This spring assortment packs several lively motifs into one mix: red-orange ladybugs with crisp black spot detailing on clear grounds, blossoms rendered in orange-red with warm yellow-orange centers and in soft blue and white, and blue butterflies framed in clear or pale grounds. Solid orange-red side-cut pieces and blue-and-white striped pieces appear throughout, adding color variety between the pictorial motifs. The overall palette moves between warm reds and oranges and cool blues, giving fused glass surfaces a bright seasonal character.
Murrini, also called millefiore, are small cross-section slices of patterned glass cane, so each motif repeats from edge to edge across the slices cut from its cane. Place individual slices on the surface of a fused glass project and fire them in, using them as decorative accents on jewelry, pendants, plates, dishes, suncatchers, and ornaments.
What motifs are included in this spring mix?
The bag contains a variety of spring-themed slices: red-orange ladybugs with black spot detailing, blossoms in orange-red with yellow-orange centers, blossoms in soft blue and white, and blue butterflies on clear or pale grounds. Solid orange-red and blue-and-white striped pieces also appear throughout, rounding out the color range between the pictorial pieces.
What COE glass should I use with these murrini?
These are COE96 murrini. Always fuse them with base glass of the same COE. Combining glass of different expansion rates creates thermal stress in the finished piece and can lead to cracking during or after firing.
How many slices come in a pack?
These murrini are sold as a bag of assorted slices. Slice sizes and counts vary from pack to pack, as does the exact balance of motifs in the mix.
How do I use these in a fused glass project?
Arrange individual slices on top of your COE96 base glass and fire them in. Because the bag includes several motifs and a range of sizes, you can mix and match across a single piece, scattering smaller butterfly and blossom slices as fill and placing larger ladybug or flower slices as focal points on plates, pendants, or ornaments.
Specifications
- SKU: 161317
- COE: COE96
- Format: bag of assorted slices; sizes, counts, and motif balance vary from pack to pack
- Net weight: about 1/2 oz per bag
- Motifs: spring assortment including ladybugs, blossoms in orange-red and blue, butterflies, solid orange-red, and blue-and-white striped pieces
Working Notes
A full fuse will melt the murrini flat and flush into the surrounding glass, integrating the motifs smoothly into the surface. A tack fuse stops short of that point, preserving a slightly raised, three-dimensional profile that keeps each motif crisper and more distinct. Both approaches are widely used, and the right choice depends on the look you want for the finished piece.
Always fire a small test sample before committing to a full project. Results vary by kiln, glass thickness, and the specific COE96 base glass you are working with, so build your firing schedule around your own materials and equipment rather than a fixed temperature or ramp rate.
Description updated: September 4, 2026
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