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Antique Your Stampings – How to Oxidize Metals
Did you ever wonder how jewelry gets that faint, slightly antiqued look? Did you know you can do it yourself.Try this on small piece before you work on your best jewelry.What is Oxidation?It is a chemical reaction where metals is deliberately tarnished or slightly discolored, leaving a patina (finish). It gives the metal that vintage…
USPS Wipes Out the UK
If you are trying to checkout and you do not see USPS First Class International Mail as an Option, (or maybe do not see any options for shipping to the UK). We are working on this problem. When I say we, I mean the entire US Postal Web service. It seems they made an update…
Cane Glass Italian Style
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Carnival 2014 WrapUp
Here’s the best and worst of Carnival 2014, (Carnevale Venezia). We’ve put all the pictures together on youtube in a 12minute segment. It’s clear from these pictures that some days were better than others.Watch on YouTube Maltempo & Aqua Alta The weather did not cooperate nor did the high water. You can see from the…
Blown Beads – Sculptured
When it comes to our sculpted Blown Beads, you have to think in 3d. The outside color is only part of the story. Selecting canes, you need to be able to visualize the effect when the outside layer is ground away. We work with our Master Glass Blower to come up with the designs. Sometimes…
Venice, Come Una Volta
Coma Una Volta! Venice In 1300! If you are lucky enough to be in Venice the last couple of weeks, there are 5 areas of the city which are temporarily returned to the 1300s. It is for a TV film “Marco Polo” produced by the Weinstein Company. Stuntman Ju Kun was scheduled to work the show alongside…
That Cruise Ship Did What???
Cruise Season 2014 Opens in Venice with the arrival of the MSC Preziosa: When cruise season ended in Venice last fall, the city was debating how many ships, what weight ships, and what routes they could take. Protesters dived into the waters to attempt to halt the boats and police were scooping them up and…
Making Millefiori Beads
No Two AlikeWhen we say “No two ever exactly alike”, here’s why. This is a typical selection of assorted slices of Millefiori. While it is possible to buy only one type of cane, most of our Millefiori beads have a random selection of these. Our beadmakers buy presliced canes (for the most part) from Effetre,…
Osteria Senza Oste, Tavern without a Tavern Keeper
Osteria Senza Oste but complete with DomatoreIt begins in a small village in the Prosecco district of the Veneto (about 50km from Venice) situated in the very heart of the grape vines which produce the acclaimed Prosecco of Valdobbiadene. Amidst the valleys and hills lined with rows of the grape on a small dirt and…