About us

I'm Lucie, and I am the creator of Barefoot Seaglass Jewellery!

I began this journey in Alderney, the Northern-most Island of the Channel Islands, about 7 years ago. Whilst taking walks in my lunch breaks I soon discovered that certain beaches on the island offered up some gorgeous pieces of seaglass; the best I had ever seen!

The stunning colours captured my imagination and thoughts quickly turned to how I could make simple but stunning jewellery out of these little Sea-made-gems.

The unusual thing about me is that for 6 months of the year I live on a sailing yacht, called Ragtime, with my fiancee Jake. In Summer 2019 we lived and worked in Port de Soller, Mallorca. We fully intended to head back there after Winter 2019 to continue, but obviously 2020 had different ideas....

We began our sailing adventure together in June 2018, starting in Alderney and working our way down the Spanish and Portugese coasts, eventually ending up in the Mediterranean Sea.

Obviously I couldn't leave my jewellery behind, so Jake made a portable Jewellery bench for me one Christmas so I could continue to design and create jewellery on the way! I ended up selling a few pieces along the way and managed to get my jewellery into a seafront shop in Port de Soller in Summer 2019.

Now we are back in Alderney, due to 2020 being a bit of a strange year for everyone for obvious reasons. Covid-19 has put a (hopefully temporary) stop to our sailing plans so Ragtime came back home to Alderney for now. We also had a baby in November 2020!

What is Seaglass?

Seaglass, often referred to as 'Mermaid's Tears', is glass that was discarded or lost in the sea a long time ago. It spends years being tumbled and smoothed by Seawater, rocks and sand until one day it lands on a pebbly beach.

Seaglass' appearance is not that of your usual shards of glass, but like a smoothed and brightly coloured pebble! A defining characteristic of Seaglass are the 'c' shaped pitts which have been bashed into the glass by rocks over time.

Colours can be varied; white, brown and green are among the most common colours whilst red, pink and yellow are the rarest. On Alderney I tend to find a lot of Seafoam green Seaglass, which is most likely to have originated from an old Coca-Cola bottle tossed into the sea years ago.

What I love about seaglass is the story that could come with each piece. For example, a cobalt blue piece of glass could have come from a poison bottle! Or a brown piece could have been from a Pirate's last bottle of rum before he was made to walk the plank....

I think that Seaglass has a kind of magic and mystery to it; who knows where or even when it came from? Who was the last person to see it as a whole piece of glassware?

What story do you think has come with your piece of Barefoot Seaglass Jewellery?

Reviews

I brought a ring from Lucie as a treat or myself. I'd seen her pieces on Facebook and, being a huge fan of the colour turquoise just knew I would love one! The pieces are really well made and I absolutely love wearing the ring. It arrived in super cute packaging and in good time. I'll be back for more!

Naomi, France

I commissioned a bracelet from Lucie for a friend's 40th Birthday as she loves blue.

The bracelet was the perfect size, made to fit and just really beautifully done. She absolutely loved it and it was a special gift at a great price. Thank you!