At Indigo Pointe Sea Glass Jewellery, I only use genuine sea Glass that is created by nature and not artificially tumbled. The Sea Glass is collected by my family and I from around the beautiful shores of the Isle of Man. I only use the best quality pieces I discover and combine the designs with 925 Sterling Silver wraps and charms, unless otherwise stated. Each piece of Sea Glass is unique and th
erefore varies in its size, colour and rarity adding to its overall allure. Each piece of sea glass has its own story to tell and has been created by the pounding actions and power of the waves over many tens of years. In some instances, as with black Sea Glass, it could have been tumbled for well over a century. Genuine natural Sea Glass which has been tumbled in the sea for many years has all its edges rounded off, creating a smooth and frosted appearance. Sea Glass comes in a myriad of colours and shades determined by their original source, with most pieces coming from bottles and jars. Typically sea colours are shades of green including jade, lime and soft green, brown, amber, white/clear, cobalt and cornflower blue and black. Black glass is rare and hard to find, it is often green or brown when held up to light. Its black colour is the result of impurities in the old glass making process and often contains gas bubbles trapped within the glass. As well as Sea Glass I occasionally produce jewellery items from Sea pottery. These broken shards of patterned pottery have been tumbled and smoothed by the sea and sand to create small pieces of smooth, frosted pottery. Although much harder to find they make attractive jewellery pieces when combined with Sea Glass or on their own. Whilst designs and charms may be replicated each piece of Sea Glass remains unique. Whilst I take the utmost care to use only the very best quality pieces, as a naturally created item it cannot be guaranteed that some small imperfections may be present. Whether the Sea Glass was from a long forgotten shipwreck or was simply discarded as flotsam, the story of its journey to shore may never be truly known therefore adding to its mystery.
