Come on out and join us this afternoon at the Bead Frenzy at the Mirabeau Park Hotel! (Click on these images for large-size photos.)
Also, watch for us in a town near you this spring.
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Sunday, March 6th, 2011
PDF Live from the Spokane Bead Frenzy
Sunday, March 6th, 2011Preparations are finishing up for our Bead Frenzy today at the Mirabeau Park Hotel in the Spokane Valley. Come on out today between 11:00 am and 4 pm. Great values, new strands, demonstrations on riveting, stamping and more!
Spring BeadTour prevue
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011The first warm hints of springtime are dawning.
Once again comes the promise of new…beads!
Enjoy our spring BeadTour preview–
and we’ll see you at our bead shows, March 6 through June 30!
Manmade Red Rainbow Calsilica beads
Birdseye Rhyolite beads
Cubic zirconia (CZ) beads
Peridot beads and Black Silver Leaf beads
Rhodocrosite beads, Rose Snowflake Obsidian beads, and more manmade Red Rainbow Calsilica beads
Cape Amethyst beads, Lapis beads, and Aquamarine beads
Have you been to our popular BeadTour bead shows yet?
We come to dozens of cities across the USA, with thousands of strands of new beads at 15% off wholesale prices!
GET INVITED
Mardi Gras: A Celebration of Beads!
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011Here at Rings and Things, we eat, sleep, and breathe beads. In fact, some nights I think I actually dream about beads! We are by definition bead enthusiasts. Every year I can think of only one day, in one city, that celebrates beads in a way that can possibly rival our passion here at Rings and Things: New Orleans on Mardi Gras!
Let the good beads roll!
Each year, 46 days before Easter Sunday, the Big Easy erupts into a Bead Mecca. Beads are thrown from the balconies, collected by party-goers and hanging from the trees. The city is literally decorated in beads like a Christmas tree is adorned with tinsel.
In honor of such an amazing display of beads, I have decided to design some Mardi Gras-inspired jewelry that can be easily re-created to celebrate the big day, whether you live in New Orleans or New Hampshire!
This jewelry features beads in classic Mardi Gras colors; Purple, Green and Gold. (Did you know? — these symbolize respectively Justice, Faith and Power.) There are also cute little gold Fleur de Lis charms, an image synonymous with New Orleans. The jewelry is done using all gold-plated findings.
All of the supplies to make these items are readily available at our on-line store, www.rings-things.com! Any questions on making the jewelry? Contact us at 1-800-366-2156 and mention this blog!
Mardi Gras is on March 8th this year. So hurry and get your supplies to celebrate Fat Tuesday in style! These projects are both affordable and fun!
–Tiffany, Designer, Rings & Things
P.S.: Want more Mardi Gras jewelry inspirations? Enjoy our “Mardi Gras Memories” bracelet and “Mardi Gras Choker” designs!