Customers frequently ask us how to make chainmaille clothing. While maille clothing may not be our main focus here at Blue Buddha, many of our project designers do create chainmaille clothing pieces as part of their own lines and artistic visions. To address this question, we turned to two of them: Omni Mee and Kat… Read more »
Author: Jenna
“Maillers’ Choice” kit is now available!
This month’s “Maillers’ Choice” kits are now available on our sale page. Grab a single pack or scoop up a special 3 pack so you share the extras or create a statement necklace like Rebeca’s “Dodecahedron with Crystals” necklace. We will offer these kits today only from noon to midnight CT – get yours before… Read more »
Fall 2012 Color Forecast
We may still be sporting shorts and heading to the beach here in Chicago, but we know fall will be here soon! This time around, we looked for fall’s trendiest colors not just in our jump rings, but in our glass components as well. It can sometimes be difficult to determine how to coordinate multiple… Read more »
Enameled Copper Update
If you’re a fan of colorful enameled copper rings, you’ve probably noticed that certain colors—in fact, many of the most popular colors—have been MIA for quite some time. We wanted to take a moment to let you know what’s going on. The issue with EC right now is bigger than Blue Buddha. In fact chainmaille… Read more »
Edge Fest 2012 Fun + “Guess How Many Rings” contest answer!
Thanks to everyone who came out for Edge Fest this weekend in our soon-to-be new neighborhood, Edgewater! We had a blast even though we almost blew/floated away on Saturday afternoon when a huge storm decided to roll in. (For those interested, here’s a pretty amazing time lapse video of this storm rolling into downtown at… Read more »