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RINGS & THINGS NEWSLETTER - January 2003
RINGS & THINGS NEWSLETTER - January 2003
In this issue:
* OUR NEW CATALOG!
* AT THE TUCSON EXTRAVAGANZA
* AMAZING NEW Art Clay™ Silver
* R&T COMES TO YOUR TOWN
* HUNDREDS OF CHARMS ADDED
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***** OUR NEW CATALOG! Use through January 2005 *****
Rings & Things is proud to announce our brand-new 2003-2004 catalog! Our totally revised, 248-page catalog should be in the mail to you. Our new catalog features many new items, including a full line of amazing Art Clay Silver products (see below)... plus:
. . . A durable UV-resistant cover (first 30,000 customers only) :-)
. . . A much larger all-color photo section, so you can refer to the true colors of our beads and findings before you buy
. . . Sharp new black-and-white section, with better printing and sharper pictures
. . . Lots of beautiful new Swarovski® crystal bead colors
. . . Hot-selling coral, turquoise, and sterling beads
. . . And much, much more!
You can preview the entire new catalog on our website, at www.rings-things.com, while waiting for your hard copy to arrive... If you don't get one by the end of February, please contact us to request a copy of the catalog ($5 if you haven't ordered from us in the last 2 years). You can
. . . Phone us at 1-800-235-8517,
. . . Or ask for one free with your next order!
***** AT THE TUCSON EXTRAVAGANZA: 1 City, 3 Weeks, 28 Shows *****
Every year in Arizona, packed into about twenty days, no less than 28 bead, jewelry, gem, mineral, and fossil shows happen at the same time. Buyers and sellers by the thousands, representing the entire industry, converge on sunny Tucson from late January to mid-February. This is the place to be to order new stock, tune into trends, learn, and make connections in the jewelry sector. In this business, all you have to ask is, "Will you be at Tucson?" Just one word, like Madonna. This is big stuff.
Rings & Things has been going to Tucson since shortly after owner Russ started the company in the 1970's. The years have seen us grow, and our Tucson crew has expanded, too. This year, if you visit the G&LW show at the Holiday Inn / Holidome, you'll get to meet real live Rings & Things employees in booths G631 and G633. Meet Russ and co-owner Dee, manager Kim, plus Emba, Josh, Karen, Laurae, and Rita. We'll be glad to see and talk to you in person, at one time or another during the 9-day Holidome show, Feb. 6-14, open 10am-7pm (till 3pm the last day; don't forget to bring your business ID to get into this wholesale show). Let us show you the exciting new items we have for sale!
At Tucson, there are shows for the wholesale trade, shows that sell retail to the public, shows specializing in American Indian items, fossil and mineral expos, and of course, beads, beads everywhere. Make sure you set aside a few days to take in as much as possible, and wear your comfortable walking shoes...
Check out the entire Tucson Show Guide at http://www.tucsonshowguide.com/tsg/ for all the latest information.
***** AMAZING NEW ART CLAY SILVER: Pure metal in clay form *****
Rings & Things is very excited to add Art Clay Silver to our line of jewelry supplies! You can create an amazing variety of unique, fine silver jewelry and one-of-a-kind beads, with just a few tools. Art Clay Silver is a pure powder of silver, mixed with non-toxic binders and water. When you fire it with a torch or in a small kiln, these binders burn off, leaving pure, 99.9% silver. It's much easier than casting!
There are just a few tricks to using Art Clay, and we offer a range of tools for learning them. We sell a 1-hour video, 4 different books, and a starter kit complete with its own guidebook and including tools and torch. Plus, our on-staff Art Clay expert Kurt Madison, a certified Senior-Level Instructor, is here to answer your questions and explain techniques on our website Bulletin Board. (Just click BULLETIN BOARD on our website.)
We have 3 pages full of Art Clay products in that new catalog mentioned above. Pick the form of Art Clay that's best for the project you want to do. It comes in the form of clay, slow-dry clay, sheet, paper, paste, concentrated oil paste, overlay paste, or precision syringe applicator. You'll find descriptions of how to use each of these in the new catalog on our website, along with plenty of useful tools. We also have lots of porcelain bisque beads and pendants you can "paint" on with Art Clay.
The possibilities for using Art Clay will amaze you... hand-make filigree beads, turn a real leaf into a silver pendant, design your own charms... add it to your items made from glass, ceramics, porcelain, polymer clay, and more... you'll see why jewelry crafters are so excited by this hot new product!
***** R&T COMES TO YOUR TOWN: Buy beads from real people! *****
Besides visiting the yearly Tucson "show of shows", another way to meet Rings & Things' friendly crew and get special bargains is to come to one of our own bead shows. We tour nationally, throughout the year, visiting almost every part of the country. (We're still trying to figure out how to work a Hawaii show in!) With 59 of these trunk shows scheduled in 2003, you're bound to find us in your area soon. Here's why our one-day "cash and carry" bead sales are not to be missed:
** We set out thousands of strands of specially purchased beads at 15% off wholesale prices. Turquoise, coral, sterling, freshwater pearls, gemstone, Chinese lampworked glass, Indonesian resin, African trade beads, fine Cosmic Crystal™, special purchases of mother-of-pearl and various glass beads, and much more will be there. This is your great opportunity to find great beads that we don't regularly feature in our catalog!
** Rings & Things also brings a selection of our best-selling catalog items, so you can touch and see them up close. Findings, Beadalon® cord, Swarovski crystal beads, Toho "Treasures" Japanese seed beads, tools, and how-to books are all featured at our shows, all for regular low wholesale prices.
** You can also place orders at the show. Just browse through our full display of sample boards showing the entire Rings & Things catalog of items, and have us ship your order a few days later. If you spend $100 or more on the day of the show, ground shipping is absolutely free!
** We also have found that these shows seem to be a good place to run into other bead lovers from the local area. We are happy to create the opportunity for people to see old friends, talk, catch up, network, and share beading ideas... while of course shopping for our beads!
Come bead shopping with us! We've got literally tons of great new items that we're excited to show you. You'll find our complete tour schedule on our website when you click the bead shows link on the left navigation bar of our Web site.
***** HUNDREDS OF CHARMS ADDED: Special catalog for charm lovers *****
A tip for all of you fans of charms... Rings & Things now offers a 14-page mini-catalog of antique pewter charms. We don't include these charms in our main catalog, but you'll find hundreds of additional styles for your jewelry needs in this publication. They're grouped into a few major themes: living things, fun occasions, and symbols. (With smaller groupings under each theme.) So if you're a charm aficionado, just ask for a free copy of the "pewter charm catalog" (item #68-004-CP) with your next order!
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Mr. Kim Crosby
Rings & Things
PO Box 450
Spokane, WA 99210 USA
Phone 509-252-2900
FAX 509-838-2602
Order toll free 1-800-366-2156
Web site: http://www.rings-things.com