This elegant waist beads strand is created with Natural Abalone Sea Shell plank beads strung together in a graduated fan, along with glass seed beads, glass bugle beads and briolette crystal beads.
 
Abalone Shell is considered an Organic gem material. It is similar to Coral. The iridescent colored swirls and patterns found in the shell are naturally occurring.Abalone Shell is said to enhance feelings of peace, compassion and love. It has a lovely warm, gentle vibration, encouraging a calm, tranquil demeanor similar to how one feels when watching the waves of the ocean. It has also been used as an aid in meditation to gently help open one's psychic and intuitive connections.