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Bead Shows!

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

 

“For beading fanatics, it’s like being a kid in a GIGANTIC candy store.”

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Prepare to be dazzled.

What’s that? Tasty beads at sweet prices? Yes indeed! Our 2012 Bead Shows are starting up again in just a few weeks! Our crew kicks off the season with our Spokane Bead Frenzy and then travels all across the continental United States with a truckload full of beads and other jewelry-making goodies.  We actually do put out candy dishes to help customers maintain their energy as they peruse the thousands and thousands of beads available!

If you haven’t already, now is  a great time to sign up to get an invite to our shows! Admission is free. Bring a friend to help you decide – or to help carry your haul! Plus, if you plan a week or two ahead, you can have a regular stock order delivered to the show for no charge. Translation: free shipping! Then, if you purchase more than $100 at the show, you’ll get a free shipping coupon for your next phone, catalog or online order. We visit most cities on our route 2x per year, so if you keep up this cycle long enough, you might not ever pay for shipping again!

Still not convinced? Here’s what some of your beady friends have to say about Rings & Things Bead Shows:

“For those of you near the cities below, check out this schedule to make sure you don’t miss it!!” http://abeadaday.blogspot.com/2011/09/rings-and-things-bead-tour.html

“So much goodness – I can’t begin to tell you.”  http://justatish.blogspot.com/2011/06/rings-things-bead-tour-and-give-away.html

“Clients want something unique, handmade, not mass produced. That’s why these trips are worth it to me…”  http://lexibeads.blogspot.com/2011/06/rings-and-things-bead-tour.html

“They set up a sea of beads and allow you to browse with no pressure to buy.”  http://karenlandis.com/2011/05/19/rings-things-bead-tour-in-charlotte/

“When I walked into the room, I couldn’t believe my eyes. There were tables lined up with strands and strands of beads.”   http://trendygal.com/?p=77

“For beading fanatics, it’s like being a kid in a GIGANTIC candy store.”  http://donnahuebsch.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/rings-things-bead-tour/

All the Bead Show details are right here. Have questions? Contact us here on the blog or via Twitter, Facebook or regular old email. Hope to see you there! ~ Cindy

 

 

 

 

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Anniversary Event!

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

As you may know it is our 39th Anniversary! Hip Hip Hooray! We have been frantically rushing to get all our goodies ready for our beadaholic customers.  Here are some of the great things we have going on in celebration of our 39 years!

Resin Flowers and Birds:

So many colors and shapes to choose from!

With twenty colors and twenty styles available, the possibilities are endless! Make easy post earrings, cute little bobby pins or linked bracelets! Just glue using Beadfix or a little E-6000. A garden of possibilities awaits you :)

Easy to make earrings, rings, bracelets and bobby pins!

Bracelets, Bracelets and more Bracelets:

We have so many bracelets it’s insane! In fact, we had to dedicate several tables to these cascading, sparkly glass bracelets. Keep them as is, or take them apart and use the beads to make your own creations! Either way, the price can’t be beat, $4.00 a piece or $3.00 a piece if you buy 10 or more!

Bracelets galore!

Sparkly glass bracelets make great gifts!

 

Czech Glass Island:

The Czech Republic may not have tropical beaches, but they do have some of the best glass beads around! So we figured why not fill up a swimming pool full of Czech glass beads and sell them for $3.00 a strand! It’s glass island!

Take a dip in our pool full of Czech glass!

 

Simply Swank:

Soldering made easy with Simply Swank Soldering Tools!

If you have always wanted to solder, but have been too scared to try, we have a solution! Simply Swank Soldering tools make soldering easy as pie. Come stop by the showroom and see Rita create soldering magic.

Simply Swank Soldering Irons and Accessories

Well, that’s just a sampling of all the goodness happening here at the Rings & Things Anniversary Event! Hope to see you down here!

 

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Prepping for the big Anniversary Event (August 12-13)

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Josh is busy organizing all of the discounted strands - our entire truck bay is full of them!

39 years…that’s how long Rings & Things has been in business! Tomorrow our Spokane showroom will be closed in order to finish preparations for this weekend’s big anniversary celebration. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the lovelies that will be available starting Friday – doors open at 10 am!

Fancy faceted tourmaline in shades of watermelon.

A great selection of turquoise!

Super sunny citrine.

Mini gemstone donuts - the perfect size for earrings and bracelets!

A basket full of bundled cloth bangles.

Event hours are from 10-4 both Friday and Saturday, and there are a variety of demos going on throughout our warehouse. The anniversary event is the perfect time to get your questions about metal stamping, metal clay, soldering and other jewelry-making techniques answered!

If you need to stock up on findings, chain and other essential regular stock items, save time by placing a showroom will-call order now, so it will be ready for you to pick up at the sale.

Hope to see you there!

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Creative Community: Rings & Things at the Great Spokane Art Party 2011

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The slogan for the 2011 Great Spokane Art Party “Eat, Drink and Be Artsy” was very fitting!  Saturday, May 7 was a fun-filled evening of delicious food, tasty wine and hands-on art.  This inspiring fundraiser benefits Blueprints for Learning, a non-profit organization working to increase the quality of early child care and education in our community and the Community Building Children’s Center.

At the event, several talented local artists mentor participants in creating collage magnets, handmade clay tiles, watercolor paintings, printed silk scarves, mono-prints, handmade paper, stick puppets, felt beads, jewelry and more.  Rings & Things has participated in the event since its inception.

At the sold-out event this year, we created nearly 180 individual pieces of jewelry!  The project was interchangeable magnetic jewelry using buttons made by Justin East. 

Russ and Dee donated the findings for the project, and various Rings & Things staffers and their friends worked the event. If you are interested in participating in this event next year, or in other community projects in the Spokane area, let us know!

Next on the calendar is the ‘Make It Art’ booth for kids at ArtFest. Also, please contact Russ if you’d like to help with recycling at ArtFest (June 3-5, 2011).  Every year he coordinates the recycling efforts at this and many other community events!

Local art perched on mountains of recycling!

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