Signal failure. . . .

As a general rule, boro beads look best under natural light, preferably on a bright day. Indoors, the beads can look a bit dark and dull, muffling the vivid colors and designs used. When shopping for boro beads, you may want to consider this. If you can, take the beads into the light of a window or outdoors, if the shopkeeper will let you, to see what they look like under natural light, as you might be surprised by the richness of the colors.

Have to say, don't buy these beads on line. They photograph wonderfully well, but you are going to be deeply heartbroken when they arrive. These were going to be the *heart* of the tree, around which everything else would revolve. In person, in even very bright indoor light, they simply look mottled brown. I did take them out into the *real* light, and they look like small versions of the picture. However: does one want beads/jewelery/ornaments that *only* look good outside? (BTW, I have full spectrum indoor lighting, and it doesn't make any difference. . . . )