This tree is a new thing for me - I've never used abalone shell before.  I tried to choose a base and other stones that would set off colors in the abalone - I think it came out pretty good!

Here are some more parrot feather pendants - in addition to having no sun we also have a lot of wind today so these had to be taken in the shade . . . parrot feathers have quite a bit more color than this picture shows . . .

For some reason, when I work with bones from time to time pieces will stay articulated (meaning the bones stay connected like they would have in a live animal) - they go through a lot in the cleaning process so when that happens I try to leave them together - this is the upper part of that same raccoon's paw . . .

I decided to do a few tooth an claw pieces to sell at the cat show - the first one is a wolf claw with a chicken feather and the second one is a bear claw with turquoise . . . I love how the angle of the feather goes with the angle of the wolf claw -  I actually wasn't going to add a feather to that piece until I saw it laying on my work area and realized they had the same angle

Well, I was busy last night - here are some buffalo teeth I did - I really like the way they came out . . . I wish there was sun for pictures but you can't have everything  . ..

I don't have a cool story for this one - it is just a little tree I'll be selling at the Houston cat show . . .

I'm pretty sure both of these pendants are sold, but they have a great story behind them.  A friend of mine was visiting her grandmother's grave (she and her grandmother were extremely close - more like mother and child) and looked over at a bench and saw that this butterfly had died.  Its body was pretty well gone but the wings were still beautiful.  So she wrapped it up in bubble wrap and brought it to me.  I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to bugs and bones and feathers and stuff because I never know when someone will ask me for something and I'll need one.  Well day before yesterday I had a lady message me on etsy and say 'I love those butterfly pendants but do you have any monarch wings?' and I said 'You will never guess what my friend found . . .' - I love it when things work out that way . . .

I'll let you guys know if she wants both of them or just one - one may be up for sale later.