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Abalone shells can be found at just about any beach and make for a beautiful collectible. Their iridescent and colorful shells make them an ideal material for jewelry.and you can also use them to create wonderful jewelry pieces.However, they are often filled with residue, dirt and grime that reduce the overall luster of the shell. But you can clean the abalone shells you find on the beach to a polished sheen for use in fine pieces of jewelry. The following steps will help your abalone shells sparkle. Use abalone shells to create beads to use in your jewelry projects to make necklaces, earrings and bracelets.

Abalone shell jewelry is beautiful and can be expensive to buy. Often inlaid into jewelry, buttons and musical instruments,  Making basic jewelry can be easy, and inexpensive.

Make an abalone pendant. Use a large tumbled colorful piece of abalone at least 2 inches across or a round cabochon. Apply industrial strength glue to a glue-on silver plated bail, Follow drying-time instructions and you will have a lovely pendant that fits most ropes, chains or necklaces.

Make an abalone bracelet. Use the silver-plated form bracelet for a base. This has flat surfaces, usually in round or square shapes, where abalone pieces can be easily attached with glue. Allow adequate drying time and you will have a lovely bracelet.

Make abalone earrings. You can do this quickly, easily. The key is finding two that will match closely. Each will already have a hole in the top for application of a small jump ring. The jump ring will be the connector between the abalone shell itself and and the earring hooks.