Featured Weave Contest – November 2013

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SubmissiJensPind-700pxons are now being accepted for the November Featured Weave Contest! Send in a photo of your projects using Jens Pind Linkage, a repeating pattern of spiraling rings. It’s a tricky weave to learn, but once you master it, you’ve got yourself one very versatile weave.

Want to see which B3 sizes work well for this weave? Visit our base metal stats & uses page and our sterling silver stats & uses page.

 

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:



Make a project which primarily uses the featured weave or a variation of the featured weave. The project can use any and all B3 supplies and can use other weaves, but the featured weave should be the star. 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 Weave Contest submission form. 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 will be closed at midnight Nov. 15 and are limited to 2 entry pieces per person.




 


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 weave 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. Please note: As of March 2013, participants are not eligible to win two or more months in a row.

Show Off Your Maille 2013: FANday!

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For the last two years, we’ve held a special “Show Off Your Maille” week in October to celebrate the creativity of maillers in our community and raise awareness for our craft which, let’s face it, can still sometimes garner a strange look or raised eyebrow from folks not in the know. For the past week, our team members showed off some of their favorite chainmaille jewelry and clothing pieces. Well, now it’s your turn! Take a look at some of the great fan photos we received throughout the week.

Thanks to everyone who shared their work.  Make sure to keep representing all year round!

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Featured Weave Contest, October 2013: Pet Costume Contest Winner!

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Our Halloween wish was granted! Thank you to everyone who sent in pictures of your pets in chainmaille costumes. We are totally impressed by your creativity and your pets’ willingness to sit still long enough for a picture. This month, the winner was voted on by B3 staff. It was a tough call, but the winner of a $100 Blue Buddha gift certificate is …

Oscar the Knight by Mary S. Congratulations!

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Mary, please email us at [email protected] to claim your prize.

The cuteness can’t stop there. Two other submissions deserved an honorable mention. We loved Treats the Pumpkin Ferret from Julie W. and Royal Kitty from Wing N.

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FEATURED WEAVE FOR NOVEMBER

JensPind-700pxNovember is just around the corner (ok, ok, we know – it’s tomorrow already! ahhh!), so stay tuned for details on the November Featured Weave Contest.

We’ll be looking for items using Jens Pind Linkage, a repeating pattern of spiraling rings. It’s a tricky weave to learn, but once you master it, you’ve got yourself one very versatile weave.

Show Off Your Maille 2013: Thursday (Halloween Edition!)

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For the last two years, we’ve held a special “Show Off Your Maille” week in October to celebrate the creativity of maillers in our community and raise awareness for our craft which, let’s face it, can still sometimes garner a strange look or raised eyebrow from folks not in the know. Each day this week, we’ll share pictures of the jewelry our team is sporting and we invite you to show off your pieces by posting them to our page on Facebook or sending them to us in an email at [email protected].

Come on, be a show off!


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Today was an especially fun day for Show Off Your Maille week because it’s also Halloween!  Check out our decked out staff including Aimee (Customer Care Supervisor), April, Emily (Product Manager) and Omni.

Have a spooktacular Halloween everyone!







 

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Show Off Your Maille 2013: Wednesday

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For the last two years, we’ve held a special “Show Off Your Maille” week in October to celebrate the creativity of maillers in our community and raise awareness for our craft which, let’s face it, can still sometimes garner a strange look or raised eyebrow from folks not in the know. Each day this week, we’ll share pictures of the jewelry our team is sporting and we invite you to show off your pieces by posting them to our page on Facebook or sending them to us in an email at [email protected].

Come on, be a show off!


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April is our Full-Spectrum Filler & Inspectionista – she helps process and fill orders so they get to your mailbox quickly and accurately.  April is a multi-talented artist who creates paper crafts as well as statement jewelry and is a part of our new Artisan Market.

 

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These wrists belong to (from left to right) Darlene – Order Filler, Matt – Inventory Knight & Ring Sorting Specialist and Jason – Electic Wizard.  Each of these team members play an integral roll in making sure we’re in stock and orders are completed quickly so you can get weaving.  They also run the gamut when it comes to chainmaille experience from Darlene, an expert in the field, to Jason and Matt who we frequently see tinkering and learning away during our weekly employee mailling time “Weaving Wednesdays”.  Just goes to show you can’t work here long without getting sucked in!

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Last but not least, we had some necklace twins today (well, almost.) Rebeca and our General Manager, Nadja, each wore their own versions of our Tapered Mobius necklace today, of course in our unofficial uniform colors of black and red *wink*.