Jewelry Stories from Maire

Thank you so much for joining me for the latest edition of Jewelry Stories! I hope you are enjoying these fun posts each week as we peek a little further into the pages of my latest reads to find some jewelry treasures.

I read Maire a few months back, and while it started off as a slow read, it didn’t take long before I was hooked into this story! It’s an older novel in the Christian historical fiction genre by an established author, Linda Windsor. When I read it, I wasn’t capturing a lot of quotes to share what specifically inspired me as I am now. I was mostly looking for more of an overall theme. However, I still have a couple of excerpts to share which so perfectly fit those designs.

I had to do some hunting for exactly the right components to make four new designs – two bookmarks and two pendants. It’s been a while since I last made a bookmark, and I branched out to try something new this week – ribbon bookmarks! I love the way this first one turned out – so much so that I have some others planned for a future Jewelry Stories post!

Each jewelry and bookmark item below is captioned with a clickable link so you can visit the product page to see more photos and get more information.

Hope you have a good time with today’s Jewelry Stories from Maire!

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. . .at his lean waist was his sword, its jeweled sheath flashing with fire of its own.

Her hand flew to the small wooden cross, which Rowan had carved from his namesake tree, that hung on a cord about her neck. . .

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I hope you loved this latest installment of Jewelry Stories! I had such fun putting all four of these designs together, especially the bookmarks! At first, the ribbon bookmark may not seem to make much sense, but there were several color references in the book, both with the natural colors of Ireland and the colors of Clan Gleannmara. The book is what I would consider ancient historical fiction, so the people completely and totally lived off the land. I wanted that bookmark to represent the nature around them as well. The sword bookmark was almost too good to be true! I was so glad that I highlighted that one passage about Rowan’s sword sheath being a jeweled one, and then I managed to find a true jeweled sword charm! It was meant to be! ♥

The copper pendant is also one inspired by the colors of Ireland – greens, blues, and golds were all mentioned regularly. The cross signifies the people turning their backs on their pagan ways and coming to the One True God. The wooden cross pendant is simple and without any type of special adornment – just as it should be.

If you haven’t already read this book, you definitely should add it to your TBR pile! It has a strong heroine who gives off all kinds of “I am woman, hear me roar” vibes. I was put off by her at first, but she grew on me… What was also so interesting to learn was how this book title and heroine’s name is pronounced, and dear Ireland (ahem, “Erin”) herself told me in the introduction. I always thought it was pronounced “mare” like a horse, but no. “Moy-ruh” is the proper pronunciation which is so much more beautiful to hear and read.

I have such fun things coming for my next Jewelry Stories post – including an author interview! If you aren’t already a subscriber, take a minute to sign up for my email list so you can get notifications when the next one goes live.

Until next time!