Green Sea Glass Charm

Green Sea Glass Charm

Now available for purchase

Smash - A wire wrapped sea glass pendant with icy white sea glass

Smash -  a wire wrapped sea glass pendant icy white sea glass. It is wrapped is sterling silver wire.

Smash

Hand Painted Sea Glass Necklace "Royal"

 Hand Painted Sea Glass Necklace - Royal

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Now available on square market

Beautiful Days for Beachcombing

 Beautiful Days for Beachcombing

The past few days have been beautiful days for beachcombing.

Its been sunny and mild with impressive surf. This is a special treat for those of us who live on the most northwest end of the lower 48.

A big chunk of aquamarine sea glass.

Blue Star Vessel

I named this necklace "Blue Star Vessel".

Blue Star Vessel

Sea Glass Necklace "Glacier"

I haven't been posting as much lately because I am working on finding more venues to sell my products. I have started selling my wire wrapped sea glass jewelry on Square Market in addition to Etsy.

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This piece is named "Glacier"

Happy New Year from Beach-n-Bling

Happy New Year from Beach-n-Bling!

Although I've been posting on this blog for quite a while, some of you might be wondering 

What is Beach-n-Bling?

Beach-n-Bling is the name of my small business that sells wire wrapped sea glass jewelry, hand painted beach stones, beach themed paintings, and beach combed items that have been transformed and repurposed into treasures.

Sea glass a.k.a. beach glass is discarded glass that has been exposed to the surf for many years. It has been tossed around in the waves and sand for so long that the sharp edges have been worn smooth and the surface is matt and translucent. The most common colors are white, brown, and green. Pale Blue to bluish green is also fairly common. Other colors such as cobalt blue, yellow, red are rare and a special find.

How Beach-n-Bling Began:

I moved to the Olympic Peninsula in 2007. That's in Washington State for those of you who may live in a different country.  I started hiking the beaches collecting smooth round beach stones to paint, and sometimes I found beautiful looking white or blue or green gems. At first I didn't know what it was. Then someone told me about  sea glass.  

Finding sea glass brings me great joy. You could compare it to a kid finding an egg on an Easter egg hunt. I kept finding it and collecting it. Now I have jars full of it. After a year or so of collecting, I started wondering, what to do with all this beautiful beach glass. I wanted to share it with others, so I started learning how to make jewelry by watching ”you-tube” tutorials on the internet. I really enjoyed wire wrapping and  now I am hooked on it. I kept making more and more pendants. Then I started making earrings, bracelets , ornaments and dreamcatchers.

 In spring 2012 I started going to the Forks Open Air market on Saturdays to sell my creations. People liked it and a some folks even bought it. Due to the nature of living in a rural area, I decided to set up an Etsy shop to be able to present and sell my creations to a wider audience. Now I am selling it at larger events such as the Beachcombers Fun Fair in Ocean Shores, WA and many more open air markets. All my products are made with love and inspired by nature.
My work is DESIGNED and HANDCRAFTED with love and enthusiasm IN THE USA

Please come and say hello to me at the Beachcombers Fun Fair on March 1 and 2.

Also, I'd really appreciate a like on my Facebook Page.

Thanks for visiting.