Practical advice - rosary making

[Fae76]

I’ve taken up making mission rosaries. I really like it and plan on starting a little group in my parish. Since I live in Sweden, I can’t get parts here, so I have ordered from OLRM and ave maria circle - and while they are both excellent, the postage is killing me. When I order supplies for 70$, I have to pay about the same amount in postage

I know from ordering other stuff overseas that it is possible to send overseas for less postage - so I was wondering, does anyone here make rosaries, and if so, where do you buy the parts? I figured I could surf around and see what postage different shops ask for.

 

[tinalewis]

Hi there, I make rosaries of all types when I have time.

I find that looking at several places and stocking up when you find a good deal are the best bets.

If you have some credit card space to use, then go to rosaryparts.com/ on a weekend and you get reduced or free shipping in additional to a professional discount.

I like this seller on eBay plus she has her own site, too.

stores.ebay.com/My-Ladys-Treasures__W0QQ_fsubZQ2d999QQ_scZ1QQ_sopZ1

makerosaries.com/servlet/StoreFront

For buying in bulk, try Autom:

autom.com/autom/Devotional-Items_304483/Crucifixes_17406/Rosary-Crucifixes_17541.htm

And there’s:

catholic-rosary-parts.com/

Best wishes - making rosaries is a wonderful vocation!

 

[puzzleannie]

always check shipping costs and look for sites with free shipping, even so overseas postage will kill you, Autom is outrageous we don’t order from them anymore because of high shipping cost, and it wont pay for an individual order would need to be a parish, or bookstore or something similar.

Once you have the mission rosary kits, and samples of other supplies you like from OLRM, you know what to shop for locally that you can get there–beads, string etc. If you can find a source for crosses, centerpieces etc. you can order those from the US, but find out from them if they know of European sources.