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Our monthly e-newsletter, The R&T Extra, provides a variety of information for professional jewelry crafters. Stay informed with articles about the industry past and present, product information, interviews with fellow jewelry professionals, upcoming trends, company information and how-to tidbits.

Of Interest:

• Photos of Our Record-Breaking Snowstorm

Newsletters and Feature Articles

• June 2009 Newsletter
            Let Bicones Be Bygones! Crystal News
            Great Tools for a Summer Staycation
            Cache of Spanish Trade Beads Discovered
            Online Store Upgrade: New Features
            Summer Events that Sizzle
            June's Free Jewelry Project
            R&T's String of Events: June 2009 Calendar
  


• May 2009 Newsletter
            Your Designs Rock! The Results Are In
            Beadable Findings Make Perfect Gifts
            Swarovski is now CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements
            The Bead Museum of Arizona Needs Our Help
            Newsletter Apology, Gemstone Index & Online Store Upgrade
            May's Free Jewelry Project
            R&T's String of Events: May 2009 Calendar
  


• April 2009 Newsletter
            Do-It-Yourself Displays
            Rings & Things is Certified Sustainable!
  


• March 2009 Newsletter
            Findings That Give More Bang for Your Buck
            US Lead Law: Metal Testing Starts March 20
  


• February 2009 Newsletter
            Creating Form from Chaos: Spring 2009 Trends
            Federal Lead-In-Jewelry Law Takes Effect
  


• January 2009 Newsletter
            Organize Your Year, From Jump Rings to Profits
            2009 Contest: Photography Tips
  

Of Interest:

• Photos of our 36th Anniversary Event
• Stories from the Road

Newsletters and Feature Articles:

• December 2008 Newsletter
            New Online-Store Search Possibilities
            2009 Contest: Inspiration & General Tips
  


• November 2008 Newsletter
            Services for You: Product Requests & New Blog
            Your Designs Rock! Our 2009 Contest
  


• October 2008 Newsletter
            R&T Wins Governor's Commute Award!
            Business Emergency Preparedness & Relief
  


• September 2008 Newsletter
            Hungry For Bead News? Try R&T's News Feeds!
            Search Tips for Our New Online Store
  


• August 2008 Newsletter
            Saving Orders in our New Online Store
            Steampunk: The Ultimate in Vintage Fashion
  


• July 2008 Newsletter
            Now Live! Our New Online Store
            New Lead Laws Affect Children's Jewelry
  


• June 2008 Newsletter
            Get Stuck In! Working with Gluable Findings
  


• May 2008 Newsletter
            A Rondelle by Any Other Name: New Bead-Shape Glossary
            Five Things to Heart @ Etsy.com
  


• April 2008 Newsletter
            Recycled & Low-Impact Components
            Rings & Things is Still Going Green
  


• March 2008 Newsletter
            Jewelry Safety: Lead Content & California Law
            Tapping Into Turquoise: An Introduction
  


• February 2008 Newsletter
            Homegrown Style: Do It Yourself Antiquing
            A Beneficial Book: Review of Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry
  


• January 2008 Newsletter
            The Eclectic Uses of Etchall®
            Doing the Tucson Tango
  

Of Interest:

• Unique Gemstones – Our Showroom is Loaded!
• See Russ on the Road
• Photo Album of Rings & Things' 2005 Move
• May 2005: We've Moved!

Newsletters and Feature Articles:

• December 2007 Newsletter
            Fraud Alert: Protect Yourself!
            No Local Bead Society? Meetup, then Meet Up!
  


• November 2007 Newsletter
            Earn Real Money Selling Jewelry in a Make-Believe World
            Metal Man Makes It to the Metal Clay World Conference
  


• October 2007 Newsletter
            China's Manufacturing Record and R&T Product Safety
            Talismans: Jewelry and the Supernatural
  


• September 2007 Newsletter
            Torch Firing Art Clay™ Silver
            BeadforLife: Fair Trade Company Improves Lives with Beads
  


• August 2007 Newsletter
            Frankenstone: Revisit a Classic & Play Our New Web Game!
            Celebrate the Celestial: Out-of-this-World Sights & Components
  


• July 2007 Newsletter
            E-Mail Changes: We've Upgraded Our System
            Artistic Abacus: Bead Weaving Used to Teach Art and Math
  


• June 2007 Newsletter
            Metal Mania: Helpful Basics for Choosing Metal Components
  


• May 2007 Newsletter
            New Subscription Opportunity: Online Sale Flyers
            Festivals & Fairs 101 – Part Three: All's Well that Ends Well
  


• April 2007 Newsletter
            A Season of Contrast: New Trends
            Festivals & Fairs 101 – Part Two: Becoming a Player
  


• March 2007 Newsletter
            Festivals & Fairs 101 — Part One: All the World's a Show
            Fiery Prices versus Firepolish Beads
            We Want You to Steal from Us — Ideas, That Is!
  


• February 2007 Newsletter
            Beads and Black History: Inextricably Linked


• January 2007 Newsletter
            Mixing it Up: Colors Past, Present & for Spring 2007
            Camels on Candid Camera: Photos from Our Autumn 2006 Purchasing Trip
  
  
• December 2006 Newsletter
            Asia in Autumn: R&T Purchasers Take Another Busy Trip
            Crystal Blues Frustration
  
  
• November 2006 Newsletter
            Yoruba Beadwork: Survival of an Ancient Tradition
            Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Our Lively Limited Stock Section
  
  
• October 2006 Newsletter
            Bonfires, Saints and Celts, Oh My! — Halloween
            and the Evil Eye
  
  
• September 2006 Newsletter
            Crafters Continue to Recover after Katrina Anniversary
            Recent Email Slowdowns: R&T Fights a Joe-Job Jam
  
  
• August 2006 Newsletter
            The Cut Above: A History of Leaded Glass Crystal and Swarovski®
  
  
• July 2006 Newsletter
            Finding the Perfect Parts
  
  
• June 2006 Newsletter
            R&T Returns to China
            New! Factory Pack Pricing on Your Favorite Swarovski® Crystals
  
  
• May 2006 Local Newsletter
            Art Clay Silver Class, June 3
  
  
• April 2006 Newsletter
            Online Store Redesign
  


• April 2005 Newsletter
            Kit Takes Your Metal Clay Project from Start to Finish
            Bead-Covered Mummies Discovered in Egypt
  
  
• January 2005 Newsletter
            Art Clay™ Silver vs. Precious Metal Clay
            Ear-Thread Stock Pulling Through
            Ways to Avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries While Beading
  
  
• October 2004 Newsletter
            Rings & Things Buys a Warehouse
            What Our BBB Membership Means for You
  
  
• July 2004 Newsletter
            Artist Profiles: Kurt Madison & Margot Casstevens
            Jewelry Industry Pushes for Responsible Mining
            Kudos From Around the Globe
  
  
• May 2004 Newsletter
            Our New Gemstone Bead Index Rocks!
            Cave Contains Oldest Beads Ever Found
  
  
• February 2004 Newsletter
            Customer Success Story: Dream Pearls
  
  
• January 2004 Newsletter
            2003 Trip to China and Hong Kong


• October 2003 Newsletter
            R&T Holds its First Design Contest
  
  
• July 2003 Newsletter
            Our Art Clay™ Guy's a Winner!
            Voyage to Bali, China & Hong Kong!
  
  
• April 2003 Newsletter
            We Listened to you! Here’s how you inspired us
            R&T Beads Featured in New Wire Work Book
  
  
• January 2003 Newsletter
            R&T Keeps it Real on the Road
  
  
• January 2001 Newsletter

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