Contest

“Your Designs Rock!” is not just an encouragement. YDR is also the name of our popular design contest of creations made from Rings & Things products. The 2010 edition is coming soon.

Here’s a first announcement… We invite craft jewelry makers to prepare their favorite handmade designs for the contest. (Entries need not be jewelry—they can be any kind of design.)

Got designs? Rock our contest!

The Grand Prize in the 2010 Your Designs Rock contest will be a $750 Rings & Things credit. First prizes will be awarded in each of five categories, each bringing a $250 Rings & Things credit. Honorable mentions carrying $75 credits will be bestowed on additional entries singled out by the judges. In addition, winning entries (with credit to the designer) could be featured in Rings & Things’ catalog and promotions, providing exposure to an estimated million people per year worldwide.

The 2010 design-contest categories are

• Glass & Crystal
• Gemstones & Pearls
• Mostly Metal
• Metal Clay
• Found Objects/Miscellaneous

Rings & Things is introducing a number of new features to the YDR contest this time around, making the competition more exciting than ever:

• New-entrant drawing: First-time entrants will be automatically entered into a drawing to win a goodie package.
• Early-bird drawing: Those who submit completed entries (up to 3) by early February will be automatically entered into a drawing to win a goodie package!
• Expanded entry period: Entries will be accepted through January and February, 2010.

Anyone can enter, but a majority of parts in each design must be items that are available from Rings & Things. (That includes things you buy at our BeadTour bead shows this Fall!) Full contest guidelines are available online.

For prompt notification of 2010 contest details, interested designers can subscribe to Rings & Things’ e-newsletter as well as checking our blog. YDR winners will be announced the first week of June.

Start planning now! You can submit up to 3 designs!

Announcing the lucky winners of our ‘Review a Product’ contest…

• Mara Nesbitt-Aldrich
• Maneki
• Christy Minnis
• Jody Blackwell
• Dawno

Congratulations! Each of you was randomly selected to win a $50 Rings & Things gift certificate. Just get in touch with me (Dave) on Twitter or Facebook to claim your prize.

Thanks to the dozens of you who entered, and be sure to keep reviewing items in our online store. Did you know?…according to a Nielsen poll, most people trust product reviews as the most reliable source of information about an item they’re thinking of buying online.

Rings & Things’ eagerly anticipated new blog event!

“Product Reviews” Contest

Your valuable feedback on Rings & Things products could win you one of five $50 gift certificates!

The rules:

• Submit your review(s) of any product(s) in Rings & Things’ online store between June 1 and July 31, 2009.
• Tell us once you’ve left your first review. Do this by commenting at this blog post.
  (Otherwise we won’t be able to contact you when you win!)
• We’ll randomly select the winners on August 3, 2009.
  Winners will be notified via email.

The lucky ‘Wynn’ rune charm 🙂

How to submit a product review:

1. In our online store, pick a Rings & Things product you’ve bought from us before.
2. Click on the ‘Write your own review’ link.
3. Rate the product, between 1 and 5 stars, and write an honest review.*

* Negative reviews are accepted, as long as they’re honest. Rings & Things retains the right to remove fake or nonsensical reviews from the contest.

Not open to current Rings & Things employees.

So, comment below & tell us which product(s) you reviewed in our store!

Taking care of some quick business:

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!