STEPH❤HUNNY -- a photoblog on fashion, travel, and more: ♡ Red & Floral on Murano Island ♡

Finally able to blog again! I've been in China for the past few weeks and unfortunately Blogger (along with other social networks) is blocked there, so now I'm a little (a lot) behind on this documenting my trip / outfits thing.

ANYWAY, let's see what I remember....

☆ TOBI crop top (size S -- 50% OFF FIRST PURCHASE), H&M floral skirt (size S), H&M sold out boots (similar here), Gold Soul snake ringcelet, Taiwan night-market necklace ☆

One of the things that you must do (if you want lol) if you're in Venice is to take a ferry to one of the three famous surrounding local islands, Murano, known for making some of Italy's finest glass.

These are gondolas, I know. But they looked cool so I'm putting this here.

FOR SEASICK-PRONE PEOPLE: I normally get seasick but it wasn't that bad! Probably because I stayed outside on the deck where there was a lot of fresh air

The ferry only takes about 10-15 minutes to get there, and the view on the way is amazing!

Isn't the color of the water pretty?!

ANYWAY,

When we got there, we got to see a cool demonstration on how each Murano glass piece is made

He's not making pizza, I swear

For those of you who don't know, the glass has to be heated up to an extremely high temperature so it can be soft enough to be hand-crafted by the glass Masters, who have been practicing this art in Italy for many, many years.

The heated piece of glass is first cooled off a bit before the Master begins -- using only a pair of pliers -- to quickly (before the glass hardens) form the piece into his or her desired shape/design.

And then, VOILA!

HE ONLY DID THIS IN 3 MINUTES

Although the glass is already "cooled" and completely hardened in a matter of seconds, it is still EXTREMELY hot and, to prove this to us, the Master placed a piece of paper on this little glass horse and the paper IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES.

(sorry I couldn't get a picture though)

It was seriously such a fun and interesting thing to have watched, and of course at the end of the demonstration, we had the opportunity to browse through the other glass works available in the many stores along the water.

And this is where I show you what I wore that day: