Butterfly Symbolism

Butterfly represents transformation, the ability to go through changes in life with grace and lightness, like the plain caterpillar changing into a colorful butterfly. Butterfly's bright colors symbolize liveliness and playfulness. Butterfly helps us look at heavy and tense situations with a new, lighter perspective.

Is it Mother of Pearl or Abalone?

Abalone and mother of pearl are both nacre, the iridescent inner shell layer of various mollusks. Mother or pearl is the nacre of pearl oysters and freshwater mussels and has a milky white or silver appearance; it is also the substance that forms pearls. Abalone usually refers to the darker, more colorful nacre specifically from abalone shells.
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