Directions for Making a Wall Rosary

Many Catholics incorporate a large, particularly beautiful rosary on a wall in their homes as an object of devotion. Making a wall rosary is a fun and rewarding craft project.

Beads

• Use about 100 small "spacer" beads (if you are using string), 53 "Hail Mary" beads, and six "Our Father" beads. The "Our Father" beads can be identical to the "Hail Mary" beads, or they can be larger and fancier.

Parts

• The crucifix should have a ring at the top. metal rosary cross image by jimcox40 from Fotolia.com

  You will need a crucifix with a ring, a rosary centerpiece with three rings, beads and a length of beading string or cord. If you are skilled at making jewelry, you can use eyepins, jump rings and small lengths of chain instead of string.

Spacing

• On either side of every Father bead, add four or five spacer beads or a short length of chain. Between Mary beads, use only a single spacer bead or connect the eyepins directly.

Assembly

• Connect the beads by stringing them on either cord or eyepins (pictured). rosary image by Marek Kosmal from Fotolia.com

  One strand, strung with three Mary beads and a Father bead on either side, connects the crucifix to the bottom ring of the centerpiece. String another strand with five "decades" of 10 "Hail Mary" beads, each separated by an "Our Father" bead, connected to the other two centerpiece rings,