Posts Tagged ‘crystal bicones’

Merry Xmas – ornaments by R&T

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Glitter spoiler — don your sunglasses before you scroll down!

Santa lampwork + pearl

Santa lampwork + pearl

Do you ever phone Rings & Things?  If not yet, you should, to enjoy some truly kind customer service.  If you have, you know we have a mighty creative bunch working here.

Today they had a Sales department holiday party.  Their tiny, tinsely Xmas tree was adorned with handmade ornaments.

Above: Lampwork Santa, freshwater pearl, copper wire wrapping, and leather cord.  Below: Chain, wire, crystal bicone beads, brass star charm, and mother of pearl rectangle ring bead.

Star charm + mother of pearl link

Star charm + mother of pearl link

Below: Copper wire, lampwork snowman and gunmetal link, filigree, chain and filigree bead.

Lampwork snowman

Lampwork snowman

Share your holiday ornament ideas below!

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Featured bead: Swarovski 5328 “Xilion” bicone

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The Featured Bead this time is actually a whole series of beads — one that you probably need to know about!

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Coming soon: new #5328 Xilion cut bicone beads from CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements!   You may ask, “Dave, why exactly is this important?”  The reason is that this bead is replacing one of the most popular beads in the world, the #5301 faceted bicone.

The #5301s from CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements are being phased out by Swarovski, and replaced with Xilion cut #5328 bicones.   Swarovski plans to start shipping #5328s in June, and have a full transition before the end of the year.  This new cut is unique to Swarovski (preventing unauthorized imitations), and provides a new, higher degree of brilliant shine.  Here is one more view, in “line art” provided by the manufacturer:

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So if you’re a fan of #5301s, now is the time to stock up.  They’ll be collector’s items soon!  The most popular colors and sizes of #5301 bicone beads are available at low factory-pack prices when you buy in large quantities.  For information on coatings and finishes, see our free online glossary of crystal coatings & effects.

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