An ornament for being strung on an elongated member includes a shell having a cavity and a first friction element. The ornament may be arranged in an un-assembled configuration, in which the first friction element is un-attached to the shell, and an assembled configuration, in which the first friction element is attached to the shell. The first friction element has a first retaining part, arranged in the cavity when the ornament is in the assembled configuration, and a first friction part attached to the first retaining part and comprising a first gripping surface for frictionally gripping a surface of the elongated member. The ornament, in the assembled configuration, is strung on the elongated member, and is releasably secured in a first location on the elongated member. The first friction part and the first retaining part have different material and/or mechanical properties in the unassembled configuration.

A jewelry clasp includes a female end component having a first push-button fastening means and a male end component that is releasably securable within the female end component. The male end component has a second push-button fastening means that engages a portion of the first push-button fastening means. The engaging portion of the first push-button fastening means is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. An ornamental component for jewelry that has an elongate member includes a housing, a channel passing through the housing, and a slot within the housing. The slot is substantially parallel to the channel and passes through a wall of the housing to the channel.

An apparatus, kit, and methods for forming a bead between bead-forming blocks having internal bead-forming channels are provided. The bead-forming channels of adjacent bead-forming blocks are slidably engaged to manipulate a measured amount of modeling compound between the bead-forming blocks and within an internal space between the opposing channels. In one embodiment, the bead-forming blocks maintain orientation with respect to an axis of travel based on a block guide. Further, the measured amount of modeling compound is determined using an integrated measuring feature coupled to at least one of the pair of bead-forming blocks. The internal volume of an integrated measuring feature corresponds to a threshold amount of modeling compound for manipulating between the pair of blocks and forming a bead while contacting at least a portion of the mated bead-forming channels. In further aspects, a molded bead may be coated with a multicomponent bead-coating mixture. Multi-component bead-coating mixtures and methods of using thereof are provided.

A device designed to be tumbled between a user's fingers, comprised of three interconnected beaded rings, wherein the first, and second beaded ring are connected together, and the third beaded ring is connected around both the first and second beaded rings; creating a functional fidget device comprised of interconnected beaded rings, such that when the device is manipulated between a user's thumb and finger, the three rings simultaneously move together; providing a tactile feel, and audible clacking sound, due to the uniform weight of the beads, and hardness of the circular wire.

In one embodiment, the set of inner components, e.g. ornamental beads, is provided for use with a jewelry item (i.e., a bracelet or a necklace). This inner component has a through hole along a through hole axis, and the through hole allows the inner ornamental components to be strung on an elongated support member, ex. string, wire, linked chain, etc., of the jewelry item. In this embodiment, the inner component is a spherical bead of any material (ex. metal, colored glass, stone, etc.) with a smooth exterior surface. The outer element is a cylindrical object (ex. metal, colored glass, stone, etc.) with an outer diameter and an inner diameter which will be slightly greater than the outer diameter of the inner component. The outer cylindrical component has a length that is at least 2 times the diameter of the inner component. In this embodiment the length is dictated by the requirement of the outer component remaining along the same axis as the inner component. There are no actual limits on the outer diameter of the outer component. In embodiments where the inner component is cylindrical this length requirement is removed. The clasping or joining component of the jewelry item is not crucial to the invention. The designer of the jewelry would understand that having a clasp or joining component with a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the outer component would prevent the outer component from being able to slide freely along the entire length of the assembled jewelry.

Kits and methods of play for creating decorative objects are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a kit comprises a plurality of rubber sticks, each stick with a continuous internal pattern that extends down the entire length of a longitudinal axis of the stick; a coring device, wherein the coring device includes a core cutter that is designed to cut holes through the plurality of rubber sticks; a cutting device designed to cut segments from the plurality of rubber sticks; and, a plurality of retainers designed to couple a plurality of segments together.

A flexible luxury strap is provided having a plurality of beads attached (or linked) to each other to form a substantially rectangular array of alternating first and second rows. The array has a length and a width. The first row has a number of substantially identical beads greater than the number of beads in the second row. The second row has a bead of an elongate shape whose length defines the width of the array. In some instances, the bead of an elongate shape may be formed by adhering a plurality of smaller beads together. Substantially all or all of the beads may be crystals.

An ornament for being strung on an elongated member includes a shell having a cavity and a first friction element. The ornament may be arranged in an un-assembled configuration, in which the first friction element is un-attached to the shell, and an assembled configuration, in which the first friction element is attached to the shell. The first friction element has a first retaining part, arranged in the cavity when the ornament is in the assembled configuration, and a first friction part attached to the first retaining part and comprising a first gripping surface for frictionally gripping a surface of the elongated member. The ornament, in the assembled configuration, is strung on the elongated member, and is releasably secured in a first location on the elongated member. The first friction part and the first retaining part have different material and/or mechanical properties in the unassembled configuration.

A wearable electronic device includes a primary bead, two spacer beads and a bead string. The two spacer beads each defines a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The first sides of the two spacer beads are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the primary bead. Two ends of the bead string are respectively connected to the second sides of the two spacer beads.

An apparatus, kit, and methods for forming a bead between bead-forming blocks having internal bead-forming channels are provided. The bead-forming channels of adjacent bead-forming blocks are slidably engaged to manipulate a measured amount of modeling compound between the bead-forming blocks and within an internal space between the opposing channels. In one embodiment, the bead-forming blocks maintain orientation with respect to an axis of travel based on a block guide. Further, the measured amount of modeling compound is determined using an integrated measuring feature coupled to at least one of the pair of bead-forming blocks. The internal volume of an integrated measuring feature corresponds to a threshold amount of modeling compound for manipulating between the pair of blocks and forming a bead while contacting at least a portion of the mated bead-forming channels. In further aspects, a molded bead may be coated with a multicomponent bead-coating mixture. Multi-component bead-coating mixtures and methods of using thereof are provided.