She Sells Sea...

Three years ago, my Mom gave all the girls these beautiful Abalone Earings for Mother's Day. For the last three years, I have been looking for a ring to match.

I found one. :)

I have this affinity for Silver Rings. I have just about every color gemstone or natural mineral you can think of. Several more, I still wish to have. Luckily, my taste in jewelry is inexpensive. I prefer small and petite to large and flashy. A simple silver band suits my taste just fine. This particular one is a little more "chunky" thank I prefer. But when I saw it, the only one left and in my size, I snatched it up and wouldn't let it leave my grip. It was obviously meant for me, not only because of the size and structure, but because when I got up to pay for it, it was 50% off. Teehee!

I think it started when I was young. I remember going to Knott's Berry Farm, and surfing through their jewelry stores gazing upon the Turquoise and Silver settings. How beautiful they were. I have a few pieces still, in a childs size, that I have saved all these years.

Abalone is one of my most favorite. The color and depth is gorgeous (this picture doesn't do it justice) and the range you can find them in, is never ending. Each shell is unto itself, and Oh how I love those one of a kind finds.

Abalone, also has some deep meaning, which makes it all that more interesting and close to me.

"Shells are made up of calcium carbonate and grow in the ocean, forming part of a living ecosystem. Various types of shell have been used as gems for centuries. One of these types include those made up of pearly layers: mother of pearl, abalone and New Zealand paua.


Abalone shell has been used in many cultures as a decorative jewelry and for carvings. A disc of abalone shell is worn on the forehead of Apache girls as they greet the sun in the morning of their initiation into womanhood.

Abalone strengthens the structure of the body and the functions of the heart chakra. Both pearl and abalone shell hold the same divinatory meaning:


~ Intimately connected to the sea - represents the tides of emotion
~ An easy flow of feelings and sensitivities to others
~ Connected to family and particularly motherhood
~ Harmony in relationships
~ The play and variety of colors represent change as the beauty of existence"

Courtesy of Amerindea