Skip to main content

Sand Stars


My friend Kris Kain, from Island Pleasures on etsy, has been purchasing beads from me for a while. She is one of the nicest people I have ever virtually "met!"  One time, she called me because we had been emailing about my little bead funk, just to encourage me to keep at it. She sells her beautiful beach-themed jewelry in New Jersey.  Occasionally this girl takes a vacation, and she takes her work with her. She has little impromptu sales and people just love her jewelry, especially on the beaches! 

She sent me a package the other day, with these gorgeous Sea Stars from Alice Roth, in New Jersey.  She makes them out of recycled glass, sand, and beads.  She fuses the sand into the starts, for a gorgeous little gift from your vacation!  I have mine on my window in the basement studio.  Alice also sells these items, wholesale, and personalized with sand from the beach of your choice!  Wouldn't these make fantastic gifts if you took a vacation with your family to the beach?  I know many people who take family vacations and rent houses in South or North Carolina, and I really think these would be a great way to remember the fun times!  Another idea is for the bride who is having a destination beach wedding!  What cute favors!

If you are interested, you can contact Alice at P.O. Box 302, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006, 609-494-1011.  She takes custom orders

Comments

Chantel said…
Oh my, I am so not one to impulse buy and I think I've only purchased something online once in the last year. But I want five of these to hang from my chandelier in the August heat when I use drift wood as candle holders and scatter sea glass about the house....
May 8, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bead Soup Blog Party!

Welcome to the 3rd Bead Soup Blog Party! What is a Bead Soup Blog Party? Each beader was paired up with another jewelry designer and tasked with sending the following: ~ A focal ~ A special clasp (not just a lobster claw) ~ Some coordinating spacers or beads Using the focal and the clasp was mandatory, but we could use anything from our own stash to round out the rest, and choose to use the coordinating beads or not. You may recall my partner was Margot Potter ; click this link to see the blog post I wrote of what she sent me! Here's what I made! Dangly earrings! Come see what the rest of us made! 1. Lori Anderson, Pretty Things 2. Kitty Durmaj, Perles and Life 3. Michelle Heim, Life In the Bead Lane 4. Lisa Petrillo, Lucid Moon Studio 5. Anitra Gordy, Leelu Creations 6. Paige Maxim, Paige Maxim Designs 7. Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things 8. Cheryl Roe, BeadRoe 9. Heidi Post, Ex Post Facto 10. Cindy Wimmer, Sweet Bead Studio 11. Terri Gauthier, Blooming Ideas 12.
102 comments
Read more

Bead Soup Blog Party!

Today is the day of the big Bead Soup Blog Party reveal! Lori Anderson, the wonderful host of this event, reported that there are 362 participants this year! That's a lot of blogs to look at. I will try my best to get to each and every one, but it may take weeks! My partner was Laura Zeiner from Stick Lizard Designs . She has a lot of talent, that girl. If you recall in my previous post , she sent me these beads: And this is what I made: I love love love the focal she sent me. It's gorgeous! The lack of sun here in Pittsburgh does nothing for this rock! The colors and crystals are beautiful! I had no idea what to do with it, though, and I pondered for quite a while. I decided to make links with 18 gauge copper wire and think I did an ok job at it. I'm sure there are some better ways to do this, and I'd love to hear about them. I'm just really starting to get into the world of wire and so my skills aren't that great. In any event, I made some beady links
65 comments
Read more

The Tacky Earring Blog Hop

Diana Ptaszynski had a great idea, instead of a Tacky Christmas Sweater blog hop, a Tacky Holiday Earring blog hop! I was on it.  I had ideas right away.  I had so many I had to control myself.  You can buy these for $15 each, too!  Here we go! I found these awesome wreaths in the miniature Christmas section in Michaels, and they go perfectly with silver and copper colored plastic beads! These trees were found in Michaels, on an end-cap - I assume they are scrapbook or card making supplies, but make fantastic earrings.  The holes were a little small and far down, so I had to make LARGE loops.  Paired these with cute little gold colored jingle bells! And, finally, the ones I had in my head the moment she announced the blog hop.  Dr. Seuss sparkly puff balls with ribbons.  The only thing that would have made these better for me is if I could have found the red ribbons I really wanted to pair these with - don't get me wrong, the silver is cool and all, but in my head they w
11 comments
Read more