SECONDS Aquarium Fun, 2+oz, COE 96 Murrini Millefiori

Let's chat about these seconds for a second. 😂 Lisa and I were having some issues with the blades of our chopper this week (they needed changed) and didn't realize it until we started sorting and found lots of ends that were a bit too jagged to be called "firsts". There were also several designs that were still VERY good, but just past the prime parts of the pull. So this seconds mix is really REALLY lovely, but enough going on with each cane for them to get the "seconds" ranking. (I run a tight ship around here 😉)

Each kit will have Slim and Sparky (with tails), a Sea Bird, Sand Dollar, one each of the Orange and Purple Sea Shell and the Brown Starfish. Not every kit will have the Turquoise Starfish, but a Jelly Fish will be substituted instead. You may find a duplicate in your mix, which means we needed to add a little bit of weight to get it over the 2oz. size. 

FISH TIPS:
I recommend three things when you are attempting to keep the fish's tail from separating away from the body in a light tack fuse (these tips have been helpful for me, anyway). 1. a slower ramp up in your first segment (maybe 150 degrees per hour instead of 300 until you reach 1150) and 2. don't use glue to hold them together. Sometimes we glue a tail to the body and it looks great, but the only thing holding the tail in place is the glue. Once the glue burns off, the tail will move back to where it would naturally have wanted to go. So place the tail at the end before you fire up the kiln and make sure it is touching the body as close as it possibly can. And finally, 3. if you set the tail next to the body and it already seems like it is leaning away from the fish, flip the tail over and I think you'll find it will snuggle right up to the body.

See my Sept. 19, 2025 blog post for more details.

These murrini were hand-pulled by me in my glass shop’s vitrigraph kiln, annealed and tested. See dime for size reference. They were photographed in the best lighting possible to show accurate colors (however all computer monitors render colors differently). I use Oceanside fusible glass unless specified in the listing. COE 96.

This listing is for 2+ ounces (12 canes). Once received, the 2-inch long canes can be snipped as thick or thin as you’d like. If snipped into 3mm chips, you will get approximately 15 pieces per cane. 

Feel free to contact me with questions either before or after purchase. I’m always happy to help!