MermaidsBaubles

Mermaid's Baubles .... Unique Gifts from the Sea

Bristol, Rhode Island · 315 Sales

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MermaidsBaubles

Mermaid's Baubles .... Unique Gifts from the Sea

Bristol, Rhode Island 315 Sales On Etsy since 2009

5 out of 5 stars
(113)

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Melonie

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  • CUSTOM Seashell Flower Post Earrings -handcrafted with Vintage 1920's shells (Limited Availability)

    $39.95 Free shipping

  • CUSTOM Sailor's Valentine made with Genuine Seashells: Wooden Glass Framed hinged 9" Box

    $375.00

  • Custom SHELL Flower Accessory... You Design It, I Create it

    $16.95

  • Faux Pocketwatch Style Sailors Valentine style PENDANT: Blue Coral & Pearl

    $39.95

    • Announcement   Beachcombing has never been easier! Stroll a virtual shore of beach beauties in this Shop. Net your favorite Mermaids Baubles for 20% OFF by 9/30/2018 by entering code: MERMAIDS20 at Checkout. Or enter code "FREESWIM" at Checkout to get FREE SHIPPING* & FREE Sea-inspired Gift with Every Mermaids Baubles Purchase.

    Check the Mermaids Baubles Facebook page for a sneak peek at the freshest new creations & oceans of other news :-)

    ARE YOU LOCAL?
    You will find the freshest Mermaids Baubles creations at the following Festivals/Fairs this season, and at sail-away Show Specials:

    Sat September 1st: PVD Artisans Market: Lippitt Memorial Park on Blackstone Blvd, Providence RI. 10-2.

    Sat Sept 8th TBD.

    Sunday Sept 9th. PVD Flea on South Water Street by the River in Providence RI. Not your typical "flea", this is a juried weekly event with Artisans, makers, purveyors of the vintage and eclectic - food trucks, sometimes a fresh flower truck! 10-4pm.

    Sat Sept 15th: Get your dancing shoes on! Local Brew's Fiddle & Folk Fest comes back to Haines Park in Barrington. 12pm-5pm.
    (I am organizing a Beach Cleanup that morning - International Coastal Cleanup Day - so I will be setting up a bit late. I should be ready to rock by 1PM!)

    SUNDAY ONLY: The much anticipated annual "stART On the Street" 11AM-6PM. Park Avenue in Worcester MA.

    Saturday, September 29th. 10AM-3PM. Casual, fun school Fair: "Pumpkin Something" Aitken Elementary, 165 Newman Ave, Seekonk MA.

    AND....
    The Scituate Art Festival, a blockbuster event, will be Sat October 6th thru Monday October 8th (Columbus Day Weekend!). I will be at 629 West Greenville, North Scituate RI. Directly in front of Calouri's Insurance.

    -- and many many more this coming Festival season
    (Visit the Mermaids Baubles FB page to see full calendar and catch up on Mermaid news! :-) )

    Mermaids Baubles also does private Workshops/Classes. Each one provides you with friendly instruction and hands-on help by yours truly. I bring EVERYTHING to class, and you sail home with gorgeous finished pieces that all feature treasures from the Sea! Contact me at MermaidsBaubles [!at] yahoo.com to schedule a private Workshop for you and a small group (up to 8) of your fellow shell lovers!

    ****
    ABOUT:

    Mermaids Baubles is where you will find Unique handcrafted works of art using Sea glass, Shells, Beads & genuine Gifts from the Sea.

    I have always been intrigued by the exquisite love tokens given by a sailor to his beloved. Enjoy a gift from the sea with my one-of-a-kind Sailor's Valentine inspired creations.

    I LOVE creating Custom Orders: If you don't see *exactly* what you are looking for, simply click on "Request Custom Item" ... I would find it delightful to create a sea-inspired item just for you.
    - Melonie Massa


    ARE YOU LOCAL??
    Shop a selection of Mermaids Baubles at:
    *The Landing Gift Shop & Chandlery in New Bedford, MA (98 Front St). Call (508) 642-9211 for hours.
    *New Bedford Fishing Heritage Museum Shoppe (Bethel Street).
    *Whimsies in Warren, Rhode Island (Main St. to 4 Church St.)
    *The Sand Dollar in Bristol, Rhode Island (54 State St.) Open 12-5PM.
    *Newport Scrimshanders, (14 Bowens Wharf, Newport, RI) 401-849-5680 for Hours.
    *Mystic Scrimshanders in Wickford Village (15 West Main Street
    Wickford, RI. (401) 294-2262


    New to Etsy? Shopping here is EASY and fun :-)
    http://www.etsy.com/faq_buying.php


    (*Free Regular Shipping within Continental U.S. Only. International & Shipping fees for Sailors Valentine Shadowboxes will Apply.)

    Announcement

    Last updated on Aug 26, 2018

    Beachcombing has never been easier! Stroll a virtual shore of beach beauties in this Shop. Net your favorite Mermaids Baubles for 20% OFF by 9/30/2018 by entering code: MERMAIDS20 at Checkout. Or enter code "FREESWIM" at Checkout to get FREE SHIPPING* & FREE Sea-inspired Gift with Every Mermaids Baubles Purchase.

    Check the Mermaids Baubles Facebook page for a sneak peek at the freshest new creations & oceans of other news :-)

    ARE YOU LOCAL?
    You will find the freshest Mermaids Baubles creations at the following Festivals/Fairs this season, and at sail-away Show Specials:

    Sat September 1st: PVD Artisans Market: Lippitt Memorial Park on Blackstone Blvd, Providence RI. 10-2.

    Sat Sept 8th TBD.

    Sunday Sept 9th. PVD Flea on South Water Street by the River in Providence RI. Not your typical "flea", this is a juried weekly event with Artisans, makers, purveyors of the vintage and eclectic - food trucks, sometimes a fresh flower truck! 10-4pm.

    Sat Sept 15th: Get your dancing shoes on! Local Brew's Fiddle & Folk Fest comes back to Haines Park in Barrington. 12pm-5pm.
    (I am organizing a Beach Cleanup that morning - International Coastal Cleanup Day - so I will be setting up a bit late. I should be ready to rock by 1PM!)

    SUNDAY ONLY: The much anticipated annual "stART On the Street" 11AM-6PM. Park Avenue in Worcester MA.

    Saturday, September 29th. 10AM-3PM. Casual, fun school Fair: "Pumpkin Something" Aitken Elementary, 165 Newman Ave, Seekonk MA.

    AND....
    The Scituate Art Festival, a blockbuster event, will be Sat October 6th thru Monday October 8th (Columbus Day Weekend!). I will be at 629 West Greenville, North Scituate RI. Directly in front of Calouri's Insurance.

    -- and many many more this coming Festival season
    (Visit the Mermaids Baubles FB page to see full calendar and catch up on Mermaid news! :-) )

    Mermaids Baubles also does private Workshops/Classes. Each one provides you with friendly instruction and hands-on help by yours truly. I bring EVERYTHING to class, and you sail home with gorgeous finished pieces that all feature treasures from the Sea! Contact me at MermaidsBaubles [!at] yahoo.com to schedule a private Workshop for you and a small group (up to 8) of your fellow shell lovers!

    ****
    ABOUT:

    Mermaids Baubles is where you will find Unique handcrafted works of art using Sea glass, Shells, Beads & genuine Gifts from the Sea.

    I have always been intrigued by the exquisite love tokens given by a sailor to his beloved. Enjoy a gift from the sea with my one-of-a-kind Sailor's Valentine inspired creations.

    I LOVE creating Custom Orders: If you don't see *exactly* what you are looking for, simply click on "Request Custom Item" ... I would find it delightful to create a sea-inspired item just for you.
    - Melonie Massa


    ARE YOU LOCAL??
    Shop a selection of Mermaids Baubles at:
    *The Landing Gift Shop & Chandlery in New Bedford, MA (98 Front St). Call (508) 642-9211 for hours.
    *New Bedford Fishing Heritage Museum Shoppe (Bethel Street).
    *Whimsies in Warren, Rhode Island (Main St. to 4 Church St.)
    *The Sand Dollar in Bristol, Rhode Island (54 State St.) Open 12-5PM.
    *Newport Scrimshanders, (14 Bowens Wharf, Newport, RI) 401-849-5680 for Hours.
    *Mystic Scrimshanders in Wickford Village (15 West Main Street
    Wickford, RI. (401) 294-2262


    New to Etsy? Shopping here is EASY and fun :-)
    http://www.etsy.com/faq_buying.php


    (*Free Regular Shipping within Continental U.S. Only. International & Shipping fees for Sailors Valentine Shadowboxes will Apply.)

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    • I consider Shellflower earrings to be the most challenging... finding enough shells that match well for a perfect PAIR!
    • 2 of my Sailors Valentines: Modern interpretations of the vintage ones that got me hooked on shell artistry years ago
    • When I am in the 'zone' and the creativity is flowing, I sometimes forget what time it is..some of my best is done @1AM!
    • My invaluable "assistant"... my trusty tweezers ;-)
    • Mermaids Baubles at a Festival here in Rhode Island, aptly named "The Quahog Festival" in seaside Warren, RI

    Mermaids Baubles -- Genuine Gifts from the Sea

    Years ago, I saw an exhibit of antique Sailor's Valentines on display and was utterly captivated by their romantic history ...and the exquisite artistry that went into each vintage framed piece.

    I thought, "I just want to take one of those seashell flowers and WEAR it!"...
    and so after much research & consulting some modern day Sailors Valentine artists, I began creating Mermaids Baubles for my own enjoyment.

    Admiration by close friends, family & strangers alike (such as being asked while shopping, "Is that flower made of REAL seashells?", "Where can I get one?") led to me opening my very own Etsy shop in 2009. It was the perfect place to display and offer some of my unique, hand-crafted Seashell Blossom accessories. I called my creations "Mermaids Baubles" because they are frivolous, fanciful things...feminine sea-inspired baubles even the most discriminating Mermaid might wear!

    Something about the Sea has always called to me, calmed me and rejuvenated me.

    Since I was able to toddle, I have collected sea glass (ie: Mermaids Tears!) and seashells. Perfection & symmetry, they are one of God's amazing creations!
    To me, seashells are the most fascinating of all art "mediums".

    I tend to believe that it's something in my genes...
    Giving proof to that theory is something that happened a couple of years ago. My mother was going through some of HER grandmother's craft boxes and came across a flowered wreath that her Meme had made with wire, silk leaves and blooming with, YES you guessed it, seashell flowers! There was even a pair of scrollwork embellished tweezers packed alongside it.

    Sometimes when I'm working, I like to think that my great-Meme used those very same tweezers to also painstakingly form flower blossoms. With a fabulous pair of tweezers (and more than a little bit of patience) it's possible to create flowers using even the tiniest of seashells!

    It makes me incredibly thankful to be doing something I absolutely love...something that allows me to work from home, raise and homeschool my 4 children and gives me permission to indulge in one of my favorite pastimes entirely guilt-free:
    Beachcombing!

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      Owner, Maker, Designer, Beachcomber

      Blessed beyond belief to have lived by the Atlantic my whole life, surrounded by an "Ocean" of inspiration! I adore breathing the salt air, hearing waves & gulls and am happiest when beachcombing barefoot along the shore...especially after a storm!

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