I met Rings & Things’ friend Joyce at one of our bead shows earlier this year.
She’s very friendly, very creative, and she has this interesting story (click to watch the video)!
Enjoy!
Want to suggest another “R&T” customer who has an interesting story? Email social {at} rings {dash} things {dot} com !
“Purple often suggests refinement, grace, and elegance. To me this shade is just calming.”
That’s what Jane Konkel said about some attractive resin tube beads from Rings & Things that she used in her “Take a Look at Lilac” jewelry set:
Calling it a “New Fave”, Jane paired this resin tube with some of our popular
glass faceted round beads, also in purple hues.
See these regal designs starting on page 70 of BeadStyle magazine’s December/January issue!
Cool bead alert!
We’re told these invitingly inexpensive, glowingly colorful powder-glass “donuts” are made by crushing solid color seed beads.*
Recycled-glass wafers like these have been popular at our BeadTour bead shows. Look for them in your city soon (next spring), or order some now!
*Beadmakers might be interested in the process of making these discoidal darlings. In a nutshell:
Ever do craft / trade shows? Wendy Rosen is going to save you some money. And hassle!
Music stands!
Under-shelf lights!
Cutting table from JoAnn Fabrics!
See 20 Cheapskate Booth Ideas (and more) at Wendy’s Facebook page! ….Please note that if you become Wendy’s “FB friend”, you’ll receive more booth ideas, plus tips about wholesaling to shops and galleries!
PS: for extra ideas, check out Tradeshow Stuff and The Buyers Market!
How do you finish this sentence?
“For a holiday gift, I hope for __________ from Rings & Things.” <|:-)
Leave a COMMENT below, for a chance to WIN a bag of HOLIDAY BEADS! And for extra brownie points, tell a friend to stop by & do the same.
Here’s what some Facebook friends said…
We issued a design challenge to some Rings & Things Blog Partners…
“What would you make with new, Rings & Things exclusive…glass bezels &
glass tiles?”
Stay tuned for the results! (Hint, we’ve already seen some, and they’re wonderful.)
In the meantime: curious to be a Blog Partner? And, you can buy glass bezels & glass tiles from us too!
We get a lot of requests from you for metal charms.
Metal does have its charms 🙂 Peek at the newest & coolest! My picks:
1. A fresh crop of delicate leaf-shaped sterling charms:
7 species!
2. Rhinestone metal cross charms:
In gunmetal & more!
3. Textured brass cut-outs and charms:
Cutlery sets, even!I want to know, what’s your favorite metal charm lately?
Leave a comment!
Yesterday was an eventful day for product testing! We sent the obligatory email telling people not to worry about “the strange plastic smell’ that arose from testing some non-toxic faux enamels.
We decided to add a great new riveting tool ~ watch for it in December.
We also tested the usability and effectiveness of various patinas and metal treatments. It started out simply enough, test a metal treatment from a new vendor. No problem, we’ve done this quite a few times and know the drill, or so we thought!
We definitely noticed that the basic instructions were written in calligraphy. And, we did wonder about the need for a solid copper pot. We questioned whether rainwater was really needed. But, we didn’t pull the plug on the test until we read the instruction to mix-in freshly grated daikon radish.
The radish requirement inspired fits of giggles. Fortunately, we have several other non-radish based metal treatments that are great to work with!
♥ Sondra
A peek at one in the series of free workshops we often hold in the Rings & Things showroom:
A riveting workshop, with Polly.
Riveted, mixed-metal jewelry, hot off the anvil!
Riveting jewelry is fun–with parental supervision.
Call it a notebook charm, call it a hinge…
…it’s handmade, unique and beautiful!