text: This is pretty, but I wanted to use it indoors as a suncatcher. I thought the glass was transparent, but it is matte. It seems to have been sandblasted or otherwise textured. The strings are super thin and are just regular string, not plastic line or wire. If it lasts longer than one season outdoors, I'll be shocked. I am keeping the product but I'll have to find a sheltered place to hang it and I'm disappointed that I won't get any rainbow light effects out of it.