The mystical turtle, Kauila, makes her home in the Ka'u district at Punalu'u Bay according to Hawaiian Mythology, Kauila was empowered with the ability to turn herself from a turtle into human form and would play with the children along the shoreline and keep watch over them.
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High-quality, handmade Lampwork and Murano glass beads are made in our studio by skilled glass artisans. Each bead is kiln annealed for strength and durability. All of our beads have solid 925 sterling silver cores and are finished with a 925 hallmark on the core. The beads are made to fit Pandora bracelets, necklaces, beads and charms. They are also compatible with Biagi, Chamilia and Troll Jewelry.
These glass charms will slide easily onto any chain that has a smaller diameter than the hole size of aproximately 4.4 mm.
Inner diameter:4.45 - 4.5mm
Outer diameter: 13 - 13.5mm
Core: 925 Sterling Silver
Material: Murano Glass
All beads are handmade and unique. Therefore there may be slight differences between the photos and the actual bead. Due to variations in computer monitor settings and ambient light, there could be slight differences in the color from website photo and the actual item.
About Murano Glass Lampwork Beads
Most Murano beads are made using the wound lampworking technique. The process of Murano bead-making begins with the production of color canes. Chemical compounds are used to colour the glass. For example aquamarine is created with copper and cobalt. Ruby red with a gold solution. (from Wikipedia Murano beads)
Lampworking is a type of glasswork that uses a gas fueled torch to melt rods and tubes of clear and colored glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements. Also known as flameworking or torchworking, The art form became widely practiced in Murano, Italy in the 14th century. Lampworking differs from glassblowing in that glassblowing uses a blowpipe to inflate a glass blob known as a gob or gather, thereby inflating it by blowing air into the blowpipe, whereas lampworking manipulates glass either by the use of tools, gravity, or by blowing directly into the end of a glass tube.
Modern lampwork beads are made by using a gas torch to heat a rod of glass and spinning the resulting thread around a metal rod covered in bead release. When the base bead has been formed, other colors of glass can be added to the surface to create many designs. Once finished the piece must be annealed in an oven to prevent cracking or shattering. Annealing, in glass terms, is heating a piece until the glass is still too hard to deform, but is soft enough for internal stresses to ease. (from Wikipedia Lampworking)
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