SURF JEWELLERY

Nothing says Summer has arrived like putting on some beach jewellery. Usually unisex, 'surfer' or beach jewellery is just what you need to get in the holiday mood, wherever you are. Made from a combination of leather thong, cord, glass, wood and shell, beach jewellery can be bought in fashion shops, surf shops and right on the beach in holiday resorts. Surfing style has crossed over into mainstream fashion because people admire the image of the laid back surfer, leaving the rat race behind and following the waves.

Beach jewellery fits in with the casual style of Summer. It's simple, goes with everything and can be worn in the water ( though this will shorten the life of most jewellery, but it is usually cheap!). So even if the closest you are going to get to the beach this Summer is watching re-runs of 'Hawaii 5 0' put on some beach jewellery for that instant laid back holiday feel.

Look at my new range of Surf Style Jewellery in my shop, RUNNING WILD JEWELLERY

SURF JEWELLERY

I live on the spectacular north coast of Northern Ireland and there is nothing I like better than walking on the beach, rain or shine! This range of jewellery was inspired by all the different bits and pieces you find washed up on the beach from around the world that have been smoothed by the waves. I never leave the beach without a sandy pocket full of shells, pebbles, tiny pieces of driftwood or a piece of smoothed glass. The different beads I use also come from all around the world, yet compliment each other perfectly.

IF YOU WANT TO DO MORE THAN JUST LOOK THE PART, YOU CAN LEARN TO SOUND LIKE A SURFER WITH THIS DICTIONARY OF SURF LINGO!

air - getting airborne with fins out of the water.

aerial - airborne manoeuvre with many varieties borrowed from snow & skateboarding.

amped - charged up - stoked - fired.

backdoor - to pull into a tube from behind the peak.

bail - to abandon a board - jump off - usually without regard to the boards future.

bashing - body surfing.

boost - getting airborne off the lip.

brah - from bruddah, Hawaiian pidgin for brother.

bro - a buddy or friend.

bump - a swell.

bumps - the build-up of wax on a surfboard deck.

carve - symmetrical, fluid turns.

clucked- afraid, intimidated by the wave.

crew - a group of surfers defined by break or area.

dogging - going backside in the pit.

drop - as in dropping from the crest of the wave to the pit.

dropping in - catching a wave that is already occupied ... taking off on the shoulder while someone is taking off deeper.

drop in late - catching the steepest part of a wave

dune - a big peaky wave.

falls - the pitching lip of the wave, geting sucked into this = 'going over the falls'!

frigged - snaked, having a wave taken from you by a surfer paddling inside of you.

full on - with commitment and intensity.

gash - very sharp turn.

gnarly - awesome and intimidating.

gouge - sharp, fast turn.

gremmies - grem or gremmie is short for gremlin - 60's slang for young, mischievous surfer, pre-adolescent surfer.

green room - inside a full cover-up tube.

grommet - adolescent surfer.

hanging five - lonboarding expression for dangling five toes over the nose of the board whilst trimming along the face of the wave.

hiddie - from hideous, intense.

hoot - howling approval and encouragement to friends.

jag - retreat after getting worked.

joy - Aussie slang for stoked e.g. sick joy, joyous.

kook - a bad surfer or learner.

noodle - exhausted, overall condition or specific as in noodle arms.

pop - kickout.

pit - the hollowest portion of a breaking wave.

pitted - being in the pit or barrel of a wave.

pearl - to go pearl diving, the nose of you board goes underwater and you normally follow it!

pumping - above average large swell.

quiver - a surfer's collection of boards or a board bag that holds several boards.

rip - to surf really well or a strong under current in the ocean. 

scab - a reef or rock.

scabbed - getting damaged by a reef or rock.

shred - ability to execute rapid repeated turns - shortboard term.

sick - excellent, describing a surfer, stunt, manoeuvre or conditions.

sideslip - when your board stops tracking forwards and moves sideways.

slam - bounce off the lip as it begins to pitch.

slash - cutback.

stoked - Psyched up for a surf, wound up, full of enthusiasm.

stylie - with good form or grace.

stuffed - getting driven under the water by a wave coming down on you.

swish - a meek or fearful surfer.

thrashed - when a wave bashes you.

vertical - turn straight up the wave.

waffling - rapidly working the board back and forth.

wannabe - wan-na-be, someone who wants to be a surfer, wears the clothes and talks the talk but can't surf.

wipe out - falling off your board spectacularly.

worked - Being pummelled by a wave.

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RUNNING WILD JEWELLERY