We thought we’d do something a little different for June and broaden the materials choices while honing in on a skill – the creative use of color. Using colored jump rings in your maille creatively and strategically can completely change the look of a weave. We want to see your best and more creative uses of color. Pieces can use any of our colored rings including anodized aluminum, enameled copper and anodized niobium.
Check out this round-up of our favorite blog posts all about color. From color palette inspiration to a behind the scenes look at how your anodized aluminum is created, we think they’ll get your motor running to create some colorful maille!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
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!
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 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.
In March, we invited you to vote for your favorite color customizations for three of our kits to be sold at the Bead&Button Show this year. We hinted that we had something special up our sleeves for online folks unable to attend the show and we sure do!
For July, We’re creating a limited edition kit for one of Rebeca’s popular Elfweave Variations – Elf Wave. This is the easiest variation offered in this follow up to Elfweave Braid so it’s a great way to take a dip into experimenting with weave varations.
Color Palettes that Rock!
Anodized Aluminum 101: Color Variation is just a fact of life
