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Nice Oyster

That is, nice SPINY oyster! What are you visualizing? If it's a clam type shell covered in long spikes, you correct. Here's one I have in my collection of shells.

Can you imagine stepping on one of these at the beach? Fortunately in modern times they inhabit the waters of the Pacific Ocean and not the Gulf of Mexico. These are actually in the scallop family and are sometimes called Spondylus, which is Latin for "spines on it's back". Historically, these were used as currency in the early Andean culture. Now they are mainly found in southwestern, Native American type jewelries. Let's end this natural history lesson with a fun little fact. These often are born male and then change to female when they are older!

I put together a treasury on Etsy that shows the range in jewelry that is currently available. View it here. Below are some of my favorites from it.

From Navajo master silversmith Albert Jake, available at the Bugz Store

By Ecuadorian artists, La Perla, available at Organic Jewelry by Allie

Scott Grady ring available at Classic Southwest Jewelry Design

Spondylus more commonly called the Thorny Oyster

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/facts_5728030_spiny-oyster_.html

Spondylus more commonly called the Thorny Oyster

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/facts_5728030_spiny-oyster_.htmlS

Spondylus more commonly called the Thorny Oyster

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/facts_5728030_spiny-oyster_.html

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Lasts of the First

Wednesday, May 16th~

This necklace is the first design I sold at the boutique. It was based off of a pattern I'd seen on a trip to the Bahamas and seemed like a good fit for a resort area. I was right and it sold well. I stopped making these last summer. I only have two left now. It seems weird. Most of my designs are one of a kind so to have a pattern that I followed and made multiples off was never really my thing. Over the last year I've been less inclined to work with shell. Now that the boutique has moved, I don't have as much of a market for that stuff anyway. It's evolving and changing and I'm glad for it, but I'm a nostalgic person at heart and I'll be sad when these two go.

Both of these are on sale. You can go to my shop or click on the photos to go directly to the listings.

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