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Where can i find mother of pearl shell?

I’m looking for a mother of peral shell to use for a craft project, does anyone know where i can get one? It needs to be already cut smoothly and flat. Thanks

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2 Responses to “Where can i find mother of pearl shell?”

1. skygypsy says:

   February 14, 2011 at 2:57 pm

   try riogrande.com or firemountain.com

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2. Diane B. says:

   February 14, 2011 at 3:01 pm

   You can probably find various kinds of shell (though you might have to look for flat ones, depending on the size you need) at craft or hobby stores, as well as “rock shops.”
   Again depending on the size and shape you need, you can always find stuff online too.

   You can also make quite convincing mother of pearl (abalone) shell from polymer clay too, as strange as that sounds. If you’re interested in lessons and more examples of that, check out this page at my site:
   http://glassattic.com/polymer/Faux–many.htm
   …click on “Abalone (Mother of Pearl)”
   Apologies though that most of the actual links there are now broken, but the descriptions should still be fine.

   HTH,

   Diane B.

   Reply