Archive for May, 2009

Business (fun)

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Taking care of some quick business:

Luck, embodied by these horseshoes (a.k.a. bead thimbles)

Luck, embodied by these horseshoes (a.k.a. cable thimbles)

Congratulations to the winners of our April contest, “DIY Display Ideas“, who are:

  • Mary Berg, who had several great tips (check them out!).
  • Lyn, who shared from her 35 years of experience.

And, announcing the May contest on the Rings & Things blog, which is a free-for-all comment drawing:

  • You enter by leaving comments — so visit often.
  • You find out you won by…? Visiting often! (2 winners to be announced at the end of May.)

May the luckiest person win!

Kick it off right now: leave some comment entries below!

May giveaway:
* You enter by leaving comments this month
* At the end of May, 2 winners will receive coveted Rings & Things goodie packs!
*
So read the blog regularly, to enter a lot & to see if you won!

“As seen in” (or, thanks for mentioning R&T!)

Friday, May 1st, 2009

There’s a nice custom over at Twitter called #followfriday.  It’s all about recognizing people who are important to you online.  In that spirit, R&T thanks some people who wrote nice things about us in the last week.  Here’s what they talked about…

Tammy Powley discusses the hows and whys of lava beads.

Cyndi Lavin's award-winning design from the 2009 Rings & Things "Your Designs Rock!" contest

Cyndi Lavin wins a "Polly's Picks" award in the 2009 Rings & Things "Your Designs Rock!" contest.

Robyn at the Gem Shows blog included us in her go-to list.

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Meanwhile, back at Earthenwood....Melanie conjures an uplifting color scheme involving our Dark Indigo crystal beads.

Dawno has mentioned us too!  Here’s the very latest of her frequent, informative posts.

Mentioning Rings & Things or our products in your blog?  Leave a link in the comments here!  We’re glad to send you some readers.

May giveaway:
* You enter by leaving comments this month
* At the end of May, 2 winners will receive coveted Rings & Things goodie packs!
*
So read the blog regularly, to enter a lot & to see if you won!