Sea glass pendant

Spent a pleasant day wandering round other people's gardens in a nearby village.  There were fourteen open to scrutiny, including the manor house with its fabulous specimen trees, ha-ha (boundary between the estate's gardens and grounds), and breathtaking views across the valley.  After an arduous day wandering from garden to garden struggling to remember Latin plant names, we were drawn to the plant sale and cream teas in the village hall.  I'm now the proud owner of an acanthus (bear's breeches), ht 2 inches, price 20p - a bargain...if it survives.

More sea glass sorting this evening.  I like working with sea glass but find the unevenly shaped pieces tricky to mount in a bezel.  I end up with a rather casual "arty" look where the bezel, when viewed from the front is uneven.  I know it's the nature of the material I'm working with, but unless I'm specifially aiming for that casual look - and exaggerate it for emphasis - it can be frustrating.  The smooth pebbles here were easier to mount.  This pendant has two (grey and greeny blue) with a light green shard of glass at the base.  All from Northern beaches.

Sea glass pendant - 3 colours

A hot, but cloudy day and quite humid.  I could have spent the time weeding as they're about to take over the whole garden. A greater urge led me to the sea glass shoebox where I spent a happy hour laying out glass in various combinations of shapes, sizes and colours.  Result?  Several new projects (but alas, no more bezel strip). 

This pendant consists of a ruby red glass bead with central crease, aqua and dark lime shards.  I balanced the pendant with a sterling silver bar with hammer finish.  I'm hanging on to this one until I've re-done the bezels.