Fall and Winter

The sea glass festival in Erie, PA was wonderful, with over 5000 attendees the first day. It was great to see forty artists, all interested in the same special art. So many familiar faces and new ones too, all excited about sea glass, beach glass. The feeling is magical and it's an instant connection to others.

Good Morning! I am in Wisconsin now. I've made 3 trip to PEI this year and my husband joined me there this summer. Right now I am in the process of getting ready for the North American Sea Glass Association festival which is being held in Erie, PA on Oct 17th and 18th. Hope to see some of you there. It's a great place for sea glass lovers. There will be 40+ booths of sea glass artists. See you there I hope. Anne Marie

Prince Edward Island

My Sea Glass Family on PEI

Good morning from PEI. My husband and I were here for the wonderful Sea Glass Festival held in Wood Island in July. About 2500 people came to the event held on Saturday. I had a booth there along with my family. In all we had 5 tables. It was so much fun meeting so many sea glass enthusiasts.

Richard LaMotte with his wife Nancy and their 2 children Shelly and Greg were there as well. Richard spoke on Friday night and was there to autograph his books and answer questions about shards all day Saturday. It was a busy time for him, but he was so well received...we hope he will be back again for another festival next year.

We'll be returning to Wisconsin on August 5th unless plans change. We collect sea glass every chance we get! It's so beautiful here; wish you could be here!

I'm back in Wisconsin, enjoying my time with my husband, and the signs of spring are everywhere: the lilacs will bloom in a few days, my tulips look great and the trees are showing their full color.

I was able to collect sea glass on PEI and now I am marketing my products to shops in Wisconsin. Keep posted while I soon make another trip to PEI. The sea glass festival there is July 17th and 18th at Wood Island Lighthouse. It should be a great event. After that we will have our family reunion in Souris. It should be a busy summer.

Hello from beautiful PEI. Spending time with my mother and combing the beaches!

Getting more products made and taking them to shops on PEI.

I haven't forgotten my blog. I recently spent 5 weeks on Prince Edward Island because my 95 year old mother was ill. She is doing much better but requires 24 hour care in her home, so I am going back there for the month of April.

In spare moments, I will be sea glass collecting, and I will continue to add pictures to this blog.

Are you happy today? Or feeling blue?

Some of my many small pieces of cobalt and cornflower blue sea glass.....can you imagine how many times I bent over to pick up one of these? I am in the middle of sorting these into 2 piles so that I can match them up later for post earrings.

How My Sea Glass Journey Began:

Four years ago, I visited Prince Edward Island to care for my Mom who was 91. She had been sick and needed help and company for a few weeks while she recuperated. What a joy it was to be able to spend time with her again.

My interest in sea glass started at that time. Two of my brothers were collecting sea glass and bringing their "treasures" to show us each day. This was February and it is very wintry there that time of year. But that never stops my adventuresome brothers! Their beautiful gems brought excitement to my Mom's little house. Soon I found myself out in the cold all bundled up and on the beach picking up the beauties myself.

For anyone who doesn't know, sea glass is litter from the past "made beautiful and new" by the right combinations of tides, sand and gravel. Many of these little gems are 50 to 100 years old, and they all have a history. I found myself wondering "Could my Dad, now deceased have held this same piece in his hand many years ago? Did it come from a shipwreck? Where exactly did it come from? I could hold a piece in my hand and feel it's smoothness, and just get lost in time.

I've been collecting sea glass now for almost 4 years, every chance I get, which is not very often living in Wisconsin. I long for summer days in Bayfield, Washburn, PEI, or any place where I can once again walk "enjoying the beauty, without a care".

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