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LINK TO US! Our link information is:	Title:	Venetian and Murano Glass Beads Wholesale and Retail from Murano and Venice, Italy Wholesale Beads, Jewelry Findings and Tools - Gems2Behold
	URL:	http://www.gems2behold.com/murano-glass-beads-venetian-beads-c-3496.html
	Description:	Gems2Behold offers a large selection of quality Murano beads and Venetian Beads made from Murano glass creating beautiful Venetian and Murano beaded jewelry. Gems2Behold™ imports these wonderful beads directly from Murano and Venice, a place we like to visit for at least twice a year, as we have done for decades. Our on-line store features over 3,000 different Murano beads of the highest quality at wholesale prices, with point and click shopping ease on secure shopping cart servers. We will match a published price available to the general public for genuine Venetian beads, so you can shop in confidence, knowing that you get the best possible price. Please e-mail us if you see a better price. We carry white gold, silver and goldfoil, Sommerso and Millefiori, wonderful Freshwater pearls and Murano glass gifts, fruits, angels, pens and jewelry made from Murano glass and Freshwater pearls. Our most popular colors (in order of sales) are clear Gold and Silver Foil, Charcoal (Olive), Topaz, Red, and Aqua, followed by the Spring colors of Peridot, Periwinkle and Pink. We are one of the very few suppliers of Venetian and Murano beads in Europe, accept all Major Credit Cards and ship worldwide. All Murano beads and Venetian glass beads are lampworked, i.e. the beadmaker makes the bead over an open flame. Most glass beads are made by women, many of them working out of their homes, carring on a centuries old tradition of hand-crafting beads from Moretti Effetre rods, the raw material for glass bead making. Millefiori beads are made from colorful canes, which are pre-made from a variety of vibrant colors. Other beads are made with gold and silverfoil interiors, where the foil is layered around a clear glass core and then covered with tinted glass. Metal oxides generate the colors of the glass, some of them more difficult to handle than others. In the case of the Ca d'Oro glass beads, the goldfoil is layered around a color glass center and then covered with clear, high quality crystal like glass. Ca d'Oro and Rezzonico beads are named after two very famous palazzos in Venice, the Ca d'Oro and the Ca d'Rezzonico respectively. The Ca'd Oro's facade (house of gold) was formerly covered with leaf gold, the Ca d'Rezzonico with silver. While both palazzos still stand, the facade covering is long gone. Remaining are beautiful gothic structures and wonderful glass beads named after them. All our Venetian beads are a cut above the rest: high quality, which will clearly show in your jewelry. Beads from Gems2Behold offer a wholesale beads selection including highest quality glass beads, such as Murano Glass and Venetian beads, Seed beads, Swarovski, Delica, Lamp worked, also Ceramic, Gemstone and Metallic beads, and jewelry making tools and supplies, stringing materials and beading supplies.