, featuring a meaningful two sided Virgin Mary pendant, is a perfect jewelry gift for the woman of Catholic faith. Blue sodalite gemstones and Swarovski crystals were added to highlight the pendant, which was cast from high quality, lead free pewter right here in the U.S.  On one side of the pendant is an intricately detailed Blessed Virgin Mary in front of a budded cross with trailing roses.  The opposite side is inscribed with “Bless This Woman” along with an Our Lady’s Cushion flower. The pendant was heavily oxidized and the polished to bring out the raised detail, the details being shinier than what the photos show.  Because of Mary’s feminine beauty and divine nature, blue (a color long associated with Mary) sodalite gemstone rounds in two sizes were used.  To add sparkle, faceted light sapphire blue Swarovski crystal bicones were added, three on each side.  Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the BLESSED MOTHER is a special necklace for the woman who adores unique, one of a kind Christian jewelry and has a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin.

The back side of the pendant has a raised "Bless This Woman" banner and a raised Our Lady's Cushion flower.

*** Here is the religious symbolism I was able to identify in the pendant:

• The Virgin Mary: the Divine Mother, the Mother of Jesus/God
• Budded cross: the three “buds” on each end of the cross represent the Holy Trinity
• Roses: known as the “queen of flowers”, roses represent Mary as Queen of Heaven.
• Our Lady’s Cushion: also known the sea-pink (thrift) was said to have formed cushions for Mary to sit on during the flight into Egypt.
• “Bless This Woman”: Mary is believed, through prayers, to intercede for people who are experiencing sorrows

Blue sodalite gemstones in two sizes and sparkling Swarovski crystals perfectly complement the meaningful pendant.

Important information for the "BLESSED MOTHER" necklace:

• Two-sided Blessed Virgin Mary pendant: app. 32 mm x 3 mm; lead free pewter
• Larger sodalite gemstone rounds: app. 8 mm
• Smaller sodalite gemstone rounds: app. 6 mm
• Swarovski crystals: faceted 6 mm “light sapphire” bicones
• Metal: pewter (pendant) and sterling silver
• Clasp: sterling silver patterned hook clasp set
• Length: app. 18.25” / 46.4 cm
• Pendant drop: app. 1.5” / 3.8 cm including the sterling silver jump ring bail

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