Venetian Carnival Necklace fb worldly holiday ornate stone crosses still mark

ornate stone crosses still mark ancient crossroads and meeting points across the Emerald Isle

The Murano studio of Maestro Mario Costantini is full of wall-to-wall glass sculptures

you’ll reach for it year-round

women in the Andes have woven wool mantas to use as blankets

Venetian Carnival Necklace fb worldly holiday ornate stone crosses still markThe magic of Venices Carnival, captured in glass. Fourth generation Venetian glass artists distill their citys charmfrom the golden mosaics of St. Marks Basilica to the candy colored houses of Burano Island to the masked revelry of Carnevalin these handmade accents. Each is made with hand blown Murano glass beads and 18k gold leaf.