Beachcombing Magazine is your ultimate guide to the treasures of the coast, featuring stunning photography, captivating stories, and expert advice for beachcombers of all levels. Whether you’re hunting a specific issue or discovering something new, this is where you’ll find stories about sea glass and beach glass, seashells, beach fossils, beach rocks, mudlarking, driftwood, and more from shorelines around the world.
Each issue of Beachcombing Magazine is designed to be enjoyed for years to come, with exceptional stories from beachcombers around the word, beautiful photos and art, and a tactile premium experience that offers not only information but also joy. Readers look forward to coming home after a long day and finding the latest magazine in their mailbox, like receiving a letter from friends you haven’t met yet about places you dream of visiting, and treasures you hope to find one day for yourself.
All subscriptions include access to the digital edition, a fully interactive online magazine with the same beautiful photos and engaging stories as the print magazine.
Our stories come from enthusiastic and experienced beachcombers, a worldwide community interested in sea glass, beach glass, seashells, beach fossils, rocks, mudlarking, glass floats, driftwood, conservation, wildlife, jewelry, art, travel destinations, and more. Our diverse community includes sea glass hunters, jewelers, artists, shell collectors, mudlarks, bottle collectors, and rock hounds, all with different interests and expertise. They share their stories through the pages of Beachcombing, reflecting their passions and providing ongoing inspiration.
Learn more about magazines, books, prints, stickers, gear, and gifts for yourself and the beachcombers in your life in the Beachcombing Shop and in the Beachcombing Etsy Shop.
Founded as Glassing magazine in 2017 by Rebecca Ruger, Kirsti Scott took over as publisher and editor of the magazine in 2018 and renamed it Beachcombing to better reflect the diversity of the content covered in its pages. Beachcombing is proud to be a woman-owned global business built on positivity, hard work, and the support of beachcombers worldwide. We are a 100% solar-powered home-based business, with all of our electricity coming from the solar array on our roof. Look for us delivering our packages to the post office or traveling to sea glass shows in our solar-powered, all-electric VW Buzz. We recycle all paper, metal, and plastic waste. If you receive a package with packing peanuts or packaging air bags, those are recycled from packages we received containing the supplies we use to make our products. We donate 10% of Beachcombing Club dues directly to beach-related charities each quarter, including Ocean Conservancy and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. It’s all part of our commitment to the planet and our environment.
Kirsti Scott is the Editor of Beachcombing magazine and the owner of Etched by the Sea. She has headed Beachcombing magazine since 2018. Kirsti is a member of the International Sea Glass Association, founder of Beachcombing Club and the Virtual Beachcombing Festival, and a member of the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club.
Kirsti is an artist, designer, writer, and lifelong beachcomber. She collected sea glass and seashells on the beaches of Delaware and Sanibel as a child, spent teenage summers beachcombing on Nantucket, and now beachcombs wherever she travels — from California to the Great Lakes to the East Coast to Europe. Her beach destination bucket list includes trips to go seashell collecting in Japan and trips to hunt for sea glass in Japan, Australia, Russia, and Greece.
Kirsti and her husband Matt live in California on Monterey Bay. A graphic designer and communicator for over 30 years, Kirsti has degrees in Economics from Stanford University and Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design.
Matt Scott
Matt is the Marketing Manager for Beachcombing magazine. A lifelong beach lover, Matt spent summers as a kid avoiding jellyfish while playing on Manzanita Beach and Cannon Beach in Oregon. Living for 30+ years in Santa Cruz County on California’s Central Coast means lots of hikes and runs on local beaches.
Hanging out with Kirsti has given him the “must-find-sea-glass” bug. He follows a sandpiper style of foraging, running towards the water to search for treasures and then running back from the surf to avoid getting wet. It keeps him dry while giving him a workout.
When Matt isn’t beachcombing on local and far-flung beaches, he works as President of Scott Design Inc, a marketing communications firm. He runs (trail and road), hikes, and plays tennis whenever he can. Matt serves as an Advisory Board Member for Camp Kesem at UC Santa Cruz and is the current President of the Monterey Bay Stanford Club, a local alumni group. Matt has degrees in International Relations and Education from Stanford University.
The Beachcombing community
We share the awards that Beachcombing has won with our contributors, including our writers, photographers, artists, and beachcombers — plus the subscribers and advertisers who make it all possible!
As a member of the International Sea Glass Association, we are committed to educating collectors, consumers, and retailers as to the properties and benefits of genuine, pure, unaltered sea and beach glass. We do not accept articles or advertisements from those who use or sell fake sea glass. As a member of the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club we promote the study of mollusks and the shells they create. We have a no-live-shelling policy and do not accept articles or advertisements from those who use or sell shells harvested from live animals, including live sand dollars, sea stars, and sea urchins.
At Beachcombing, we strive to tell the real stories of beachcombers, their adventures, their amazing finds, and the beaches they visit. As such, our policy is to exclude images, figures, artwork, and writing created with artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Read more about our AI policy›
A commitment to sustainability
Our magazine printer is committed to environmental responsibility. They continue to identify and implement environmentally responsible practices and regularly review their operations to reduce environmental impact.
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I keep my pads on my desk and use them for notes to myself, gift enclosures, etc. Love all the colors - I have all of the notepads and they do make me happy!
I keep my pads on my desk and use them for notes to myself, gift enclosures, etc. A nice gift for fellow Beachcombers. I have all of the notepads and they make me happy!
I've enjoyed my comb over the last few years. This was an ideal time to purchase for a family member fortunate enough to live by the sea. They have already discovered treasures while using it!
I was thrilled to see the article on the cameos from Italy! I have never seen an article like this before. When my father was in Italy during WWII he brought several cameos home that men were carving on there doorsteps. I found them in my mother’s button box. I had one made into a ring and one made into a necklace. It was so nice to see there is still interest in them!
I got 2 sets and have put them on my Cane, my folding heavy shopping cart, and my canvas shopping bags - they add color and make it easy to pick out my bags from others! I mixed it up and put one on my heavy winter jacket, which makes it easy to pull up the zipper. I enjoy seeing the colors quite frankly! I would probably buy more colors or other versions.
This is my "bathroom" calendar. My 3rd year I think. It's small so fits right in. I have 3 others throughout my home (calendars, one being Chihuahuas)!
I'll order every year.
Thank you, KS
