{"id":2903,"date":"2016-04-28T13:54:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/?p=2903"},"modified":"2018-03-22T08:53:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T12:53:31","slug":"beach-sand-bank-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/beach-sand-bank-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Beach Sand Bank is growing with your help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 5 years ago I was charged with a very important task, to figure out exactly how we would catalog and store 300 sands that would be the foundation for our Beach<a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/sand-and-elements?bank=beachbank#page1\"> Sand Bank<\/a>. I remember thinking, \u201cThis shouldn\u2019t be too hard.\u201d and boy, was I wrong.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/196650_410014589057096_1640621590_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2909\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/196650_410014589057096_1640621590_n.jpg\" alt=\"the original beach sand bank\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/196650_410014589057096_1640621590_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/196650_410014589057096_1640621590_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/196650_410014589057096_1640621590_n-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/196650_410014589057096_1640621590_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the brilliant people at IKEA we were up and running and while we knew how to organize the sand, we had to set up a series of checks and balances to better understand how to work with the unique qualities of each. It was at this point, when it really struck me, this isn\u2019t hundreds of jars of sand, these are family traditions, adventures to new places and reminders of some of the best times in our customer\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandhands.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2918\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2918 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandhands.jpg\" alt=\"beach sand jewelry hands\" width=\"830\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandhands.jpg 830w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandhands-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandhands-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandhands-530x380.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2920 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandbank-1.jpg\" alt=\"sandbank archive beach sand bank\" width=\"830\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandbank-1.jpg 830w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandbank-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandbank-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandbank-1-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sandbank-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We always say we\u2019re not in the jewelry business, we\u2019re in the business of capturing memories and after 5 years, 3000 sands from all 7 continents later, that foundation has never been stronger. As we set off to capture the next 3000 memories, we are reaching out to YOU to share those unique experiences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10693526_255635077979679_1551967188_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2915\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10693526_255635077979679_1551967188_n.jpg\" alt=\"10693526_255635077979679_1551967188_n\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10693526_255635077979679_1551967188_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10693526_255635077979679_1551967188_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10693526_255635077979679_1551967188_n-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10693526_255635077979679_1551967188_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/sands\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2924\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2924 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1740095_735329546541691_908019185_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"sand jewelry process\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1740095_735329546541691_908019185_n-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1740095_735329546541691_908019185_n-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1740095_735329546541691_908019185_n-1-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1740095_735329546541691_908019185_n-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tell a story with Beach Sand<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout 2016, we will be collecting your \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/submit-your-story\/\">Sand Stories\u2019<\/a> in order to show those new to Dune just how special every piece is. Whether it\u2019s a wedding celebrated on the pink sands of Anguilla, a honeymoon to the colorful beaches of Hawaii or a family gathering celebrated every year on the shores of Cape Cod, we want to help share those stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/submit-your-story\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2916\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2916 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10727446_790377531020734_1784433192_n.jpg\" alt=\"kennebunk beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10727446_790377531020734_1784433192_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10727446_790377531020734_1784433192_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10727446_790377531020734_1784433192_n-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10727446_790377531020734_1784433192_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a story to share, please share it with us <a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/submit-your-story\/\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[342],"tags":[5],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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