Our Mother of Pearl products are available either in their natural color (unbleached) or bleached to achieve a creamy white color. On occasion, we also get access to other shell bead products, such as Abalone, Black Lip or Spiral shell pendants. When this occurs, you will find those items here.
Mother of Pearl beads are strung 15.5-16 inches per strand on a temporary string.
They show their natural hued golden tan with white sections. Mother of Pearl is a shell product and it is semi-translucent with the occasional areas that are more opaque.
Mother of Pearl is a shell product, but still seems like it should be with the Gemstones. This is the bleached version, so it is a lovely, pearly white to cream color. It has a translucent look, with occasional areas that are more opaque.
Mother of Pearl is a shell product, but often is used as a gemstone bead. This is the bleached version, so it is a lovely, pearly white to cream color. It has a translucent look, with occasional areas that are more opaque.
Larger Heart shaped beads are made from White Shell. Beads are bleached to improve white color, but some beads retain tan to peachy pink color tones, as shown.
Beautifully made carved flower pendants are made from Black Lip Shell. Coloration varies from creamy white to iridescent black, all with great opalescent sheen.
Black Lip Shell Flower shaped donuts have a nicely carved pattern on the front. Color varies from creamy white to iridescent black, all with great opalescent sheen.
White Shell Flower Shaped pendants have incised petal markings on the front. These have creamy white color (bleached) but some of the pendants retain a bit of natural tan coloration as shown in the picture.
15mm Heart shaped pendant is formed from White Shell and is set with a Silver plated pin & bail. Some of the pendants have the opalescent quality that you sometimes see within a shell.
15mm Heart shaped pendant is formed from White Shell and is set with a Gold plated pin & bail. Some of the pendants have the opalescent quality that you sometimes see within a shell.
Fish Symbol pendant is carved from White shell material (probably Mother of Pearl) and is supplied with a silver plated pin & bail at the 'nose' of the fish.