How to Make a Memory Wire Rosary Bracelet

A memory wire rosary bracelet is a lovely and attractive rosary bracelet. They are both easy and inexpensive to make. Anyone with even a basic knowledge of beading and jewelry-making could easily make this memory wire rosary bracelet. This would also be a perfect gift for a young girl's first Communion.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Silver memory wire bracelet Memory wire cutter 53 Hail Mary beads 6 Our Father beads Crucifix Needle-nose pliers

Make a Memory Wire Rosary Bracelet

1. Cut approximately four coils of the bracelet memory wire with the memory wire cutter. Add the crucifix to the memory wire and slide it all the way around the coils to the end of the wire.

2. Using the pliers, form a loop at the end of the memory wire next to the crucifix. This forms an end to the rosary bracelet.

3. Place one Our Father bead on the memory wire and follow this with three Hail Mary beads. Place an Our Father bead, and follow that with 10 Hail Mary beads. Next place one Our Father bead. Repeat this sequence three times.

4. Add 10 Hail Mary beads.

5. Finish the rosary bracelet by creating another wrapped loop next to the last bead.

Tips & Warnings

• Use distinctly different colored beads for the Our Father beads and Hail Mary beads.