By the Beautiful Sea....glass

My interest with Sea Glass began after I read the Anita Shreve novel "Sea Glass", and developed into a fascination when my grand daughter presented me with "REAL Sea Glass Grammy!!" that she found beach combing on "LBI" ( Long Beach Island, New Jersey). 

While I see the ethereal, mystical qualities of the origin, age, destinations of the glass, my daughter sees the artistic, value, and creates Sea Glass jewelry.  She began her craft by using glass she found along the New Jersey shoreline and purchasing other Sea and Lake glass from around the world:  Israel, Spain, Greece, Ireland, Canada, and more locally from the Eastern End of Long Island. 

A variety of Sea Glass

The colors are more vivid than you would imagine after spending years being tossed about in the oceans and lakes.

Some glass is opaque, and other glass is translucent

Sea  and Lake POTTERY!

An example of "crackled" glass

This is "bonfire" glass.  It is formed when two pieces of glass are fused by fire.

When held up to the light, this large round glass mimics the surface of the moon.

A MOST unusual piece of glass that resembles Halloween Candy Corn

The craftsman (my daughter) begins her designs by first drilling holes in the delicate glass using various VERY SMALL diamond bits.  This must be done very carefully.  One slip, and the glass will shatter.

Using very fine STERLING SILVER wire

and appropriately sized pliers

and many different 'connectors' and attachments,

and all sorts of clasps:  magnetic, alligator clasps, ring clasps, and a 'ring sizer' show below,

are some of the final products.

An Angel Fish filled with minute pieces of green sea glass,

A combination of Sea Pottery and Sea Glass

A rare dark blue sea glass hung beneath a Swarovski  Crystal and a Silver Starburst

Rings made with both Sterling Silver and Copper bands

Bracelets and anklets using  Sterling Silver and Copper.  The glass used for the larger anklet comes from Spain, the magnetic heart clasp is very user friendly and very secure.  A more delicate-looking anklet is made by separating the 'twisty'  heavier silver with pale green Swarovski  crystals and fastening with an 'alligator clasp'.

The glass that started it all!  The two pieces of "REAL Sea Glass Grammy" made into a pendant separated by a silver 'button', and finished with a clear Swarovski crystal, and darker glass that was found along the New Jersey shoreline.

The items shown here are in my personal collection.  If you'd like to see more one-of-a-kind SeaGlass creations, go to the SeaCharms website:

at:  www.etsy.com/shop/seacharms

Once again, thank you for visiting "This and That" and a "little bit of everything:".

Linda P