Sea Glass Jewelry Create Beautiful and Unique Designs from Beach-Found Treasures

by Furber, Lindsay; Beuke , Mary Beth

• ISBN13: 9781612433035
• ISBN10: 1612433030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-07-15
• Publisher: Ulysses Press

Summary

Learn how to create beautiful, DIY gifts from the sea with this step-by-step guide to collecting and repurposing sea glass into stunning necklaces, rings, earrings, and other pieces of jewelry.

Gather beautiful beach glass with its mysterious ocean-tumbled shapes and rainbow of bright hues. Add your personal creativity and some basic jewelry making techniques. Enjoy your stunning, wearable, one-of-a-kind keepsakes!

With gorgeous color photographs and step-by-step instructions, this book teaches the essential skills, like drilling glass, wire wrapping, and texturing metal, to turn your beach-found bounty into attractive accessories, including:

• Adorable bracelets
• Stylish pendants
• Sparkly earrings
• Eye-catching rings

Author Biography

Mary Beth Beuke is a native of the Pacific coast who spent much of her childhood beachcombing. She is the owner of West Coast Sea Glass, specializing in jewelry made of genuine, handpicked, high quality sea glass from all over the world. Recently featured on The Travel Channel, and in National Geographic and Coastal Living magazine, Beuke was president of the North American Sea Glass Assoc. from 2006-2010. She works out of two studios along Washington State's Puget Sound. She sells her creations in over 40 galleries and shows. She can found at westcoastseaglass.com. She lives in Sequim, WA.