Aventurine Sterling
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 Handmade Lg Green Aventurine Sterling Silver Earrings  US $12.99
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 Green Aventurine Fresh Water Pearls and Crystal Earrings 925 Sterling Silver US $9.99
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 Handmade Sterling Silver Green Aventurine Earrings US $19.99
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 Sterling Silver BLUE AVENTURINE DanglesUSA Made US $10.99
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 Aventurine Green Stone Butterfly Artisan Sterling Silver Earrings Kirsten KT USA US $47.56
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 BLUE AVENTURINE 20mm Faceted Oval Sterling Silver Earrings US $14.00
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 Sterling Silver BLUE AVENTURINE DanglesUSA Made US $8.99
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 GREEN AVENTURINE NATURAL KIWI JASPER HANDMADE STERLING SILVER BRACELET 8 US $20.00
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 Maroon Round Aventurine 925 Sterling Silver Earrings US $10.00
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 GREEN AVENTURINE LABRADORITE HOWLITE HANDMADE STERLING SILVER BRACELET 8 1 2 US $20.00
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 GREEN AVENTURINE NATURAL KIWI JASPER HANDMADE STERLING SILVER BRACELET 8 US $20.00
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 JADE HEARTS GREEN AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 JADE HEARTS GREEN AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 Aventurine Earrings with Sterling Silver Earwires US $7.50
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 Sterling Silver AVENTURINE Dangle EarringsUSA Made US $10.99
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 RUBY ZOISITE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 Sterling Silver BLUE AVENTURINE DanglesUSA Made US $9.99
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 MILLEFIORI PEACH AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 GREEN AVENTURINE PAUA SHELL STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 AVENTURINE QUARTZ GOLDSTONE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 RUBY ZOISITE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 RUBY ZOISITE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 Green Aventurine Snowflake Obsidian Sterling Silver Earrings US $10.00
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 2 3 8 Long GREEN Aventurine 925 Sterling Silver Crystal Bead Dangle Earrings US $16.80
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 Sterling Silver facet Aventurine Gemstone Earrings US $6.99
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 Large Green Aventurine Red Gemstone Sterling Silver Handmade Earrings US $21.95
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 Green Aventurine Black Onyx Sterling Silver Handmade Earrings US $19.95
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 AVENTURINE HEARTS STERLING SILVER DANGLE CROSS EARRINGS US $22.00
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 GREEN TOURMALINE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 VVPRETTY MUSTARD ORANGE RHYOLITE JASPER AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $18.00
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 VPRETTY PYROPE GARNET RUSTY ORANGE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $18.00
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 VPRETTY NATURAL MULTITONAL GREEN AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.95
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 Sweet Sterling Silver AVENTURINE Dangle EarringsUSA Made US $12.99
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 AVENTURINE RING STERLING SILVER STUD EARRINGS US $14.00
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 JADE SERPENTINE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 VPRETTY RED JASPER ORANGE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $12.95
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 CHERRY PINK AVENTURINE BEADED EARRINGS HANDMADE IN STERLING by KLOSKRAFTS US $12.99
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 PEACH AVENTURINE GOLDSTONE ROUND BEADS STERLING SILVER FLOWER STUD EARRINGS US $14.00
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 GREEN AVENTURINE FOREST JASPER STERLING SILVER STAR OF DAVID CHANDELIER EARRING US $24.00
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 ^HOT HOT HOT^ RED AVENTURINE Dangle Hoop Gemstone Earrings 925 Sterling Silver US $9.99
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 PICASSO JASPER CROSS GREEN AVENTURINE HANDMADE STERLING SILVER BRACELET 8 US $20.00
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 DRAGON AGATE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 MOTHER OF PEARL SQUARES AVENTURINE HANDMADE STERLING SILVER BRACELET 8 INCH US $18.00
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 ZOISITE AGATE AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 MOTHER OF PEARL AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 MOTHER OF PEARL AVENTURINE STERLING SILVER EARRINGS US $14.00
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 Large Sterling Silver RED AVENTURINE DanglesUSA Made US $9.99
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 Sterling Silver Aventurine Gemstone Earrings US $4.99
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 Pierced Earrings Sterling Silver 925 Fish hook Gemstones Hand Made Mothers Day US $20.00
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 925 Sterling Silver Earring With Green Aventurine US $19.00
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 2 Sterling Silver EARRINGS with Green Aventurine Beads US $12.97
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A Short History of Glass and How the Murano Glass Making Tradition Has Started
Glass and glass products may be taken for granted now, but they were a luxury item a very few people could afford, sometimes in the 3000’s BC when its manufacturing history started in the Middle East.
The glass manufacturing grew during the Roman Empire and spread from Italy to all countries under Roman jurisdiction. During the times of the Venetian Republic the glass craftsmanship flourished as a result of good contacts with Byzantine Empire. In 1291, fearing fire and destruction to the city’s mostly wooden buildings, or maybe for better protecting their secrets, the glassmakers were ordered to move their foundries out of Venice and into the island of Murano. For centuries afterwards the glassmakers of Murano have held the monopoly on quality glassmaking, developing or refining many technologies including crystalline glass, enameled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo), and imitation gemstones made of glass. But mostly what made Murano’s glassmakers so special is the simple truth that they were the only people in Europe who knew how to make a mirror!
Today, the artisans of Murano still make use of their century-old techniques, hand-crafting everything from contemporary art glass and glass jewelry to murano glass chandeliers and wine stoppers.
Technology and tradition in Murano glassmaking
One of the attributes that distinguish glass from other materials, such as metal, is the way it solidifies. It is based on this specific glass feature that the murano manufacturers stage their unique technique of glassmaking. Working the glass in this specific frame of time requires talent, skillfulness, know-how and sensitivity, which only a few expert glassworkers have mastered today.
The making of a murano product follows a working cycle of 24 hours. The mixture of raw materials is loaded two or three times into the initially empty pot. The first load goes in about 5pm, at a temperature of 1250°C to 1300°C. The last at 9pm to 10pm and afterwards the temperature is raised to 1400°C to drive out any bubbles from the liquid and to let the glass become homogeneous. At about 2am the melted glass is ready and the temperature is lowered to 1000°C to 1100°C. At this temperature the glass will, at 7am, have the viscosity necessary for working. Afterwards the blowing and the manipulation with iron take place, thanks to the malleability guaranteed by the continual contact with the fire.
The glass rod is the starting point to make the glass beads. It is made by pulling both ends of the single color glass bubble, until the right diameter is reached. The rod can measure up to 100 meters long, and is then cut into smaller sections of approximately a meter each, which are then bound in bundles. The solid glass rod is used to make really beautiful beads with the “flame” technique. Over the heat of a flame the glass melts and creates a thread that is wound around a fine metal rod. This way a sort of hot glass ball is produced that is worked and shaped using pincers or bronze moulds to give the bead the desired shape (round, square, star, etc.). Once it has cooled down, the bead is placed in acid that dissolves the copper rod and leave a hole in the bead.
Various and important techniques can be used for the flamed beads, some of the most interesting and typically “Venetian” are those made with gold or silver leaf, which are achieved by forming the first liquid glass which is then rolled over a very fine leaf of 24 carat gold leave or pure silver; with the heat, the leaf breaks giving a cracked effect that is always different. The glass can then be covered with a second layer of transparent glass to make the bead shinier, while if it is left without the second layer it has a less polished look.
Millefiori or thousands of flowers
Millefiori is a polychromatic, colorful design as thin as a straw. Exactly when the very first design of millefiori was created is not known, but the archeological testimonies place them during the Alexandrine and Roman times.
The colors of the millefiori beads are created one at a time. First a hot ball of glass is pressed and pulled by the glass manufacturer into a certain shape like a flower or a star or a geometrical shape, and then the rod is covered in layers of different colors of glass.
Another very important technique is that of applying pieces of Millefiori rod to the main nucleus. Also known as Millefiori or Mosaic beads, they are made by applying fine pieces of rod to the hot glass core so that the entire surface is covered. The bead is then heated a second time so that the murrinas weld together. The result is that not two Murrina pieces are the same.
Murano - Hand-Blown Glass Jewelry
“Beauty is a quality of a person, object, place, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, affirmation, meaning, or goodness. The subjective experience of "beauty" often involves the interpretation of some entity as being in balance and harmony with nature. This leads to powerful feelings of attraction and emotional well-being.” (wikipedia)
Just like one can’t be totally objective when looking at two beautiful women and freely choose one of them as the most beautiful one, or honestly decide upon the purest ray of sun or the most perfect rainbow, one will never find two pieces of murano jewelry the same.
Mirroring the freshness of light, the fluidity of water and the intensity of fire, the murano jewelries please both the eye and heart. The foil of gold or the bits of silver ads to their noble allure as the eye catches a glimpse of them through the rich color of the glass.
Endowed with an unique design fit for an unique woman, a cherished occasion or for an out of this world partner, the murano jewelries are the perfect gift. The proud wearer exhibits a piece of jewelry unlike any other piece in the entire world.
Article courtesy of Alluring Creations CC, http://www.alluringcreations.co.za
About the Author
Patricia Furstenberg,
Alluring Creations CC, http://www.alluringcreations.co.za
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