In February I visited Italy for the first time. Since I'm a jewelry designer I had to visit the island of Murano and see if I could find some gorgeous Venetian Murano glass beads to use in my designs. I was fortunate enough to contact a bead maker (Maurizio) and he let me dig through his boxes and boxes of beads. He had just moved his studio and hadn't started unpacking yet!
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| The very inconspicuous entrance to Maurizio's studio | Me, my mom and mom-in-law starting to dig through boxes of beads! |
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25 comments :
Oh you lucky duck. What a wonderful experience. Glad you had the opportunity to visit and thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
Sounds like an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing this information with us.
Wow, what a great trip. Glad you were able to buy some of those fantastic beads.
Dream trip! I love Venetian glass. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thanks all! It was a blast - and I found such beautiful designs from my teammates using more Murano beads!
I just love murano glass - great jewelry examples!
A lovely blog - thankyou for sharing!
What an AMAZING opportunity! I hope to get there some day myself!
Lovely! Murano glass is so beautiful!
Wish I could have fitted in your suitcase.
What a wonderful experience, thanks for sharing!
I dream of having an experience like this! Beautiful creations.
The trip of a lifetime!! Thanks so much for sharing.
Oooooooo I'd love a trip like that & with no restrictions to the buying budget!
Thanks for sharing Susan!
Wonderful post and beautiful Venetian Murano glass jewelry! I would so love to visit Maurizio's studio!! Thank you Susan, for sharing, and Bob, for posting!
And many, many thanks to our intrepid and fabulous Norah, for all you've done for the Jets!!
Lucky duck!
:-)
Kristy
SAStudio.etsy.com
I love murano glass! Have been to the island too. Have you seen how they make it? It's amazing!
Wow! What a fun trip with some exquisite finds! Gorgeous jewelry =)
This is so cool! Fantastic jewelry and beads!
What a dream trip! Beautiful, REAL Murano! Thanks for sharing.
Ooooh - wish I was with you !!
I have such a weakness for glass :-)
It's a fabulous place, isn't it Susan?! I was last in Murano a couple of years ago and spent a fortune (the downside of being a beadaholic!) How wonderful that you were able to rummage through Maurizio's boxes, can't wait to see what you produce with your purchases!
OMG Susan, what a dream come true...the closest I came to that was Tuscany...not exactly Murano...but I also purchase only authentic glass. What an awesome trip, and you *fell* into a miracle. Thanks for sharing!
cserpentDesigns on facebook has pictures of many of the beads I bought if you want to see some.
There are so many beautiful things, I hardly know where to start! Etsy is absolutely swimming with wonderfully talented creative minds. (That's why I feature so many on my website.)
LOVE THESE!
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