Happy Valentine’s Day – B3 Pet Love Edition

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In honor of all things warm, fluffy and loving on Valentine’s Day, we thought we’d give some love to some of our sweethearts – our pets!  The B3 staff is a big group of animal lovers and many of us have pets that share our homes and give us love everyday.  What better way to celebrate a holiday all about love than to celebrate these animals that bring so much of it into our lives.  Sit back and get ready to say, “Awwww.”

Have a pet you’d like to honor for Valentine’s Day?  Leave your message to them in the comments section below!


Pet Name: Marley
Animal/Breed Info: He is a cat of the feline nature.
Pet Age: 6 Years old
Belongs to: Dan (B3 Quality Controller)



My pet and I are alike because…. we both sit in chairs the same way and we both like Monster Energy Drinks. Well he likes the box at least.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pet…. if he loves me he’ll stop snuggling my feet while I’m walking up the stairs.

Pet Name: Jasper, many nicknames Pinchy, Boo, Moo, PeePee, MOMMA! ,Rum Baba Goo, Goo-Boo, Jabby (nickname given by B3 co-workers!)
Animal/Breed Info: Jasper is a beautiful young lady who is a Black Lab/ Dachshund mix
Pet Age: 6 Years old
Belongs to: Lisa (B3 Order Processor)

My pet and I are alike because…. we both like naps, long walks and cookies..
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pet…. “I ROVE YOU!” we will be friends FUR-ever!”

Pet Names: Apollosaurus Aleksandr & Zeela Simone
Animal/Breed Info: Domestic shorthair
Pet Age: Apollo = 3, Zeela is 2 1/2 (And yes, these kitties are an unusual father-daughter pair.)
Belongs to: Rebeca (B3 Owner + Founder)


My pet and I are alike because….
Apollo and I are alike because we both love hanging out with people.
Zeela and I are alike because we both can be really hyper at times.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pets…. if only you knew how lucky you really have it, you little boogers. :-)

Pet Name: Sesame
Animal/Breed Info: Afghan Hound
Pet Age: 5 Years old
Belongs to: Kat (B3 Product Developer + Order Processor)



My pet and I are alike because…. we both are fussy, can’t get comfortable when sitting or laying down and love watching animal TV shows.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pet…. that it would be nice if she let me sleep in past 6:30am sometimes, because I am tired from working so hard to make her life easy.

Pet Names: Nacho (Orange) & Lloyd (Grey)
Animal/Breed Info: Tabby cats
Pet Age: Both are 10 Years old
Belongs to: Kat (B3 Product Developer + Order Processor)



My pet and I are alike because…. we both like to talk a lot, miss each other when not in the same room and love to cuddle.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pets…. I love both of your soft, furry bodies, stinky breath and cute meows. You make me very happy.

Pet Name: Roscoe
Animal/Breed Info: Tabby cat
Pet Age: 2 Years old
Belongs to: Emily (B3 Quality Controller + Order Processor)



My pet and I are alike because…. we both love naps and snacks.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pet…. that he is my one and only.

Pet Name: Isis
Animal/Breed Info: Turkish Angora
Pet Age: 4 Years old
Belongs to: Aimee (B3 Customer Service Specialist)



My pet and I are alike because…. we both like to cuddle.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pet…. I wuv you ms. fuzzy muffins!

Pet Name: Bat, aka Batty Bat (named after this)
Animal/Breed Info: Demon
Pet Age: less than 1 Year old
Belongs to: Artie (B3 Quality Controller + Order Processor)



My pet and I are alike because…. we are both in love with the humidifier.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pet…. “I love you, but I think you’re secretly plotting to take over the world.”

Pet Names: Stimpy, Pepper and Squishy
Animal/Breed Info: Stimpy and Pepper are Tortoiseshells and Squishy is an Orange Tabby.
Pet Age: Stimpy is 10. Squishy and Pepper are both 9.
Belongs to: Nadja (B3 General Operations Manager)



My pet and I are alike because…. we both like to lounge incessantly and talk back.
This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pets…. that I wish I could clone them.

And last but not least, the managerie that lives at B3’s Inventory Coordinator, Jen‘s house!

Pet Names, breeds and ages:



Stanley, tabby, 8.5 years old







Dell, tabby, 8.5 years old






Lil’ Blackie, um…black cat? Not sure of the breed – she was a stray that decided to waltz right into the house one day and she didn’t bring her papers, a year old







Mation, German Shorthair, 6.5 years old







Dougie, part terrier, part I don’t know…another stray that won us over, 4 years old





My pet and I are alike because…. we both practice good oral hygiene.

This Valentines day, I’d like to tell my pets…. that they better be good because if another stray comes along, one of them has to go. Just kidding, of course. I would tell them that if they can understand what I’m saying, stop waking me up before my alarm goes off. I work, so I definitely need more sleep than you. And finally, I would tell them that I wouldn’t know what to do without a single one of them. You guys rule.

Spring 2012 Color Forecast

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Spring will be here before you know it and of course that means saying goodbye to our dark winter wear and hello to flirty floral colors.  Make your jewelry to match the fashion trends using the color forecast below.  We’ve also suggested color palettes but would love to hear about the combinations you experiment with.

Tip: Print out the image below and play “mix and match” before you buy by cutting out the swatches!

Congratulations to January’s Featured Product Contest Winner!

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Voting for January’s Featured Product of the Month contest is officially closed and the winner as chosen by you is……

 

Jessica G. and her piece “Mini Rondo a la Byzantine”!


Congratulations, Jessica! Your creativity has earned you a B3 gift certificate for $25! To claim your prize, please send an email to [email protected].

 


Thanks to all our January contest participants. We are currently accepting submissions for February’s contest.  Create something using our premium anodized aluminum scales for your chance to win!

Happy Weaving!


Vote for February’s “Maillers’ Choice” kit!

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B3’s Maillers’ Choice Kit continues to be a hit! We’ve invited you to customize three of our favorite bracelet kits and this month, we’re excited to have you customize a kit for our Shaggy Scales earring project!



For February, you’ll be customizing a one-time-only kit for our Shaggy Scales earring project. This kit is being created just for “Maillers’ Choice” and is not regularly available on our website.  This beginning level project is fun and easy and is a great introduction to working with our impeccable anodized aluminum scales.

Voting for the Maillers’ Choice kit starts today and closes on the 10th. Your top-voted combination will be made into kits and released on our website on the 15th.


This month, we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of limiting the number of kits available, we will release the kit for a 12 hour period – no limit on the number! Make sure you’re on our mailing list to receive updates on when exactly the kit will be released so you don’t miss you chance to buy.

 

Featured Product of the Month Contest – February 2012

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February’s featured product is our anodized aluminum scales!  Lots of folks have requested that this be a featured product so we can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeves.


Never worked with scales before?  Get your feet wet by downloading our FREE PDF instructions for Shaggy Scales!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

*NOTE: the submission process changed as of January 2012*



Make a project which primarily uses our featured product. The project can most definitely use other rings and components, but the featured product should really be the star of the piece. Please see the complete rules and details below for more information about qualifications.




Take a picture of your project and submit it using our official Featured Product Contest form (link below.) You may post the piece online somewhere and provide us with a link, or upload it directly in the form. You will be asked to provide your name and an email address we can use to contact you in case anything goes wrong with your submission—or if you are the winner of the contest!

GO TO THE SUBMISSION FORM

Submissions are accepted between the 1st and 15th of every month and are limited to 2 per person.




Get Votes! Submissions will close on the 15th of each month at which point the B3 Staff will choose our favorites. The top entries will be eligible for voting through a survey which we will post to our blog. If you are one of the finalists, feel free to share the link with friends via email, Facebook, Twitter or any other means.

Voting will close on the last day of the month.

 


We will award the top voted finalist each month with a $25 B3 Gift Certificate and will feature YOUR project in a special blog post and possibly even future B3 ads to inspire fellow chainmaillers all over the world.



Complete contest rules and details: Submissions are limited to 2 per person and must use the featured product of the month as determined by Blue Buddha Boutique. The project is not required to be made from Blue Buddha Boutique rings, however any winning projects that use primarily rings from another supplier or rings made by the artist will not be eligible for posting on our blog or use in our ads to prevent false advertising. Pieces do not have to be specially created for the contest but should be no more than 12 months old. Current employees and interns of Blue Buddha Boutique are not eligible for this contest. Finalists are chosen by Blue Buddha Boutique and voted upon anonymously by the public to determine a winner. Submissions may be disqualified at the discretion of Blue Buddha Boutique if they are deemed inappropriate in any way. If a winner does not claim their prize within 15 days of notification, the second place winner will be awarded the prize.