Inside you'll find sophisticated and striking handmade jewelry, as well as a vast selection of supplies should you wish to craft your own chainmaille.
Enjoy the beauty of maille that is colorful, creative and very alive!
Latest News from founder Rebeca Mojica
27 January
I'm excited to announce that beginning with the April/May 2010 issue, I'll be a contributing editor for Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine. This means that I'll be looking at the chainmaille articles to verify ring counts, clarify steps and reduce confusion about ring sizes. This gig is heavenly for me. Not only am I extremely meticulous about chainmaille in general, but I have a journalism degree from Northwestern University, so I'm able to merge two of my passions.
It is important to me, and to the staff of Step by Step Wire Jewelry, that the magazine is always giving you, the readers, what you want and need. So I'm asking you—how do you think the chainmaille articles could be improved? What has been confusing about previous articles? What chainmaille projects have you enjoyed? Anything else you want us to know? You can leave a comment on our page on Facebook or email me at rebeca@bluebuddhaboutique.com. The staff of Step by Step Wire Jewelry truly values your opinions, and together we will work to make the projects better than ever before.
25 January
The latest issue of the Mailler's Newsletter is now online, found in the Classes section. It includes photos of weaves made with our new glass rings, spring color ideas, upcoming classes, and a sneak peak at our new anodized aluminum jump rings. Happy reading!
12 January
I'm honored to have been named the featured member of the online community Mailler's Worldwide. I'm in good company; there's some very cool maillers who have been featured. Check out the forum, and you're sure to be inspired.
7 January
Happy New Year, everyone! We all had very nice holidays and were grateful for the break, but now we've got our sleeves rolled up and are busy catching up on orders. We've also updated the classes section with new classes for January and February, and have created a special listing for our classes at the Bead&Button show in June.
We received an advance copy of Wirework 2010 magazine, and I'm delighted that my Crystal Ring Byzantine project is on the cover! Very exciting! Hope you enjoy the project, and the many other patterns in the magazine.
2009
18 December Holiday Hours: We will be closed from December 24 through January 4 for the holidays and end-of-the year inventory, and re-opening for business on Tuesday, January 5. We will begin shipping orders on the 5th, in the order in which we received them. If you place an order January 1-4th and you need your items right away, you should use Express Shipping, which will also bump your order to the front of the queue.
If you're a current customer, you know we work very hard, and we're looking forward to taking a few days off to spend time with loved ones and relax for a bit before rolling up our sleeves and getting back to work, tackling all of our ambitious goals for 2010. We appreciate your patience and understanding during our time off! We wish the best to you during the holiday season, and a very prosperous new year.
10 December
We've added some photos of the DIY Trunk Show and the One of a Kind Show to the shows archive and also to the Blue Buddha Page on Facebook. Congratulations to the winner of the annual "Guess How Many Rings?" contest at the DIY show!
We are busier than ever with orders and have even roped in a part-time seasonal worker to help us get through the holidays. So if we're quieter than normal on Twitter and Facebook, it's only 'cause we're busy bagging and packing orders. :-)
6 November
We are currently processing orders in 2-4 days (instead of our usual 1-2 days). The holiday rush has started! It is usually busiest for us from now until early December, so please keep this in mind when you're placing your order! The demand for our products keeps increasing, which is a good thing, and we're trying as hard as we can to keep up.
We'd also like to introduce you to Jason, our newest Inventory Assistant. He joined the Blue Buddha team a few weeks ago and his hard work has already made a difference (one reason why we've managed to catch up with orders!). You can check out his bio, as well as all Blue Buddha staff, on the Artist page.
