Every time I look through my beads supply to find something for my next rosary, I overlook these beads because I'm just not feeling it (I've had them for two years now). But today, as I looked, I thought I might finally try them. And while they don't look like much in a pile with other beads, I absolutely love how the rosary turned out. The big difference is how the light shines through them; not really much when in a bin with other beads, but stretched out on a rosary like this, they look great!

The Hail Mary beads are 8mm frosted matte glass beads. The Our Father beads are the same, but white. With colors like that, I chose a simple yet gentle image of Mary for the centerpiece along with a traditional base metal crucifix. The chain is silver-plated steel.