Posts Tagged ‘russ troll bead’

Thank you, friends

Friday, July 17th, 2009

We have lots of people to thank.  Without you we’re nothing!  We’ve set aside this Friday to single out several of you…

Craftsforum in the UK provided a fortuitous followup to our recent blog post about peridot.

AlsoMrsB's star-connector jewelry

We also noticed AlsoMrsB's star-connector jewelry...

Erin of Tesori Trovati took a road trip alone–with Russ “Troll” Bead.  Some awesome photos resulted…

You'll never guess what Russ Troll is standing on!

You'll never guess what Russ Troll is standing on!

Meanwhile, back at the bookshelf…

How do these connect Melissa Lee and Rings & Things' Noryan?

How do these connect Melissa Lee and Rings & Things' Noryan?

(Ring ring.) Hi! Where are you? Could you pick me up a bead bowl on the way home?

CellChic's husband made this great bead bowl - lucky CellChic!

CellChic's husband made this great bead bowl - lucky CellChic!

By the way, a new blog just got started up by our friend J&M designs.  Give her a visit!

And KaneoheGirl at the HipGirlClips forum divulged her secret weapon in the war against split rings.  You need one too…

We’re always delighted to publicly thank people who talk nice about us.  Spotted an example of this?  Leave a comment to make sure we find out & acknowledge it!

DON’T MISS OUR June-July giveaway:
* in our online store, find a fave product & review it there, then…
* …leave a comment about it at the contest article in our blog
* On August 3, five winners will receive coveted Rings & Things gift certificates!
* Enter often & see if you win!

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Russ Troll Bead: on the go

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

We’ve featured Rings & Things’ mascot, Russ “the troll” Bead, in this space.  Here’s an update…

Russ the bead has been very busy.  A recent spate of sightings has been reported to Rings & Things. In fact, so many people have been sharing their photos of him that we’ve started a Russ bead Flickr group.  Here are just a few highlights.

Like a true woodland creature, Russ sometimes hangs around toadstools…

Russ Bead + mushrooms

Russ Bead + mushrooms

He’s been invited to ice-cream socials…

Russ "the troll" bead having tea

Russ "the troll" bead having ice cream

It’s a small, small world, so he keeps running into fellow travelers…

Russ Bead discovers gnome sweet gnome

Russ Bead discovers gnome sweet gnome

Of course, travel is not without its perils…

Russ Bead in peril

Russ Bead in peril

But our hero always seems to get back to domestic safety…and domestic animals:

Russ Bead + affectionate cat

Russ Bead + affectionate cat

Lots more fun pictures of Russ Troll Bead’s travels have been posted, so visit that Flickr link!  Our Blog Partners and like-minded bead lovers everywhere keep sending us more photos to share.  One good friend, Wendy, has even created a World-Wide Travels of Russ Troll Bead map!

Have you seen Russ the bead?  Post a link below so we can check up on him!  (PS: You can add a Russ bead to your order!)  ;)

DON’T MISS OUR June-July giveaway:
* in our online store, find a fave product & review it there, then…
* …leave a comment about it at the contest article in our blog
* On August 3, five winners will receive coveted Rings & Things gift certificates!
* Enter often & see if you win!

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Featured bead: “Russ troll” bead

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

I’ll be occasionally presenting a Featured Bead in this blog, and to start off this series, what could be better than…

Featured bead: "Russ Troll"

Featured bead: the "Russ Troll" from Rings & Things

A Rings & Things exclusive!  Our “Russ Troll” beads commemorate our iconic founder & owner, Russ Nobbs.  (He’ll probably ask me to remove those words once he reads this.) :)

These are handmade Peruvian ceramic beads, with a hole large enough (2.5-3mm) for just about any cording you’re going to string them on.  On narrower stringing materials, you might keep Russ in his place with Bead Bumpers.

Russ stands about 32 millimeters tall, which is approximately an inch and a quarter.  That makes him the Littlest Troll.  He has a varied wardrobe, as you can see in the picture above, so order a bunch.  Collect ‘em all!

Want to nominate a featured bead?  Leave a comment below, or tweet me: @Rings_Things on Twitter.

April giveaway: “DIY Display Ideas”:
* You enter by leaving comments under the March 31 giveaway announcement
* At the end of April, 2 winners will receive coveted Rings & Things goodie packs!
*So read the blog regularly to see if you won!

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