Abalone Seashell Necklace

A couple of years ago I made a double layer glass pearl necklace, before my Etsy shop was just shells. It received many favorites, but never sold. It's one of the few things I didn't take apart, but I didn't add it to my personal collection either. It has just sat in a plastic zip close jewelry bag in a drawer in my craft room. 

I just happened to come across some beautiful abalone shells with this exact shade of green in them. In my mind I saw this necklace remade.

Until I started playing around with abalone shells, I had no idea they came in such a wide variety of shapes and colors.

I am very happy with this necklace, and I made earrings to match the dangle I added to the shell.

Dainty little earrings!

I'm going to love having this in my shop...for however long it takes it to sell.

I think I like the new look better than the old!

What do you think?

Golden Pearled Abalone with Mother of Pearl Heishi Necklace

Hey there! Is anyone else as glad it's Friday as I am? I do enjoy the weekends, and am excited for them when I know my hubby hasn't planned to work.

What he has planned is something extremely cool, something we've been wanting to do, and something we've never done before. I also have a something cool to do, that I've been wanting to do, and have never done before, so this should be a FUN weekend for us! Hopefully this tropical storm supposed to turn hurricane doesn't muck up our plans, cause hubby's plan includes going to the Gulf on Sunday. 
I'll let you know on Monday ;)

For now, let's talk seashell jewelry.

I think it may be apparent that I have a new thing for abalone shells of all kinds. Every time I see a new variety, I am buying it to play with. I still have a couple of kinds, besides this one, that I haven't played with yet....I'm hoping to do that today!

I think I've shown you the pearled abalone. This is the golden pearled abalone shell. It has a pretty golden hue to it. I have 5 more of this shell in various sizes, from larger than this one, and then graduating down to 1 3/4 inches.

This shell is nearly 2 1/2 inches long. It's so pretty!

It goes so well with the Mother of Pearl Heishi Beads. These are the beads I bought when I Diane and I went to my bead store. I added some small aqua button pearls for a touch of beachy color, and I think it makes a nice accent to the Mother of Pearl (MOP) in this necklace.

I bought a black velveteen necklace display bust, and you would think a mostly white necklace would just pop against the black. What it does is make such a glare that you can't see the necklace or the shell. I tried it with the tropical necklace from yesterday, too, and it was a no go.

I really, really like the simplicity of this necklace, and the iridescent hues of the shell. This is so beachy!

Last night the sky was amazing, so I have to share some pics with you.

Quite a spectacular show, and even more impressive in person! It was breathtaking!

Oh, and the house next door....has sat empty since it was built in early 2007. Wanna be my neighbor?

Have a great weekend! See you on Monday!

Pearl Abalone

When I saw these pearl abalone shells, I had to have them!
First I made a patriotic seashell necklace with one of them.
And then I made some earrings from the baby size shells.

Abalone Earrings in Silver Plate

Abalone Earrings in Sterling Silver

Abalone Earring in 14K Gold Filled

Abalone Earrings in Hypoallergenic Gold Plate

For some reason I only have the hypo pics w/the light background hanging on the display?????

And because my light color water paper is wearing out, and I can't find it anywhere....

Abalone Earrings in Sterling Silver

Abalone Earrings in 14K Gold Filled

Abalone Earrings in Hypoallergenic Gold Plate

Abalone Earrings in Silver Plate

It's going to take some getting used to.....I really liked my light color water paper!

I'm also trying to get used to using a lightbox! And taking pictures standing up. I used to, but sought a solution to taking them sitting down. Now I'm back to standing, and I'm not liking it one bit. My hips don't like it one bit either.

These earrings are really simple. Just shells, ear wires, and jump rings. Of course, if you wanted, I could add some nice dangling pearls or something. I aim to please everyone :D

I also made another necklace with a big abalone shell!

Abalone Pearl Seaglass Necklace in Sterling Silver

Remember that sterling heart bail I couldn't use on the heavier sliced shell and crystal?
I used it here!

You can't really see it though. That must have been the blurry pic I deleted. ARGH!

There's also a nice piece of pale green seaglass inside the shell!

I really like the design of this!

I think this necklace has been the hardest to take pics of. Notice I left the ends of the sterling chain intact and didn't snip them off???? What may fit me perfectly well at 14 inches and have it lay just right across my chest may or may not fit you, or you, or you at 14 inches and have it lay just so across your chest!
You may be 13 inches, 15 inches, or 16 inches. If I sell it, it will be the buyers choice on the length, and it needs to be about as short as you can go for all of those shells to sit the way it was made to. That could be complicated, so I just may keep it for myself!

See what I mean?

And what do you think of the darker blue paper?
I also have "sand" paper, and weathered wood boards paper. I guess whatever looks the best for each piece of jewelry will be what I use. They are all beachy, so I guess it works. It's just hard to get used to!

I have some more new things, and I have the pics taken. I'll see you soon to show what they are. Some more shells that I'd never used before!

Oh! and before I forget, and before I go....
have any of you changed over to Google Chrome? Blogger is prompting me to, but I'm holding off for now until I get some opinions.

Is it so very different?