[last update, May 2nd:
designer entries added at the bottom--scroll down!
Grand Prize winner to be picked this week]
Take our design challenge!
(PS: while you’re all waiting for the entries to be posted at the bottom of this post,
enjoy our last design challenge featuring glass bezels!)
The theme is brushed copper beads, look at ‘em:
We think you’ll love these: They’re gorgeously shiny… fun to touch…
and we like how people’s faces light up when they see ‘em at our bead shows!
Here’s how to enter:
- Leave a comment below.
- Get an extra entry in the drawing: Link from your blog to this post. Share this post in Facebook or Twitter.
Then, wait for an email from me: One week from today, on Thursday, March 24th, I’ll do a drawing & pick 15 lucky participants. I’ll send those 15 people a packet of these satin-finish copper beads.
They’ll have 1 month to provide photos of the jewelry they make with these beads. Out of all those entries, Rings & Things will pick a Design Challenge winner to receive a surprise pack of our jewelry supplies! So enter now, tell your online friends, and get thinking–what will you do with a bunch of brushed copper beads? Doming? Sawing in half? Image-transfer solution? Patina’ing? Hole punching? –Dave at Rings & Things–
Update, March 29th: Yay! Winners! Here’s the list of the lucky 13 people whose names were drawn:
The design entries keep coming in…
- Felted, wire-wrapped ring by Kym Hunter
- Focal of amber necklace by Kym Hunter
- Amber necklace by Kym Hunter
- Handmade earrings (Kym Hunter)
- Closeup of gemstone bead in necklace by Kym Hunter
- Necklace by Kym Hunter
- Back view of Kym Hunter’s ring
- Felt-flower ring by Kym Hunter
- “Copper Done Lightly”, by Francine Vorbeck
- Earrings by Erin Strother
- Necklace by Erin Strother
- Jenny Vidberg’s bracelet
- “Molten Flowers” earrings–Amy Purdes
- Jenny Vidberg: opalite necklace
- Copper & opalite necklace (Jenny Vidberg)
- Jenny Vidberg: copper + gemstone
- Copper+gemstone draped
- Bracelet–Jenny Vidberg
- Jenny Vidberg’s textured disk earrings
- Opalite/copper earrings by Jenny Vidberg
- Laura Staley’s necklace
- Penny Neville used alcohol inks
- Earrings by Melissa Meman
- Drape earrings by Melissa Meman
- Focal in Melissa’s necklace
- Melissa’s necklace





















































