Posts Tagged ‘contest’
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
You know, R&T’s bead truck is making a springtime visit to your town. An easy contest helps you get the most out of our bead shows 
…
Beads: not the only treasure at BeadTour
√ Attend our BeadTour show in your town. Enjoy R&T’s exclusive bead deals!
√ Talk about it online:
• Facebook it
• Blog it
• Twitter it
√ When I see your report of our show, I’ll put your name in the hat.
At the end of our spring bead-show run, we’ll draw several winners to receive these coveted R&T BeadTour t-shirts!
Social networking has its rewards...
(Giveaway drawing: July 1st, 2010.)
Which show are you going to? Here’s the spring BeadTour list:
03/12: Houston, TX
03/13: San Antonio, TX
03/14: Austin, TX
03/16: Dallas, TX
03/17: Oklahoma City, OK
03/19: St. Louis, MO
03/20: Kansas City, KS
03/21: Des Moines, IA
03/22: Omaha, NE
03/24: Denver, CO
03/26: Salt Lake City, UT
03/28: Boise, ID
04/03: Missoula, MT
04/10: Bellevue, WA
04/11: Portland, OR
04/17: Seattle, WA
04/18: Mt. Vernon, WA
04/25: Minneapolis, MN
04/27: Green Bay, WI
04/28: Milwaukee, WI
04/29: Chicago, IL
05/01: Grand Rapids, MI
05/02: Detroit, MI
05/04: Louisville, KY
05/12: Sacramento, CA
05/13: San Mateo, CA
05/15: Orange County, CA
05/16: San Bernardino, CA
05/18: Phoenix, AZ
05/20: Albuquerque, NM
06/06: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
06/08: Tampa, FL
06/09: Orlando, FL
06/10: Jacksonville, FL
06/10-13: Milwaukee, WI – Bead&Button
06/12: Atlanta, GA
06/13: Charlotte, NC
06/14: Raleigh, NC
06/15: Richmond, VA
06/16: McLean, VA
06/17: Baltimore, MD
06/19: Philadelphia, PA
06/20: East Hanover (NYC area), NJ
06/21: New Haven, CT
06/22: Boston (Dedham), MA
06/24: Rochester, NY
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
The blogs say there’s a contest going on. Must be true!
That’d be this year’s R&T design contest, of course.
Have you gotten your entry ready? You’ve got until the end of this month!
How do I know all this? I read the blogs
Maneki says,
“Rings & Things tar emot bidrag till tidigare omnämnda tävlingen Your Designs Rock t o m 28 februari. Imorgon, 5 februari, är sista dagen att lämna in om du vill vara med i deras Early bird-drawing med chans att vinna goodiebags. Observera att de numer inte längre skjuter fram sista inlämningsdatum utan siste februari står fast.”
Not to be outdone, Tammy Powley at About.com notes,
“Rings & Things’ Your Designs Rock competition is taking entries, and the deadline is coming up at the end of the month.”
And as if to prove her right, Adalea’s Designs has shared a super-fun necklace design that’s going to be entered in this year’s contest.
Join the blogroll! Send your entry! Blog about it!
Tags: about.com, adalea's designs, contest, design contest, maneki, rings & things design contest, tammy powley, Your Designs Rock
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
“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!
Tags: contest, design contest, rings & things contest, Your Designs Rock
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
If you live in the Northeast USA and can attend one of our late September bead shows, you could be a winner!
We’re scouting for our first-ever Guest Bead Helper! You could be an honorary BeadTour bead-show worker, with all the fame and glory that come with that honor.
Who set that table so nicely?
For our first foray into roadie recruiting, we’re looking for someone who can say “Yes” to all of these questions:
- Can you leave a comment below, to enter?
- Can you attend one of these bead shows?
- Rochester on Sept. 24
- Boston on Sept. 26
- New Haven on Sept. 27
- East Hanover NJ on Sept. 29
- Philadelphia on Sept. 30
- Can you “set tables” with trays of beads?
- Will you let us buy you lunch and give you a goodie tote?
Other perks of the “job” include meeting our friendly crew and getting a behind-the-scenes look at how bead shows are put together — not to mention getting to start bead shopping before we open the doors to the public!
PS: It’s a bonus if you’re an active Facebook-er, Twitter-er or blogger. We’d love it if you talked online about your roadie experience!
We’ll announce our winner on Wednesday, September 16th. Good luck to everyone who enters the drawing!
So enter by leaving a note below…mention which city you’d like to help us in!
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Posted in About Rings & Things, bead shows, contest | 26 Comments »
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Announcing the lucky winners of our ‘Review a Product’ contest…
Pick. Buy. Review!
- 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.
Tags: christy minnis, contest, contest winners, customer reviews, Dawno, jody blackwell, maneki, mara nesbitt-aldrich, online reviews, product review contest, product reviews, rings & things gift certificates
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
In our April newsletter going out this week (sign up to receive it!), we have a great discussion of do-it-yourself display ideas… Here’s how to take that idea, run with it, and win a prize in our April blog contest!
Craft / jewelry displays?
In jewelry suppliers’ catalogs, you can find many display and packaging options for selling your wares. But often you can increase customer’s interest, decrease your overhead costs, and grow your craft jewelry business–with a more personal touch!
Our newsletter article brings lots of great ideas for inexpensive, do-it-yourself (DIY) displays. Whether it’s re-using packaging, incorporating natural materials,upcycling “vintage” items or going seasonal, you can do a lot with a little.
We’d love to hear what additional DIY display ideas you’ve used or that you’ve seen. Leave a comment here to tell us about (or send an image of) your fave DIY display in our April blog competition, and you could win one of our famous goodie bags!
For other types of advice on running a strong business, check out our new list of crafts business tips. Happy show season!
PS: The winners of our March blog drawing have been randomly drawn. Congratulations to SusanSW and Beadsophy!
Tags: contest, craft business tips, display ideas contest, diy displays, diy displays contest, diy jewelry displays contest, grow your bead business, Grow your business, Grow Your Craft Business, Grow Your Jewelry Business, jewelry display ideas, jewelry displays contest, rings & things contest
Posted in Grow your business, contest | 14 Comments »