Archive for October, 2010

Halloween tree by Carolyn Fiene

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

“Halloween Tree”

…a little seasonal treat made with R&T items:

Halloween tree by Carolyn Fiene

What a nice, original design idea!

Can you spot which components were used in this?  :)

Thanks to our Blog Partner, Carolyn Fiene, for taking a moment from her busy travel schedule to send this along!

Who do you vote for? Rings & Things’ Halloween costume contest

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Rings & Things’ employees are having a costume contest today.  Who would you vote as “best in show”?

Rings & Things' Cindy

↑ Cindy – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Melissa – Candy Corn ↓

Rings & Things' Melissa

Rings & Things' Lindsey

↑ Lindsey – Bat Girl (on left) + “Eddie Munster” (on right)

Nate – Sven the Tennis Pro ↓

Rings & Things' Nate
Rings & Things' Chris

↑ Chris – Dr. Steve Brule
Polly – Dragon Sorceress ↓

Rings & Things' Polly

Rings & Things' Kayla

↑ Kayla – Mob Wife
Laurel – Steam Punk Princess Peach ↓

Rings & Things' Laurel

Rings & Things' Claudia

↑ Claudia – Major Flirt
Dao – Spartan Chilean Miner ↓

Rings & Things' Dao

Rings & Things' Amanda

↑ Amanda – Tavern Wench

“Vote” in a comment below :)

PS: In-house voting made Chris the winner, with Melissa & “Eddie Munster” co-second place!

Bridal basics: DIY shoe clips

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

A perennial that we see a lot of every springtime: bridal shoe clips.

Shoe clips are easy to make “DIY”.  Take these:

Shoe clip findings

Design, decorate, and voilà: finished shoe clips!

"Posies" shoe clip design

"Posies" shoe clip design: click for full details

Are you planning ahead for spring’s crop of brides?  Have you used shoe clip findings?  Do you have innovative uses for these?

Bead? What bead?

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Can you spot the bead?

Here’s a Rings & Things logo painted by Noryan on one of our loading dock doors:

Rings & Things Noryan logo Bay 3

Bead?  What bead?

Leave a comment if you know what I’m asking about!  :)