Price is per 15-inch string of these beautiful beads. All slightly different, but average largest measures about 9mm x 7mm x 2mm. Many colours - red, mauve, green, yellow & blue.

Gems of the Sea

"It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire." --Robert Louis Stevenson

Collecting shells has been a pastime of many, young and old, for centuries. These beautiful shells have been harvest from the South China Sea, dyed, and strung ready for you to make a necklace or bracelet.

The shining, playful, reflected light of mother-of-pearl has attracted attention since ancient times. Over time, different technology has turned mother-of-pearl into many uses, apart from jewellery. Today, it's dyed every colour under the sun - creating attractive, colourful jewellery at affordable prices.

Mother-of-pearl is formed by the mollusks as a protective shell. Like the pearl it's a secretion of the mantle, composed of alternate layers of calcium carbonate and conchiolin. Among the chief sources are pearl oysters from tropical seas.

Colourful Rainbow MOP Shell Flat Oval Drops Beads

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