I make genuine, ocean-tumbled sea glass Jewelry made on

St. John US Virgin Islands

I moved to St. John in 2003 mostly on a whim after my brother had vacationed here and said I would like, he was right!
I got 2 great jobs right away one at a well know restaurant La Tapa and the other was on a day sail charter boat which I had zero experience at. I have given up my restaurant career in hopes of making more time for jewelry. I worked on the Wayward sailor almost every day. www.waywardsailor.net for the 17 years I was on St John.
I can't remember when I first collected sea glass but I started making jewelry with it in December 2013 when the boat was down for 2 months and I had a lot of time on my hands.
Each piece is unique and one of a kind because the sea glass is NEVER identical but some designs can be recreated.    

Please remember that all the sea glass is NEVER machine-tumbled! It comes from the rocky and sandy shores of St. John and the small surrounding cays that I collect myself. Some times I get "presents" from friends too from around the world.

Email me at tarn@gemsfromthesea.net or tarntsuga@yahoo.com


Most of my sales are made in person at local fairs, festivals, and trunk sales, though my "trunk" is a beach bag.

at a fund raiser for St John Historical society

at a fund raiser for St John Historical society

from St John carnival 2015

from St John carnival 2015




Due to covid I returned to Massachusetts in March of 2020

I am still making jewelry from my hoard of sea glass I collected on St John and still make trips there to see friends and do more hunting a few times a year.

I am sad to say the captain of the Wayward Sailor Capt. Phil passed away in September of 2021