Sorting through a collection of seaglass from my sister.

[enriquericos@mastoart.social]

@jlperuyero @dillyd According to past me's notes (turns out I had notes on this), you want a tungsten carbide bit and use very low speeds. I think I used water but I didn't jot that down.

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

@enriquericos @jlperuyero
That's already very helpful, thanks!

[hellybootwader@mastodon.scot]

@dillyd do you think the teardrop shapes would have been stoppers for bottles?
We sometimes find glass or ceramic balls that would have sat in a bottle neck blocking the neck when upright but able to move upwards (to a limited extent) and allow the liquid to pour out

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

@Hellybootwader
Yes I thought something like that. I'm not an expert, of course.

My sister told me there was a certain brand of bottles that came with an embedded marble in the neck, but they're very rare to find whole, because kids would break the bottles to use the marbles.

[tarnport@mastodon.green]

@dillyd @Hellybootwader

I believe it's a reference to cod-neck bottles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd-neck_bottle

[hellybootwader@mastodon.scot]

@Tarnport
Sounds right, I never knew the name. Just found fragments of the bottle necks and the ‘marbles’
@dillyd

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

@Tarnport @Hellybootwader yes!

[ginevracat@toot.community]

@dillyd @meganL So gorgeous.

[tinker@infosec.exchange]

@dillyd - I like the idea of pendants for necklaces or earrings (depending on size and weight).

Instead of drilling a hole, you could fashion a simple wire trellis that wraps around them. Use a soft metal wire in whatever color or metal you like. Still lets the tear drop show through and you'd attach the wire to the necklace or hook instead of attaching the necklace and hook through the glass itself.

See attached for some ideas:

[lydiaschoch@mastodon.social]

@dillyd So beautiful!

[bramblebearsnoring@mastodon.ie]

@dillyd

Beautiful. If it were me, I would put them in a pretty dish like candy, and keep them where I could fondle them, look at them, enjoy them. Or in a dish of sand. A grown-up sensory box. Maybe with small plant, or tea light or votive candle holder and candle?

I bet if you practice with regular glass you could drill holes in the teardrop ones to make pendants you could where and touch when you feel like it.

Whatever you decide, would love to see pics.

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

@BrambleBearSnoring
Nice ideas! I've had them in a crystal candy dish since I brought them home. Today I put the teardrop shapes in a pretty ceramic dish that someone just gave me.

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

@tinker those are cute! I like the idea.

[realgene@hachyderm.io]

@dillyd
Lamp finials?

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

@RealGene ooh that's a really interesting idea!

[callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot]

@jlperuyero @dillyd I thought of pear drops!

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

@callunavulgaris @jlperuyero totally! With the texture especially!

[spiritualannie@chattrbx.com]

@dillyd

I love sea glass artwork. At the moment, it's all that's hanging on my walls.

[dillyd@turtleisland.social]

Took another photo later in the day with natural light. Not even bright sunshine, because it was cloudy, but natural. What a difference.

[waitnwallflower@beige.party]

@dillyd pretty