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Reviewing the submissions coming in, we can see that some of you having been enjoying the beach these past few weeks in all kinds of climes. Weather here in the Northwest USA has been pretty cold. Plus really poor tide conditions - low tides almost as high as high tides during daylight hours. And this has been going on for awhile! Oh, well... Here's the latest: Sea Glass Photo Contest The winner of the December 2011 Sea Glass Digital Photo Contest is Kim of Oak Harbor, Washington. Congratulations Kim! Amazingly, Kim found these pieces, including parts of two bottle stoppers, in one session at the beach! Winner of the 2011 Sea Glass Photo of the Year? We are waiting until the end of January 2012 to give everyone a chance to vote on their favorites. You can see all the photos for 2011 on the Sea Glass Photos page. Be sure to bookmark that page to keep up with the contest as photos are added for 2012. Now! January 2012 Sea Glass Photo Contest is gearing up. Get your photos in...early in the day, early in the week, early in the month, early in the year! Santa Cruz Sea Glass Festival 2011 Last newsletter we featured thE first place prize at the Santa Cruz Sea Glass Festival. However, all the top ten were really great! The other nine places were share with an Honorable Mention title. Here is James Hailey with his almost winner, a beautiful purple piece with matching design on both sides: James has contributed many fine photos to Odyssey Sea Glass. Click here and scroll down the list of his photos and submissions. Excellent find, James!!! | New Subscribers For those of you who have just recently signed up, this portion is especially for you. If you are a new subscriber, you will enjoy the story and photos at the Glass Beach Special. Then, enter this password: gobeachglass If the above link doesn't work in your email, copy and past this into your browser: https://www.odysseyseaglass.com/glass-beach.html | Odyssey Sea Glass Blog Take a look at the updates below and see if you missed something important. There are also usually some unanswered questions that we'd love to have you answer. To keep up to the minute, you can get our blog. RSS Blog feed - click on that "orange button" in the upper left hand corner of the toolbar on any page of Odyssey Sea Glass to subscribe. If you have any questions or need more information, feel free contact us by clicking on our photo at the top of the letter. David (editor) New Stuff! | Jan 3, 2012 Beaumaris, Anglesey Sea Glass - North Wales, UK Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey Sea Glass - North Wales, UK Kriket Broadhurst, Sea Glass and Silver Jewellery 15 Church Street, Beaumaris, Isle of Permalink -- click for full blog post "Beaumaris, Anglesey Sea Glass - North Wales, UK" Jan 1, 2012 Black Sea Glass? Identification I recently found a piece of black sea glass but holding it up to the light it is a teal/blue colour. Does anyone know what this would be from? Find Permalink -- click for full blog post "Black Sea Glass? Identification" Dec 31, 2011 Barbados Sea Glass Catch ~ By: Kristin - Newburyport, MA My mom and I had a great time finding all this sea glass in Barbados. A trip to remember! Map of Barbados area: View Permalink -- click for full blog post "Barbados Sea Glass Catch" Dec 31, 2011 Simmons Beach - Kenosha, Wisconsin Sea Glass Report Greetings from Kenosha, Wisconsin Buy From Art.com ~ By: Ruth - Kenosha, Wi, US Simmons Beach Kenosha, Wisconsin Rate the beach: Permalink -- click for full blog post "Simmons Beach - Kenosha, Wisconsin Sea Glass Report" Dec 31, 2011 K is for Kristin! - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ by Kristin - Newburyport, MA I found this piece of sea glass in Barbados. I was scouring the beach for the perfect piece and a piece with my initial Permalink -- click for full blog post "K is for Kristin! - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Dec 31, 2011 Winter Score! - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ by Kim - Oak Harbor, WA I took this photo in Oak Harbor, WA It was late December. It was absolutely freezing out. It was so windy. I was hunting for Permalink -- click for full blog post "Winter Score! - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Dec 31, 2011 Pure Sunshine - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ by Shannon Maureen Russell - Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA This photo was taken on a small beach area located in Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pure Sunshine - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Dec 31, 2011 Wooden Jetty Treasures - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ by Cheryl Burns - Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087 Where was this photo taken? Wooden Jetty at Holgate New Jersey Date, time of day, and weather conditions? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Wooden Jetty Treasures - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Dec 31, 2011 Oh marble tree... ~ By: Jane - Port Townsend, WA USA Where was this photo taken? In Port Townsend, WA, using glass and marbles collected on nearby beaches. The photo is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Oh marble tree..." Dec 28, 2011 Jadite - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ By: Janet Marie Watley - New York, New York This a partial collection of jadite that I collected on the sands of Lake Erie in Cleveland Ohio. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Jadite - December 2011 Sea Glass Photo Contest" | Blasts from the Past Sep 4, 2010, Sills Gully Beach Sea Glass View Larger Map Beautiful assortment of colors! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sills Gully Beach Sea Glass" Sep 4, 2010, Cap Lumiere New Brunswick Sea Glass View Larger Map Hi - I think this is the best way to show our catch ..my wife went back for a new trip in Cap Lumiere N.B. Check out what I found. My Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cap Lumiere New Brunswick Sea Glass" Sep 4, 2010, Build a Niche Website Build a niche website? Thousands of people just like you now have websites at the top of Google ranking for their area of buisness, their niche. Take a look right now at what others have done and see how you can do it, too... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Build a Niche Website" Sep 3, 2010, Maho Beach, St Martin 6-15 pieces per hour found near Sunset Beach Bar, behind the airport, watch out overhead for plane Permalink -- click for full blog post "Maho Beach, St Martin" Aug 31, 2010, Jamestown August 31, 2010 - Sea Glass Catch Had fun today with a walk on the Jamestown shore in Rhode Island with my dog Permalink -- click for full blog post "Jamestown August 31, 2010 - Sea Glass Catch" Aug 31, 2010, Palisades Interstate park The grade of these beach's would be a 16, due the simple fact that the overwhelming abundance of sea glass is present, but some of that glass is of very Permalink -- click for full blog post "Palisades Interstate park" Aug 29, 2010, Identifying dark purple small bottle lip sea glass? I found these two small pieces of dark purple sea glass during a trip to Cape Ann Mass this week. I was out there during the rain and wind storm. They Permalink -- click for full blog post "Identifying dark purple small bottle lip sea glass?" Aug 28, 2010, Onslow Beach Camp Lejeune NC I have walked the beaches of NC for over 20 years. The best glass finds are on Onslow beach. I have found small pottery pieces, and have over a gallon Permalink -- click for full blog post "Onslow Beach Camp Lejeune NC" Aug 26, 2010, Orcas Island Some great finds here. Even found rare pink pieces this past Summer (2010 Permalink -- click for full blog post "Orcas Island" Aug 25, 2010, Geneva State Park Beach Glass, Ohio Very long beach (over a mile) just to the west of Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. Very stony for a Lake Erie beach, and lots of glass. I would rate it Good, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Geneva State Park Beach Glass, Ohio" Aug 24, 2010, Surf City Beaches I live here in Surf City, and although it gets harder and harder to find sea glass....there is still plenty. I hunt every low tide that I am off of work. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Surf City Beaches" Aug 22, 2010, Sea Glass Jewelry What is sea glass jewelry? Whether it is a beach glass bracelet, sea glass necklace or sea glass earrings, jewelry made with sea glass has become very popular. Where can I find beachglass jewelry... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sea Glass Jewelry" Aug 22, 2010, All along the Southern shore of Lake Michigan Michigan City/Long Beach, Indiana. Rate: Fair to Good We have been finding lots of glass all along this coast for many years. Most of it is on the smaller Permalink -- click for full blog post "All along the Southern shore of Lake Michigan" Aug 20, 2010, Letters on Sea Glass HI. Just found this today on St. Croix. The letters look like 1/2 of an O or U, RN and 1/2 of an E or B. Maybe Journey. Any ideas????? Thanks, Ter Permalink -- click for full blog post "Letters on Sea Glass" Aug 17, 2010, Estepona Beach, Spain - Sea Glass Report Found many pieces and shades of green, brown, clear, pink sea glass Permalink -- click for full blog post "Estepona Beach, Spain - Sea Glass Report" Aug 17, 2010, St Pete Beach, Florida Sea Glass Report I found two pieces of sea glass near 51st St West in St Pete Beach Florida. Although they were not high quality, I was excited because I had just read Permalink -- click for full blog post "St Pete Beach, Florida Sea Glass Report" Aug 17, 2010, Oceanside, OR Sea Glass Report Oceanside, OR is about 10 miles north of Tillamook and my family and I went agate hunting and happened upon MANY pieces of sea glass that day! I found Permalink -- click for full blog post "Oceanside, OR Sea Glass Report" | | Delphi Glass Everything you need for your sea glass arts and crafts! $25 OFF Your First Order - Starting January 1, 2012 | -------------------------- And More... 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