On the ninth day of Craftmas, the Blue Buddha Artisan Market gave to me … Nine holiday (birthday, or just for fun!) greeting cards by: Ameila Kieras Photoillustration Boxberry Greetings Kate Funk Madame Annie McBittersons Pixies & Porcupines Steel Petal Press The Found The collection of greeting cards in the B3 Artisan Market is as… Read more »
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12 Days of Craftmas: Four Ms. Anna Art Blocks
On the fourth day of Craftmas, the Blue Buddha Artisan Market gave to me … Four art blocks by Ms. Anna Art. Ms. Anna is a facepainter, story writer, and art maker based in Chicago. She wrote, illustrated and self-published the children’s book “Everybody Hoops But Me” in 2013, and just released a new board… Read more »
Most memorable B3 moments of 2013
2013 was a pivotal year for B3. We celebrated our 10th anniversary and experienced the challenges that come with making the leap to the next level as a business. Truthfully, it wasn’t always easy. Sometimes, it was downright hard–remember when our building’s plumbing had to be completely redone? Oy. Through it all, however, our team… Read more »
Blue Buddha Boutique & DIY Trunk Show: a new undertaking
We look forward to the DIY Trunk Show here in Chicago every single year. It has always been one of our very favorite shows and we have loved watching it grow over the years (see the picture of Rebeca below at the 2005 show!) There is so much about the show that we feel strongly… Read more »
CRE8TIME Maker Studio this week – win crafty prizes!
We posted about our new “CRE8TIME Maker Studios” in the beginning of February and shared lots of inspiring words from our community about why they were committing to making time to create in 2013. Well, this week B3 is helping you make time by hosting our first ever CRE8TIME Maker Studio. On Thursday March 8th… Read more »