Review: SeaglassByArchie 50 x pieces (150g) Sea glass assorted green shades of glass from Kent

 I purchased two 150g (about 50 pieces) of green sea glass from SeaGlassByArchie via Etsy (she does also have her own online website and store here where you can also see where she walks her dog, Bolt, as she collects the glass. 

Each bag cost £15 but I got it on sale at nearly half price. The pieces of glass are beautiful, some are iridescent, some opaque whilst others are just a beautiful hue of green. It’s a shame glass cannot speak as I am sure each piece has its’ own story to tell. 

I am very pleased with the glass stones I received. I intend to use them not only as blog props but also home decor and fill some glass bowls with them to put around my house. 

I received a free card and a thank you note with my order which inspired me to look at her other items. She also has a lovely well priced range of sea glass gift cards which could be framed once you have given the card to the recipient.

I would recommend Sea Glass by Archie if you wanted some glass to use for crafting projects or for home decor. I will certainly buy from her store again. 

I purchased the item myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own 

Making Earrings from Paul & Joe Beaute Charms

The recent Paul & Joe Beaute Spring 2021 eyeshadow collection had little silver tone cat charms fastened to ribbons which kept the lids closed. I purchased Field of Clovers (£19) and Afternoon Picnic (£19) and I felt that the charms are too cute to be packed in my makeup box! 

 The charms are 3D and have a cat’s on the front and a cat’s face and chrysanthemums on the back. For the hoop version (which is the easiest and doesn’t need any extra tools, I repurposed them by cutting the charms off the ribbon (so it could still be used to hold the lid of the eyeshadow box in place) and hooking the charms over a pair of small hoop earrings. The stud versions needed jump rings and jewellery pliers to tighten the rings to make sure the charms didn’t fall off. I had removed the charms to make the first version, but as I prefer studs to hoops I reused the charms. I opened the jump ring so I could slide the hoop of the charm and the stud connector on to it, then used the pliers to tighten the jump ring so the charm didn’t fall off. It only took a few minutes to make and now I have a pair of unique earrings! 

If you don’t want to make earrings, you could make a pendant or bracelet charm by adding a jump ring which would allow you to slide the charm onto a chain and the charm to sit flush against your skin. 

I purchased these items myself and the views expressed in my blog are my own 

the charms