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Beads from Murano Glass and Murano beads and glass beads and pearls of the highest quality are lampworked, i.e. the bead maker makes the bead over an open flame. Schmuckperlen is a wholeseller of highest quality jewelry findings, bead accessories and Murano beads and sells wholesale beads to high end jewelry designers and bead shops world wide.

Beads handmade to the highest quality standards will make your jewelry shine, just like quality ingredients make the difference between nourishment and a gourmet dinner. Schmuckperlen GmbH imports beads from all over the world in addition to wonderful Murano beads, Venetian beads, Murano glass and jewellery directly from Murano and Venice. Our on-line bead store features over 3,500 different beads of the highest quality at wholesale prices in addition to the finest Freshwater Pearls and Cultured pearls. All beads and pearls are wholesale priced in the middle column of the picing table under each bead-no need to sign in or ask for a password, you can see the prices of all beads immediately and freely compare. We trust you will find our prices good and the quality of our beads to be superb.

Our high quality jewelry findings, jewelry tools, beads accessories, and Swarovski crystals will enable you to create jewelry, which pleases and sells.

Millefiori or Mosaic beads are made from colorful glass canes, which are pre- made from a variety of vibrant colors. The Millefiori beads are created by pulling molten glass initially laid out in a mosaic pattern into long thin glass rods, called Millefiori canes. Millefiori means "thousand flowers" in Italian. When cut the glass reveals the beautiful Mosaic designs within. These Mosaic slices are then placed onto a bead or other Murano art glass, which is why in Italy Millefiori beads are called Mosaic beads. Please also view Marcia Jo Mycko's essay about the Magical Millefiori Bead.

Sommerso beads are named after the technique, which submerges different colors beneath clear glass. The use of goldstone (Aventurina) gives them the sparkle for which they are known. Sommerso beads are also called Aventurina beads or Aventurine beads. Our Sommerso beads are the perfect complement to any design you may have in mind, and very cost-effective.

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 beads are a cut above the rest: high quality, which will clearly show in your jewelry.

Glass beads made in Venice with gold and silver foil interiors are relatively new. In these Venetian beads 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 gold foil is layered around a color glass center and then covered with clear, high quality crystal like glass, creating a very distinct Venetian glass bead style, which is the trademark of Venetian beads and Murano beads or Murano pearls.