Something you might see at Rings & Things bead shows…
Stacks of bead “shopping trays” spontaneously appear at our shows. (These are action photos taken by cell phone…)
Mysterious bead stacks...
Been to our bead shows? Know what these are all about? 
...made by aliens?
If you have a theory, we’d be interested to hear it…leave a comment!
Our designer Evette sent me over an idea for a bicycle belt buckle that she made:
Tough enough for a biker, but made for a woman
Ingredients:
Instructions:
See how quick & easy it is to make hip jewelry! (Above the hip, I guess.)
As promised, I’m transferring some images from our digital cameras to our blog — To show your our recent Image Transfer Solution (ITS) workshop.
We had a whole crew putting this new product through ITS paces…
Busily trying all kinds of ideas
Everyone had lots of inspirations they wanted to try out…
So many images to transfer, so much jewelry to make!
In the spirit of yesterday’s belt-buckle blog post, here’s another approach…
Impressionist belt buckles, anyone?
You can do so many things with Image Transfer Solution…
Amazing images
It was neat to see how a transferred image works when it’s overlaid on another design…
Try layering contrasting images
While we were at it, we tried out some new products we’re introducing…
Game spinners & sprocket gears (available soon!)
We learned tons from doing this workshop! Soon you’ll see an ITS technique sheet on our website. We’ve been adding more ITS-related items to our store, too, to enhance your experience. Check out new Wetordry™ polishing paper for truly delicate hand-sanded results. And Renaissance® micro-crystalline wax polish is a fantastic way to protect your transferred images!
Have you tried Image Transfer Solution yet? It’s a marvelous way to create custom pendants, beads, and more…we’d love to hear of your experiences with it in a comment below!
Beat the wintry blues with a crafty tropical cruise!
Come sail away...
How about talking DS (dear spouse) into a getaway trip for your holiday gift? The Bead Cruise will spoil you like a Princess, though it’s actually a Royal Caribbean boat
Some of the big names in craft jewelry will be aboard to teach you. How about workshopping with color expert Margie Deeb, “Beads, Baubles and Jewels” regular Mary Hettmansperger, Barb Switzer, Beverly Herman and our own blog partner Melanie Brooks?
Not to mention stops at a private island and in the Virgin Islands. And gift bags, workshops, cocktails, along with all the comforts of luxury cruising.
Here’s the website to “accidentally” leave up on the computer for your significant other to see…www.beadcruise.com
Are you a member of a bead society yet? (Or a polymer-clay or metal-clay guild, or another craft group?) Rings & Things always encourages you to share knowledge and fun with like-minded souls in your area…
"We're here to help you": join a bead society & meet some new faces!
There are lots of reasons to join a local group of beaders or other craft/jewelry artists.
…but the simplest reason to join is for FUN! ☻☺
Do you realize how incredibly many of these groups exist? Check these constantly-updated resources to find a group near you:
There seems to be quite an upswing of interest in forming local groups lately. If you don’t find a group near you, will you be the founder of a new one?
Rings & Things wants to hear from YOU about any more bead societies and art guilds that haven’t made it onto our lists yet. Leave us a comment here with information!
By the way, Rings & Things doesn’t track the meeting times & places of all of these groups. (We’ve found that these may change.) But you can announce your bead society’s latest meetup schedule right here — so just leave a comment below to plug your group.
A post for fun today:
Find your “beady name”. (Thanks to the Beadwright blog.)
Enjoy!
–Delica “Del” Turquoise
What’s your beady name? Are we related? Tell all by leaving a comment!