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Beads and findings listed below have all been featured in BeadStyle magazine. And, they're all available through Rings & Things! Click links below for specific product information. Don't forget to also check out our recently featured offerings. Back to all magazine & book features. |
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2008 | |
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"Divine Adornments" Celebrate the feminine spirit with a goddess necklace and earring set like those seen on pp. 12-13 of BeadStyle's Beading Parties special issue. Start with R&T 45mm goddess gemstone pendants and goddess earring posts. Then fill out your design with 4-5mm round beads (for other colors/materials, browse all our beads), sterling tube bail, 24-gauge half-hard wire, beading wire, crimp beads, lobster clasps, soldered jump rings & 1" head pins. |
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"Be True To Your School" Support your favorite extracurricular activities with themed jewelry, as seen on pp. 24-25 of BeadStyle's Beading Parties special issue. We've got the parts you need: arts & music charms, sports charms, other scholastic charms, 4mm miracle beads (for more colors, see our 4mm Czech rounds), spacer beads, TierraCast™ necklace bails, leather cord, 24-gauge half-hard wire, 6mm split rings, fold-over crimp ends, lobster clasps and earring wires. |
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"On a Roll" BeadforLife is a nonprofit organization we featured in our September 2007 newsletter article. They're also featured on p 26 of BeadStyle's Beading Parties special issue. Buying BeadforLife's hand-rolled paper beads helps women at risk. To make simple and stylish earrings with these beads, the only other supplies you need are 4mm silver disks/spacers, silver ball-end head pins and silver earring wires. Decorative cones. |
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"Maid to Order" Make a unique look for the bridesmaid! Pages 30-33 of BeadStyle's Beading Parties special issue offer some stylish earring options! Start with square links and marquise links/connectors as elegant bases. Then, use 26-gauge wire to add sparkling crystal beads and drops. Jump rings, earring wires. |
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"Recycled" Disk & Loop Ebenizer Djaba (aka Cedi) is owner and director of the Retado Bead Industry in Ghana. He's also creator of a great bracelet & earring set featuring recycled glass on a chain made of disk-&-loop forms and large jump rings. The glass is applied with Super New Glue. For project details, see pp. 40-42 of BeadStyle's July 2008 issue. To see videos of the type of traditional recycled glass-making done at Retado, go to Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc. |
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"Quick Silver" Create extraordinary style in a flash with our Karen Hill Tribe fine silver nuggets and 9mm sterling silver nuggets. They're featured on pp. 76-78 of BeadStyle's July 2008 issue, and the magazine's editor is quoted as saying "these are the coolest things we've seen in a while!" Use 13-15mm turquoise ovals or black gemstone ovals to offset the silver. Fine silver toggle clasps; silver 0.014" diameter and 0.015" diameter stringing cable. |
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"Kilt Pin Necklace" Showcase a variety of distinctive beads and dangles with the simple, stylish necklace and bracelet found on pp. 47-49 of BeadStyle's "Under $25" special issue. Making these fun designs is easy with Rings & Things' kilt pin findings, ball chain, end-ring connectors and cinnabar beads. Footage chain, bead caps, jump/split rings. |
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"Naturally Simple Necklace" Let R&T help you create the earthy look on pp. 60-22 of BeadStyle's "Under $25" special issue. After choosing your favorite large leaf pendant, simply top 8-9mm wooden beads with filigree leaf bead caps and then wrap it all together with a floral toggle clasp. Leaf pinch bails, crystal bicones, beading wire. |
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Cell-Phone Butterfly Become a social butterfly with this design for beautifying your cell phone in a jiff! Full directions are on pp. 1-2 of BeadStyle's May online subscriber project. Start with a split-ring cell-phone lariat, then use a 2" 22-gauge head pin and 22-gauge half-hard wire to embellish the lariat with a 25-30mm butterfly focal bead and other beads. If your cell phone doesn't have a loop, nylon O-rings work great for attaching a dangle to the antenna! |
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No Wasted Minutes! Another great cell-phone embellishment design can be found on pp. 46-47 of BeadStyle's May 2008 print issue. It starts with the same split-ring cell-phone lariat, and adds dichroic glass beads and metal spacers. 1.5" head pins; 20-gauge half-hard wire. If your cell phone doesn't have a loop, nylon O-rings work great for attaching a dangle to the antenna! |
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"Fan and Lamp Pulls" Beautify the homefront with these great beaded appliance pulls, described on p. 48 of BeadStyle's January 2008 issue. R&T will supply you with not only the ball chain, ball-chain connectors and ball-chain clasps. We also carry bead holders (bead-change pendants) and handmade art beads! Spacer beads, 6mm split rings. |
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The "Key" to Successful Designs According to pp. 74-77 of BeadStyle's January 2008 issue, keys are a fashionable motif for 2008! Try the necklace, bracelet and earring designs, and get your supplies right here: auto-close pager clips, 10mm round resin beads, 6-7mm firepolish rondelles, footage chain, 24-gauge half-hard wire, crimps & crimp covers and ear wires. |
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2007 | |
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"Love These Links" Designs #53-59 in BeadStyle's "365 Earrings" special issue offer some great ways to use our marquis connectors & links. But don't stop there — we have a wide variety of geometric links & connectors to choose from! Plus gemstone twisted ovals and ear wires. |
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No-Hassle Tassels See easy earring projects #60-66 in BeadStyle's "365 Earrings" special issue. Then, get these great, no-hassle specialty findings from us! Choose from 5-strand and 8-strand pre-made tassels in white, silver plate, gold plate and gunmetal. To make your own tassels, choose a favorite style of footage chain and finish with scalloped bullet ends. |
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Mix it Up! Follow the trend of asymmetry and playfulness displayed in "Mix and Match" designs #98-102 of BeadStyle's "365 Earrings" special issue. We have both single-stone Swarovksi® flower charms (limited to stock on hand) and six-stone Swarovski flower charms. Plus, firepolish beads, crystal stars, crystal moons and a huge variety of metal charms. French hooks. |
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Spiraling Beauty Get inspired by the variations of "Metal Spirals" (designs #195-200 in BeadStyle's "365 Earrings" special issue). All the spiral wire connectors used come from Rings & Things! Complement these sleek findings with chic Swarovski® graphic beads, 10mm Swarovski heart pendants, your favorite style of footage chain and more! |
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Fruit, Butterflies & Leaves For a picnic basket full of summer-themed earrings, try designs #213-226 in BeadStyle's "365 Earrings" special issue. We've got the parts for you to make them! As an alternative to glass fruit, try our ceramic fruit beads with metal leaf charms. Then, let the butterflies flock to our curved links (wavy wire connectors) and wide variety of glass leaf drops. Earring threads. |
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Be Squarely Versatile ... with the "Versatile Square" earring designs #250-256 in BeadStyle's "365 Earrings" special issue. Use the double-drilled gemstone squares in our pre-strung bracelets (just snip the elastic cord). Then, complement them with firepolish beads or connectors of your choice. 24-gauge half-hard wire, ear wires, chain. |
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"Spook-tacular" Don't be scared! We've got what you need to create cute Halloween designs like #293-299 in BeadStyle's "365 Earrings" special issue: ceramic halloween beads, 20mm twisted bugle beads, several colors of 20-gauge wire and a choice of sterling silver findings or gunmetal findings — whichever suits your fancy. |
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Light Work for a Champion Look Pages 56-8 of BeadStyle's November 2007 issue features Rings & Things' blue barbell beads in a simple jewelry set with champion allure! To design in a different color, browse all our gemstone barbells and fiber optic barbells (both now limited to stock on hand). For glass focal beads, use furnace glass by David Christensen, handmade in the USA. |
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"A Modern Take on Blue" You won't get the blues making this design! See pp 66-9 of BeadStyle's Nov. 2007 issue for directions to this elegant crystal and link jewelry set. Then, come to us for your supplies: blue 6mm Swarovski bicones (more colors), 10mm links ("soldered jump rings"), oval sterling toggle clasps, sterling ear wires and 24ga half-hard wire. Gold-filled ear wires and gold-filled toggle clasps. |
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"Land & Sea" Adventure Have fun with the rustic design on pp 84-6 of BeadStyle's Nov. 2007 issue. For rectangular accents, try bone tube beads & glass African/trade tube beads. Then, fill in the blanks with turquoise "melons" (chips/rondelles), side-drilled wood donuts/rings, waxed cotton cord and size "O" Nymo very fine thread. For more inspiration, check out all our African/trade beads. |
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Kakwanzi: Beads for Life! Our leather cuff ends are the perfect complement to festive Fair-Trade beads made in Uganda by the non-profit organization BeadforLife. For more information, check out page 42 of BeadStyle's September 2007 issue. |
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Elegance in Under One Hour We have what you need for the crystal necklace & earring project on p 8 of BeadStyle's 2007 "Under One Hour" issue: Swarovski® bicone beads, 6mm bicone drops, teardrop pendants and 6mm corner-drilled cubes. Plus liquid silver, snap clasps, crimp tubes, ear wires, 24ga half-hard wire and stringing cable. |
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Classically Strung Bracelet See p 66 of BeadStyle's 2007 "Under One Hour" issue for a stylish bracelet design you can make in a snap. Then, return here for quick links to supplies!: faceted gemstone rectangles, 8mm round crystal beads, daisy spacer beads, toggle clasps and stringing cable. |
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"Big Baubles, No Troubles" For the bold look found on pp 10-11 of BeadStyle's 2007 "Under One Hour" issue, try us on for size: large wavy wooden beads, 20x29mm puffed oval gemstones (for larger varieties, visit an R&T BeadTour show in your area), faceted wheels/rondelles (limited to stock on hand), spacer beads, crimp beads, toggle clasps and stringing cable. |
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Pisces Lariat — Swish! Fish beads and more will get you started on a necklace for your favorite pisces — seen in the March 2007 BeadStyle. Aquamarine rondelles, daisy spacers, white footage chain, rope toggle clasps, ball-end head pins. |
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2006 | |
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The Full Deal on Half & Half Make the asymmetrical necklace in the July 2006 BeadStyle with turquoise large nuggets and rondelles. Plus, hematite stars, barrels and tubes. Seed beads, 3-strand clasps. |
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Birthstone Beauties Single-stone Swarovski® filigree flowers, seen in the March 2006 BeadStyle, come in white or yellow (limited to stock on hand). Related findings. |
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Brass in Pocket Bone donuts/rings and rare brass rings make fly focal pieces for the bracelet in the March 2006 BeadStyle! Brass chain. Jump rings. |
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Back in Black As seen in the January 2006 Beadstyle, we carry black onyx rectangles, black leaf beads and gunmetal findings. |
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2005 | |
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"Chain Reigns" Make regal designs with our extensive line of footage chain! We've got all you need and more to make the cool designs on pp 60-62 of the November 2005 BeadStyle. Plus, see our growing supply of connectors. |
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As Seen in BeadStyle Make a leafy lariat like the one on page 57 of the September 2005 issue: Copper toggles, jump rings and cable. Glass leaves. |
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