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A Piece of the Beach

When you close your eyes and picture a beach, is it pristine and powdery white? Slightly rocky with salt-and-pepper grains? Coral through and through?

We all have our favorite beaches -- lakeside, oceanside and along the boulevard. Designer Holly Daniels Christensen, who grew up on Cape Cod, has created a way to capture precious grains from your go-to beach and transform the sand into a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind accessory. She pairs sand, collected from more than 300 beaches around the world, with fine silver to create earrings, necklaces, bracelets and cufflinks. Her handmade pieces are simple but elegant, with the sand flanked by slim silver borders, hand-sanded to a modern matte finish.

You can choose sand from Holly’s collection, or send in your own that you’ve collected from a memorable beach. Holly’s pieces are the kind you’ll treasure and wear for a lifetime. Each time you catch a glimpse of the sandy gems, it will bring you back to that special place.

— Ann

• Click Here to see the full list of beach sands that Holly has in her collection. Once you have selected your sand from the current inventory list, you need to write in the name of the beach sand in the Gift Message (step 3) of check out.
• These custom pieces are hand crafted with your choice of beach sand and may take up to 2 weeks to deliver.     
• Sending in Sand: If you want to send in sand for your custom jewelry, you can.  Simply place your order for the jewelry pieces you are interested in and then write in that you will send in sand and where it is from in the Gift Message (step 3) of check out.  We will then email you instructions and the address to send in the sand.   Allow 2-3 weeks after sending in your sand to receive your final custom jewelry.

• Island Collection
  
  • Necklace:
    
    • Sterling 2cm round bezel w/2mm border & 2.5mm round "island" and the bottom middle & hand-sanded to a matte finish. 18" sterling snake chain.
  • Earrings:
    
    • 2 cm round bezel w/2mm sterling border & 2.5mm round "island" in the bottom middle.
  • Toggle Bracelet: 2 cm round bezel w/2mm sterling border & 2.5mm round "island" in the bottom middle attached to a 7.5" sterling toggle bracelet 

• Sandrop Collection
  
  • Necklace:
    
    • 14x10mm sterling bezel and layered to a glossy finish with 18" sterling cable chain.
  • Earrings:
    
    • 10x8mm sterling bezel and layered to a glass-like, domed finish.
  • Toggle Bracelet:
    
    • Double sided 12mm round bezel layered to a glossy finish on a 7.5" sterling toggle bracelet.
  • Cufflinks:
    
    • 13mm silver plated cufflinks layered to a glossy finish
    •  These are custom pieces hand crafted with your choice of beach sand and may take up to 2 weeks to deliver.