Colorful Decorative Sea Glass

Seeing is believing, and what I have to show you will definitely make you a believer—a believer in your ability to make beautiful and useful items out of glass jars.

When I started my search for creative projects, I really didn't think I'd find many unique ideas, but I was pleasantly surprised. I found projects for every type of container: baby food containers and half pint, pint, and quart canning jars, not to mention jelly, salsa, and peanut butter jars.

Don't throw out that jar.

If you live near the sea or a large inland lake, you may be able to find your own sea glass. I tend it spot it easier on rocky beaches, opposed to sandy ones, and some colors of glass are rarer than others.

Sea glass comes from ordinary glass that’s somehow ended up in the water. It could be glass bottles and jars that were tossed into the waves — true trash to treasure. Some of the most beautiful pieces come from places that had glassworks nearby. If you know of an old glass factory that was situated by the water make a bee-line for it first thing.

Once glass makes its way into the water, the action of waves grinds it against sand and stones. It wears down the sharp edges and gives the glass a beautiful buffered look.