The Pink Basilica Necklace, Bracelet, and Earrings offer a tribute to Venetian artistry with Murano glass and gold foil. The necklace combines vibrant millefiori patterns with pink white gold rou...
What to do if you have only 3 days in Venice, from the moment you arrive at the airport or the train station or Piazzale Roma. The tips I use to buy my vaporetto pass, book my visits to the Basil...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2024/03/08/3-days-in-paradise-venice/
This bracelet features thin slices of Millefiori (thousand flowers) in pink and beige embedded into the molten glass are our bead maker creates the bead. The millefiori is placed over 24kt Gold F...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2024/02/26/murano-millefiori-bead-bracelet-free-design/
We just wrote an article for Italy Magazine, the online magazine is a great source of news for Italy and what is going on. You can read the entire story here: https://www.italymagazine.com/featur...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2023/06/29/murano-glass-island-italy-magazine/
Making Glass Blowing Look Simple Watching these guys makes it look like play. Watch as they make authentic mouthblown Murano Glasses. Glass blowing is teamwork, the Maestro (the one who sits at t...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2023/05/05/blowing-glass-looks-simple-right/
You are never too old to love Venetian Beads. We began as the “bubble” of COVID when our lovely ladies couldn’t go to mass, couldn’t go to Bingo, nor the hairdresser couldn’t go to any ...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2023/04/27/ladies-day-inventory-count/
This Corning Museum short clip gives you an idea of the origins of “lampworking”. It was exceedingly painstaking to make a bead, or small animals or fruit. This arduous effort is where we get...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2023/03/28/lampworking-or-beadmaking/
The art of Murano Glass we all love is at severe risk. They had barely survived the crisis of COVID when they were required to close, confined to their homes and in fact many did not. Now the cos...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2022/09/25/murano-gas-cost-you/
Today a customer who has been purchasing from us for sometime told me why she works. She works to make money to send her daughter to camp. Most of our customers aren’t huge businesses, but they...
Here are some examples of wine charms we used for a family wedding. Actually, once we got started it was hard to stop. We made about 125 pieces. They do take time, but we learned a few things. Ob...
https://venetianbeadshopblog.com/2022/05/24/making-venetian-bead-wedding-wine-charm/