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Looking for beach glass/marbles/baubles for wire-wrapping

Posted by roflol Z6 MO (My Page) on
Sat, Feb 17, 07 at 0:16

Hi! I have a post on the Seed Exchange looking for glass items for copper wire wrapping to make suncatchers, and was advised that the MS/LA forum might be a good place to ask for tumbled beach glass. I'm interested in pieces that are big enough to handle and wrap by hand (hoping for 1" diameter or larger), that light passes through, and that are colored, textured, or tinted. I have enough flat-bottom gems and clear marbles, only looking for other interesting things to catch the light.

I'd like to trade my seed surplus for glass pieces.

If you have any spare colored marbles/baubles/beach glass you'd care to trade, please visit the Seed Exchange at the link below to see my seed trade list, and if you find anything you'd like to trade for please post there. Thanks for considering.

Terri
:-)

Here is a link that might be useful: My post on the Seed Exchange forum


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RE: Looking for beach glass/marbles/baubles for wire-wrapping

I'm too far from the coast to be picking up beach glass, but you might try the Gulf Coast forum. It's up at the top of the page on every forum where it lists 'new to garden web', I think it's called--just looked but I've already forgotten! People have commented on having to cope with salt spray, and it covers all the way from Texas to Florida.


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RE: Looking for beach glass/marbles/baubles for wire-wrapping

Beach Glass is readily available on many websites and auction sites like eBay etc. There are two distinct different kinds of Beach Glass: Real Beach Glass, usually sold by the piece and prices can vary, and Replica, or Faux Machine Tumbled Beach Glass that can be bought usually by the pound and is relatively inexpensive. Real Beach Glass is usually used for Jewelry and the Machine Tumbled Beach Glass is perfect for Crafts (like lamp or vase filling) and Suncatchers.

Here is a link that might be useful: Florida Shells and Gifts


 
 

 

 


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