I love to support small family businesses. And I love heirloom-quality, vintage-inspired rosaries. Put ’em together and you get FaithBeads–beautiful rosaries and jewelry made by a Catholic mama in her at-home business.
The artist behind FaithBeads is Erin Heller, Catholic homeschooling mama of three. Erin converted from agnosticism 10 years ago before marrying her husband, a cradle Catholic. They both experienced a renewal of commitment to their faith after visiting The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, WI 3.5 years ago.
Erin was drawn to the beauty of rosaries even before she began praying the Rosary. She loves to use vintage pieces and reproductions of antique medals and the result is stunning.
She strings all her pieces together by hand (sometimes her husband helps, too!) after getting her kids to bed.
I’ve been wearing this exquisite rosary bracelet with a miraculous medal, crucifix, and toggle clasp. Erin wasn’t kidding when she described it on the Etsy site as “durable.” Don’t be fooled by it’s delicate look, it has survived THE TODDLER TEST (AKA life in the Stewart home for several days). It’s flexible, but super sturdy.
And I just learned about sacrifice beads this Lent! I love these wooden ones with a St. Therese medal.
And now that I have you drooling over Erin’s lovely work, here comes the exciting part:
FaithBeads is giving away one piece to a lucky Carrots reader: the Three Hail Marys Devotion Chaplet in Bronze and Pink Glass
It has gorgeous light-rose premium Czech glass turbine beads and features a beautifully detailed Marian medal with a cut-out floral border, as well as a floral-design crucifix.
Giveaway Instructions
To enter the giveaway visit FaithBeads and leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite item in the FaithBeads Etsy shop.
Additional entries:
Visit the FaithBeads FB page and then leave an additional comment saying you did.
Pin your favorite FaithBeads item to one of your pinterest boards and leave an additional comment saying you did.
Giveaway is open to U.S. and international readers. Giveaway ends Thursday, March 26th at midnight EST. Winner will be chosen by random number generator.
Those sacrifice beads! I heard about them a little while ago, and really like the idea of something tangible to help you with piety, sacramentals, veils, and the like. 😉
Liked the Facebook page!
Love these beautiful rosaries. I’m an anglican, exploring Catholicism, and I would love to win one of these for a Catholic friend who has her 40th birthday this month, and was my introduction to the Catholic faith.
My favourite piece is this pro-life bracelet, love the charms and simple white beads.https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/83873422/prolife-rosary-bracelet-in-mother-of?ref=shop_home_active_14
I just visited the FaithBeads Etsy site and the rosaries are simply stunning!
I like the Immaculate Heart full Rosary and the St Patrick Pocket Rosary.
I liked the facebook page!
I pinned my favorites.
I love the rosary with the Two Marys Miraculous Medal!
I visited her FB page!
My favorite item is the Rosary Bracelet featuring Miraculous Mary in Ocean Jasper and Antique Bronze!
I visited the esty page! I’ve been looking for a special rosary to give to my mother and future mother-in-law as a wedding gift this June and this would be such an amazing and wonderful gift!
Liked the Facebook page!
I just visited the facebook page as well! I love how she posts the new things into her store on her facebook page! It’s really helpful!
I love the our lady of lourdes bracelet! Our family has a special devotion to her!
Catholic Rosary – Holy Face of Jesus is my favorite rosary on her site although there are so many to chose from! I posted it on my pinterest page!!!
Pinned my favorite item!
I love everything she has! I had a rosary that I bought while in Rome and touched to the tomb of JPII…. but I lost it a few years ago. 🙁 And have yet to find another one I love to replace it. But I am in LOVE with the Catholic Rosary – Virgin Mary – Blessed Mother – Antique Bronze and Gemstone in her Etsy shop. And the one you have pictured in this post. SO BEAUTIFUL!
I commented here, commented on facebook, liked their page, and pinned my favorite rosary on pinterest! Whoop whoop!
Just visited her Etsy shop. I LOVE the Two Hearts Chaplet! I think I’m going to order it for my wedding this summer which is on the feast of the Immaculate Heart!
I like the wooden sacrifice beads!! Don’t have any yet, but I would like some.
Oh, my! Favorites? I loved the rosary bracelet you have, the Immaculate Mary Aqua rosary, and the Two Marys Rosary!
I liked the facebook page!
They’re all so beautiful! My favorite is the Two Marys Miraculous Medal – Blue Gemstone Antique Bronze Denim Lapis Lazuli so pretty.
I liked the Facebook page
The Ave Maria rosary (white aves with bronze rose paters) is stunning. It was hard to pick a favorite, though; they’re all beautiful!
I love the St. Michael chaplet! Just pinned it 🙂
Visited (and liked) the fb page.
I really am torn between the Stella Maris Chaplet and the Consider the Lilies rosary. So much beautiful work!
I pinned a different favorite (the Two Hearts chaplet) to my Domestic Church board.
Love love love the St Joseph pocket rosary and all of the rosary bracelets!
Visited the FB page and liked! Fun finding these cottage industries, thanks for sharing and the chance 🙂
I liked the FB page and shared it!
I pinned my favorites to my board! And some more, too 🙂
I love the St. Michael pocket rosary!
The Immaculate Heart of Mary rosary is lovely.
Visited the Facebook page.
Wow! Such a beautiful Etsy shop! I love this Girl’s First Communion Rosary: https://www.etsy.com/listing/96341122/girls-first-communion-catholic-rosary?ref=shop_home_active_6
I also love the option to personalize the rosary.
I visited her FB page and got a great idea for my nephew’s First Communion gift!
Thank you very much for promoting this small business. I have been looking for something to give to our daughter for her Confirmation in May and the rosary bracelets are very nice. I really like the Our Lady of Lourdes-Blue Angelite Gemstone bracelet. Beautiful!
That rosary with the butterfly beads is just darling. I know a couple girls round these parts who would just love something like that.
Oh wow, I love them all! However, I particularly loved the Stella Maris Pocket Rosary and the Prayer of St. Francis Rosary Style Necklace.
I visited the FaithBeads facebook page and liked them too.
Also, I pinned a few of my favorites on Pinterest! 🙂
I liked the Faith beads FB page.
I love the Mother’s Prayer Pocket Rosary!
I pinned the Mother’s Prayer Pocket Rosary…love it!
Ahh! Too many favorites to pick just one. Found gift ideas for my husband and our mothers! 🙂 Everything is so pretty and awesome!
Had to like her facebook page! And the best part is, she’s not that far from us, we live in Hartford, WI nearish to Milwaukee! 😀
Ended up Pinning a bunch of different items. Again, just too many to pick just one! 😀
Visited and liked the facebook page!
Pinned Catholic Rosary Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Two Marys Miraculous Medal – Blue Gemstone Antique Bronze Denim Lapis Lazuli! Love it!! 🙂
I had a hard time picking a favorite item from the Etsy shop, but I finally decided on Catholic Rosary Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Two Marys Miraculous Medal – Blue Gemstone Antique Bronze Denim Lapis Lazuli. I’m going to have to get one of these!!
Ohhhhh boy. You have gotten me. This site speaks my language. I LOVE VINTAGE. I MUST HAVE ALL OF THESE. Since I must choose my favorite, I will say the 1st Communion rosary because my oldest daughter is a couple years away from 1st Communion. Everything is gorgeous.
I pinned the First Communion rosary onto my First Communion Pinterest board! I hope I win! : )
I visited the Catholic Faithbeads’ Facebook page!
I love the Miraculous Mary Rosary Bracelet!
I visited and liked the Facebook page!
I just favorited her shop and I love her rosary bracelets, especially the Pro-life one! Thank you for offering a coupon code as well!!
Visited and liked her FB page!
I really like the Catholic Rosary Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Two Marys Miraculous Medal – Blue Gemstone Antique Bronze Denim Lapis Lazuli (there’s a mouthful) one. The crucifix piece is stunning!
I also visited the Facebook page!
SO SO SO gorgeous! I love the Chaplet of Two Hearts. I’ve never seen anything like it and I have a strong devotions to the Two Hearts.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful Catholic artisan resource!
Visited and LIKED on Facebook! 🙂
Pinned here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/199425089726293797/
So many beautiful items in the Etsy store! I really like the St. Philomena Pocket Rosary in Gemstone and Antique Bronze. Thank you.
I’d never come across sacrifice beads before – that’s a great idea! I llove most of the stuff in the Etsy shop, to be honest… but the Blessed Mother rosary is particularly nice 🙂
p.s. visited on Facebook 🙂
I love pocket rosaries! I would say my favorite is either the St. Michael, St. Jude, or the St. Patrick one (sorry, couldn’t pick just one!)
Visited the Facebook page!
I visited the FaithBeads Etsy store and the Aqua Antique Bronze Rosary is my favorite!
I visited the FaithBeads Facebook page and liked a post!
I favorited her Etsy shop and pinned my favorite rosary! >>https://www.pinterest.com/pin/81979655693467611/
Pinned the Joan of Arc locket: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/232568768233587128/
I think my favorite is the Prayer of St. Francis Rosary style necklace. It’s so pretty!
Wow, her Etsy shop has such beautiful rosaries! I love the St. Anne pocket rosary with freshwater pearls, and the St. Patrick pocket rosary. Thanks for holding the giveaway!
I also visited the FaithBeads Facebook page. 🙂
Aaaand I pinned my two favorites:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/547961479638223802/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/547961479638223815/
I love ALL the rosaries but would love to wear the vintage St Joan of Arc medal or the St Francis rosary style necklace.
Visited the FB page and liked it!
I visited FaithBeads Facebook page!
I pinned the st Joan of Arc vintage medal Iove!
Love the small St. Joseph pocket rosary- would be great for my husband!
I visited the Facebook page.
I pinned an item to pinterest.
My favorite from her website is the Catholic Rosary Bracelet featuring Miraculous Medal in Faceted Mother of Pearl and Quartz Crystal.
I love the rosary bracelet with the miraculous medal!
I visited the Faith Beads FB page:)
I pinned an item on pinterest:)
Well I just favorited several of her lovely items but I really adore the St Therese rosary in gemstone and bronze!
Liked the FB page!
Pinned my beloved Theresita rosary to my Pinterest wishlist!
The St. Joseph pocket rosary!
I love the rosary bracelets! I think I would prefer the St. Gerard or Our Lady of Lourdes one.
How can I choose?! Everything is amazing!
I love these. I’d love to win a rosary bracelet or have her make a St. Gabriel chaplet.
Going through so much in life right now a lovely piece of jewelry or prayer beads would be wonderful!
My favorite item would be St. Philomena Pocket Rosary in Gemstone and Antique Bronze. Thanks!
Pinned the St. Philomena pocket rosary image to Pinterest!
Also liked the facebook page!
After viewing the Faith Beads Etsy shop if I had to pick just on of my favorite items it would be the Rosary bracelets.
I visited the Faith Beads Facebook page!
Those first Communion rosaries are all so lovely!
I love the old St. Therese medal on necklace chain!
Visited Facebook too!
Love the St. Francis turquoise necklace and also the Holy Family chaplet is lovely. That bronzed look is one of my favorite for medals.
Visited and liked the FB page.
Pinned it here —> https://www.pinterest.com/pin/283726845253905649/
On Etsy, I like the Miraculous Medal necklace….although there are many beautiful things so I may change my mind 🙂
please don’t make me choooooose!! So. Many. Favorites. I do love the one that’s pictured. I found it on the etsy shop but for some reason I can’t paste the link
Visited her page. I gave it a like too!
Pinned! User name is beandme09
The lapis rosary with the two Mary’s has my name written all over it! I love antique bronze, lapis is my favorite stone and Mary Magdalene is my patron saint ♡
I love the rosary bracelets!
And I visited the fb page. 🙂
Absolutely love both the Blessed Mother – Antique Bronze and Gemstone Rosary and the Edwardian Rosary!
I visited the FB page, liked it and wrote a comment
I have pinned my favorite!
What a great find. Thank you so much for sharing Haley. All of her work is so beautiful. I love the Virgin Mary rosary.
The Miraculous Mary rosary bracelet is beautiful..
Visited and liked the Faithbeads FB page
So many pretty things, I added the shop to my Etsy favorites. Loved the Stella Maris Pocket Rosary (Chaplet) in Labradorite and Antique Bronze.
Pinned too!
Visited the FB page. Thanks for the giveaway and the intro to this lovely shop!
I love any of the full rosaries. They are all so beautiful it’s hard to choose just one favorite.
I love both the Two Hearts chaplet and the Three Hail Marys piece. These are sooooo beautiful!
I pinned both the three hail mary chaplet and the two hearts chaplet. =)
Such beautiful rosaries! I really love the Immaculate Heart one and the pearl pocket rosary.
I never heard of sacrifice beads before today. I think that’s something I’m going to start using myself and share with a friend who is going through some health issues.
I think the pro-life and St. Gerard Rosary bracelets are beautiful!
I love the Miraculous Mary Rosary Bracelet in Antique Bronze and Unakite Gemstone!
Visited the FB page.
And pinned my favourite on Pinterest! 🙂
Oh I love them all! The three hail marys one is such an excellent idea. Also, I love the Holy Family chaplet!
I visited (and liked!) on facebook.
Absolutely exquisite Rosary Beads! Especially like:
Catholic Rosary Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Two Marys Miraculous Medal – Blue Gemstone Antique Bronze Denim Lapis Lazuli
Exquisite Rosary Beads! Especially like:
Catholic Rosary Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Two Marys Miraculous Medal –
Blue Gemstone Antique Bronze Denim Lapis Lazuli
And, I visited and liked the FB site as well!
I love the St Francis rosary. Beautiful things thanks for the chance to win.
Those are all so beautiful! I love the first communion girl’s rosary.
And I visited the Faithbeads FB page. 🙂
I pinned the rosary to my Pinterest board. 🙂
There are too many beautiful things it is so hard to pick a favorite! I love the Catholic Rosary – Holy Spirit Dove Confirmation Rosary – Gemstone and Antique Bronze!
I visited the FaceBook page 🙂
I love the Immaculate Heart of Mary Aqua Rosary!!
Visited the FB page!