Rings & Things Design Gallery

Transylvanian Holiday - Earrings

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:14:40 GMT

Created by:Rings & Things Staff

2 #28-684-179 Tiny 3-D ceramic skeleton beads, white
2 #28-684-191 Tiny 3-D ceramic coffin beads, black
2 #23-443-232 3mm round Czech glass faceted firepolish beads, ruby
2 #23-011-232 11x5mmCzech glass dagger beads, ruby
4 #37-715-9 1.5" thin eye pins, gunmetal
2 #37-133-9 4.5mm round jump rings, gunmetal
2 #34-463-1-SUB French hook ear wires, nickel free

Tools and supplies: flat-nose pliers, round-nose pliers

New to jewelry-making? Check out our Basic Techniques for Making Earrings.

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Aug 18, 2009

Boo Necklace and Earrings

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:44:35 GMT

Created by:Cindy Morris

This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED� � Swarovski Elements.

Earrings
#28-333-66 Lampwork glass "Boo" beads, assorted colors
#43-392-9 8-strand chain tassels, gunmetal
#34-323-9 French hook earwires, gunmetal
#05-301-06-24 CRYSTALLIZED� 6mm crystal bicones, jet
#05-301-06-152 CRYSTALLIZED� 6mm crystal bicones, crystal/metallic blue 2x
#05-301-06-156 CRYSTALLIZED� 6mm crystal bicones, purple velvet
#23-234-021 4mm glass disk spacers, black
#37-421-9 7/8" standard head pins, gunmetal
#37-722-9 2" standard eye pins, gunmetal

Necklace
#28-333-64 Candy corn lampwork glass beads, yellow/orange/white
#28-333-66 Lampwork glass "Boo" bead, assorted colors
#28-684-116 Tiny ceramic ghost bead, white/black
#37-421-9 7/8" standard head pins, gunmetal
#37-722-9 2" standard eye pin, gunmetal
#23-226-011 6mm round glass beads, white
#23-226-191 6mm round glass bead, orange
#23-226-321 6mm round glass bead, yellow
#20-225-49 Size 8 Toho� Japanese glass seed beads, black
#40-099-07-9 4.5mm rollo chain, gunmetal
#52-090-20-9 20" unfinished-end magnetic cable choker, black/white plate

Tools and supplies: cutters, round-nose pliers, adhesive such as Epoxy 330 (#60-230)
Assemble large-hole beads of your choice on choker cable and cut cable to length, if desired.

TIP: When shipped, the smaller piece of the choker�smagnet clasp is stored inside the larger piece, leaving one end unfinished. Remove smaller magnet end from larger end before gluing. To remove, insert the unfinished end into the hole of the smaller magnet. Bend the free end slightly, and while maintaining downward pressure, pull to remove the magnet. Apply glue to the unfinished end, then insert into smaller magnet end. Allow adhesive to dry thoroughly.

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Aug 10, 2009

Battie Earrings

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:57:18 GMT

Created by: Toni Plastino

#28-684-89 Bat Bead
#37-415-9 1.5" thin head pins, gunmetal
#37-133-9 4.5mm round jump rings, gunmetal
#40-099-08-9 2.8mm curb chain, gunmetal
#34-163-1 French hook ear wires, surgical stainless steel

Need a halloween jewelry idea? These fun earrings are easy to make, and require only basic jewelry-making techniques. To view Designer Tip Sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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Sep 30, 2008

Diablo Earrings

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:56:02 GMT

Created by: Toni Plastino

#28-684-193 Ceramic el diablo (devil) head beads
#44-165-9 5x24mm domed fancy spade filigrees, gunmetal
#05-301-06-24 6mm Swarovski crystal faceted bicones, jet
#37-415-9 1.5" thin head pins, gunmetal
#37-133-9 4.5mm round jump rings, gunmetal
#34-163-1 French hook ear wires, surgical stainless steel

Need a halloween jewelry idea? These fun earrings are easy to make, and require only basic jewelry-making techniques. To view Designer Tip Sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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Sep 30, 2008

Spider Necklace and Bracelet Set

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:51:00 GMT

Created by: Amy Scalise

Spider-Web Necklace
#52-625-02-16 16" black woven nylon-wrapped cotton choker, sterling silver/black
#40-099-29-9 2.8mm flattened cable chain, gunmetal
#37-123-9 3x4mm oval jump rings, gunmetal
#37-136-9 5mm round jump rings, gunmetal
#49-570 10x10x3mm 3-D Spider charm, sterling silver

Spider-Web Bracelet
#40-099-29-9 2.8mm flattened cable chain, gunmetal
#49-570 10x10x3mm 3-D Spider charm, sterling silver
#37-136-9 5mm round jump rings, gunmetal
#37-133-9 4.5mm heavy round jump rings

"Black-plated" gunmetal findings are perfect for Halloween jewelry designs (or Gothic jewelry designs year-round!).

Tip Sheet for this design, coming soon. In the meantime, see our Basic Jewelry-Making Technique Sheet for tips on working with jump rings, and Beaded Head & Eye Pin Technique Sheet for creating nice head-pin loops. To view our jewelry-making technique sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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Sep 18, 2008

Bat Girl Bracelet

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:21:00 GMT

As seen in the Rings & Things Wholesale Catalog 2009-10
Created by: Mollie Valente

#40-080-01-9 2.5" mesh-style chain links, gunmetal
#41-130-07-9 18x11x7mm small fan-shaped donut bails, gunmetal
#40-099-12-9 Flattened long-and-short chain, gunmetal
#49-944-72 17x24x4mm 3-D cast bat charm, antiqued silver
#39-348-9 22mm lobster clasp, gunmetal
#37-136-9 5mm round jump ring, gunmetal
#41-219-9 9mm split ring, gunmetal

This black and silver bracelet, with snake-like gunmetal-plated chain links, is quick and easy to make. It's ideal for Halloween (or the whole month of October!), and an elegant treat for goths at any time of year. The 3 slinky chain links are larks-head knotted into a focal point, and the 2 strands of long-and-short chain provide a Victorian element. If bat charms aren't your "thing," replace the bat with any charm or bead of your choice! We stock a wide variety of skull beads, if you'd like to stick with Halloween and Gothic themes.

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Sep 18, 2008

Mixed Messages Bracelet

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:36:34 GMT

Created by: Cindy Morris

This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED� � Swarovski Elements.

#61-723-19-54 0.018" 19-strand Beadalon� stringing cable, copper satin
#41-256-51-8 Size 1 crimp beads, copper plated
#44-150-7 30x22mm harvest filigree connector, antiqued copper plated
#20-228-610 Size 11/0 seed beads, black matte
#05-810-06-208 CRYSTALLIZED� 6mm pearls, burgundy
#05-301-06-160 CRYSTALLIZED� 6mm bicone beads, crystal/silver shade
#37-145-7 6mm round jump ring, antiqued copper plated
#39-343-7 12mm lobster clasp, antiqued copper
#37-422-7 2" standard head pin, antiqued copper
#28-684-179 Tiny 3-D ceramic skeleton bead, white

Wish you could wear Halloween and skeleton jewelry to the office? This subtle Halloween-themed bracelet makes it happen! Copper harvest filigree and burgandy pearls help this skeleton bead dress for autumn success in the formal workplace.

See our Beading Cable Technique Sheet for stringing instructions, Wire-Looping Technique Sheet for making the top loop for the skeleton, and close the jump ring securely to avoid losing it.

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Sep 15, 2008

Toil and Trouble, Necklace

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:59:57 GMT

Created by: Cindy Overland

It's not much work and no trouble at all to make Rings & Things' spooky seasonal project for Halloween.

27-022-232 Round resin beads, ruby
41-256-02-3 Size 2 crimp tubes, silver plated
29-600-10-036 Mother-of-pearl ring beads, gray
49-944-14 Cast skull beads, antiqued pewter
27-546-3 Bali-style tube beads, silver plated plastic
61-810-49-87 0.015� Beadalon� stringing cable, bright steel
41-216-1 6mm round split rings, white
39-248-1 Gigantic lobster clasp, white

To make this design:

1. Cut two 16" lengths of Beadalon.
2. String a crimp tube over both strands and loop the ends, leaving enough slack to form a�

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Sep 27, 2007

Web O' Spiders Window Charm

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:24:38 GMT

As seen in our 2007-08 Wholesale Catalog!
Created by: Dina Fernandez

55-910 3.75" snowflake wire form
20-225-5C Size 8 Toho� glass seed beads, garnet
49-570 3-D spider charms, sterling silver
46-702-12 ColourCraft� wire, black
37-136-3 Round jump rings, silver plated
60-280 Crafters Pick� The Ultimate adhesive

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Jan 13, 2007

Around-the-Neck Arachnids

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:23:46 GMT

Designer: Polly Nobbs-LaRue

49-944-57 Cast spider charm, antiqued silver
34-380-9 Lever-back French clip earrings, gunmetal
37-123-9 Oval jump rings, gunmetal
37-133-9 Round jump rings, gunmetal
37-711-9 Thin eye pins, gunmetal
40-228-9 Cable footage chain, gunmetal
20-228-610 Toho� size 11 glass seed beads, black matte (replaces stock pictured)
20-228-361 Toho size 11 glass seed beads, sapphire/purple lined

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Aug 05, 2005