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European Charm Beads – Encased Glass Murrini
Author: ccglassart
Combining fire and glass to create fine handmade lampwork glass art beads & murrini for designers, collectors, and glass artists.
Encased Murrini European Charm Big Hole Beads
What could be trickier than encasing tiny murrini chips in a large round bead? Encasing tiny murrini chips in a much smaller charm bead!
Let me tell ya! I thought making regular sized, round encased murrini beads was tough…I had another thing coming trying to squeeze as many murrini chips as possible into a much smaller charm bead.
The large hole means much less ‘volume of glass’ can be applied to the surface since they’re meant to be small and worn on a charm bead bracelet (such as Pandora, Troll, Biagi, etc.)
I do love a good challenge – but I don’t think I breathe at all when I make one of these beads, LOL 😀
Besides the fun of making them, my most favorite thing about these beads is the fact that there is something new to look at from every angle. That just makes them so special, I think. 🙂
All beads have a solid sterling silver core, and are currently available on Etsy:
Handmade Murrini & Underwater Aquarium Glass Beads
Even though making these beads takes a long time, a lot of work and concentration, (and can even be downright stressful at times!), they have become my all time favorite beads to make….thus far. 😉
No two of these beads are exactly the same so each of them is a one-of-a-kind, very special piece.
I build them murrini by murrini, rarely choosing the chips in advance. I like to be spontaneous and pick the murrini chips as I go along building the bead. Here’s a picture of the pile of murrini I have to choose from as I make a bead:
I also regularly make new murrini to add to my stash of chips to choose from. Here are some recent designs I made (these are currently available on Etsy):
Below are more encased murrini beads that were made in the past couple weeks. Many of them are still available on Etsy.
Coral Reef Encased Murrini Lampwork Beads
Another batch of my reef series encased murrini beads hot off the torch!
All available now on Etsy:
Underwater Aquarium Glass Bead Necklaces
These three beads were the models I used in my last tutorial, Making Beautiful Encased Murrini Beads.
I have held onto them all this time because they came out so nice, and were sentimental to me. But it is time to allow others to enjoy them as I have for so long. They are truly beautiful and full of tiny micro-details. I swear I see something new and different every time I look at them. 😀
Available now on Etsy:
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