This jar is a lively assortment of insect-themed murrini featuring three distinct motifs: red ladybugs with bold black spots on white grounds, yellow-and-black striped bumblebees on white or clear grounds, and blue butterflies set mostly on pale periwinkle-blue grounds, with some on clear. Slice sizes range across the mix, giving you variety to scatter all three motifs together or pull out a single type for a focused design. Solid-colored side-cut pieces in red, white, periwinkle blue, and black round out the jar.
Murrini, also called millefiore, are small cross-section slices of patterned glass cane, so each insect image repeats across the slices cut from its cane. These are COE90 murrini, made for use with COE90 glass. Place individual slices face-up on the surface of a fused glass project and fire them in your kiln so each tiny insect fuses permanently into the piece.
What insect motifs are in this mix?
The jar includes three bug designs: ladybugs (red bodies with black spots on a white ground), bumblebees (yellow and black striped on white or clear), and butterflies (blue wings on pale periwinkle-blue or clear grounds). Multiple slices of each motif are included, in a range of sizes.
What COE glass must I use with these murrini?
These are COE90 murrini. Fuse them only with glass of the same COE. Combining glass with different expansion rates creates thermal stress in the finished piece and can cause cracking during or after firing.
How many slices come in a pack?
These murrini are sold as a jar of assorted slices. Slice sizes and counts vary from pack to pack, as does the exact balance of the three motifs.
How do I use these in a fused glass project?
Arrange individual slices on the surface of a fused glass base such as a jewelry pendant, a plate, a dish, or a suncatcher panel. Fire them in your kiln and they bond directly into the surface. You can group motifs by type, mix all three insects together, or combine them with frit, powder, or other decorative glass accents for a garden or nature-themed piece.
Specifications
- SKU: 161298
- COE: COE90
- Format: jar of assorted slices; sizes, counts, and motif balance vary from pack to pack
- Motif: assorted insects, ladybug, bumblebee, and butterfly
Working Notes
How far you take the kiln determines the final look. A full fuse melts each murrini slice flat and flush into the surface of the base glass, incorporating the insect motif smoothly into the finished piece with no raised edges. A tack fuse stops at a lower temperature, leaving the slices slightly raised and preserving more of their original three-dimensional profile. Both approaches work well; the right choice depends on the surface texture you want in the finished piece.
Always fire a small test piece before committing your full project. Results vary by kiln model, the specific COE90 glass you are using, and the thickness of your base. Build your schedule around your own glass and equipment rather than relying on a generic temperature chart.
Description updated: July 6, 2026
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