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About My Jewelry
Thank you for visiting Sandralee’s Sea Glass Jewelry Designs, proudly handmade to order by me, just for you. I’ve been creating Sea Glass jewelry for the last 12 years and are all my own designs and one of a kind pieces. I take pride in creating beautiful coastal, fun and unique jewelry. I work with various materials from Argentium silver alloy 93.5% silver, Traditional sterling silver alloy which is 92.5%, Sterling silver filled, Silver plated, Rhodium, Stainless Steel, 14k Gold filled, Bronze, Base metals, Copper, and Leather. All my materials I use are nickel and lead free, and hypoallergenic.
My goal is to design and create high quality, good-looking, hand-crafted Sea Glass jewelry. Prices vary due to rarity and size of the sea glass and which material you choose. I hope you enjoy what you see!
About Me
I grew up in a small coastal town in Maine and in the Caribbean. Loved walking the beaches and discovering these magical mystical gemlike stones. I always wondered the journey of where it came from. Who had owned this before it became Sea Glass? What was it before, a decorative vase, a soda bottle, canning jars, specialty glassware, warring lights? You wonder how old is this and how did it end up in the ocean? That’s what makes it so special to me, the mystery of what it was and the beauty of what it has become over many many years tossing and tumbling in the ocean seas. I just love the connection you get from each piece, it gives you this magic like feeling trying to identify it‘s where abouts by the color or markings it may have on it, but no one will really no it’s real story that’s what makes these jewel-like Sea Glass so incredibly wonderful to find.
Sea Glass Marbles
One of the most interesting finds for a sea glass collector is a marble. To find one of these is a prized coveted piece it’s like you think you have one the lottery. Nothing more exciting is to have one of these in your collection. The chances of finding one is 1% , very difficult, but when you do it’s so rewarding.
What’s truly more fascinating about the marbles was in 1872 a soda bottle was developed in England by a gentleman named Hiram Codd, which consequently was named after him. The Codd-style bottle require a interesting bottle shape with a double indented neck where the mable was held. The pressure of the carbonation and a gasket inserted in the lip would hold the marble in place. The consumer then would poke the marble to release pressure and then tilt the bottle to drink. Hence this is why to discover a sea glass marble is truly a prized piece.
Nature’s Sea Glass Gems
What is Sea Glass
Genuie naturally produced sea glass originates as pieces of manmade glass from broken bottles, jars, tableware, art glass, nautical lights, perfume bottles or even from shipwrecks, which are naturally tumbled and rolled by the actions of the ocean sea waves, sand and stones for many many years until all of their edges are smoothed off, and the glass has been worn to a frosted appearance and becomes this beautiful natural gem.
Sea Glass Colors and there Rarity
Sea Glass comes in a rainbow of colors, sizes, and shapes which it’s determined by the original source of the glass. Sea Glass colors come in four categories. Some colors are more valued and rarer than other colors.
Common Sea Glass Colors
The most common colors of sea glass are white(clear), brown and green which come from glass products that are still in use today.
White Sea Glass started producing around 1915-today and comes from items such as soda bottles, glass food containers, liquor bottles, wine bottles, canning jars, old milk bottles and medicine bottles. Roughly two out of three pieces of sea glass you find will be white.
Brown Sea Glass was produced 1870s to today and comes mainly from beer, root beer, whiskey bottles, medicine and snuff jars. The older the glass the less common it is. Old Clorox and Lysol products were in large brown bottles Much harder to find these shards. Roughly one out of two pieces of sea glass will be brown.
Kelly Green Sea Glass is the most common green found today and comes mainly from sodas such as Sprite, Mountain Dew, wine and beer bottles such as Heineken. One in five pieces of sea glass will be green.
Uncommon Sea Glass Colors
Seafoam Green Sea Glass was a common color for bottles in the late 1800's and early 1900s. The source of this color of glass may come from old Coca~Cola bottles ,seltzer mineral water bottles, baking soda, fruit jars, and ink bottles. To find a thick soft green or seafoam shard, it’s likely from the early 1900's. One in fifty pieces of sea glass will be seafoam green.
Soft Blue Sea Glass was mass produced around the 1800s and early 1900s. Soft blue mostly came from soda, (Pepsi) bottles, beer bottles, fruit jars, medicine bottles, window glass, windshields, and other flat glass objects. The chances of finding soft blue is one in fifty pieces of sea glass
Forest Green Sea Glass comes mostly from beer, wine and mineral water bottles, dating back from 1700s up to the 1900s, some of it may also be from art glass. One in fifty pieces of sea glass will be forest green.
Lime Green Sea Glass was produced around 1950s-1970s mostly from beer and lemon-lime soda bottles Such as 7up, Fresca, ginger ale and tableware or depression glass. One in fifty pieces of sea glass may be lime green.
Amber Sea Glass can date back to the 1800's to today Old Clorox, Lysol bottles ,tobacco snuff jars, medicinal jars, beer bottles and even mason jars have also come from the reddish-brown hue of amber sea glass. One in twenty five pieces of sea glass may be amber.
Golden Amber Sea Glass is more like a honey brown color hue which dates back to the 1920s-1970s. Most of these shards came from liquor bottles but also came from beer bottles. A small percent came from decorati glass. Golden Amber is the most sought after of all the other brown colors. One in twenty-five pieces of sea glass may be golden amber.
Rare Sea Glass Colors
Lavender Sea Glass dates back to the 1880s-1915 comes from older clear vintage canning jars and other glass containing manganese. Over a period of years the glass made with manganese turns lavender when exposed to sunlight. This is called "sun-purpled". One in two hundred and fifty pieces of sea glass will have a lavender hue.
Pink Sea Glass can usually be a soft peachy pink. Mostly pink sea glass found today likely comes from Depression Glass, which was produced in the US in the early 1900's came in a range of colors and was mass produced as low end glassware.
During the 1930's, Depression Glass was marketed as reasonable glassware and could be bought at five and dimes. One in 1000 pieces of sea glass will be pink.
Aqua Sea Glass dates back to the 1880s-1930s and has many subtle variations and shades. Sources of this glass could come from vintage canning jars,(Ball,Mason,Kerr), vintage insulator used on electric poles in the early 1900's, Seltzer mineral water bottles, medicine bottles and ink bottles. The deeper the color of Aqua the harder it is to find. One in five hundred pieces of sea glass may be Aqua.
Cornflower Blue Sea Glass is a lighter hue of cobalt blue which comes from Pre-1900 Phillips Milk Of Magnesia bottles, Bromo Seltzer, Vick's Vapor Rub, Depression Glass, Noxema bottles and ink wells. One in five hundred pieces of sea glass may be Cornflower Blue.
Cobalt Blue Sea Glass dates back to the 1880s-1950s and is best known for vintage Noxzema Jars, Bromo Seltzer, Milk of Magnesia, Vicks Vapor Rub, medicine and poision bottles, castor oil bottles, glass rolling pins,ink bottles and perfume bottles. One in two hundred and fifty pieces of sea glass may be Cobalt Blue.
Extremely Rare Sea Glass Colors
Orange Sea Glass dates back to the 1920s-1960s and is indeed the rarest of all the colors and most likely originates from auto warning lights, vintage Avon glassware, decorative glass items and art glass. One In ten thousand pieces of sea glass might be orange.
Red Sea Glass is one of the most sought out colors for Sea Glass collectors to find. These shards date back to the early 1900s-1970s and is known for vintage Avon products Schlitz Beer bottles, perfume bottles dinnerware and decorative household items. Other Sources include car and boat running lights, railroad and ship lanterns. One in Five thousand pieces of sea glass might be red.
Turquoise Sea Glass is the rarest of all blue colors and extremely difficult to find these gorgeous treasures. They date back to the 1880s-1950s. The most likely origins are old electric glass insulators, vintage siphon seltzer water bottles, old decorative glass specialty tableware flasks and Victorian era stained glass window panes. One in five thousand pieces of sea glass may be deep turquoise.
Yellow Sea Glass Dates back to the 1915s-1930s. Sources for this sea glass are depression glass, art glass, stained glass, old glass insulators and glass that is made with selenium. One out of three thousand five hundred pieces of sea glass may be yellow.
Teal Sea Glass dates back to the 1870s-1910. This color was used for baking soda, mineral water, ink wells, wine, insulators and condiments such as pepper sauce. To find a piece of teal glass is one in two thousand.
Black Sea Glass dates back to the 1700s-1870s. Black Glass appears black in color,but held to the light it can be brown or dark olive green.The dark color protected the contents from sunlight. Beer, liquor was most common in this color but insulators,tableware and art glass came in this color. To find piece of black Glass is one in two thousand.