Putting the Abalone 2002 colors through their paces Ok, this is a bead made of ribbons. The 2001 abalone mix is being used here, but I have some 2002 ribbon beads with abalone, pearl and translucent on the ceramic tile as I type. I'm thinking...ya, that translucent layer might be interesting. This old bead, been banged about, in storage since I left Florida last year. I took a sheet of 2001 abalone of grave disappointment and cut thin ribbons, I mean really thin ribbons. Rolled them in a ball out of spite and stabbed them with a skewer and discovered, hey, not half bad. Once cured and sanded it'll have a different look, I reckon.
