affordable and beautiful ring slings?

[Frangipani Lou]

If your quick there's one on eBay now for $50 but the auction finishes in 25 minutes!

[~Kim~]

Meant to say this morning I have a Sakura Bloom linen sling. I love it. It isn't fancy, but it's cool and comfy and strong.

[spiceoflife]

Debbie at Hipababy (etsy search) is making me a beautiful double layer linen for less than half the price of a Sakura Bloom, my choice of colours for fabric and rings

[Cricket]

If you can sew at all, they're actually really easy to make. Look for sleeping baby productions for great instructions and tips. She also sells very reasonable linen slings, with your choice of material and accents.
There's a forum called the baby wearer where you can buy second hand carriers of all kinds. (google will find it for you.)
Hope that helps!