I have been an avid Sea glass hunter and artist for the last 15 years. These trees are STUNNING! Very informative video. Thank you for posting this.

Love your trees. Your bird and dogs in the background, the way your home has bags of crafting supplies etc. keeps your video real. I like real.

Thank you so much for taking your time to share with us. I am new to sea glassing, and began a year and a half ago when my mother was dying. I too am a cancer survivor, and am so grateful for my new hobby. I live near the beach, and now go every day when the tide is low. I have a lot of glass, and have been making displays and small cards and crafts. I want to try making the trees when I get back home. I'm so excited. Thank you again, and God bless you!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Congratulations on being a SURVIVOR!!!!! I love beach walking soooo much!

I LOVE THIS!!! I also have an idea!! Use a hot knife to make a tunnel, through the tree, from the bottom, and shove tiny LED string lights in it! Thank you for this idea!! I'm adding this on my "To do" list that I hope I can get to on time! LOL!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!!!!

@mariekiraly100

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisavanderpoorten6594 show us the results if you do this!

@pamelatyer1030

Жыл бұрын

I know a lady who makes these and glues fairy lights as she goes and even cuts out a space in the back to slide the battery pack( super thin ) in to hide it .. She also mounts these on clear flat glass decorative bowls ..

Thank you for sharing. Love the Christmas tree's. 🎄

Those trees are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!❤️

Thanks for the video and such a great recovery craft. God bless you as I too have been 7 years cancer free.

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you and congratulations! That’s awesome!!!!

You are a wonderful teacher! I loved everything about this video because you taught me every aspect of making these trees. I don't collect sea glass, but I do purchase it from sea glass hunters here on FB to make jewelry. I am going to try one of these & see how it goes. I love the fact that you donate the proceeds! They are really gorgeous! I hope you make more tutorials working with sea glass. Thank you!

Love the painted. I also think you could paint the edges to make it look like snow. Great tutorial! Congratulations on your recovery!!! Be blessed!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!! I like the snow idea!

Thank you so much...I, too, am a cancer survivor, and find crafting so healing!! Great tips!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Awwwww! Congratulations on your recovery!

My dog heard your bird on the video and kept barking! LOL Love your work, thanks for sharing.

Hi Lisa, we have talked before. I have tons of green white aqua and brown, and we spoke of making trees. I have decided to start small, and am currently working on a brown pine cone. It is taking a lot of time, since I need to let the glue set up before I move on to add more. I will send you a photo when I am done.....love ya and your tutorials!!!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see it!

Great tutorial. Very partial to the sea foam colored tree. Very creative painting the stryofoam. Eager to try it myself. Thank you so much.

Thank you for sharing this. I’m so glad I found something to do with all of my seaglass. I know Walmart has it and Amazon too. (I live on Lake St. Clair ~ not the ocean) I’m not so picky about finding things etched on to them. I was pleasantly surprised find a dark blue green one that had a magnolia flower carved into it I painted it with some metallic paint and the flower just pops. It makes a perfect pendant for a necklace 😊 I love those happy little surprises

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Continued prayers for your health!!!

I'm a florist! Try using "Oasis floral adhesive" It dry's quickly, and is strong. I use it it to make Corsages, etc.. Ask a florist to pick a tube up for you, and give it a try!!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

I will. It sounds amazing! Thank you for the tip!

Wonderful video!!! Thank you for posting. Also watched some of you cancer journey videos. You are a true inspiration! Wishing you all the best 😊

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

What a great idea !! These look so cool .

This is a lovely project. Very cool and creative! Great job! 🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@honeylarue1

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisavanderpoorten6594 😊☺

I absolutely love this! I've been wanting to do this for so long. I lived the first half of my life in Jacksonville Florida on the beach and have lived the rest of my life and worked my entire life on Lake Texoma in Texas. And I have got 5 gallon buckets, upon buckets of Sea Glass. Well I guess technically it would be "Lake Glass". I've been getting into making suncatchers and wind chimes and such with them, but now with the holidays coming up and it getting ready to be Halloween, I thought that it would be so neat to make Christmas trees with them and give them to friends and family. I've seen different ways to do it. Some with cardboard cones, some where you just glue the glass to each other, but I really like this styrofoam method! I think I'm going to experiment a little bit and see which way comes out the best for me. Thank you so much for sharing! 💖

I will definitely try this very soon! Thanks for sharing! 😊

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Post a photo when you try it!

Loved the video. Tks for your instruction. 😷👍💓

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you liked the video and took the time to comment! Thank you so much!

I am also a cancer survivor, and a stroke survivor...crafting is my passion

Beautiful! I love the turquoise you made. Love the idea of painting the back of the white. The slight variation in colors makes it very unique. Great tutorial. Thank you! Merry Christmas

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!!!

Love your trees

All are very Lovely! Thanks for the idea, i am definetly making..

Thank you for this video, it was very informative. May God bless you & keep you well! I had seen trees made using a cardboard base, but these are so gorgeous, truly art & a piece of you!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! They really are a piece of my heart and a part of my recovery.

Very beautiful. Smart idea!

This is very helpful. Thank you for this video.

Really helpful video..many thanks

They look almost the same .. beautiful .. Have a friend that does these and mounts them on the base of a clear glass decorative bowl and glues as she goes fairy lights and cuts out a small slice in the back bottom to store the battery ( thin ) pack

I am just in aw! I loved your video! I collect sea shells. You are just like me with your glass. There isn't any sea glass in North Florida but I bought some at a shop. Can't wait to try and make one. Thank you for posting. If you ever need shells, let me know!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Awwww! Thank you so much! I love making things! I went to Shell Beach in Florida last year. Nothing beats your beaches and water!!!!! Beautiful!

@Kthb80

3 жыл бұрын

Consider buying a Tumbler, they are very inexpensive, and fun

Love the smaller white one. Trying today to make one or two. Hope I hv enough glass

enjoyed the video

Beautiful!!!!!❤

@lisavanderpoorten6594

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!$

you could glue star fish dried on top of the trees

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I could! Good idea!

Love Oliver xxx

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

He’s a sweetie!

I do the same thing as you. I use a rock tumbler to frost glass that has not been frosted enough.

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

I like the look tumbling gives the glass.

Your tutorial is excellent really like your tips on what to do and what not to do this has inspired me , a few years ago I was pretty big on digging for old bottles and I saved everything !!! like you I have boxes of old glass shards pieces of old pottery and assorted rusty iron implements. My husbands always getting on my case what am I gonna do with these boxes of old glass now I think I know what I’m going to do I’m going to try to make the glass trees but I do need to get a Tumblr what is your suggestion on the best one to buy ?

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

Just google rock tumbler. A good one will cost over $60. Be sure not to purchase one that is a toy meant for kids. Have fun! I’m excited for you!!!

Thank you for the lesson, tips and introducing your bird. What's his name?? !! I love the painted seaglass, fabulous idea.

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Awwww! Thank you! I’m glad you like the painted glass. It was a gamble but it turned out cute. Our bird is named Oliver. He’s a sweetie.

I have two parrot s also they love to drown us out lol

I love these! They’re so cute, where do you get the styrofoam?💕

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I got the styrofoam at Joanne Fabric. But you can get it at Walmart too.

Have you ever painted the cones a similar color to the glass that you would be using? I thought that may help hide the background of the cone a little?? Love these I wish I was closer to the ocean to go every day, I find it great therapy to spend the day looking for "treasures" on the beach, TY for sharing

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have painted turquoise on the cones for the turquoise trees and brown on a cone for a brown tree. The ocean is therapeutic for me too!

This was very helpful thanks, what kind of tumbler do your use? And do you ever put them on a light pedestal? If so what kind?

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I use a Loritone rock tumbler. I have never put them on a light pedestal but that sounds like an interesting idea. I have made hollow ones by stacking the sea glass. It takes forever but it leaves a hollow space for a battery powered tea light.

Would love to know how big your rock tumbler is and how long it takes to tumble

You are right...You can purchase sea glass on Etsy. Congratulations on your cancer survival. Thank you for showing your human-ess. IE: The bird, the dogs and a messy craft table. ❤

Can you tell me where you bought the e6000 glue with the tapered tip? I can only find the large opening one ( a bit harder to use ). Thank you 😊

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

I bought it on Amazon, I think!

I saw your sale on Facebook, and living near a beach in Florida, I thought, what a Wonderful hobby to do with my very artistic Granddaughter. I, too, am a Cancer Survivor! ( stage 3 colon cancer- 14 years out- 12 months of Chemotherapy nearly killed me and I have many problems from that!). But, this year, I thought, what a Wonderful Christmas gift for the families in my family! Do you do any Jewish Art? I have 2 Jewish families. But I heard you say that you do Jewelry- this is too long- I will look up your website- anyways, thank you so much and you will be hearing from me!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

I do all kinds of crafty things! The first thing I did the first round of recovery was paint by numbers! Those silly paintings got me out of bed and downstairs when all I wanted to do was to sleep! I just posted a new video with links to the latest sales page. It is "Sea The Cure" on Facebook. I will be selling items from 17 Nov 2020 to 3 Dec 2020. facebook.com/lisavloves Hopefully this link in this comment will work for you. Congratulations on your recovery! I long for 14 years of recovery!!!

Hi there, I would like to start making my own trees, so you start at the bottoms and fill in as you work your way up? Also, if you don’t have access to beach sandglass, which is the best kind to buy, and recommendations? Thanks.

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

I really can’t recommend which kind to buy because I have never bought any. Get a color you like, that’s for sure!

Crab claw might make a hood necklace pendant

@naomischmidt3705

3 жыл бұрын

Good. It hood

I am working on my first green tree, after a successful brown glass pine cone. Which styrofoam do you recommend? Is the green better than the white?

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

If you are making a white tree, use white. If you are working with green glass, use green. That’s what I would do.

Hi Lisa, love your sea glass trees. Just a quick question, what type of sytrofoam are you using. I ordered some, and they are clearly wrong. Too dense! Thanks for the info, appreciate it

@lisavanderpoorten6594

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what type of styrofoam I use. I bought it at Joanne’s Fabrics if that helps.

Thank you for your video. Can you provide the brand name of your rock tumbler? How long does a batch of sea glass take in the tumbler? What grit or steps do you take, in the tumbler, in order to achieve a finished sea glass look? Thank you!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you for your comment! I use the Lortone 3A rock tumbler with coarse grit and run it for about 3 days. Then I check it. When you do your first batch check it every day because sometimes the glass you selected will get extremely thin while tumbling. I just want a frosted look with no sharp edges. I don't want the glass too thin. I only put thick pieces in to the tumbler so mine takes about 3 days.

Hi what about the smell the styrofoam and glue together. Great idea painting the back turquoise. My favorite is the milk glass ! What kind of rock tumbler do you have? Thank you

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you for the comment. The smell of e6000 is pretty strong so I recommend an open window and a ceiling fan. The tumbler I use is a Lortone 3A rock tumbler. It is a workhorse!

@dally8399

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video about making the trees, they are so pretty !! Amazon does not carry Lortone 🙁🙁. Are the directions for sea glass included in the Lortone? Thanks for your time !

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

@@dally8399 I just put the glass in the tumbler for a day or two with coarse grit. Sand will work too. Good luck!

Where do you buy your sea glass? Thank you for sharing your tutorial!

@saundrac9

3 жыл бұрын

She collects it from the beach!!!😲

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

I find it on the beach.

Where do you live that you find so much glass?

@lisavanderpoorten6594

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Los Angeles

Why not move the bird while filming??

Thanks for the video! Question, would a hot glue gun work instead of the glue you used? Thanks again!

@lisavanderpoorten6594

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching! Yes, I think hot glue would work. It tends to melt styrofoam but would cool and harden quicker than e6000.

There is special glue for Styrofoam. Home depot.