Netted Abalone
This fun technique captures stones, shells, or other objects in a netted silver wire bezel, and then surrounds them with anything from crystals to pearls to sparkly gemstones. This is the reverse side of an abalone shell that looks like ruffled fabric to me; I surrounded it with things that reminded me of the sea, and strung it on a spiral rope of translucent Japanese glass beads. Sadly, it is no longer in my collection, but has found a good home somewhere in the state of Texas!
