I want to thank everyone who has given me advice on my shells, advice on making sure I buy up as much original formula Crisco as I could find, and all the professionals 
who continue to give tips and hints to hobbyists like myself 
. And, I can't leave out Alan at Global Sugar Art. The bride was coworker whom I've worked with for 14 years now and I highly respect.
I made the shells out of fondant pressed into candy molds very thin as I wanted to make them as real as possible. Then they were painted and or dusted with pearl and luster dusts. I hope you all like it as much as she did.
You did an awesome job!! Those shells look great!
wow 
Your shells are fantastic!! I can only hope to achieve something that good! You have a right to be proud! Your work is stunning! Very Nice!
Sparklynne
You did a wonderful job!! Those shells are perfect!!
Nancy
wow. that is one awesome cake! great job!
WOW! Beautiful shells! You did a great job!
can i ask how you molded the shells thin? how thin and how were you able to unmold them?
Thank you so much for the compliments. Fist I dusted the molds with cornstarch using a larger paint brush. the large one that came with the fondant/gumpaste flower kit. For the larger shells I rolled 1.5" fondant balls and gently pressed them into the molds beginning in the center and worked my way to the outer edges.
When the fondant wanted to spread over the edgs I worked that fondant back in making sure the thicknesses were even. I gently pealed the shells out (they did stretch a little but the next step fixed that), re-dusted the molds and very lightly pressed back in to set.
Keep in mind that for thickness I was trying to match real shells so I had several right there on the tray to keep an eye on. The medium shells took quarter size balls and the smallest took nickel size balls.
After several minutes I could tip the molds over and tapping the molds on a counter top or tray the shells would drop right out. I suppose you could put in a freezer, but I was not in the mood in the middle of the night to get up and down contstantly.
the ones that were dry dusted could be dusted after a day. But the ones that were painted needed to be completely hard/dry (about 3 days).
I used tan opal, super blue, antique silk, silk white, super gold, copper, super red, spanish moss, shrimp luster dusts; super pearl pearl sust; apricot sparkle dust; charcoal black petal dust.
thanks for sharing that with us. it really is a wonderful work of art.
you did an excellent job on this cake - Wow, I hope to be that good someday! Great Job!!!
Gorgeous! It's a high compliment when someone says it's not edible!
Funny you should ask, cakepro. The kids that were there ate their shells and the adults weren't quite sure what to do. Many weren't convinced they were edible. Very few ate their shells.
Girl, if I had made those amazing shells, I would have shed a tear every time I saw someone bite into one. 
Thank you all so much.
Cakegal, I can send you my left over shells. 
Tahsa, I got one from Wilton, one from one of the dozens of websites I visited (can' remember which one) and one was a soap mold from Michaels. The dusts were from Global sugar art website. They have an amazing selection.
Yes you did a great job, they look great.I bet she really liked her cake.
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