The traditional third anniversary gift is leather, which goes quite nicely with chainmaille, don’t you think? We can’t believe that Rebeca has been creating and enabling chainmaille addicts through her book CHAINED for three years already! Since 2010, more than 30k copies of the book have been sold worldwide. Writing a book is tough enough,… Read more »
Wondering what chainmaille project to tackle with those anodized aluminum fades? Check out the post below for weave ideas, as well as where you can find instructions for each one. Weave Ideas: Anodized Aluminum Fades These samples use faded rings that sometimes appear in our anodized aluminum seconds or in our multi-mix sale rings. These… Read more »
B3’s Maillers’ Choice Kit continues to be a hit! For May, you’re getting two projects in one with our Japanese Cross & Polyhedron Earring kit. Read more below! For May, it’s a bonus two projects in one with our Japanese Cross & Polyhedron Earrings. These cute earrings are made even more fun with our brightly… Read more »
At least a couple times a month, customers ask us: “Why are there no white anodized aluminum jump rings?” The simple answer is that it’s not possible. (Scroll to the last paragraph to learn what “white” aluminum is.) It seems like it should be possible because coloring aluminum is done by dye, and there are… Read more »
Several months ago, Blue Buddha Inventory Coordinator Jen and myself visited our aluminum anodizer. Because so many of you have expressed interest in finding out more about the anodizing process, we want to share some of the photos from our site visit. You may know that Blue Buddha has never done aluminum anodizing in-house, nor… Read more »
