Unique, Handcrafted Earrings
Welcome to J's Venetian Elegance featuring unique handmade earrings using Venice/Murano Glass beads from Italy. Each earring is crafted with care and attention to detail, ensuring that no two pair are ever identical. Our collection includes an array of shapes such as rounds, discs, twists, cubes, squares, and cipollina in many different colors and sizes, so there is something for everyone. We take pride in offering high-quality jewelry that is both beautiful and unique. View our earring collection today to add a touch of elegance to your wardrobe!
Why I love these earrings!
I fell in love with Murano glass on a trip to Venice, Italy. The colors and brilliance had me hooked immediately. There is nothing else like it. Having bought a pendant there, I realized I could not buy earrings to match once I returned home. I decided to make my own earring designs featuring Venetian Murano glass beads from a family-owned US direct importer. They work directly with the glass bead makers & glass blowers in Venice & Murano to design the styles, shapes, and colors of the beads. The colors are the inspiration for the designs in order to best highlight the beautiful focal bead. Each pair of earrings features a Venice/Murano glass bead, and accent beads of Venice/Murano glass or Austrian/European crystal.
Having sensitive skin and irritation from many different ear wire metal, only 14kt Gold-Filled or .925 Sterling Silver ear wires or posts are used.
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Each handmade earring is unique, thanks to the beautiful Venice/Murano glass beads. I hope you will fall in love with these elegant earrings and Venice/Murano glass as I have.
Why Venice Murano Glass?
Murano’s Italian glass beads have long been synonymous with the finest and most beautiful handmade beads in the world and is known as the glassblowing capital of the world.
Each bead used in these earrings is handmade one by one by bead makers in Venice or Murano using a few simple tools and a lot of experience and technique in lamp working. The Venetian beads featured in these earrings begin with Moretti glass canes which are produced only on the island of Murano, Italy.
You will see many beads in these earrings made using multiple techniques. The number of techniques, the types of materials, bead size and effort, determines the cost and value of the bead.
Who is J's Venetian Elegance?
The name "J's Venetian Elegance" uses the owner's initials, the source of the earrings, and what makes them unique - the elegance of the beads.
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The earrings are made in small batches as a small business / sole proprietorship. Each earring design is all about the focal bead and highlighting it. Various components are used to bring out the colors - Venice/Murano Glass Beads, Crystal Accents, and metal components are added to finish the design. Each pair is hand assembled using wire-wrapping techniques.
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The company is located on the central west coast of Florida in Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) in Manatee County.
The earrings are sold locally at markets and by word of mouth, but we're working on an online selling platform. Contact us if you are in the Bradenton/Sarasota area and are interested in buying a pair of these earrings, or view the Locations page for a list markets.
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Use the Contact Form to request information about earrings, color options, availability, etc.
Care for your Earrings
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If you are concerned your earrings will break easily, think of the childhood toy marbles. The round beads are quite sturdy. The longer skinny beads and shapes which have points are more delicate. However, if dropped on hard surfaces, they will react just as glass would. As with all jewelry, it is best to treat it gently and since it is glass, it can break.
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Some earrings have 24kt gold foil applied to the bead exterior which is subject to normal wear and tear over time with exposure to chemicals (including jewelry cleaning solutions), body lotions, etc. This is not a defect, just the way gold foil reacts in the environment.
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Cleaning can be done with mild soap and water, wiping with a soft damp cloth such as microfiber, a jewelry cloth, or mild jewelry cleaner. For sterling silver earrings, a mild silver jewelry cleaner or silver cleaning cloth can be used to remove any tarnish. Do not use strong solutions! Use of instant jewelry cleaning dips will remove the antique finish used on many of the earring decorative beads, and/or damage those with external finishes and should be avoided.
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