Inspiration from Within

When I am out collecting sea glass I am at my most peaceful state. This is the time I can just let go and block everything out - it is my therapy. I also use this time to come up with new ideas and designs. Most often, when I pick up a piece of glass I know exactly how it will be transformed to best showcase its beauty. I would say most of my inspiration comes from within. I love to feel the energy of each piece of glass and the creative process starts at that point.



My passion leans towards creating more luxury pieces and I am always thinking of a new design or "out of the box" idea that hasn't been done before.



My sea glass flip flop line has launched - more are being added so check out Sea Glass Things now!

Shore Things....

Now that the season of Holiday gift giving has passed - why not treat yourself with something that was made with the love of our beautiful coast in mind!

The December 2008 Holiday issue of the North Shore Magazine featured my (Sea Glass Things) sea glass wine stopper.

Sea Glass Things has great representation is this upscale magazine this December. A sea glass wine stopper makes the perfect gift for anyone. Being from the North Shore, my items are truly inspired from the coast and sea. The sea glass wine stopper featured was sent to a new home in Needham, MA! Check out the online article as well below.

Visit my online store at Sea Glass Things!

I Tube... You Tube... We Tube

In the era of Internet Marketing and "reaching the masses" - I decided to jump on the ol' bandwagon & attempt marketing through a well known site You Tube.

Being the online leader in video broadcasting, You Tube has millions of viewers world wide... and is free. It only made sense to put together a marketing piece in order to tap into resource and hopefully potential customers.

I used Microsoft Power Point to put my slides together. I arranged the layout, timing and transition of the slides. I also added audio. Now the tricky part was converting the Power Point to a video stream suitable for broadcast. Through a lot of searching and trial & error I came across ABOILSOFT. I was able to download and utilize a trial version of the software and convert it to a .avi file. Though it may not be the best product out there, and the audio isn't as crisp as I would have liked - it seemed the most user friendly.



So check it out - reach the masses and broadcast yourself today!

Resurrected Vestiges

I have always loved these two words together and have seen them frequently used... "Resurrected Vestiges". So mysterious and limitless. The meanings, however, so simple: res·ur·rect·ed: to bring back to life, notice or use ; ves·tiges: a visible trace that something once existed. In my searches I have come across items that have traveled through time... still embodying the form in which they began - only to be transformed into something new.

It is believed that in 1870 a German ship, once carrying porcelain doll parts, sank off the Atlantic coast... if you are lucky enough you may be able to find one of the doll parts while beach combing. I have only found one - and I transformed into an interesting, yet beautiful necklace - full of history.



On my many journeys I have also uncovered old pieces of tavern pipes and glass buttons. Clay tavern pipes were used as far back as the 17th century and were plentiful during the Civil War. Shards and full pipes have been unearthed from old battle grounds and they have also been washed ashore - lost at sea from tobacco smoking captains.


Tobacco smoking and clay pipes were initially introduced to Europeans from Northern & Southern Native Americans. Pieces of these pipes would be frequently be broken off, and discarded, for sanitary purposes. Glass and bone buttons are fun to find as well. I always imagine where they came from, what type of clothing they were once on, and how there were separated. Under light and when wet - the button below is a dark plum purple. If you are out strolling the shore around active harbors... keep on the lookout - you never know what you may find!

New Biz Card or Old Biz Card...That is the Question!

I am in need of more business cards and found another great source on Etsy as my original isn't available and I really, really need them. I really love my old ones - however, I told him I was willing to look at what he had in mind. I have a few minor text edits to be made on the new one - basically wording.

What do you all think?

OLD:

NEW:

Thank you to all who chimmed in! I have decided to go with the new one to see how it works - however, I am also going to be re-ordering my old ones later in the month because I just love them! So - below is the new one with a minor logo change and the word "Decor" will be added to the bottom as well!