Shell Hagstone ~ East Coast Florida ~ Beaded Necklace

This necklace is 23 inches in circumference not counting the Hagstone.

There is a tiny piece of shell embedded in the front of this hagstone.
I used 8/0 Czech Seed Beads, Antique Bronze Jump Rings, Wire Guardians, Crimp Beads and a Lobster Claw Clasp.


A shell hagstone is a naturally occurring or beach-tumbled sea shell with a perfectly drilled or weathered hole all the way through it. Similar to traditional rock "hag stones" (or adder stones), they are highly prized in folklore, witchcraft, and beachcombing.

Hag stones have many names. Adder stones, witch stones, fairy stones, holy stones (sacred) or holey stones (secular), serpents eggs, snakes eggs, hex stones, wish stones, Odin’s stones, Ephialtes stones, milpreve in Cornwall, glain neidr in Wales, gloine nan Druidh in Scotland, none of which apart from the Celtic are often site specific.

The thing that sets hag stones apart from other pebbles you might pick up at the beach is their holes. These holes can be such perfect circles that it's hard to believe they occur naturally, but the most frequent explanation is that they are the result of hundreds of years of erosion from the movements of seawater.

It’s all in the hole, you see. The theory goes that only good things can pass through a hole, so while good fortune and good wishes will find you through a hag stone, bad luck and evil thoughts are too big to be able to pass through the hole and become stuck in the middle.
This belief may be bolstered by the centuries old belief that magic cannot work on moving water. So, since the hole in a hag stone was created by moving water, it works as a sort of ‘shield’ against bad spells.

Although Hag Stones primarily consist of Flint, Sandstone, or Limestone, you can also find them in other rock and mineral varieties,

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