It's Raining Beads! And Findings!

Cor, what a week of fabulous mail deliveries! Took this later in the day so it is rather shadowy, otherwise I think you can see the many cool things sent to me by Rings & Things for winning their Blog Partner Contest!

I'm intrigued to find what appear to be scrapbook embellishments! So glad my Tim Holtz token has an "E" on it, for Edward, my dh! Watch hands, a frame, a metal corner...these are from Tim's Idea-ology™ line.

There are also the cutest little glass Christmas charms...a tree, a stocking, an adorable pengy penguin, a gingerbready bear and two decapitated snowmen! Well, the heads of the snowmen lol! I know that they want to be earrings but there are a few other things I'm trying first with them!

I'm loving the three different types of chain, especially the Ebony wooden chain.

Oh and right there in the middle, and a little to the left, is the most darling little bottle, with a screwable closure and a hole for a jump ring! It looks like a fairy's perfume bottle or maybe a flask for those hard fairy days!

Okay! To work!

(SO not work! lol)/

Thank you Dave and Rings & Things! Please stand by!

And The Winner Is.....

.....ME!!!!
I've written about Rings & Things before, and you've met Russ Troll Bead here and followed his travels, so it should come as no surprise to know that I entered this and my name was drawn! What a lucky duck I am to work with the thoughtful choices put together by R&T's own Web Optimizer, Dave Robertson! I can't wait to see what my first package contains! I'm not in this alone either! Have a look at Just a Tish's blog and Dawno's blog. (I'm afraid to because I want to come up with my own take on things, which is really, quite difficult, what with inspiration to be found everywhere! But our styles are all so different that it should be quite interesting!)

Now, MY news from Rings and Things is thrilling, isn't it?! YOUR news from Rings and Things can be thrilling too! These guys are so generous and they are really showing it by giving designers this opportunity:

"A jewelry contest of creations made from Rings & Things products.

We invite you to show us your favorite handmade designs.
Designs don't have to be jewelry—they can be anything!

Entries accepted Jan 1 thru Feb 28, 2010. 

Winners announced the 1st week of June.

Winning entries (with credit to the designer) could be featured in our catalog

& promotions—that's exposure to more than a million people a year, worldwide!

You can turn around and use this for "as seen in" promotions of your own."

How cool is this! Fun for YOU and ME, thanks to Rings &Things! How perfect! Thank you Rings &Things! YOU rock!