Hello Mes Amis, I hope everyone is having a lovely Easter weekend so far. And in honor of this beautiful and spiritual occasion, I am sharing with you on this post my vast collection of crosses. Some are so exquisite and sacred that it has been hard to let go of them over the years. The meaningful and simple elegance of this sacred symbol has transcended through the decades and still brings many people great joy and comfort when wearing or beholding them. Especially me....
...an old pocket shrine with the sacred emblem gracing the top.
...French mother of pearl rosaries with sterling and hand carved mother of pearl crucifixes...
...a lovingly stitched vintage silk cross reliquary...
...stunning Victorian onyx ..
...and French enamel....
...engraved antique Nun's crosses from the turn of the century...
...vintage silk embroidered scapulars....
...black ebony hanging from hand-knotted Victorian jet...
...a French sacred heart cross..
...a Victorian mother of pearl bog oak mourning brooch...
...an enamel blue rose under acrylic crucifix...
...beautiful guilloche enamel and a celluloid crucifix...
...there's even a cross with 'a view'...
....rhinestone Stanhopes also make up some of my collection....
...and when you look through the centers of them there are images of holy places or the Lord's prayer inside.
...an old carved wooden Nun's rosary....
...the Nun's cross I was baptized in...
This is just a very small part of my collection. I have been collecting these sweet gems for many years and they give me great comfort having them displayed all throughout my art room or when I wear them out on my everyday journey. To think of the joy and comfort they may have brought someone over the years before I have owned them and to think of the real meaning behind this amazing symbol of love and sacrifice makes these antique treasures very, very special to me.
Do you have a special cross or crucifix that you love to wear?
Happy Easter my friends!!!
He is Risen!
