Beach Trips Make Good Sea Glass Pendants
One of my favorite things about summer, hands down, is the beach. I grew up very close by so my summers were always very beach filled. I’ve also been very lucky that throughout my adult life, I’ve had the same privilege. I might not be as close as when I was in school, but through a little bit of coaxing I can usually get a friend with a car to take the drive to the shore.
The beach is such a wonderful place. The waves, the sand, the sun, the wind and the veritable treasures that the ocean provides is a wonderful sensory smorgasbord! I love tide pools and the small vignettes of life found within. I love picking up and looking over beautiful pebbles, shells and sea glass.
I usually don’t take any of the small treasures that I find, often admiring them then giving them back to the waves. But one time, I found this amazing piece of sea glass. It is small and rounded and it is tinted this great soft green. I’ve kept hold of it for a good long time in my jewelry box thinking that one day I’ll do something with it.
In some random internet searching I came across My Sea Jewels and Lake Erie Sea Glass (pictured above.) Both shops have great sea glass pendents, among other wonderful sea glass jewelry. I feel like it would be great to take my piece of glass and turn it into a pendent like the ones pictured in these shops. To do that I learned that I can either wire wrap the glass or I can drill a hole in it so wire can pass through it and be linked on a chain.
I found a great video on how to do wire wrapping. It’s a bit long, but accurately explains the wire wrapping process.
As for drilling into the glass itself, I came across a couple of useful links.
- Out of the Blue Seaglass Jewelry
- Seaglass Dreams
- and a simple how to
All of these directions give caution on speed and heat and require a special drill bit; something that I have not purchased as of yet. There is also the possibility of breaking the glass which is not something that I want to risk with the piece of glass since I have had it for so long. Have you made something out of sea glass? Have any tips and tricks for us? I think that I am going to try out the wire wrapping and see what I can do. I’ll be sure to post the results.
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Image Credit: Lake Erie Sea Glass
This gives me one more reason to miss going to the beach. The finished pendant is beautiful!
On the beach where my Hubby proposed there was a tonne of sea glass. I picked up a handful and when I got home I made pendants for all my girls. We picked the flattest pieces and wrapped the edges in silver. we then attached them to a piece of silver. Picture each piece in its own personalized cup. The lake Erie link has the same idea. We also did a few of the white ones on gold for our moms and grandma. I worked with a jeweler who was dating my sister at the time, so I had access to all the tools. Everyone still wears theirs. My last trip to the coast was filled with beachcombing. I love that the ocean turns garbage into something so beautiful.
I love sea glass. My night stand actually has it mosaiced all over the top…but I made this back in my less-environmentally-crafty conscious high school days, and got the sea glass at the craft store. I’m so lame.