Bonfire glass is molten, free-form glass shards that often have specks of ash or sand embedded in it. Beach bonfires, building fires and controlled landfill burns may all produce bonfire glass.
I found this excellent piece of jade green bonfire glass on Warkworth Beach.
Sea glass is glass which was once in the form of bottles, jars and other objects. During the passage of many years in the sea the glass takes on new forms, forms of beauty that belie their prosaic origin. After decades or more in the sea these pieces wash up on the strandline, recycled to be the basis of beautiful jewellery, smoothed, shaped and frosted.
The journey the glass has undertaken is one of history and mystery. What was it originally? When was it made? How far has it travelled? How long has it been in the sea?
As glass is being replaced by more plastic, sea glass is becoming a diminishing source.
Well tomorrow is the big day! The start of CRAFTfest November 2012. I'm sure if you popped in to have a look you would find oodles of things that are just what you need for Christmas pressies :)