It’s our Chicago retail store’s first birthday! We started the year as a humble little pop-up shop with a just a plywood floor and some racks of jump rings, and somehow we made our way to being named one of Edgewater’s Best New Businesses! Now that the dust has settled (literally), and we have a… Read more »
Tag: DIY jewelry
Free & Easy Projects: Spike Earrings!
Often, chainmaille projects consist of hundreds or thousands of jump rings linked through/over/between/under each other, creating gorgeous, intricate weaves. This is not one of those projects. And we LOVE it! Pick up those pliers and make our newest free & easy project: Spike Earrings. Designed by B3 team member Darlene Ostrowski of Do Bats Eat Cats?… Read more »
Help Us Customize the June Maillers’ Choice Kit!
The June Maillers’ Choice kit will be a set of Ripple Double Spiral Necklace & Earrings, designed by B3 team member Darlene! This kit uses six rings sizes to create a gentle ripple through the weave. So, we’re asking you: Should the kit be plain aluminum, or aluminum and a color AA? (You’ll be able… Read more »
It’s Chainmaille Contest Time: Show Us Your Hodgepodge or Surprize Creations!
We’re not sure if it comes as a shock to anyone but us, but our Hodge Podge and Chainmaille Surprize sale packets are really popular. So much so that it made us wonder, “What do customers DO with all this?!” Are you making spectacular creations? Are you playing around and testing weaves? Do you just… Read more »
Free Instructions Now Included in Maillers’ Choice Kits!
The headline sums it up, but let us explain. You might be asking, “Well, why are they free now? Maillers’ Choice has been around for a while.” We reached out to our Maillers’ Choice subscribers for their feedback on a variety of aspects of the program. A fair amount of folks expressed that it was… Read more »