coe 96 Holiday: Snowman Set - 1.5 oz Murrini Murrine Millefiori Vitrigraph Cane - MINZABELLA MURRINI by Glassworks Northwest

This is a special snowman head and body mix. You will get approximately equal amounts of heads and bodies and a total of 1.5 ounces.

MINZABELLA MURRINI by Glassworks Northwest - meticulously handcrafted, small-batch, premium glass murrini for glass artists.

Made with Oceanside glass COE96, and sold by the ounce.

How much is one ounce? One ounce = approximately 5-12 approx. two-inch sticks, depending on the diameter/thickness. Sticks can vary from approx. 3/16 to 3/8 of an inch in diameter.

Please see the photo of the canes on the scale to see what you will receive and photo of murrini next to the American dime to see approx. size.

The murrini design varies from the beginning of the pull to the end. Please see the main photo to see what the variation looks like. I will try to give you some from all parts of the cane so you have some variety to work with, but that is not guaranteed.

As with everything when working with glass, making murrini using a vitrigraph kiln is a lot of trial and error at first to learn what works -- and more importantly, what doesn't. I started making murrini in 2021 to incorporate into my own projects. I am now making my murrini available for other artists to use in their fusing, casting and blown glass work.

I call my murrini product line MINZABELLA MURRINI. My cats are Minzer (short for Minnie Meow) and Meow Bella. "Minza" means "star" in Arabic. "Bella" means "beautiful" in Italian. My murrini: beautiful stars!

Cutting glass canes:
My glass canes are easy to cut with glass nippers (make sure the blade is sharp). Putting the cane squarely between the nipper blades will help you get a straighter cut. I typically cut off about an 1/8th of an inch for using in my work, but you may want your pieces thicker depending on what you are making.

Thank you for looking, and please let me know if you have any questions.