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Maine Tourmaline

A heart of pink, a rind of green, Held securely by curling tendrils of precious gold.

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14K yellow gold with 18" chain $485.00 - $985.00

Now available in sterling silver starting at $285.00 Also available as earrings

Lobsterman’s Wife’s Maine Sea Glass Bracelet

We saw an ad in Uncle Henry’s: “100 Pounds of Sea Glass For Sale” that’s all it said We called Then we visited She was delightful She said she and her daughters, and then grandchildren, had been picking up sea glass on the beaches around her home forever.

The walls in her basement were lined with two types of coffee cans and glass jars Some with mixed colors, some filled with solid colors It was beautiful This was the definitive collection of Maine sea glass We met her asking price and bought it all.

The bracelet is real silver The sea glass is securely set in handmade frames Toggle clasp with adjustable length, fits everyone A really pleasant mix of colors

Every bracelet is different Each bracelet is guaranteed a nice bright blue (Blue is rare and we have it because it’s from a lifetime collection )

Sea Glass Bracelet X2593 $285.00

See the complete collection on-line.

Watermelon Patch Bracelet

Authentic Maine tourmaline Natural colors, free-form shapes polished smooth in delicious pinks and greens all the colors of watermelon, set in sterling silver Each bracelet is unique All are beautiful.

Check them out on-line Pick your favorite, then give us a call Lots to choose from. We’ll help you select or stop in to choose your favorite Watermelon Patch Bracelet X2499......$395.00

Earrings $375 00

Pendant $235.00

Lighthouse Sea Glass Pendant and Earrings

The light

Pure silver Sweeping Reaching into the night

These are real Maine sea glass collected by a mom and her two young sons. Cut, polished, and assembled by the dad right here in Maine Sky-blue top, medium-blue sea, living green and rich earth below

Pendant X3093 $235.00

Earrings X3094 $375 00

The Inn on Newfound Lake

Christmas begins in early October for innkeepers Larry DeLangis and Phelps Boyce, two Beverly Hills escapees who go Tinseltown when the holiday season rolls around. It takes weeks to deck the mantels, trees, and chandeliers; to set the holiday carnival train scene in motion; to transform this Victorian inn and restaurant into Christmas-cheer central. When the most believable Santa that kids will ever see pops up for breakfast (December 17), it’s magic. But the ultimate sorcery happens at dusk from Thanksgiving through early January, when the 40,000-plus lights wrapped around this lakeside landmark burst into life. The exact bulb count is top secret; donate $1 to help feed local families, and you can guess for a chance to win dining prizes. Bridgewater, NH. 603744-9111; newfoundlake.com

LimeRock Inn

When Frank Isganitis and PJ Walter bought this turreted Victorian in 2004, they owned one nutcracker. Now, about 180 of these decorative figures march out to greet their guests each holiday season. From German Steinbach treasures to drugstore after-Christmas-sale steals, they’re organized by theme on mantels, coffee tables, door frames, and more. Stay during the Festival of Lights weekend (November 24–25), and you can help hang dozens of nutcracker ornaments on the fresh-cut tree—just in time for Saturday’s tour of historic inns. Book a getaway package, and you’ll feel part of this giving-spirited community from the moment you check in: The inn provides you with canned goods to use in voting for favorite floats in Saturday night’s illuminated parade. Rockland, ME. 207-594-2257; limerockinn.com

Scranton Seahorse Inn

It’s not the promise of presents under the tree that gets grown-ups out of bed and bounding downstairs. It’s the aroma of Connecticut-smoked

Nodine’s bacon and the turnovers and yeasted coffee cakes crafted by pastry chef and innkeeper Michael Hafford, all served fireside in this 19th-century home’s dining room. You’re steps from downtown Madison’s evergreendressed shops and two miles from a restorative walk on the beach. Then it’s back to the cozy company of vintage Santas and your room’s holiday touches and pinecone door wreath. Can’t stay over? On December 3, an open house featuring horse-drawn carriage rides and fresh-baked goodies is the inn’s gift

OPPOSITE to the public during Madison’s annual Christmas celebration. Madison, CT. 203-245-0550; scrantonseahorseinn.com

West Hill House B&B

Join the lively conversation around the Thanksgiving dinner table; tuck your presents under the tree beside the wood-burning stone fireplace. This is your holiday home away from home. Although Santa might not make a stop here, as the inn has a no-kidsunder-12 policy, there are already plenty of toys: snowshoes, a pool table, puzzles, games, even Mad River Rocket sleds (a local invention). Plus, a white Christmas is practically guaranteed here in Mad River Valley ski country, where holiday greenery keeps Peter and Susan MacLaren’s farmhouse B&B looking like a Christmas card for as long as Mother Nature can provide the sparkle of snow—usually deep into March. Warren, VT. 802496-7162; westhillbb.com