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Published: 2006-09-24 07:24:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 4733; Favourites: 150; Downloads: 41
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Pendant made from a seashell. I sliced two pieces off one side of the shell (one upper and one lower part) at matching angles so they would fit together into a low domed shape. Then I glued them together; ground the back flat; trimmed, rounded, and repolished the edges, and put a hole through the back for wearing. The result is this very nice shape that looks pretty much as though I had done nothing to it at all.Related content
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Wow.... Just TRULY amazing..... I have a couple seashells of my own which I have been pondering for days of what to do with them.... Making something like this for my Fiance would be wonderful.... I was just wondering If maybe you could give me a detailed Inbox with some Instructions.... You have done such a BEAUTIFUL job with this....
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Thank you. 
To make this piece I had to use a particular kind of seashell, which I have only ever found one of, and don't know the name of. When I saw the shell, I realized I could do this with it, and saw the design in my head. It involved a lot of cutting with rotary diamond saws and other diamond tools, following that mental pattern, but I wouldn't know how to describe it in words.
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Well thank you anyway. Much appreciated.
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Thank you. Yes, that one turned out well.
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I still love this one...am curious what one like this costs?
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If I knew where I could get another shell of the kind I used to make this, I could probably quote you a price. Unless I can find such a shell, this will be one of the very large number of pieces that I only ever do one of.
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Ah ok; thank you for replying!
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The material was very inspiring.
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Ah! I had the exact same idea for a photography project 'heart of ireland'. I found one of those same shells intact (both halves present) and wanted to create a picture range with that.
Either way, wonderful and touching work!
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Fine craftsmanship; it looks like it occurred naturally.
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I love this. Such an original idea, and it turned out beautifully. -faves-
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Gorgeous shape, you are probably the most talented jewelry/carver/designer I've seen in a long long time.
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Thank you. There are a lot of very talented people on deviantART (and elsewhere, of course), and I am continually discovering them.
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This is absolutely beautiful!!! Great eye... this really works perfectly-
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Thank you. I'm hoping to someday run across another of this sort of shell.
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I keep coming back to this one, thinking I'll have something intelligent to say. The best I can come up with is "Wow, it looks soft!"
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At first I did think you had done nothing to it, but now I'm impressed – it must have taken no small amount of skill to manipulate it so yet let it look like nothing's been done to it, and you have good taste – this is a naturally gorgeous object!
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yes, as is nature, very flowing and so nice how this piece fits together! You have brought one of my favorite textures of nature together for a wonderful necklace! ^_^ :joy:
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nice lines, i like how you menage to find such a nice flow while keeping natural roughnes. Great work again, it became most normal thing to see such a great work when i open your page
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hmm serrious im starting to like your work..original and very creative..im going into a degree next year major in Sculpture..i really like your varied mediums..
That's beautiful! So impressive in skill and creativity!
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