Gem hunting on a Scottish beach! Finding garnets & casting a magical silver ring from our finds!

Gem hunting at Ruby Bay. Join us on Alex's birthday for a family adventure as we hunt for rare Scottish garnets and uncover the secrets of Ruby Bay! Stay around as Alex hand casts a magical silver ring from our beautiful treasures.
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Wishing you peace, love, happiness and good health,
Gail & Alex xx

[@sticklebacksummer]

I don't know if you realise how special your channel is to some of us. Earlier this year I was dying of cancer ,my only hope was to go into hospital and have Cart T cells..it was a grim time but your channel was like the sun through the darkness. Thank you. Thankfully I got through it and am cancer free. From the bottom of my heart,thank you. You are both adorable may you go from strength to strength.

[@KittyGrey13]

So glad to hear you are finally well and may you stay that way. Having been through a stem cell transplant with my husband a few years ago, I know how incredibly tough the treatment is. Take care and stay well 👏🏻❤️

[@jackiem854]

Congratulations!!! Glad to have you here with us still , i pray for your well being in the long run. Best of wishes on your recovery 🤍⭐️

[@heatherhudson9891]

Sending big hugs to you

[@nickhiggins1091]

Ohmilord, you are an adorable family!! The group hug was so special, I smiled with my face and in my heart.- Your hunting adventures are terribly precious.

[@carolinapilar9]

Congratulations on your Birthday Alex May God Bless You , Today and Allways .... Beatyfull ring ..... Great Video ....💐👏👏👏

[@mickaelwilliams6129]

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear alex, happy birthday to you.....a sweetheart.

[@lindajanke6194]

What a wonderful way to set the garnets, allowing them to reveal as much or as little of themselves as they choose.

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

That 🍔 Gail was eating looked awesome!!!!! My mouth started to water!!!

[@sherryrector2275]

Lovely. I have a lot of garnet jewelry. Never get tired of the color.

[@pellweasley6935]

Those tiny garnets would be perfect for a little pomegranate pendant. Happy birthday Alex!

[@alyssageurts]

Hahaha everytime I see pomegranate somewhere it makes me think of the nO pOmEgRaNaTes NO NO NO video

[@christinakazakos3762]

I thought so too.

[@jackiem854]

Now i want a pomegranate

[@sallya.2412]

Happy birthday Alex! How awesome to find garnets there. Love the story you told. Over here in Hawaii we find the green peridot stones. 🌴🌺

[@NorthernMudlarks]

That is wonderful! Peridot is my (Alex's) birthstone xx

[@scottishwifie14]

Happy birthday Alex. what an amazing way to spend your birthday.

[@LouellaLikes]

happy birthday Alex! A little late, but better late then never! What a great day to spent your birthday with your family doing and what you like to do most! greetings from the Netherlands , Pia-Lou

[@jonathansteiner3251]

So nice to see your family and the lovely day and birthday you had. Your videos are always so personal and heartfelt feeling! I always look forward to seeing what adventures you and your Mom will be up to. You all take care.

[@margaretphipps2939]

Happy birthday Alex what a great way too spend your day beach-combing with your family Loving the garnet ring my birthstone. Xxx 🇮🇲💍😠🦚🌊🐚

[@donnabrewer4971]

I hope you had a wonderful birthday Alex!!! What a great way to start my day! ❤💙❤

[@christhompson4270]

Happy birthday Alex 🎂🎂🎂🎂what an awesome birthday you had , and the ring is stunning well done hon 👏👏👏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@tammywhalen3297]

The pure Happiness that pours out in your videos makes me a bit weepy eyed ...so many of us want happiness and can search for it a life through always something in the way ...this is why your videos are so wonderful for folks to escape wherever they are to the tranquility of your farm and in the barn while alex makes a ring while little shwoos watch its like we have been invited over its so nice especially with all going on in the world you know its hard to imagine some folks live in citys all their lives and maybe a handful of times have actually walked through grass! Hard to imagine...the good lord says he maketh me to lie down in green pastures and that is to have peace and peace of mind ...was great ladies glad you all spent a day with family.

[@ThatYarneyZebraStuff]

My thoughts too......The Northern Mudlarks are a very special part of my Sunday in Infinite Lockdown with this Rare Disease I live with.

[@tammywhalen3297]

That yarney zebra im sorry about your disease but you tell it im not having you in the name of jesus be gone..amen

[@mariamceuen4700]

Beautiful Ring! Your family is so wonderful. Happy birthday Alex.🥰🤩🥰🤩

[@wendylm728]

Happy Birthday Alex. What a beautiful way to celebrate your special day.

[@susanpye9821]

Thank you all for another great video

[@michaeldarby3503]

Happy belated Birthday Alex, thank you for posting such good videos, I look forward all week to see what you and Gail have been up to.

[@sandrayoung6341]

Happy Birthday Alex 🎉🎂🎈. Enjoy watching you guys so much !

[@cathyblock6197]

Happy birthday & wishing you health & happiness throughout the year. What a wonderful way to spend your special day, a family outing on the beach & a treasure hunt too. Thank you so much for taking us along in your lovely adventures.

[@NorthernMudlarks]

Thank you so much! great to have you along with us! xx

[@kathisease9924]

Happy Birthday! Magnificent ring and so good to see all of you together!

[@greyferguson9319]

What a lovely way to spend a birthday....friends. family, lunch on a beach, finding gems.

[@phylliswilliamstn]

All beautiful, start to finish

[@leidersammlung6955]

It’s summertime now, and the weather is hot; The days are long, and I work a lot. But it’s grand on this day, to just put it in park, Sit back and watch, you all on a lark....... With garnets like stars on a cool rocky shore, A tower speaks history(and we all know there’s more) On back to the schwoos, and watch you surround, More beauty to beautiful things that you found. Treasure, indeed!(but the world knows its true) The treasure,dear mudlarks, is you! Thank you for another really great video,belated happy birthday to you,Alex!

[@avaloch9345]

Wonderful sentiments, simply wonderful.

[@weeu1]

I love the poem The Transplanted Yoders wrote. Good gathering of words.

[@claradockery1072]

The Transplanted Yoders. The poem is so sweet and true. I love watching these wonderful ladies.

[@tammywhalen3297]

Lovely poem for such a dear family

[@lorrainewhitlock5377]

Oh what beautiful words! May the Lord bless you🙏😍🙋🏼❤

[@dinahjackson8146]

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALEX ! 🎂 MAY YOU HAVE MANY MORE MUDLARKING YEARS !!! ❤ Gail, your boys are ADORABLE !!! ❤ GOD BLESS and KEEP YOU ALL ! 😍

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

What a wonderful day with family🎂🥂

[@leonardfernie7695]

Happy birthday Alex, another fantastic video. Love watching you making your creations. Cant wait till next sunday.

[@bdouglass]

I love how well you two get along. I’ve never seen a mother-daughter duo like yourselves. Blessed indeed.

[@messigypsi8560]

Love your videos every time I watch I feel I’m on an adventure.And might I say your brothers are so very handsome .Happy Birthday Alex.

[@mirkatu3249]

Happy (now belated) Birthday, Alex! What a lovely way to celebrate your special day! :-)

[@ianmcleod8898]

You really did find treasures! Family treasures and natural treasures! Plus you've made a treasure.

[@micheleboyd1830]

Another lovely video. Thank you. And the ring is magical.

[@corfukefi]

You are a lovely family Alex and you yourself are so sweet! You are so lucky to be able to haunt those beautiful areas and find such treasures and to be able to create such amazing things. I am itching to get to our beaches on Corfu but still lots of tourists about so am keeping away for now. Watching your videos prompted me into tumbling some pebbles that I had already collected, I think you inspire us all. A very belated Happy Birthday Alex!! And...Happy Hunting! 💗

[@treborikki]

soft spoken words, in serene space and timeless embers of aged old lores....mystical and enchanting crafts, a true escape for me in times like these, thank you for your channel

[@NorthernMudlarks]

That makes us so happy! Thank you for watching xx

[@megz_85]

Happy Birthday Alex! As always a beautiful video! Well shot! Beautiful family and a most beautiful ring! Thank you for sharing.....much love 🙂💖

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

I love the fun historical facts you give during the video👍🏼

[@stevebradford8549]

Very nice and unique, love the idea of silver casting, also like the idea of beachcombing. Belated Happy Birthday Alex.

[@janicestevens8469]

I can’t imagine a more perfect day than spending it looking on the beach for garnets! Your ring turned out so pretty and unique. 💖

[@jonesjohnr9052]

Wonderful family adventure!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX 🐣. You have a beautiful family , what a blessing; cherish those days 🌸🌈❤️

[@jbelme1]

The garnet ring you created was incredible. You’re so talented. Thank you for sharing that part.

[@jbelme1]

The shrews approve.

[@avaloch9345]

another simply beautiful outing thanks to you. It's so nice to see the Lads joining the Ladies, and once again beauty and artistry and family love prevail. My oh my, the whole world needs so more like you. Such a pleasure to be allowed to live vicariously through your adventures and creations. Well done Will with the discovery of "Jeffrey". Alex, may many blessings come to you on this, your day. Happy Birthday, Alex and God Bless you all. As always, love from New England.

[@anyatranter3984]

Oh that was so lovely what an amazing birthday you had

[@louettahuddleson7194]

Happy Birthday Alex. Your Lady Janet ring is very pretty. What a wonderful way to celebrate your special day, a day at the beach collecting garnets with you family.

[@hazelgeno]

Happy Birthday!!! You're ring is magical!

[@evelynbyrd4961]

Lovely, awesome silver jewelled ring. Garnet is my birthstone. Beautiful.

[@bnanabelle]

Happy Birthday Alex - beautiful ring you made ♥

[@anonymouse4850]

Happy Birthday,You have a lovely family.My daughter will be 25 on the 31st of August.She is an artist like me,and all my other members of my italian side.4th generation.

[@zeljerjerzel7017]

Happy Birthday Alex♥️

[@pamcolechadwell1302]

Awww, Happy Birthday Alex. That ring is just gorgeous. You did a great job making it. I like seeing your brothers there with you, That made your birthday even more special. Will reminds me so much of my youngest son with that beard, dark hair, and very tall. Your brothers are handsome young men.

[@MeMommyEms]

What a lovely place for a birthday picnic with the family! Happy Birthday, Beautiful Alex! With much love from the Philippines!

[@franceshurt3517]

Gail, it must have been so special to have your beautiful family all together doing what you love, there's nothing better than having such a special time with your loved ones ,what a treat for beautiful Alex love from Oz !!😇🥰👍🐟

[@TeddyTegu]

❤HAPPY BIRTHDAY Alex... I enjoy your videos very much.

[@tinamc2820]

Happy Birthday Alex 🌻! The ring you cast turned out lovely 😊. I agree with you that it would make a lovely wedding band ♥️!

[@margaretlynch1494]

The Lady Janet ring is Beautiful . Happy birthday! It was so great to meet your sons/ brothers . You have a lovely family!

[@erinduncan9165]

Happy Birthday, Alex! My God guard you and keep you. May you always find shelter even when the storms rage. May you always find laughter even when tears want to fall instead. My the road rise to meet you, and love guide your way. May the peace of God our Father, in your heart always stay. Looks like you had a wonderful day on the beach with your family and you have a stunning ruby bay garnet/silver ring to treasure from it. ❤💍

[@pamelamcfadden337]

Alex I have to thank you for your lovely music that touches my heart and sings to me of my ancestors ❤..and Happy Birthday.. PS. The ring is GORGEOUS!

[@richardwarnock2789]

Nice wonderful birthday and lovely ring!!!; )

[@ajdapos4177]

Happy birthday Alex!! The video was amazing to watch and I love how the ring turned out.

[@TrueVineconnection]

HAPPY blessed birthday again, your ring is beautiful and I am sure some young couple would love to have it as a wedding band.

[@babettep.9169]

Looks like you had a lovely birthday! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful experience with us!

[@favoritesme9861]

🎂🎉💖 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX! Many joyful wishes for good health and lucky finds when mudlarking! 🌈🎁🎈

[@NorthernMudlarks]

Aw thank you very much! xx

[@gayle8153]

What a great family! Nice to see you all on an outing together. Great work on the Lady Janet ring. Schwoo approved, of course!

[@carolyoung3793]

Love the ring you’ve made , and Happy Birthday Alex how lovely your Mum and Handsome Brothers joined you to collect garnets , and a barbecue for good measure , nothing better than a loving family outing ,

[@Lulu-jl5zd]

What wonderful skills you have. It was great to see the whole crew enjoying your birthday... in these horrible times this was just lovely to watch. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@kevindawson1280]

The ring looks fantastic great work alex 👏 👏

[@joellacudney7394]

Hope your birthday was the best ever, Alex, God bless you.

[@RebeckaSarkozy]

The Lady Janet ring is a beautiful memento from your birthday! xx

[@NorthernMudlarks]

I think so too! x

[@Kazza_8240]

So is this video 😁 a beautiful family day out captured on film 🤗

[@sarahsallotmentjourney]

It’s a beautiful ring , super talented .i prefer silver over gold anyday

[@NorthernMudlarks]

Thank you , Sarah xx

[@Elmo-fp3no]

Me too, gold is nice but it is a bit too expensive. Silver is more beautiful than gold, and it costs less.

[@reecesearcher]

yep, it must have more holy power too because it is well documented in the battle against werewolves!

[@jodyshepard9482]

I'm falling love with Scotland. Thanks much for beautiful scenes and darling ring!

[@jackiebaggett6123]

That turned out beautifully!! Happy Birthday Alex!

[@johnrobbo69]

Belated Happy Birthday Alex. Lovely ring. Your family appears to be genuinely nice, their support and enthusiasm is so good to see.

[@trudiel7353]

Happy Birthday. Nice your brothers came, even nicer, one cooked. Lovely work

[@margaretgilbertson1118]

Love the ring! One of many reasons your videos are my favorites is because they are longer then most of those I subscribe to. Thank you for your efforts 🙂

[@avalon5957]

Happy birthday Alex! 🎁🎉🎈🎂 Looks like you all had some lovely family time there. 😊 Beautiful place and neat little tent. Great finds there and what a beautiful little ring. I must visit that place someday! Thank you for another lovely video as always. Lots of love and stay safe ❤️

[@tiffaniwarner923]

Happy Birthday Alex!! I love the ring delicate and very dainty. Perfect ladies ring. Beautiful family outing, gorgeous day, absolutely perfect birthday celebration.

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

I'm glad that you had a great family day at the beach for your birthday Alex -- with garnets!!!

[@BertAndSmokey]

Always a pleasure to watch. ❤

[@SmallWonda]

Looked like the Perfect Birthday for you Alex, and super to have your Brothers celebrating and hunting with you. Very pretty ring, blessed indeed to be so creative. Keep safe & have fun! 🦘🐾👍🎉🎂💎

[@sisD]

Happy Birthday Alex 🎉🎁 Lovely family gathering for your Birthday and your amazing ring. So talented! 🦋

[@angelanapier4248]

Happy birthday birthday Alex, you have a beautiful family

[@Alijax767]

Happy Birthday Alex! I love your creativity! Great job on your ring and the video.

[@deirdreclark8154]

So wonderful to meet your brothers! Thanks for sharing your birthday with us!

[@niamh8774]

Happy birthday Alex 🎂lovely to see your family venture xx

[@lydiacarter3427]

Beautiful, i'm speechless, so amazingly beautiful

[@maureenfitzgerald1895]

gorgeous ring! Well spent birthday and your creativity is very satisfying to see.

[@juliet5114]

The Ruby Bay garnets remind me of the red chromium pyrope Arizona ant hill garnets here in the USA. The teeny ants encounter them while digging their tunnels. They haul them to the surface where the rains wash them down the ant hill and people collect them. Nature and man working together 🤝👍. Just like your AMAZING ring. The sea and stones give up the garnets...and Miss Alex creates a stunning ring...nature and woman working together 🤝👍!! Simply lovely to see your family together for your birthday. Beautiful children, Gail. You must be so proud 🥰😁.

[@weeu1]

Created by Our Maker. A gift to Mankind. The world of Tiny Ants? No job left behind.

[@lindatisue733]

Hum.. they remind me of the garnets I could find in the creeks Morganton NC. Gosh I miss living there, there was so many kinds of cool stones one could find there, have some rutilated quartz and tiny sapphires I should try using.

[@loumarlow7295]

What a lovely family you have ☺️ And a perfect way to spend a birthday too 😍 Belated Happy birthday!🎂

[@jaznz53]

You don’t realise how tiny they are until your hand goes forward to pick the garnet up. When you zoom it with the camera they look as large as your pinky finger nail. Lovely to spend your birthday with your mum and brothers doing what you love to. Happy belated birthday 🎂.

[@PamTesch]

Looks like you had wonderful birthday fun Alex! Lovely video and what a beautiful ring you created! Enjoyed you taking us along on your adventure!

[@dawnpiper5883]

How utterly beautiful you are very clever Alex I am so jealous I love watching you and mum

[@lorrainewhitlock5377]

😍 happy birthday to the beautiful Lady Alex. I am so happy to see the whole family together on this special day. Wonderful job Lady Gail! the ring is gorgeous and very unusual💐❤🇺🇸

[@phyllisbowen3698]

I love the ring, garnets are my birthstone & my favorite stone of course. I love those birds they are so busy and curious. Thank You Alex and Happy Birthday.

[@raquelclemente5836]

Happy Belated Birthday Alex!!!! I'm glad you had a nice day. And wow what a beautiful ring! Loooove it xx I loved the video 💛😊♥️

[@juliapilcher5834]

Looks like you had a wonderful day, being with your family is to be treasured.

[@janinedelcamp1941]

What a lovely family. Beautiful ring! Thanks for sharing your birthday outing with us.

[@cdecola]

Happy Birthday, Alex. :)

[@stevebonds4698]

Happy Birthday Alex. You made a beautiful ring. Hope you and your family are doing well. Your friend, Steve Bonds from Bay City, Michigan USA

[@amandabell8827]

What a lovely way to spend your Birthday! Well done on the ring Alex, it's beautiful! x