Hand Painted Glassware and Home Decor

Makin’ the Best Of It brings you custom glassware that you won’t find anywhere else.  Each piece is hand painted with heat set enamel to ensure years of use.  There are many pieces ready to go which can be shipped out right away.  If you don’t [...]]]>

Hand Painted Glassware and Home Decor

Makin’ the Best Of It brings you custom glassware that you won’t find anywhere else.  Each piece is hand painted with heat set enamel to ensure years of use.  There are many pieces ready to go which can be shipped out right away.  If you don’t see exactly what you are looking for; custom orders are always encouraged.  Check out my list of current patterns and contact me to start a special order.

Custom Wedding and Special Occasion

Makin’ the Best Of It is here to help you create the perfect wedding, shower, anniversary, or other special occasion.  No more mass produced toasting glasses so much like everyone else; now you can design your own glass to match your colors or theme as well as have your name, date, or special phrase custom engraved!  Why not make your day as unique as you are?  Contact us to begin creating your one of a kind wedding.

Hand Made Sea Glass / Beach Glass Jewelry

Makin’ the Best Of It is proud to announce our newest passion!  I love to comb the beaches of the New Jersey Shore to find treasured sea glass / beach glass pieces.  Each piece is one of a kind and a treasure in itself.  I am now offering hand wrapped sea glass jewelry!  Each piece is carefully chosen and hand wrapped in sterling silver to create a treasured piece as unique as you are.

This beautiful piece of cobalt blue sea glass was hand picked off the beaches of the Jersey Shore.  I carefully hand wrapped this treasure in sterling silver wire to make it the present that it is.  Each pendant comes ready to wear on a sterling silver cable, 18 inch cable chain.  This piece measures 1 [...]]]>

This beautiful piece of cobalt blue sea glass was hand picked off the beaches of the Jersey Shore.  I carefully hand wrapped this treasure in sterling silver wire to make it the present that it is.  Each pendant comes ready to wear on a sterling silver cable, 18 inch cable chain.  This piece measures 1 1/5 inches (4 cm) from the top of the bail to the bottom of the glass and 1 inch (3 cm) across.

Emerald green sea glass, hand picked from the Jersey Shore and then hung from sterling silver, handmade, ear wires make the perfect statement all year around.  These treasures measure 2.5 cm (1 in) from the bottom of the ear wire.  If you are interested in a different color sea glass, please contact me for color [...]]]>

Emerald green sea glass, hand picked from the Jersey Shore and then hung from sterling silver, handmade, ear wires make the perfect statement all year around.  These treasures measure 2.5 cm (1 in) from the bottom of the ear wire.  If you are interested in a different color sea glass, please contact me for color availability.

No two pieces of sea glass are ever exactly alike, but these are pretty close!  Warm brown sea glass, hand picked from the Jersey Shore, have been hand wrapped with sterling silver wire to form my illusion wrap earrings.  Dainty enough for everyday.  These earrings measure 2.5 cm (1in) from the bottom of the wire [...]]]>

No two pieces of sea glass are ever exactly alike, but these are pretty close!  Warm brown sea glass, hand picked from the Jersey Shore, have been hand wrapped with sterling silver wire to form my illusion wrap earrings.  Dainty enough for everyday.  These earrings measure 2.5 cm (1in) from the bottom of the wire to the bottom of the glass.

These treasured earrings have been hand formed into swirled hearts out of sterling silver.  Each heart holds a perfect piece of light sea foam sea glass that is almost white.  These treasures were hand picked from the New Jersey Shore.  These earrings measure 5 cm (2 in) from the top of the ear wire to [...]]]>

These treasured earrings have been hand formed into swirled hearts out of sterling silver.  Each heart holds a perfect piece of light sea foam sea glass that is almost white.  These treasures were hand picked from the New Jersey Shore.  These earrings measure 5 cm (2 in) from the top of the ear wire to the bottom of the glass piece.  These can be made using any color of glass.  If you love the design, but want a different color, please contact me and I will be happy to create a pair just for you.

Sterling silver wire makes the perfect cap for these matched, well as closely matched as possible, pieces of white sea glass.  I have wrapped the silver in such a way that the illusion is that the cap is magically holding the sea glass!  Each piece measures 4 cm (1 3/4 in) from the bottom of [...]]]>

Sterling silver wire makes the perfect cap for these matched, well as closely matched as possible, pieces of white sea glass.  I have wrapped the silver in such a way that the illusion is that the cap is magically holding the sea glass!  Each piece measures 4 cm (1 3/4 in) from the bottom of the bail to the bottom of the glass.  The ear wires have been hand formed from sterling silver wire.  These earrings are one of a kind and perfect for dress up or casual.

Can’t decide?  Here is the perfect sea glass earring set for you!  This set includes one set of hand formed, sterling silver ear wires which you can change out 4 different pairs of sea glass earrings.  You get one pair each of white, blue, brown/amber, and green.  The sea glass measures about 2 cm  (1 [...]]]>

Can’t decide?  Here is the perfect sea glass earring set for you!  This set includes one set of hand formed, sterling silver ear wires which you can change out 4 different pairs of sea glass earrings.  You get one pair each of white, blue, brown/amber, and green.  The sea glass measures about 2 cm  (1 in) from the ear wire to the bottom of the glass and has been hand wrapped in sterling silver.

These earrings are priced at $20 each pair normally, so, with this set it is like geting a free pair!

This piece of sea glass is the palest color of sea foam green and perfectly shaped!  I have hand wrapped it in sterling silver wire for a delicate caged pendant.  This piece measures 4.5 cm (2 in) from the top of the bail to the bottom of the glass and 2 cm across.  This piece [...]]]>

This piece of sea glass is the palest color of sea foam green and perfectly shaped!  I have hand wrapped it in sterling silver wire for a delicate caged pendant.  This piece measures 4.5 cm (2 in) from the top of the bail to the bottom of the glass and 2 cm across.  This piece comes ready to wear on an 18 in sterling silver cable chain.

This dainty pendant measures 2 cm (1 in) across and has been hand formed  using sterling silver wire.  Three pieces of warm brown sea glass picked from the New Jersey Shore along with three freshwater pearls fill the nest.  This piece comes ready to wear on a sterling silver, 18 in cable chain.

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This dainty pendant measures 2 cm (1 in) across and has been hand formed  using sterling silver wire.  Three pieces of warm brown sea glass picked from the New Jersey Shore along with three freshwater pearls fill the nest.  This piece comes ready to wear on a sterling silver, 18 in cable chain.

Each sea glass creation is one of a kind as is the nature of sea glass.  If you would like a creation like this with different colors of glass, please contact me and I will make you one as close as is possible.

Every once in a while you find the perfect piece of sea beach glass.  This warm brown piece is hand wrapped in sterling silver wire to frame the glass perfectly.  It measures 5 cm (2 in) from the top of the wrap to the bottom of the glass and a little over 2 cm across.  [...]]]>

Every once in a while you find the perfect piece of sea beach glass.  This warm brown piece is hand wrapped in sterling silver wire to frame the glass perfectly.  It measures 5 cm (2 in) from the top of the wrap to the bottom of the glass and a little over 2 cm across.  This treasure comes ready to wear on a sterling silver, 18 in cable chain.