Thank you all for visiting -- approaching 10,000 views! I thought today I would tell you about the process I go through when creating Lucky Sea Glass jewelry. It is a labor of love, of course, but also time consuming, costly, demanding, even exhausting at times.
First of all, I have to get to a beach! Usually, that means a plane trip and a car ride. Then, once at a seashore, I may walk along the beach for hours over a period of several days. In Bermuda, I was lucky to find a glass beach, but first had to walk for almost an hour to find it! Sometimes, I find a few good, tumbled pieces, but other times I find nothing at all.
When I get home from my trip, I sort through the labelled pastic baggies, and organize the seaglass by place found and color and size. Rough pieces are discarded. This sometimes takes a while, especially if I have found a lot of seaglass.
Once I am ready to create a piece of jewelry, say a pendant, I carefully select a sea glass piece that "speaks" to me, Then I decide on silver, gold or copper wire for wrapping. I usually either order the wire online or at a jewelry show. As I wire work, I experiment with various crystals or gemstones to see what seems to look best. This can take a while of trial and error, before I commit. For , bracelets, or earrings certain pieces work best together, so I take a lot of time matching and planning.
I love the freedom of creating unique designs, so I rarely repeat a design unless it is really popular, like my spider pins. ( But, each time, the sea glass is unique and the design is changed somewhat.) If you see a sold design you like on my website, I can make something similar, but not the exact one. Each unsold design pictured is the one you will receive. I create the designs myself, and am very lucky to have no problem with this at all! It is hard to explain the creative process -- it is almost magical how it happens.
First of all, I have to get to a beach! Usually, that means a plane trip and a car ride. Then, once at a seashore, I may walk along the beach for hours over a period of several days. In Bermuda, I was lucky to find a glass beach, but first had to walk for almost an hour to find it! Sometimes, I find a few good, tumbled pieces, but other times I find nothing at all.
When I get home from my trip, I sort through the labelled pastic baggies, and organize the seaglass by place found and color and size. Rough pieces are discarded. This sometimes takes a while, especially if I have found a lot of seaglass.
Once I am ready to create a piece of jewelry, say a pendant, I carefully select a sea glass piece that "speaks" to me, Then I decide on silver, gold or copper wire for wrapping. I usually either order the wire online or at a jewelry show. As I wire work, I experiment with various crystals or gemstones to see what seems to look best. This can take a while of trial and error, before I commit. For , bracelets, or earrings certain pieces work best together, so I take a lot of time matching and planning.
I love the freedom of creating unique designs, so I rarely repeat a design unless it is really popular, like my spider pins. ( But, each time, the sea glass is unique and the design is changed somewhat.) If you see a sold design you like on my website, I can make something similar, but not the exact one. Each unsold design pictured is the one you will receive. I create the designs myself, and am very lucky to have no problem with this at all! It is hard to explain the creative process -- it is almost magical how it happens.
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