Okay y’all, I think I finally figured it all out. This time, it’s abalone inlaid into the top layer of three layer of veneer. I used less attractive veneer for the bottom two, and fumed eucalyptus for the top layer.
It’s a good thing my singing partner has a ton of guitars for me to practice on. 
Oh my—-this is delicate. I love this. Was it difficult?
Thank you! 
It took me a few tries. I got too detailed on wings and tail and had to simplify.
I see a beautiful pair of earrings.
Wonderful! Keep going! it is looking super! So much potential here.
I will try some soon!! I haven’t quite learned the trick of making earrings so they hang facing forward. 
YouTube has thousands of videos showing how to assemble lots of different types of earrings.
Will this video help?
This is absolutely stunning!
Gosh, I like this one even better!
I finally got my piece of Paua shell I got from your recommended supplier. Just need to come up with a project for it.
@cynd11 Thanks!! And this one is the pink and green paua, so it should give you an idea how it will look when you come up with your design.
Very nice!
That is incredible! I need to trawl the forum to work out how to do that.
Nice job 
Beautiful effect! 
Its beautiful!
@digitalhammurabi Thanks! And yes! There is some info here in the community. I put a link in a previous post to the Etsy site where I have purchased the abalone and the mother of pearl I used in previous projects.
