On the Seventh Day of Christmas

On the seventh day of Christmas

My true love gave to me...

A gorgeous green sea glass pendant on a beaded necklace

 

 Sea Glass Necklace

 

I love the green sea glass I find on the beach...the color varies with each piece.  And I don't know why, but the shapes are really interesting!

 

 Green Sea Glass Necklace

 

I found these beads browsing in a bead shop and had no idea what I was going to do with them when I bought them.  But as you can see, they accent this gorgeous pendant perfectly!

 

 

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season and are making sure to spend lots of time with family and friends.  The special memories are created in the time spent together, not planning the "perfect" party.

 

Tomorrow's featured item is one of my first creations and one of my favorites!

 

On the Sixth Day of Christmas

On the sixth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me...

A pair of winter white sea glass earrings with a blue frosted glass bead cluster

Now that was hard to fit into the song, wasn't it???

 

Cloudburst

 

A few posts back, I mentioned that there is a difference between genuine sea glass that is collected off the beach and man-made or faux sea glass. 

 

Sea glass that has been collected off a beach has a unique frosted appearance.  When you see it side-by-side with man-made sea glass, it's very easy to tell the two apart.  Man-made sea glass also is uniform in its appearance, while authentic sea glass may be similar, it is never exactly the same.    

 

 White Sea Glass Earrings

These earrings are a beautiful combination of white sea glass I collected over the past year and man-made sea glass beads.  This sale is a great way to start your sea glass jewelry collection or add to your favorites!
 

It's almost a week into December...how far have you gotten with your decorating and Christmas shopping?  

On the Fifth Day of Christmas

On the fifth day of Christmas

My true love gave to me...

A lampwork starfish and copper link necklace

 

Starfish Lampwork Necklace

 

These beautiful artisan lampwork beads are 3-D...the white starfish is raised off the blue background and the orange spots add a fun texture. 

 

I had some jasper beads in all sorts of shades of orange that just made the starfish pop in the design.  And of course the handmade copper infinity links added a touch of shine!

 

 

Can you believe that tomorrow will be Day 6?  The month is just rolling by!

 

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On the Fourth Day Of Christmas

On the fourth day of Christmas

My true love gave to me...

A sea glass heart necklace

 

Sweet Dreams

 

I find all sorts of shapes of sea glass on the beach.  Mostly they are geometric (like triangles and squares and such) but every now and again I see something different.

 

I remember when I found this piece...it had been a pretty meager day for sea glass.  I had wandered up and down the beach without much success.  And then the sunlight reflected off this piece in the sand. 

 



You Have My Heart

 

It is a small piece but just as beautiful as some of the large pieces I've found.  I've only found a handful of heart-shaped pieces of sea glass and none have captured my imagination like this little beauty.

 

I added Swarovski crystals to create a pastel rainbow that draws your attention right to the brown sea glass heart.

 

 

So, tomorrow is already day 5...can you guess what piece of jewelry I've chosen for tomorrow's sale?

On the Third Day of Christmas

On the third day of Christmas

My true love gave to me...

A custom wire wrapped sand dollar lampwork bead bracelet

 

I started my jewelry journey with wire wrapping.  It was the best way to create pendants with my sea glass.  And it was only natural that as I started looking at the work of other artists, I would became interested in learning various wrapping techniques. 

 

Sand Dollar Dreams

 

Although simple to create, these links add visual interest that would be missing if I used something mass produced.  They give this bracelet a special touch that makes it truly one of a kind.

 

Lampwork Beaded Bracelet

 



This bracelet is constructed of handmade lampwork sand dollar beads, small glass green beads and my handcrafted links. It's a fun bracelet, especially in the summertime.  And I used a super strong magnet instead of a clasp so that it's easier to get on and off. 

 

 

I love the way this photo turned out...I was experimenting with different techniques and props at the time.

 

I wonder what to put on sale tomorrow?

On the Second Day of Christmas

On the second day of Christmas

My true love gave to me...

A sea glass pendant

on a custom beaded necklace

 

OK, I told you yesterday that this probably wouldn't rhyme. 

Or be in tune. 

 

  Mermaid Lagoon

 

I love the look and feel of sea glass.  It remindes me of the quietness of the waves breaking on the beach.  And so I use very simple patterns when wrapping my sea glass pendants, so that the beauty of the glass shines through.

 

 Sea Glass Necklace

 

I've created a spiral rope chain for this sea glass pendant.  The small white beads shine like pearls and the green glass beads are a perfect backdrop for the brown sea glass. 

 

 Mermaid Lagoon Sea Glass Necklace

 

Be sure to check in tomorrow for the sale item for Day Three...