My 1st grade son brought in 3 bangle bracelets for show and tell today.  One was a brand new bracelet he made just yesterday.  He was excited to show them to his teachers and friends, saying he thought they looked “artistic”. 🙂

I have a show and tell for you too.  This wire bracelet is fresh from the studio and features boro beads by a talented Ohio lampwork artist.  Daniel Echeverry’s beads were my first experience with borosilicate.    If you are not already familiar with boro, I thought I’d fill you in with a very brief description.  Lampwork bead artists work with many types of glass; “soft glass” is made from soda-lime, and “hard glass” which is borosilicate.  Borosilicate glass requires a higher temperature to melt, and is known to be extremely strong and resistant to breaking.  Laboratory test tubes, beakers, glassware (Bodum) and even some French coffee presses are made with borosilicate glass.  There is a distinctive color-changing quality with boro beads.  When you look at the beads in natural sunlight, you will see such incredible color and depth.  The bracelet below is one of my first using boro beads.

Have a great weekend everyone!