In February, Emmy of Discount Catholic Products guest post on How to Spend Valentine’s Day with Your Family. It was a delight to work with her and when she asked if I was open to doing a product review for her site, I was tickled!
Even better, she had chosen a 12 Inch Our Lady of Grace Statue as the item she would like reviewed. When it came in, I was kind of in awe that I had something this nice in my house! You see, we have a family altar. It’s a bit, well, cheesy. Above the altar is an heirloom crucifix from my great grandmother. On the altar? A dollar store Mary and an old candle :).
This plaster Our Lady of Grace Statue is hand-painted in Italy in tones of blue and white (traditional Marian colors) and the above picture does not do it justice. It is absolutely gorgeous in person! I like that it is not top heavy but balances well on the altar even when the kiddos jostle it–the statue hasn’t been knocked over yet!
Surprising to me was the fact that this substantial and quality statue was well under $100! I had been putting off the purchase of statues because of the expense. At $60, I’ll yell a lot quieter when it breaks :). Now that I have Our Lady, I think the altar looks a little lopsided — I think that a statue of the Sacred Heart needs to be added, don’t you think?
If you are looking for quality and affordable statues, rosaries, patron saint medals, Catholic gifts or other items, you might want to take a peek at Discount Catholic Products.
Until 4/15, if you like Discount Catholic Products on Facebook, you have the opportunity to win a 24″ Our Lady of Grace Statue (RV $165), an 8.25″ Children with Christ Statue (RV $132) or a Sacred Heart/Miraculous Medal Badge Scapular (RV $86).
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Disclaimer: I received an item from Discount Catholic Products in exchange for an honest review. As usual, all opinions are my own.
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