Cre8time Project: Orbital Earrings

This month, we’re Cre8ting time for maille here in Chicago AND in Milwaukee, WI at the Bead&Button Show If you’re at the show, you can stop by our booth to create the project below for FREE (along with 3 others).  Not at the show?  No problem.  Check out the instructions below and put together these fun earrings wherever you are!


Orbital Earring

by Omni Mee

full-double

Materials List:

10 large jump rings
T16 anodized aluminum
T = 3/8” (9.5mm), 16ga = 1.6mm
2 earwires

Note: You will be working from the bottom of the earring to the top.


Orbital-Long


1. Pre-open 2 rings and pre close 3 rings.






2. Hold one closed ring with the tips of your fingers, while also balancing another closed ring directly on top.






3. Weave an open ring through the balanced ring, while also scooping through the ring you are holding.













4. Close the open ring. Note how the ring you balanced on your fingers is now orbiting around horizontally.






5. Holding the weave that was just completed, carefully balance your last closed ring on the top most ring.






6. Weave your last open ring through the balanced ring, while also scooping through the ring you are holding.







7.Before closing, slide the earwire on. Now close the ring.


Vote to customize July’s “Maillers’ Choice” kit!

Below you can vote for the kit we will release in July.


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Below, you can vote to customize our newly revamped “Mobiused Rosettes” kit! This beginning level project was Rebeca’s first published tutorial and was revamped for the 2013 Bead&Button Show.  For July, we’re making this weave extra fun with colorful anodized aluminum.

 


Finishing your “Spiked Cuff” bracelet

We just released a B3 tutorial for Rebeca’s “Celtic Spikes” bracelet and included a few bonus variations on the weave to keep your imagination flowing.  We got such a strong response from our community on Facebook about the “Spiked Cuff” variation that we had to release a limited time kit for it.

You can grab your “Spiked Cuff” kit in the project section of our website through the end of June.  To finish the piece perfectly, follow the diagram below.  Happy Weaving!

SpikedCuff-finishing

H18 rings (shown in blue)
H = 3/16″ (4.8 mm)
18g = 0.048″ (1.2 mm)

D18 rings (shown in green)
D = 1/8″ (3.2 mm)
18g = 0.048″ (1.2 mm)

 

Featured Weave for June: Box chain


FEATURED WEAVE FOR JUNE – Box Chain

 

Ripple-Earring-bigFor June, we’re featuring Box Chain. This weave is beautiful in its simplicity and can be used in many ways. Playing with aspect ratio and ring size can completely change the look of the weave and also create beautiful tapering and wave effects. Have fun!

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.

Never tried this weave but feeling up for the challenge? You can learn how to create Box chain and lots of variations on the weave in Rebeca’s book CHAINED.

 

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.

Never tried this weave but feeling up for the challenge? You can learn how to create Helm chain and lots of variations on the weave in Rebeca’s book CHAINED.



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 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 closed at midnight CT on 15th of every month and are limited to 2 entry pieces 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 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.

Congratulations to May’s “Featured Weave” contest winner!

Voting for May’s Featured Weave contest is officially closed and the winner as chosen by you is……

 

Wing N. with her piece “Beaded Helm Flower”!


Beaded Helm Flower

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

 


FEATURED WEAVE FOR JUNE – Box Chain

 

Ripple-Earring-bigFor June, we’re featuring Box Chain. This weave is beautiful in its simplicity and can be used in many ways. Playing with aspect ratio and ring size can completely change the look of the weave and also create beautiful tapering and wave effects. Have fun!

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.

Never tried this weave but feeling up for the challenge? You can learn how to create Box chain and lots of variations on the weave in Rebeca’s book CHAINED.