Session Over "Satisfied"

HERMOSA BEACH TREASURE

Sea Glass can prove to be sparse during the summer months at Hermosa Beach but there certainly is no shortage of treasure.  For those of you who do follow along summer time in our house hold is pretty much dedicated to my son Trevor.

He is in the Los Angeles County Junior Life Guard program.  The program is in session daily for 5 weeks not including the National Competition.  The youth train rigorously in swimming, water rescue, 1st aid & CPR, learn the nuances of being in the ocean vs. the pool and compete with each other in various beach games, paddle boarding, swimming and running.  The competitions then extend to regionals and nationals.

Though I keep an eye open for the elusive Sea Glass treasure my attention is oft redirected to the other treasures that inhabit Hermosa Beach.  Enjoy the photos and just a reminder….I’m still open for business.

1st Day of Junior Lifeguard 2010

1st Day for for Lifeguards, Cadets and Junior Lifeguards

Statue of legend Tim Kelly..Surfer, Youth Worker & Lifeguard

Beach Culture!

Go Mom! Multi tasking beach style, cell phone, double stroller and dog

Time to get the Paddle Board wet

New Paint

Such an eye catcher

June gloom and very moody

Beach visitors filling their senses

It's always about the surf

Wading

Seafoam

Only Sea Glass in sight is around my ankle (West Wind Collection)

Be Sure to Check out the
West Wind Collection
If you like Sea Glass with leather, this is perfect for you

Still adding new pieces so keep checking back

Fair Winds and Calm Seas,
Deborah Leon artist/collector

This Beauty was found on the coast of central California by a friend

New owner and home is in Rhode Island.

Such a Rare Sea Glass color!

Pink Champagen Sea Glass

Champagne in a Glass

Champagne Pink Sea Glass Pendant

Custom Orders are Welcome

I have other great colors of  Sea Glass just waiting

Deborah Leon   artist/collector

310.989.3503

mermaidspurse@att.net

www.mermaidspurseseaglass.com

SEA GLASS

My Camera Shy Friends Looking for Sea Glass in Carpenteria

A rare outing for these lovely women

enjoying the beach and looking for Sea Glass

Took a little coaxing to get this one of a kind pic.

Thank you ladies and God Bless

Let’s Party!

Sea Glass Fiesta

Sea Glass Fiesta..

The above is a photo shoot for a friend of their amber, green and gold Sea Glass found in Central California.

Rico Suave!!

Fair Winds and Calm Seas,

Deborah Leon   artist/collector

For Sultry Summer Nights

Now Taking Custom Orders

White Sea Glass & Turquoise Summer Necklace

Deborah Leon       designer/collector

310.989.2502

mermaidspurse@att.net

www.mermaidspurseseaglass.com

Meet Roberta Hickey

Sea Glass Enthusiast  Extraordinaire

Authoress of

American Mom Blog

I’ve mentioned before one of my favorite things about looking for Sea Glass are the people I meet along the way.  If you plug in Google Search Words like Sea Glass and all the variations thereof  you will get daily emails of what is out there and thus begins the dive into cyber space of meeting others who are into sea glass.  THIS is how I met Roberta Hickey.

Leaving comments on blogs is a common practice and getting a response back is like getting a letter in the mail…a treat.

Roberta is very knowledgeable about Sea Glass and shares freely what she discovers and knows.  She is also very fortunate in that her local beaches provide incredible finds, the mermaids are working overtime tossing their tears at her feet.

Roberta is also providing her insights and experiences of a journey interwoven with her Sea Glass escapades.  In our communications back and forth we discovered we also have something else in common “Pancreatic Cancer”.  This nearly took my breath away.

My Mom was taken home 3 years ago after living 7 months longer than the Doctors gave her after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

This is where Roberta is at ….living in that area that is a gift of time beyond reason.

In reading her blog American Mom, I’m taken in by how interesting she is, well spoken and her ability to convey all arrays of emotion, be vulnerable yet steady as a rock and find myself wishing I lived next door to her.

Roberta is a treasure amongst treasures….I thought for a while I’d keep her to myself but then after the greed fell to the ground I knew that she must be shared as all treasure should be.

I find comfort in talking about the illness and walking with her.  We are connected for a reason and I’ll just leave that to the Lord as to how that plays out.  I’m encouraged by her rallies from treatments to continue to live life as she loves it with such an amazing spirit.  She is generous to a fault with her time, posessions  and heart.

Meet and visit my friend Roberta, find for yourself the treasure she is….You’ll be better for it.

When you visit tell her I said Hi and give her xoxoxo’s for me.

Mermaid’s Tears are often the telescope through which men see into heaven.

_____Anonymous

Fair Winds and Calm Seas,

Deborah Leon  artist/collector

mermaidspurse@att.net

www.mermaidspurseseaglass.com

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Mermaid’s Purse
Swims in to
El Segundo Hometown Fair
May 1st – 10a.m. – 4p.m.

Library Park, 600 Block Main Street

Booth Space #1

Introducing

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Sea Glass Jewelry

Entire West Wind Collection is priced

$35 and under

Sea Glass and Leather for Women and Men

Necklaces, Bracelets, Anklets & Earrings

Shop for MOM, Graduation, Vacation, Summer

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This applies only to Sea Glass in Sterling Silver Jewelry

I’ll Be Looking For Ya!!

Fair Winds and Calm Seas

Deborah Leon   artist/collector

310.989.3503

mermaidspurse@att.net

www.mermaidspurseseaglass.com

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Memento Wrapping
Have a special Treasure that reminds Mom of you
or is just a favorite object of hers?
I’ll wrap it in a setting of Sterling Silver
to become a pendant she can wear on a chain

Hurry….need 2 day lead time

Call: 310.989.3503
mermaidspurse@att.net

Shop at the web store
or visit me
May 1 at the El Segundo Hometown Fair
Library Park, 600 block, Main Street
Booth Space #1, North side of the rose garden
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Use this Code: mom2010
where indicated in shopping cart
to receive discount

Fair Winds and Calm Seas,
Deborah Leon  artist/collector
mermaidspurse@att.net
www.mermaidspurseseaglass.com
310.989.3503

AND

SEA GLASS FINDS

Saturday, April 17 was clean up day at Hermosa Beach sponsored by Mermaid’s Purse.  When we got to the pier there was a flurry of activity going on and we fit right in.  Spyder Surf  put on Surf Fest 3.  All the top Surf sponsors were there, Billabong, Volcom, Roxy, Reef, Rip Curl, Quick Silver, Surf Riders, etc.  There was a high school surf competition, bands, volley ball, beach tennis and of course the all important CLEAN UP…YEAY.

I’m so proud to say that the teenagers, our future keepers of this earth made a strong showing.  Outfitted with trash bags and disposable gloves we dispersed to do our thing..collect trash.

Yes….SEA GLASS was amongst the trash picked up, but of course it never made its way into a trash bag, the Sea Glass was safely tucked into the lining of pockets to be shown after.

Helping to clean were young surfers, Boy Scouts, students serving to get community service credit, Moms, an attorney and more importantly great attitudes and fantastic workers.

Penny found a styling piece of emerald green Sea Glass from a bottle neck.  She also found the largest trash item…a nasty 5 gallon paint bucket sitting in the sand.

Penny and Emily...there's that nasty paint bucket. Good job girls!

MORE PICS OF THE CLEAN UP BRIGADE DOING AN  “ACT OF GREEN”

Cade, Trevor and Kurtis

Tim...a man on a mission

Kristina

Amanda and Evelyn...Bags are looking heavy!

Sonia multi tasking, cleaning, talking on the cell and looking cute

Sonia "Representing" She's wearing Sea Glass Jewelry from Mermaid's Purse..Nice!

Thank you soooooo much to all that helped.  For myself, my bag got so heavy I couldn’t drag it anymore and asked a kind beach comber to toss it away for me.

I found a handful of Sea Glass most of which is usable for jewelry while cleaning.  *TIP:  look along the debris line to find Sea Glass also, not just the shore line.

Hermosa Beach Pier pylons

It was a glorious day and much was accomplished.  Another thanks goes to the Earth Day Org. for bringing to the foreground that we must continue to be good stewards of the amazing possession we call Earth.  This year is their 40th anniversary.

Fair Winds and Calm Seas,

Deborah Leon  artist, collector

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