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New murrini made with Bullseye glass, including Snowflakess, Star, pink Hearts, and a few warm transparent flowers! Bullseye's Fusible COE90 as usual.

Delightfully small murrini now available in 11 new styles! 

Just need a few of these and a few of those? It's easy now with sample bags. Just find the murrine you want and select "Sample Bag" in the drop down menu near the add-to-cart button.

Regular murrine come 10 slices to a bag at $5 per bag.

Small murrine sample bags come with 10 slices for $2.50 per bag.

It's Official! Internations shipments are now available at the same cost as domestic orders. For a couple months we have been tentatively shipping international orders for 3.75 USD via USPS. All has gone smoothly and quickly, so we're making it permanent.

Thanks to all those abroad who have already ordered and contacted us to let us know your shipment arrived in good order!

We have six new murrine ready to be made into beautiful art. Made from only Bullseye glass - COE 90 - as usual. Let us know what you think!

Some of you asked for smaller murrine for flameworking and fusing small jewelry. These little guys will add some sparkle to your next project. Five murrine patterns available now. Look for more soon.

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How do you cut murrini without hearing these sounds? The very simple method you are about to learn will show you how to:

• Cut murrini without chasing your glass slices across the room.
• Avoid breathing the dust created when cutting (see Glass Safety ).
• Keep all those tiny shards and chips of glass from getting everywhere.
• Have your cane and cutting tool clearly visible and freely mobile so that you can get consistently good quality murrini slices.
  

Note that this method is very cheap, easy to set up, and can be used to cut other small pieces of glass with a pair of mosaic cutters or ceramic tile nippers.

Glacial Art Glass Murrine are not your average murrine. We'll give you 6 reasons:

1. Bullseye Glass
2. Slice Quality (Dont underestimate this one.)
3. Compatibility Testing
4. Design Variety
5. More Choice Control
6. Dependable Repeatability

1. Bullseye Glass

We make our murrine with only Bullseye fusible grade glass, one of the most common glasses used for kiln work. Artists using this glass will be familiar with the color pallet and the technical aspects of working with each of those colors. Bullseye Glass can often be used with any COE 90 glass, but this needs to be tested on a case by case basis to be sure it will work in a specific project.

2. Slice Quality

(For those who prefer to order uncut cane, we anneal all murrini cane to help you get better cutting results. Read on to learn what slice characteristics you will want to aim for.)

Slicing is one of the most labor intensive parts of the murrine making process. It’s normal to cut as many corners as possible to reduce time, but this can create some serious drawbacks, especially for those  who plan to use murrini in kiln work.