I'm Shari, welcome to my tiny spot on Etsy!

I am a long-standing 1-person shop, the kind of shop that made Etsy what it originally was.
I love making one of a kind original seashell and sea glass pieces. Taking raw materials and creating something beautiful that people want to purchase and display in their home is so humbling. My work is displayed in homes all across the nation and that kind makes my head explode when I think about it!

Each of my handcrafted pieces is created using strong industrial adhesives so you won't have to worry about your investment falling apart. I design each piece one by one, and it is so awesome to think that things I have made with my own hands are bringing joy and smiles to people all over the world! How cool is that?

A bit about me...my friends call me Scarlett because I'm as stubborn and bossy as the original. I am a mom to two amazing young adult sons, all grown up and adulting the heck out of life. God's greatest gifts to me, so proud of them.

My hubby is an incredibly supportive and patient man who sticks by me through all the roller coaster turns of this crazy business. Plus, he's a computer geek, which always helps when running an internet based company!

I started out my work career with 13 years of the big stuffy corporate sales job... pharmaceutical sales...ugh...suffocating... big money, no soul.
I gave up the big salary and fancy company car to do floral design. Crazy, right??!

I dabbled in floral design a bit then created my first company, a fun corporate gift/gift basket company which I happily ran for 7 years. Never seeing my family at Christmas and around any holiday was a major downside, so I sold the company in favor of more balance.

I started Beach Grass Cottage in 2008 and by the grace of God, it is finally where I belong. I'm so happy that I didn't give up my search!

I love the smell of an ocean beach, sailing on a BIG wind day, cashmere anything, aqua blue salt water, getting organized, the Florida Keys, a good medium-rare rib eye steak with sea salt, Coke Icees, traveling anywhere, all kinds of ribbon, cinnamon Mentos, and a great hat.

I hate suspension bridges, cantaloupe, pushy people, big crowds, being forced to make small talk with strangers, green peppers, drama queen women, slow drivers and beer of any kind.

On Beach Grass Cottage... We're located in southwest Michigan very near the fun beach communities of pristine Lake Michigan -- home of die-hard beach lovers, amazing dunes, eclectic cool beach towns, and the most gorgeous sunsets on the planet!

This company of mine is an answer to a lot of patience and prayers, and it's exactly where I'm supposed to be during this season of my life.
I welcome you to take a look around, and message me with any comments or questions. I hope something I've made speaks to you:)

My email is beachgrasscottage [!at] gmail.com and my company website is beachgrasscottage.com
You can see more products there, plus my portfolio of custom mirrors done over the years for clients.

Shari


FIND BEACH GRASS COTTAGE ONLINE AT:
http://beachgrasscottage.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beach-Grass-Cottage-Distinctive-Artisan-Coastal/154653583098


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“When you buy from an independent artist, you are buying more than just a painting or a novel or a song. You are buying hundreds of hours of experimentation and thousands of failures. You are buying days, weeks, months, years of frustration and moments of pure joy. You are buying nights of worry about paying the rent, having enough money to eat, having enough money to feed the children, the birds, the dog. You aren't just buying a thing, you are buying a piece of heart, part of a soul, a private moment in someone’s life. Most importantly, you are buying that artist more time to do something they are truly passionate about; something that makes all of the above worth the fear and the doubt; something that puts the life into the living.”
-Rebekah Joy Plett