Sea Pottery

I have been drilling and selling sea glass for a while now, and I have decided to try my hand at sea/beach pottery. Great for jewelry or craft supplies. Check out some here.

Rare Find, Sea Glass Float

I found this float the other day while cleaning out my Grandpa's shed. It is a Japanese fishing float. This one has lots of bubbles, uncommon markings, and it is almost perfect. You can see it here.

Sea Glass Earrings

I decided to share my latest creations with all of you. I made 2 pairs of sea glass earrings. They are on sterling silver posts and are $20 per pair. Visit my Etsy shop to see these and more sea glass items. =)

Japanese Fishing Net Floats

I found some fishing floats the other day and decided to list them on Ebay. If you are looking for floats..check out my listings. The one pictured is especially cool. Thanks!!

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Under the Sea

I love the ocean so much that I decided to do a blog featuring some great ocean themed items that I found on http://www.etsy.com/. Enjoy!

Nantucket Shoreline -- shabby chic ocean themed charm bracelet, by

tHeENDpeace

Silver and concrete wave necklace, by lulubugjewelry

SWIM ALONG Orca aceo ORIGINAL, by
DianaMartinStudio

Electric Blue Starfish - Resin Necklace, by deannaburasco

BOGO Buttons!!

All buttons in my shop are buy one, get one FREE. (lesser value button free). Check out my shop for cool buttons. Far North Creations. Just click under button section in my shop. Partial refund by Paypal.
Thanks!!

Drilled Sea Glass

I have kind of switched gears lately. Instead of creating jewelry, I have started drilling sea glass. Seems to be working out good so far. If anyone would like to try their hand at making jewelry or other crafts with sea glass, check my Etsy shop for gorgeous drilled sea glass.

Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?

I have a BUNCH of new on card buttons that I will be posting on my Etsy shop. I have some up there already.
I have flower buttons like Pansies, Roses, Poppies, Irises, and Tulips.
I have a buffalo, some tea pots, beehives, Scottish Terriers, bears, and lots more.....be sure to check them out.
www.akkricket.etsy.com

And the Winner is.........

Celeste!! Thanks to everyone that participated. This will not be the last giveaway. I will make sure to post new ones often.

Thanks!!!!

Ready to draw the winner.....

I am putting all the names in the hat for the sea glass pendant giveaway. Will be announced shortly who the winner is. Stay tuned....

FREE Sea Glass Pendant Giveaway

On February 20th a winner will be chosen at random to win this free sea glass pendant.

All you have to do is.......

1. Follow this blog

2. Go to my shop, choose a favorite item, then come back here and tell me what it is.

Names will go into a hat.....one will be chosen at random. Available to all contestants in all countries.

New Earrings Listed

"Mocha Drops"

These earrings are approx. 1.50" long. They are made with glass beads, sterling heads pins, and sterling silver ear wires.

"Obsidian Fire"

These have such cool contrast. I loooooove Swarovski crystals and these are my favorite color. "Fire Opal". These earring are also made with Obsidian chips and all metal is sterling silver.

My Time at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

While I was in the Navy, I was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I worked in the prison there, escorting detainees to their appointments and interrogations.

While I was stationed there, there was not much to do with your free time , so I would spend my time at Glass Beach looking for lovely little sea glass gems. The beaches there are made of coarse sand and small rocks, and sea glass.

On this beach, there are also lots of natural sea sponges in all shapes and sizes too. I thought about collecting some all though they smelled terrible. So I left them.

Another regular beach goer we would run into are Rock Iguanas. These things are huge and some of them are VERY aggressive. I think that they were aggressive due to being fed by humans.

I had some good times at Guantanamo and I am glad that I got to be part of history but, I was ready to leave that place..that is for sure. Too hot, humid, and not much to do.

Shrinky Horse Pin

Okay...I finally photographed and listed this horse pin to Etsy. I promised that I would get it up here so everyone could see. I made this horse with shrink plastic. I colored with colored pencils, cut him out, and cooked him. I used E6000 ( I think that is what it is called) to glue the pin to the horse. Let me know what you think.

I love sea glass. Using it in jewelry helps me to be green and Eco friendly. Sea glass was once trash that was either discarded into the ocean by a litter bug or it could be from a ship wreck. Anyhow, it is washed around and tumbled by the surf and sand for 30 years or more and becomes amazingly soft and smooth. What was once trash becomes lovely gems. I love incorporating them in jewelry. Sea glass is pretty easy to find and is super gorgeous. Here are some pieces that are featured in my Etsy shop for sale.



The bracelet above is called Beach Goddess. I think this has to be my favorite piece. The colors all remind me of the ocean. This bracelet is made with a heavy sterling silver chain and sterling "S" hook. There are several fresh water pearls, cobalt blue glass beads, Swarovski crystals, one piece of aqua sea glass and two pieces of rare cobalt sea glass. These pieces of glass came from the beaches of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. You could have a piece of history just by owning this bracelet. See it here.

Shrink Plastic

I decided to buy some shrink plastic from Joann's after seeing a project in a book. I am still in the learning phases. I made a few things. They did not turn out that great. I saw on another blog that you should sand the paper so that is has "tooth" which will allow the color to adhere better.
So last night I sanded the plastic sheet with 320 grit sandpaper in a criss cross fashion. I drew a horse, colored it, cut it out, baked it.....and guess what. It turned out GREAT. I am going to make it into a pin. It is a paint horse for those of you that are interested. I will be posting to my shop soon. www.akkricket.etsy.com
Off to perfect my techniques.

Some useless info about me. I am 26. Born/raised in Alaska. Was an MP in the US Navy. Was stationed in VA and GTMO. I have a great husband. I have a sweet, energetic 2 year old. My favorite color is red. All my kitchen items are Kitchen Aid (in red color). I love Lindt chocolate. I am 65" tall. I am a natural blonde. I have a Boston Terrier named Bodie, who is totally awesome. I want to live on the coast in Oregon someday. I love sea glass. I love yummy candles. I am a dog trainer, almost certified. Lasagna rocks my world. My new fav. restaurant is Simon & Seafort's in Anchorage, AK.

Enough of my rantings.
Please visit my shop for sea glass creations.
http://www.akkricket.etsy.com