Back in 2017, I was living in Berkeley full time and spent a lot of my time outdoors whenever possible. So much so I came to find a bunch of spots to take small walks, hikes and such. One of which was the Bay Trail.

The trail itself wraps around a park of some sort and looks out towards San Francisco and the rest of the bay. There’s a whole bunch of rocks for breaking the waves/current of the bay, but there’s one stretch of sand that’s probably 60 yards long or so. It’s relatively calm and lots of trash and seaweed/kelp wash up

Over all the various walks out there, Sena, Rey and I accumulated so much sea glass that I had to come up with a place to store it and showcase it to everyone. At that point I was very proud of my finds because in all of my years living in Los Angeles near the beach I never found or looked for any sea glass. We found a whole assortment of colors, sizes, shapes, textures, ages and thickness, each so special.

They were each washed at home with love and care, and placed on a rock collection tray from Rey’s childhood. I quickly wanted to come up with a better home for these precious pieces and started looking for a chic solution. I considered some sort of vase, but there weren’t enough of them for the style I was feeling, plus the gaps between the pieces would’ve been huge. I thought maybe a bowl of some sort to showcase the pieces would be good, and then I realized anything open topped would be an invitation for dust. Then I was scrolling through Pinterest one day and thought about beach/nautical/ocean textures and such and thought maybe a cork top jar would be a fantastic solution to my problem, and it was.

I found my ideal jar at Michael’s, and it was my first and only stop. Priced at $15, this Medium cork top jar was the chosen home for my precious finds. The jar is just clear enough that it shows off the pieces, while also warping the light to make the jar appear quite full even in the open spaces between pieces, because the light and colors show through so nicely.

It lives in my bathroom on my over the toilet rack and is a constant reminder of the beach. If you go out and find some of your own sea glass tag me and let me see!!