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Fern green & provence lavender

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

These are the new Swarovski colors!

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Fern green (color #193) sprouts up with an organic, woodsy tinge, making a great springtime addition!  Puts me in mind of our coastal rainforests here in the Northwest.

Provence lavender (color #194) evokes an impression of peaceful fields in the south of France.  You can practically inhale the bucolic bliss :)

While they each have a very different feel, both colors are offered in a similarly broad range of shapes: butterfly beads, cube beads, bicones (rondelle beads), faceted rounds, bicone drops, briolettes, heart pendants and rivoli pendants.

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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

“…stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds”

Here’s a clue to what the R&T BeadTour crew willingly goes through, to bring beads to your town!

Yesterday’s bead show in Denver was up against a major snowstorm.  Our bead-truck driver and road crew, coming from Omaha, squeaked in ahead of the blizzard.

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Photos by Sky N.

2 of us flying in from Spokane had a rougher time, though…

√ Delayed in Spokane

√ Unexpected plane change in SLC

√ Lightning strike on their plane over Denver

√ Baggage unloaded and left on the tarmac (as the handlers were called in to avoid lightning), so baggage was soaked

√ Rental car couldn’t drive in the blizzard so they had to upgrade to a 4 wheel drive

√  They finally arrived at the hotel at 9 pm instead of the 4:30 they expected!

On the bright side, we safely unloaded the beads through the snow, and had a great Denver show…

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More photos at R&T's Facebook 'Bead Fans' page

And the roads look clear to Salt Lake City for tomorrow’s bead show!

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The key to etching

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

As seen in…

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The key to etching

…Belle Armoire‘s Spring 2010 issue (Vol 6, Issue 1 — pp 60-65).

Explore the symbolism of keys and the versatile design options offered by choker cables from Rings & Things.

Our chokers are available in base and precious metals, velveteen, leather and more!

Also in the spirit of this Belle Armoire article, Rings & Things carries a variety of African heishi spacers and key charms.

Thanks to designer Riki Schumacher for this shout out to R&T!

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Another way to score great beads

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

We’re always working hard to bring you wonderful beads.  Here’s a hint you won’t get from any other bead supplier:

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Dig the beads!

Literally.  Most towns have older areas where nobody lives (anymore).  You may spot old trash or bottles on a hillside, etc.  Take your shovel there, and see what you find:

۰ I found the 1930s-40s Czech glass bead above, near my home.  Gotta go back to see if there are any more :) But even one is a fun, vintage, conversation piece.

۰ A friend of mine once found an early 1800s Hudson Bay Company trade bead while walking along a river bank.

۰ Some people in Georgia found a whole treasure trove of 400-year-old beads!

Ever found old beads in the ground?  Share your story!

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