| Murano glass jewelry is made from original Murano | | | | enough to stretch, all the while maintaining its |
| glass. Murano glass comes from the Murano, the | | | | cross section design. Stretching the rods makes |
| glasswork capital of the world in the 13th Century. | | | | them easier to cut into the many small tubes, |
| Glass working technologies such as crystalline | | | | which are responsible for the intricate design of |
| glass, milleflori, enameled glass, multi-colored glass, | | | | the millefiore. These tubes are then carefully laid |
| smoke glass, and milk gas all came from Murano. | | | | out, piece by piece, in a metal ring, which may |
| The most popular jewelry made from Morano | | | | vary in both size and shape depending on the |
| Ventian glass beads are Millefiori pendants. Millefiori, | | | | desired result. |
| which stands for a thousand flowers, gets its | | | | Common shapes of millefiore pendants are |
| name from several floral designs and geometric | | | | sometimes hearts, stars, but more commonly |
| shapes, which build up its mosaic design. The | | | | just circles. Once all the tubes or disks are laid out |
| mosaic appearance of Millefiori pendants is due to | | | | nicely, the pieces are heated in a furnace to fuse. |
| the designs of the glass rods themselves. | | | | What comes from this is the completed |
| The glass rods are made of multiple layers of | | | | centerpiece of the pendant. The pendant is |
| colored glass fused together making up a uniform | | | | completed by framing the gem in sterling silver or |
| design along the cross section of the rod. These | | | | gold and then strung with a chain. |
| designed rods are heated so they become soft | | | | |