You get to come home this sandy because of what the jewelry is made of, and most beach jewelry cannot say the same. Sand works into the links of a chain and packs around a clasp, then grinds against the metal every time you move. Add salt water and a PVD coating starts to give. That is why most pieces come off before the sand ever starts.

Tula Blue has nothing for sand to ruin. There is no chain to fill and no clasp to jam, just an adjustable sliding knot and hand-spun, nautical-grade rope, the original material made for sun, salt water, and sand long before anyone strung a pearl on it. Sand rinses off it and the piece goes back to looking new. Every one is metal-free, finished with freshwater pearls and natural stones, and handmade in Texas by women. One customer has worn her rope sea glass bracelet through heavy chlorinated-pool swims and says it still draws compliments and stacks right in with the rest of her Tula Blue.

So play the volleyball game, dig for shells, and lie in the sand until the sun drops. This is waterproof jewelry you can live in and leave on, rope jewelry the sand cannot touch. For the full beach day it lives right alongside our beach jewelry and for the pieces that take everything a busy, hands-on life throws at them, there is kid-proof jewelry Get sandy. It rinses clean and stays

Commonly Worn For

• Beach volleyball and sandy games
• Tide pools, shell hunting, and exploring
• Long afternoons doing nothing on a towel
• Full beach days, morning to sunset