Sommerso & Aventurina
Sommerso Venetian glass beads are named after the technique which submerges fragments of different colors beneath the clear glass. Aventurina is sparkling copper crystals seen in many of our beads, providing a richly toned look to most anything to which it is added. Mix the aventurina beads with some of our copper findings to create a luscious look that is desirable to wear.
Take your time and look through our many styles, and find the perfect beads that best fit your jewelry projects. We are experts in artisan bead crafting, where we use age-old techniques to make modern wonders. Our beads come in endless colors, shapes, and patterns, so carefully look over our unique designs to truly make one of a kind accessories from bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more. Just see all we have to offer at our most reasonable prices like the Dark Luna Blue Aventurina, Aventurina Sommerso Cube, Sommerso Disc Aventurina Red, and much more.
We are proud of our selection and hope you find the perfect beads out of our nearly endless lineup. We appreciate having your business! Thank you for shopping at Venetian Bead Shop. If you have questions, get in contact with us and our team will assist with professional and friendly customer service.
Take your time and look through our many styles, and find the perfect beads that best fit your jewelry projects. We are experts in artisan bead crafting, where we use age-old techniques to make modern wonders. Our beads come in endless colors, shapes, and patterns, so carefully look over our unique designs to truly make one of a kind accessories from bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more. Just see all we have to offer at our most reasonable prices like the Dark Luna Blue Aventurina, Aventurina Sommerso Cube, Sommerso Disc Aventurina Red, and much more.
We are proud of our selection and hope you find the perfect beads out of our nearly endless lineup. We appreciate having your business! Thank you for shopping at Venetian Bead Shop. If you have questions, get in contact with us and our team will assist with professional and friendly customer service.
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Sommerso means submerged and is a description of how this bead is made, small flecks of color, often aventurina (avventurina is the Veneziana spelling, while avventurina is the Italian spelling) are suspended inside transparent glass. It is a simple Venetian bead, usually less expensive but very popular. Venetian Glass Jewelry using these sommerso beads is popular even today. These were the beginning of the popularity of the Venetian Glass Beads.
Aventurina (aventurina, or avventurina) was discovered or actually first produced in Murano by the Miotti family sometime in the 1600's, the creation of which was so prized, The Doge gave an exclusive license to the family to produce aventurina. Even today the production is limited to 2 furnaces.
Most likely produced in the melting pots of the furnaces by accident, aventurina is simply small suspended particles of copper and other minerals that attach to each other when the glass cools. It is also known as Stellaria. It gives many of our beads their bright sparkle, and works great with silver, gold, or copper-toned findings.
