Friday, August 14, 2009

Also known as 'mother of pearl' or 'abelone', and probably many other names, this beautiful shell is my inspiration for my latest aceo, 'Paua shell cross aceo'. Paua shells come in various sizes and have a lovely shimmering appearance. This little one in the photo is from my local beach and is the smallest intact shell I have found. Compare it to the size of my aceo beside it. (the size of an aceo is 2.5" x.3.5").

Follow the link to my Etsy shop for more of my aceo's. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them!

And for more interesting and artistic ACEO's take a look at the Etsy Aceo group - You'll find a great variety of talented artists there!

6 comments:

  1. Gorgeous ACEOs! I love the texture and the shells are just beautiful =)

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  2. They turned out lovely! =) The shells are awesome.

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  3. Aloha! This is one of my favorite shell also...your ACEOs are lovely...Thx for sharing with us...God bless...Dava

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  4. These are amazing.. I love the ever-changing colors from the light.

    Gwen
    http://efairytale.blogspot.com

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  5. These are just beautiful! We used to call that shell abelone. My grandmother had one on her end table in the living room at one time when I was growning up. I especially love the one of the cross =0)

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  6. very nice ! enjoyed my visit to your blog. Saw it on etsy post

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