{"id":180758,"date":"2025-07-15T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/?p=180758"},"modified":"2025-07-15T17:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:11:01","slug":"alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewelry Brand Alessea by Mara Makes Art Out of Sea Glass Found at the Jersey Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"alessea by mara jewelry new jersey\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-jewelry-new-jersey.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">fashion<\/div><p>New Jersey beaches provide more than just a destination for a day trip. Our beloved coastal sites create opportunities for creativity. Enter Hoboken resident and beach lover, Mara Alessi, who collects stand-out pieces of sea glass from <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/unique-fitness-classes-jersey-shore-nj\/\">the Jersey Shore<\/a> and her travels, and she designs one-of-a-kind sustainable jewelry creations. <strong>Keep reading to learn more about Mara and her jewelry business, Alessea by Mara.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-335361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-hoboken-nj-4-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"alessea by mara hoboken nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How it Started<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marietta Alessi (Mara) is a born and raised New Jerseyan. Growing up in North Caldwell, Mara had friends all throughout Northern New Jersey, and after attending a party in Hoboken, she fell in love with the Mile Square. She has called this little corner of the Garden State home for the last eight years, noting how much she loves the community, small <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/women-owned-businesses-jersey-shore-nj\/\">businesses<\/a>, and, of course, the joy of being a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DItY4jwxMpG\/?igsh=N21tdDVjOXk5ZDJ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dog mom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to her pup Shaggy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-335357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-hoboken-nj-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"alessea by mara hoboken nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a creative who is passionate about <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/unique-fitness-classes-jersey-shore-nj\/\">fitness<\/a> and wellness, it\u2019s no surprise to hear that Mara\u2019s business was sparked from long runs on the beach. Whenever she would go for runs, she would get distracted by the shiny, colorful bits of sea glass that popped up along the way. Mara shared that the sea glass was just \u201ctoo pretty and needed to be honored,\u201d so she started collecting it and wondered what she could turn it into.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Read More: <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/kohrs-frozen-custard-jersey-shore-nj\/\">Kohr\u2019s Frozen Custard: The Story Behind This Jersey Shore Staple<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What began as literally YouTubing \u201cHow to make jewelry\u201d turned into a full-on jewelry business called Alessea By Mara (a play on her last name). This endeavor even allowed her to pay her rent throughout the pandemic. Ever since Mara was a child, she could remember designing and making things (like flip-flops out of paper), and now things were being taken to a whole new level, reaching the people of Hoboken and beyond. Now, Mara\u2019s repeat customers proudly collect numerous pieces of her sea glass creations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-335360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-hoboken-nj-5-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"alessea by mara hoboken nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, Mara continues to make jewelry while simultaneously writing in the fitness and wellness space as a freelance writer and brand consultant. Previously, she spent several years working as the Social Media Director of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHAPE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> until 2023, pairing all of her passions together. At S<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HAPE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Mara spent time alongside wonderful marketers, creatives, and coworkers who became lifelong friends and supporters of her future business, whom she is forever grateful to.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Jewelry<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-335359 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-hoboken-nj-6-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"alessea by mara hoboken nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of Alessea By Mara\u2019s sustainable designs are handmade with natural sea glass and turned into necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, earrings, cufflinks, and even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGTpnl2D19j\/?img_index=1&amp;igsh=MTg2MDFhZWxwcDY1eg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pendants for dogs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While most of her sea glass pieces come from the <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/beach-yoga-jersey-shore-nj\/\">beaches<\/a> of the Jersey Shore, some also come from Mara\u2019s travels throughout Italy, Hawaii, and beyond. When team <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HG<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> asked Mara about her sourcing process, she shared, \u201cThe pieces really find me\u201d, adding, \u201cI believe these pieces are simply on loan to me from the universe\u201d before they find their forever home. While Mara combs through the shorelines, the ideal pieces of sea glass reveal themselves in shades of blue, green, sea foam, brown, white, and sometimes even yellows\/pinks\/purples (though it&#8217;s rare).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-335362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-hoboken-nj-3-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"alessea by mara hoboken nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mara has jars of sea glass from her adventures that are then carefully hand-wrapped in tarnish-resistant wire (either gold-filled, brass, or sterling silver) and placed on a chain or setting of the customer\u2019s choice. Even the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQQ-Fubj1iK\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">braided necklace chains<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Alessea By Mara have a personal touch and are designed by Mara\u2019s former mentor at <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHAPE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Lara Eurdolian, a NYC-based influencer and entrepreneur behind the accessory line at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prettyconnected.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty Connected<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Together, the chains and sea glass charm pendants come together as one female-founded fashion statement. Collaborating with other women business owners is something dear to Mara\u2019s heart, and even her logo was created by Megan Cowley of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/studio.12.design\/?igsh=amhuZHZ0ZHI5Z3lh#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studio 12<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a fellow female founder, whom she connected with on LinkedIn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-335358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-hoboken-nj-1-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"alessea by mara hoboken nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each design is built around the individual piece of sea glass, and the price range is between $25-$145. Customers can choose the piece of sea glass that speaks to them, and then Mara works her magic. Aside from personal orders and gifts, Mara has also created custom designs for bridal parties, <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-wedding-venues-jersey-shore-new-jersey\/\">weddings<\/a>, and events. As an extra touch of love, all of Alessea By Mara\u2019s orders come with a special copy of the poem <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Want to Age Like Sea Glass<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Bernadette Noll. Mara shared with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HG<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that this poem holds extra sentimental value for her. While she was going through a hard time post-job-layoff, a fellow runner she met during a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=guLG_vvTwLc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54-mile race in Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had originally introduced her to the poem, and it deeply resonated, prompting Mara to send along a digital copy with every Alessea By Mara order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-335364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alessea-by-mara-hoboken-nj-7-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"alessea by mara hoboken nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editor&#8217;s Note: Mara took the time to generously create a custom sea glass necklace on the spot for one of our HG writers. We also filmed and interviewed for this piece at local interior designer, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/casalaudesign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura Ramirez\u2019s<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> home, alongside her fur baby, Hank.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/charm-jewelry-hoboken-jersey-city-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 Hoboken + Jersey City Spots to Get Charm Jewelry<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locally, Mara\u2019s designs can be found at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/luna-rosa-home-hoboken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luna Rosa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located at 1218 Washington Street in Hoboken, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/handmade-market-jersey-city-hdsid-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Handmade Market<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Jersey City on July 23rd, and as always, via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alesseabymara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the Alessea By Mara <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/alessea?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadYcNFW4Q6r_fkuSciFQEc5PY9Z6XtPjNaJbSWBNDh1treHiUaiWa--VyCmig_aem_MupD0rPl6xZV_F3Ga2GMmA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Etsy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/category\/lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-130845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-e1658247653314-650x201.jpg\" alt=\"read more lifestyle button\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fashionNew Jersey beaches provide more than just a destination for a day trip. 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