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Design challenge results: glass bezels, glass tiles

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Rings & Things just ran a design challenge with several of our Blog Partners.  Look what they made!
(Note added on March 30, 2011: also see our next design challenge with brushed copper beads!)

We sent our crafty guinea pigs some packages of Rings & Things exclusive new items: glass bezels and glass tiles.

Krissi Sandvik used these glass findings to frame tiny reproductions of her own paintings:

Krissi-Sandvik-design-challenge-glass-tiles

Click to enlarge!

 

Armored Hearts came up with the inspiration of using up old beads that were lying around the workshop.  They make some really fun patterned designs in resin…

Armored Hearts design challenge glass tiles

Armored Hearts design challenge glass tiles

Armored Hearts design challenge glass tiles

Armored Hearts design challenge glass tiles

Armored Hearts design challenege glass tiles

Armored Hearts design challenge glass tiles

Armored Hearts design challenge glass tiles

Juli Nocita took two approaches, layering some ArtChix images into the glass bezels…

Juli-Nocita-design-challenge-glass-tiles-with ArtChix images

…and placing same-size glass tiles and glass bezels together to make an image “box”:

Juli-Nocita-design-challenge-glass-tiles-with glass bezels to make an image box

Suebeads made this magnet set with Tim Coffey special paper:

SueBeads-design-challenge-glass-tiles

Click to enlarge!

Courtney Breul commented, “Loved the bezels, but the clear back can be difficult. You can see the bail.”  (So consider covering it up with an image placed inside.)   This concern didn’t stop Courtney from making all of these great pendants:

Courtney Breul design challenge glass tiles

Courtney Breul design challenge glass tiles

Courtney Breul design challenge glass tiles Mouse immersed some metal charms in resin on glass bezels…

Mouse-design-challenge-glass-tiles-metal charms

…as well as painting unique designs on paper that she resin-ated onto the back of glass tiles.

Mouse-design-challenge-glass-tiles-painted-paper

She’s also contemplating an experiment where she’ll fuse metal clay onto these!

Faye Hadfield made, among other items, this cute Mom gift for her daughter:

Faye-Hadfield-design-challenge-glass-bezels-and-tiles

What would you do with these exclusive glass tiles & bezels?

“For a holiday gift, I hope for __________ from Rings & Things.”

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

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…

Lynn Perry Bennett metal stamping supplies

Joy Mcdonald Pearls and Amethyst necklace from my best friend :) lol ;) Helen where are you :)

Juli Nocita A gift certificate!

Anita Carbone Anthony one or two of everything (Can you tag hubby in this?) lol

Stephanie Dixon A gift certificate for a million dollars….

Kala Taylor You to relocate to the UK

Adrienne York Campbell texturing hammers!!

Claire Goverts The metal stamping kit (though that’s probably going to be a ‘to me from me’ gift)

Linda Roden A Large Gift Certificate.

Miz Fit new and exciting products

Patricia L Beaudin sterling silver wire to string some mirage beads on for rings!

Sandy Flynn chokers, chokers, chokers!!!!!

Krissi Sandvik GLASS TILES and glue-on bails

Vanessa Kennedy There’s far too much that I would love to have to pick just one thing, so I would definitely love a large gift certificate..or lots of small ones :)

Design challenge: exclusive glass bezels & tiles

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

We issued a design challenge to some Rings & Things Blog Partners…

Glass bezels

“What would you make with new, Rings & Things exclusiveglass 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?  Join the program!  And, you can buy glass bezels & glass tiles from us too!

Are you a winner? (Product review contest)

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Really?  You haven’t gotten around to reviewing that last batch of Rings & Things stuff, in our website store?  Here’s why you should do it now:

Congratulations to Valerie Fordham of Apopka, FL!  She’s the first winner in Rings & Things’ monthly Product Review Contest drawings.

Valerie reviewed several items that she bought from us, including some choker cables and genuine watch parts.  One of her reviews was picked at random as our July winner!

Want to be the August winner?  It’s easy.  Haul out that R&T merchandise, look it up by stock number in our online store, and “Write your own review”!