Over the years I have purchased well over 2000 pounds of sea glass on E-Bay and privately since 2003. These purchases have helped me to meet the supply and demand of my growing jewelry business
HL Sea & Beach Glass Jewelry. I do live on the east end of Long Island, but I could never supply all my sea glass needs just from our beaches alone. Recycling laws, the growing use of plastic and the decline of littering over the past 30 years has put a great decline in the amount of sea glass that washes up along the shore lines. During this time I have had a lot of assistance by other resources from around the world to help meet my needs for natures enduring gem, authentic sea glass.
Beach combing has been taken to the next level for many of these sea glass enthusiasts that I have had the pleasure to work with, from sea glass hobbyist for relaxation, to part time job or for a way of life doing the job they absolutely love. Either way they all share the same thrill to find that unique sea glass shard they have never seen before.
This is not your average review you will read about sea glass, but a strong voice of opinion to aide you in purchasing sea glass to meet your needs as a collector or jewelry artisan. I have collaborated a list of my top 10 sellers that I have used religiously over the years. Their service has been impeccable, their glass is everything I would have expected and more and besides there are some I have made long distance friends with. What more can you ask for when you have the best of all worlds.
This list of sellers is not in any specific order, each type of glass has its great qualities and uses and the links to their E-Bay sites. As for the sellers they give 110% of the most professional service, packing communication and 100% real sea glass, right off the beaches from where they live. When you can't travel to look for the glass, let the glass come to you, E-bay and Etsy is only a mouse click away!
Tropical Sea Glass has some of the best little smooth pieces that I sort for making my earrings and bracelet designs. I have always enjoyed Sharon's glass that looks like "moon stones," luminous effect great for jewelry! The patina is much smoother than the north eastern glass I also use and is softer for easy drilling.
ClassySeaGlass From A Sassy SeaLass, has a great variety of collectors pieces and jewelry quality glass, her sea marbles and sea beads are the most sort for my personal collection. Every piece is beautifully frosted and as genuine as sea glass gets and the colors are vivid! Susan always has that particular piece I am looking for for my jewelry projects.
North Beach Treasures, has great lots for jewelry or collectors pieces. Top grade real sea glass with a unique variety! I have always been please with his service and large variety of glass to choose from that Peter has to offer. I have personally enjoyed his mug handles, marbles and unique shards for my fine jewelry projects.
9libby9's sea glass is perfect for my bezel pendants, bracelets and rings. Dorothy sells beautiful little gems for your displays or jewelry projects. Especially smooth sea glass, with a smooth patina and a nice drilling glass too. Her glass, friendly service and speedy shipping keeps me coming back for more. Tthank you SGS you got me hooked!
salaloid's glass I just love for the unique collectors pieces that I have added for my personal collection. Rare red shards, marbles, bottle stoppers and the unique pieces I have purchased from Jose and I have always been very please with his glass and great service! This is another corner of Puerto Rico where I have enjoyed glass from. He continues to list a diverse variety of pieces on E-Bay!
surftumbled sea glass is as genuine as genuine gets. I have always enjoyed there glass for the drilling aspect. The sea glass from their California coastline is much softer then any glass I have ever drilled, which makes drilling more enjoyable and is a refreshing break from some of the harder glasses I have come across. The patina is also smoother which gives there glass a flawless appearance. Heidi's pottery is also superb and they offer an outstanding professional service. Many thank yous over there on the West Coast!
Another great English Sea Glass E-Bayer with a wonderful variety of sea tumbled glass, great for jewelry and a personal collection. I have never been disapointed with Nikki's glass. The patina is very pronounced but has perfectly rounded glass. Nikki's sea glass can be seen right here on E-Bay.
brightpinkunicorn is my first English Sea Glass vendor I used and to this day I am ever so happy to have met her! Anne's glass I have used for numerous jewelry pieces and for my personal collection. Englands shards are more chunky and rounded which differs from the shards here in the States which are more flat and triangular. Their sea glass patina is very pronounced due to there rough and rocky shoreline which makes their glass even more interesting. Over the years I have met I great reliable vendor and a friend. You will not be sorry buying her sea glass, pictures do not do the justice of just how beautiful it is!
englishseaglass has nothing but beautiful English Sea Glass, Great for jewelry applications or for collecting. England also has the rare multicolored glass with variegated colors which gives sea glass jewelry that special punch. Here is another great seller from England with great English sea glass. Penny has taken sea glass collecting to the next level and will be the first to come out with a book in 2009 about her local English Sea Glass. A sea glass book I defiantly will to add to my book collection!
yippie1234 I have worked with though the years buying great glass from the shores of Puerto Rico. My purchases from Debbie have included jewelry pieces I have used for many of my charm pendants and many sea glass oddities that I have saved for my personal collection. Debbie's glass includes flat shards that are perfectly smoothed great for many jewelry applications and the patina is more pronounced then from other areas of the island. I have always been very happy with all my purchases and will always contiune to buy from this superb E-Bayer that offers great glass!
rubtoys I have worked with for many years purchasing authentic Puerto Rico sea glass. Great sea glass, with a nice smooth patina that is great for earrings and pendants. Puerto Rico glass is known for it's flatter shards and I have come across many bottle rims and bases in many lots from this area which make great collection pieces. Ruben gives wonderful service and exceptionally fast shipping and then of course beautiful glass!
phuketibles I have purchased on multiple occasions to obtain that unique piece all the way from Thailand. Pichest has beautiful shards that I have gone after for my personal collection, his marbles and pattern shards have been my personal favorite! These particular sea glass pieces have had a unique appearance from here in the States, from color to the unique glass pattern. His Thailand glass gives a flare to your collection or jewelry projects besides makes a nice drilling glass too.
To add a closing note, there are many other sea glass sellers out there I have not mentioned, because I have not had the experience to purchase from yet or I am still new with, I am sure there glass is wonderful. My reason to this review is I wanted to point out the select sellers that I am 110% confident with their real sea glass, the service they provide and wanted to give them a personal thank. I also wanted to share this infomation with others and make sure these sellers get the notoriety they deserve. Take sometime and smell the roses and find a little sea glass, I'll bet you'll get hooked!
Thank you everyone!
HL Sea & Beach Glass Jewelry
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