Sea Glass: Tears of the Mermaid

Folklore has it that sea glass shards are the tears of mermaids who cry for sailors lost at sea or of mermaids who were banished by the god Poseidon (or Neptune for those who prefer the Roman pantheon) for saving the life of a sailor. So naturally one of this seamaiden's favorite oceanside occupations is combing the beach for sea glass (that's seaglunking to the uninitiated) and fashioning my finds into jewelry. The photo above is one of my genuine sea glass treasures wrapped in wire and a pink Swarovski crystal.

For a crash course in sea glass seeking, read my interview with C.S. Lambert, the first lady of sea glass, and my article, Sea glass, the jewels of the ocean.