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Casting a spell
The art of sand casting goes back centuries. In fact it can be traced back to the Bronze Age in China. It's a wonderful way of creating a...
Cheryl Margiotta
Mar 121 min read
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New Year, New Sea Glass Horizons!
Happy New Year! It's that time of year that when the urge to sit back and take stock is strong, so here goes! 2024 was a great year for...
Cheryl Margiotta
Jan 132 min read
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Jingle all the way!
Well no-one likes a half hearted jingler! `Tis truly the season to be merry, and all across the land makers are ensconced in their happy...
Cheryl Margiotta
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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Beginner's Luck!
My friend Penny asked me to make her a ring, so we decided to go sea glass hunting to find a gem for her. We visited one of my favourite...
Cheryl Margiotta
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Making my Mark!
It's been a momentous time at Sea Glass Central. I've just received my first hallmarked items back from the Assay Office in Edinburgh. I...
Cheryl Margiotta
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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Waxing Lyrical!
I've been having great fun over the last few weeks learning some new skills. I was intrigued to hear about an ancient Japanese wax making...
Cheryl Margiotta
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Shiny, shiny!
Sea glass is by it's nature frosty, and that lovely patina is achieved by years of tumbling in the sea and surf. Personally I love the...
Cheryl Margiotta
May 17, 20241 min read
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Something Fishy!
Reticulation is defined by the Oxford dictionary as a pattern or arrangement of interlacing lines resembling a net. How ap t, as my...
Cheryl Margiotta
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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Spring into action!
After a winter of hunkering down in my cosy workshop, the recent mild weather is giving me hope that spring is round the corner. I love...
Cheryl Margiotta
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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All white now!
Happy New Year! So far 2024 has delivered a deluge of snow to us in the frozen Northern Scotland. Gazing out on the picturesque scene got...
Cheryl Margiotta
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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Santa was good to me!
The run up to Christmas was such a blur of makers' markets that it's only now that I've had time to take stock, excuse the pun! December...
Cheryl Margiotta
Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Kindness of Strangers
These last few weeks I've been astonished by the kindness of strangers. After stumbling across Treasure by Cheryl online, three lovely...
Cheryl Margiotta
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Ferry nice indeed!
It's always exciting when I discover a new place to find my sea glass gems. I had been meaning to check out the old fishing village of...
Cheryl Margiotta
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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Mis-match made in Heaven!
Sometimes a piece of sea pottery can sit on my bench for months, just waiting for it's soul mate. But it's impossible to get an exact...
Cheryl Margiotta
May 16, 20231 min read
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Potty about pottery
It's so exciting spotting a piece of white pottery on a windswept beach only to turn it over and discover a beautiful pattern. This...
Cheryl Margiotta
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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How I made it
It's all been hotting up in my workshop. I love melting silver to create organic shapes and textures, to compliment the tide worn...
Cheryl Margiotta
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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