James Elkins
Director and CEO of CAOJ
Jeweler
Phone:
+1 (803) - 487 - 1955
Email:
Address:
PO Box 2442, Rock Hill, SC, 29732-4442
About Us
We are a Family business, and this Business started in October 2022, when I went to Međugorje. I was a Catholic before and grew up Catholic, but I had never thought I would have a jewelry business making rosaries. The experience that I had in Međugorje, had changed me a lot. I became more devout in my faith and decided to make rosaries, but not just common rosaries that are uncommon. And so I did, in 2024 I went to my first festival in September at St. Anne's International Festival and sold some rosaries and got many compliments on my work. Most of my courage to create a rosary business came from my friends on the Međugorje pilgrimage, and my home parish St. Ann's in Charlotte.
What we Do
We make Rosaries, Bracelets, Earrings, Rings, Necklaces, and Custom Jewelry too. We are a new beginning business so it will be a while before we have more jewelry. All of our Rosaries are Hand strung, knotted, and chained. all of our products are made durable, great for everyday use. Our wood beads are made out of plain wood, Brownwood, Ebony, Sandalwood, and Rosewood/Bloodwood. We get these beads from a Buddhist company which hand makes these beads by hand and chisel. Our semi-precious beads are rock, amethyst, painted and plain agate, howlite, volcanic rock, and beads from Africa. We will be getting more of these precious stones soon! We also offer Glass and plastic beads but we tend to stay away from the plastic. All of the rosaries are made with Care and Love. Our crucifixes and Centerpieces are either pewter, "stainless, or iron (not all)," Plaited Gold, Silver/Sterling, and pure Gold. We don't have much Silver/Sterling, or pure Gold, so most of what we use is iron plaited with brass or Gold, Copper plaited, or pewter.
Our earrings and necklaces are made with beads from leftover Rosaries, or with beads that we won't use for rosaries. They are made carefully and we will fix any errors. Our bracelets are made of paracord or beaded and strung.